Yankees star enraged by this unsettling Jose Altuve theory TAMPA — Major League Baseball said last month it found no evidence the Astros used wearable electronic devices in 2019, when they went to the World Series for the second time in three years. There has been speculation that Jose Altuve, who hit the game-winning homer…
DetailsBaseball in the country side On March 28, 2020, the ballpark of the Drachten Diamonds will be home to a game between two Dutch hoofdklasse clubs. HCAW from Bussum will take on Oosterhout Twins. HCAW reached the playoffs for the third year in a row but was swept in a best-of-five semi-final series against L&D…
DetailsRays Sign Sean Gilmartin To Minors Deal The Rays have signed left-hander Sean Gilmartin to a minor league contract, The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reports (Twitter link). Gilmartin’s deal contains an invitation to the Rays’ big league spring camp. More analysis to come…. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/02/rays-sign-sean-gilmartin-to-minors-deal.html
DetailsDetails On Mets’ Pursuit Of Francisco Lindor In December The Mets were one of several teams reported to have interest in Francisco Lindor back when the Indians are seemingly testing the market for the All-Star shortstop earlier this winter. Jeff McNeil was known to be one of Cleveland’s prime targets in talks with the Mets…
DetailsIs MLB still credible? A lot has been written about the sign-stealing scandal of the Houston Astros already. Yesterday, former Astros manager A.J. Hinch was interviewed by Vince Verducci. In this interview, he confessed he tolerated too much. Hinch claimed to be sorry for what happened. You may wonder if he is not only sorry…
DetailsHealthy Brandon Nimmo ready to step it up for Mets in 2020 PORT ST. LUCIE — Despite all the rumors, the Mets never considered trading Brandon Nimmo this offseason, sources told The Post. He is too valuable to them as a center fielder. They were too excited about the numbers he put up in September,…
DetailsYankees’ Chad Green not dwelling on Astros’ cheating scandal TAMPA — Typically, spring training is a time for looking ahead at the upcoming season, not going back more than two years. But these are not ordinary times for baseball, and on Friday, right-hander Chad Green became the latest Yankee to speak publicly about the sign-stealing…
DetailsMLBTR Poll: The Futures Of Jeff Luhnow, A.J. Hinch Former Astros GM Jeff Luhnow and manager A.J. Hinch were among the most successful in baseball in their positions, but their legacies have been tarnished over the past few weeks. Almost a month ago, Major League Baseball suspended the pair for a year apiece for their…
DetailsQuick Hits: Joc, Graterol, Mets, Cohen Outfielder Joc Pederson is currently in limbo, waiting to find out whether the Dodgers will actually trade him to the Angels. He’s still a member of the Dodgers for now, though, and they defeated him in arbitration Friday. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic (subscription link) sheds more light on…
DetailsChecking In On Last Year’s NL Division Champs We checked in earlier tonight on how things are shaping up for last year’s American League division winners as get set for a new season. Let’s do the same here for the three Senior Circuit clubs that won division titles in 2019… NL West – Dodgers (106-56;…
Details