Rob Manfred: The statement that puts Astros in ‘serious’ sign-stealing trouble ARLINGTON, Texas — Rob Manfred sounds prepared to turn a smoking gun on the Astros. The baseball commissioner made clear Thursday, during a news conference at the conclusion of the owners’ meetings, that the penalties for illegally, electronically stealing signs from opponents changed immediately…
DetailsOn 40-Man Decision Day and the Prospects Who Moved Every year on 40-Man Decision Day, there are a few typically minor trades as teams with crowded situations seek to move viable big league depth for which they lack roster space. Teams have foresight when it comes to this because they don’t want to end up…
DetailsMLB Owners Approve Sale Of Royals To John Sherman MLB owners have approved the sale of the Kansas City Royals baseball club to area businessman John Sherman, as reported by ESPN’s Jeff Passan (Twitter link). In August, word came that longtime Royals owner David Glass was discussing a potential sale with the KC-based Sherman, with…
DetailsPhillies Hire Joe Dillon As Hitting Coach The Phillies announced that Joe Dillon has been hired as the team’s new hitting coach. Dillon is a familiar face within the NL East, as he has been the Nationals’ assistant hitting coach for the last two seasons, and the hitting coach for Washington’s Triple-A affiliate in 2014-15. …
DetailsYasmani Grandal Gets His Multi-Year Deal The White Sox announced Thursday that they agreed with free agent catcher Yasmani Grandal on a four-year contract worth $73 million. Grandal was an easily recommendable hire by virtue of being almost certainly the best catcher available in free agency, with an argument for either Jason Castro or Travis…
DetailsCraig Edwards FanGraphs Chat – 11/21/2019 Source: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/craig-edwards-fangraphs-chat-11-21-2019/
DetailsThe tantalizing prospects the Yankees saved over Jacoby Ellsbury, Greg Bird The Yankees made big noise on Wednesday with the players they let go, moving on from Jacoby Ellsbury and Greg Bird. But one reason those decisions were made was to protect their prospects by placing them on the 40-man roster. Get to know them…
DetailsLatest On Yoshitomo Tsutsugo NPB star and MLB hopeful Yoshitomo Tsutsugo spoke to reporters for the first time since his posting on Nov 18, indicating that he will have not have a specific geographic location in mind when assessing his options among major league clubs, according to a report from The Japan Times. As the report…
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How Andrew Miller Can Return to Dominance From 2014 to 2017, relief pitcher Andrew Miller was one of the most dominant arms to come out of a bullpen. Miller averaged 2.4 WAR during those four seasons, and in three of those four, he posted a sub-2.00 FIP. In fact, in 2016, Miller struck out nearly…
DetailsFormer Mets target Yasmani Grandal signs $73 million deal with White Sox Yasmani Grandal was unlikely to end up with the Mets, and now Wilson Ramos’ starting job appears officially safe. Grandal signed a four-year, $73 million deal with the Chicago White Sox on Thursday as the biggest MLB free agency deal of the offseason…
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