Latest 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…
DetailsWhite Sox Sign Yasmani Grandal The White Sox announced that they’ve signed free-agent catcher Yasmani Grandal to a four-year contract. He’ll be guaranteed a hefty $73MM, the team announced, which will be paid out evenly at $18.25MM per year. To make room on the 40-man roster, the White Sox designated outfielder Daniel Palka for assignment.…
DetailsDan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat – 11/21/19 Source: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/dan-szymborski-fangraphs-chat-11-21-19/
DetailsPrimer Dugout (and link of the day) 11-21-2019 El Paso Herald, November 21, 1919:Although the [New York] major league clubs probably will continue only one more year to share the Polo grounds, it is likely that the St. Louis, Philadelphia and Boston clubs may use one field in each of those cities next season to…
DetailsFORMER AIRHOG CHRIS MARTIN RE-SIGNS WITH BRAVES By Bob Wirz It is only a bad joke to say that every American Association player should be looking up to Chris Martin these days even if the Atlanta Braves reliever does measure out at a basketball-worthy 6-foot-8. The real reason to use Martin as an example to…
DetailsWith Dominic Leone DFA, Cardinals’ Kent Bottenfield Chain Is Over Yesterday was the deadline for teams to protect players from the Rule 5 draft by adding them to the 40-man roster. But with those additions come removals. Oft-injured Jacoby Ellsbury was the most prominent roster casualty as he was let go by the Yankees. In…
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JAWS and the 2020 Hall of Fame Ballot: Larry Walker 2020 BBWAA Ballot Intro Larry Walker The following article is part of Jay Jaffe’s ongoing look at the candidates on the BBWAA 2020 Hall of Fame ballot. Originally written for the 2013 election at SI.com, it has been updated to reflect recent voting results as…
DetailsTaking Stock Of The Relief Market Gotta have a top closer! You shouldn’t pay for saves! Deep relief units are cost-efficient! The prevailing sentiment regarding relief pitching has been near as volatile as relief pitchers themselves. Did you see how the Rays used all those arms to make it into the postseason?! The Nats won…
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