Latest On Market Interest In Madison Bumgarner Though Madison Bumgarner did not hit the open market with as much fanfare as once seemed likely, he’s still a prominent part of the landscape for starting pitching. And it appears that strong early interest is coming together for the veteran lefty. The Phillies have “checked in” on…
DetailsRosterResource Free Agency Roundup: NL East In part four of a six-part series — the AL East, AL Central, and AL West pieces have been published — I’ll be highlighting each team’s most notable free agents and how it could fill the resulting void on the roster. A player’s rank on our recently released Top…
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Why Vlad Jr. Fell Short Nobody in the baseball community expressed surprise when Yordan Alvarez took home the American League Rookie of the Year award on Monday. After all, Alvarez hit like Mike Trout over 369 plate appearances, finishing second in the majors in wRC+ among those with at least 300 trips to the plate.…
DetailsWhere Yankees could turn if they don’t land Gerrit Cole SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Yankees should sign Gerrit Cole. That is the easiest sentence I will write this offseason. He is exactly what they need — an ace, in his prime, who has proven he can excel in October. But what if they don’t get…
DetailsBlue Jays Have “Legitimate Interest” In Jake Odorizzi The Blue Jays have “legitimate interest” in soon-to-be free agent Jake Odorizzi, according to Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca. The Toronto organization has already held a sit-down with his agents regarding that interest (among other matters, no doubt). Such a connection hardly puts the Blue Jays in the…
DetailsKiley McDaniel Chat – 11/13/19 Source: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/kiley-mcdaniel-chat-11-13-19/
DetailsThe Reds Transformed Their Pitching Staff. Now How About Their Lineup? From 2015-18, the Cincinnati Reds pitching staff was an unmitigated disaster. Their rotation posted the lowest WAR in baseball over that span, and so did their bullpen. Following the 2018 season, there were signs that relievers were coming along, but the rotation was still…
DetailsYadier Molina Intends To Play Past 2020 Season Cardinals backstop Yadier Molina is still going strong as he nears the end of his most recent contract extension. His representative informed the organization yesterday that Molina intends to play beyond the 2020 campaign, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. It’s not yet known just…
DetailsDiaz, Cabrera signal turning of tide in Miami Isan Diaz bashed his way to the bigs, J.D. Orr made a smashing debut and Edward Cabrera took a leap forward. They are Miami Marlins Organization All-Stars. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20191113&content_id=311768116&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsThe Red Sox Shouldn’t Trade Mookie Betts The Red Sox have had a sad start to the offseason, even by the standards of baseball’s recent payroll doomsaying. While some teams have intimated that they won’t increase payroll, the Sox have gone further; owner John Henry announced that they plan on dropping below the luxury tax…
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