Rockies Could Pull Wade Davis From Closer’s Role Rockies closer Wade Davis has struggled immensely of late, which has led the team to discuss whether to make changes at the back of its bullpen, manager Bud Black told Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post and other reporters Friday. The three-year, $52MM contract the Rockies gave…
DetailsMcKay’s on the way to Majors Second-ranked Tampa Bay prospect Brendan McKay was called up to The Show on Thursday and will make his big league debut against Texas on Saturday. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190628&content_id=308556204&fext=.jsp&vkey=toolshed&sid=milb
DetailsPete Alonso will swing away in the Home Run Derby Pete Alonso will get to show off his power on the national stage. The Mets’ rookie phenom accepted an invitation to participate in the 2019 MLB Home Run Derby on July 8 in Cleveland, The Post’s Mike Puma confirmed on Friday. “It’s going to be…
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Minor League history: Oswego Netherlands A special piece of Minor League history today. Since this is a blog, mainly about Dutch baseball, the club in today’s limelight is a perfect fit for this blog: the Oswego Netherlands of the Canadian-American League. The Oswego Netherlands was named after the local Netherlands Milk and Ice Cream Company.…
DetailsThree White Sox Pitchers Out For Season Three White Sox hurlers are out for the season, per reports from Scott Merkin of MLB.com and James Fegan of The Athletic. Right-handers Ryan Burr and Jimmy Lambert have undergone Tommy John procedures, while fellow righty Zack Burdi has a ligament tear in his patella. Burr’s the lone…
DetailsSolter among five Minor Leaguers suspended Indians right-hander Matt Solter was among five players suspended on Friday after violating Minor League Baseball’s drug program. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190628&content_id=308580764&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsWhite Sox Outright Odrisamer Despaigne White Sox right-hander Odrisamer Despaigne has accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A Charlotte, James Fegan of The Athletic tweets. The club designated Despaigne on June 24. Despaigne could have rejected an outright in favor of a return to free agency, but he’ll stick with Chicago, which signed him to a…
DetailsAstros Place Brad Peacock On Injured List The Astros have placed right-hander Brad Peacock on the 10-day injured list with shoulder discomfort and recalled lefty Reymin Guduan from Triple-A Round Rock, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle was among those to report. The severity of Peacock’s injury is unknown, but regardless, it’s the latest unfortunate…
DetailsFutures Game Rosters are on THE BOARD Futures Game rosters were announced today. We’ve compiled them and added them to a tab on THE BOARD for your perusal. There you’ll have access to things like our scouting reports, tool grades, and video of the prospects. You probably already know most of the names on the…
DetailsTwins Place Eddie Rosario On Injured List, Promote Lewis Thorpe The Twins announced that they’ve placed left fielder Eddie Rosario on the injured list prior to tonight’s series opener against the White Sox in Chicago. Utility infielder Ehire Adrianza has been activated from the IL in a corresponding move. Minnesota also optioned righty Zack Littell…
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