A’s Reportedly Nearing Deal With Matt Harvey The Athletics are closing in on a contract with free-agent right-hander Matt Harvey, according to Roster Roundup. More to come. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/08/as-reportedly-nearing-deal-with-matt-harvey.html
DetailsBaumann goes distance in Bowie shutout Baltimore Orioles No. 9 prospect Michael Baumann allowed four hits and two walks while striking out seven as Double-A Bowie beat Richmond, 4-0, on Wednesday. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190814&content_id=309993426&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsPadres Likely To Place Fernando Tatis Jr. On Injured List The Padres are likely to place phenom Fernando Tatis Jr. on the injured list because of back spasms, Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune tweets. Tatis departed Tuesday’s game because of the issue and then sat out Wednesday. This will be the second IL…
DetailsDerek Jeter’s sad endorsement of Marlins’ Don Mattingly MIAMI — His club seemingly headed to a second consecutive last-place finish in the NL East, Miami Marlins CEO Derek Jeter isn’t ready to disclose whether manager Don Mattingly will return next season. “There hasn’t been a decision yet,” Jeter said before Miami hosted the Los Angeles…
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The Kelvin Herrera Signing Hasn’t Gone The White Sox’s Way At times since he debuted in the majors in 2011, right-hander Kelvin Herrera has been one of the majors’ most dominant relievers. Between 2012 and ’16, for instance, Herrera pitched to a sterling 2.57 ERA/2.96 FIP with 9.14 K/9, 2.69 BB/9 and a 48.7 percent…
DetailsPirates Release Tyler Lyons The Pirates released left-hander Tyler Lyons from their Triple-A club over the weekend, as first indicated on the Triple-A International League transactions log. Lyons, 30, was briefly with the Pirates’ big league club earlier this season after having his contract selected from Triple-A Indianapolis, but he lasted just five days on…
DetailsTom Tango’s Triple-Slash Conundrum MLB Senior Data Architect Tom Tango posed an interesting question on Twitter today: Which is the more productive hitter A..315 batting average.365 OBP.510 SLG B..260 batting average.365 OBP.510 SLG — Tangotiger (@tangotiger) August 14, 2019 The best questions are usually simple, and this one is perfect. What does average matter? What…
DetailsYankees’ return plan for Luke Voit is taking shape Luke Voit walked into the Yankees’ clubhouse with a T-shirt soaked with sweat after going through agility drills, fielding ground balls outdoors and hitting indoors Wednesday morning. “It feels a lot better this time than last time,’’ Voit said of the abdominal injury he initially suffered…
DetailsMan dead after taco-eating contest at minor league game RESNO, Calif. — A man died shortly after competing in a taco-eating contest at a minor league baseball game in California, authorities said Wednesday. Dana Hutchings, 41, of Fresno, died Tuesday night shortly after arriving at a hospital, Fresno Sheriff spokesman Tony Botti said. An autopsy…
DetailsThe Mets plan as Jeff McNeil avoids total nightmare ATLANTA — The Mets have largely avoided lost playing time for their most significant pieces this season, but Wednesday the lineup took a substantial hit, if only for possibly the short term. Jeff McNeil was placed on the injured list with what the team is calling…
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