White Sox To Sign Steve Cishek The White Sox have reached a deal with free agent reliever Steve Cishek, per Jeff Passan of ESPN.com (via Twitter). He’ll be guaranteed $6MM in the pact, which per MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand (Twitter link) includes his 2020 salary and a $750K buyout of a $6.75MM option. It’s a move…
DetailsSign-Stealing Punishment For Astros Expected In Coming Weeks It’s widely accepted at this point that the Astros impermissibly utilized technology to steal signs and then conveyed the information gleaned to hitters in the batters’ box during regular-season games. According to a report from Jeff Passan of ESPN.com, the subjects of the resulting investigation have copped to…
DetailsMLB turns sign-stealing scandal to Red Sox 2018 World Series team Another Yankees rival finds itself in hot water for alleged high-tech chicanery. The Athletic reported Tuesday that Major League Baseball will investigate the 2018 Red Sox, who won the World Series, for illegally stealing signs via electronic means. The Athletic cited three members of…
DetailsNats Sail on the Hudson, Punt on the Thames The Washington Nationals made two signings Monday afternoon, re-signing relief pitcher Daniel Hudson and inking former Brewers first baseman Eric Thames to contracts. Hudson’s two-year, $11.5 million deal reunites the Nationals with one of their most reliable relievers in 2019. After being picked up at the…
DetailsRed Sox Reportedly Utilized Replay Room To Ascertain Opponents’ Signs In 2018 The Astros stand accused of utilizing technology to steal catcher signs and then relay them in real-time to batters in the box. While the investigation into that matter continues — we’ve already seen rather convincing documentation of at least some malfeasance — broader…
DetailsKeith Law: Covering all things baseball, from the low minors to MLB leadership – The Athletic I like Keith’s prospect stuff. We’ll see about the rest.I’m here to cover all aspects of the sport, but I will still focus on evaluating players. That will include the kind of in-person scouting I’ve been doing for the…
DetailsDodgers To Sign Jimmy Nelson The Dodgers have reached a one-year deal with righty Jimmy Nelson, according to Jorge Castillo of the Los Angeles Times (Twitter link). It’s said to promise him just over $1MM with incentives that could push the value upward by another $2MM or so. The contract includes a vesting mutual option, per…
DetailsJAWS and the 2020 Hall of Fame Ballot: One-and-Dones, Part 4 2020 BBWAA Ballot Intro Larry Walker Omar Vizquel Scott Rolen Todd Helton Curt Schilling Andy Pettitte Derek Jeter Manny Ramirez Gary Sheffield Bobby Abreu Billy Wagner Barry Bonds Roger Clemens Jeff Kent Andruw Jones Jason Giambi Sammy Sosa Cliff Lee One-and-Dones, Part 1 Jay’s…
DetailsMLB’s sign-stealing controversy broadens: Sources say the Red Sox used video replay room illegally in 2018 – The Athletic Before the 2018 season, after years of barely enforcing its broad rules regarding replay rooms, the league made it crystal clear: Replay rooms cannot be used to help steal signs. The newly clarified rules, in combination…
DetailsMLB.com: Only 23, A 2-Time All-Star … And He Could Get Better If true, a pretty good return for not much more than a fortnight of Aroldis Chapman:FanGraphs senior writer Dan Szymborski hasn’t released his full ZiPS projections for 2020 yet, but he did give a sneak peek at the forecast for Torres’ next five…
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