DRaysBay 26 mins ago
View from the Catwalk: Rays DFA another slugger, receive more criticism
The Rays are not afraid to make unpopular moves, they proved that again last night Rays News Last night was the deadline for teams to lock in their 40-man roster ahead of the Rule 5 draft in December. The Rays made several additions, selecting the contracts of Kyle Byrd, Brock Burke, Ian Gibaut, Joe McCarthy, and Jesus Sanchez. To clear roster space, the Rays designated Oliver Drake and Hoby Milner for assignment, and outrighted Jose Mujica off the roster. The most controversial move, was the decision to designate CJ Cron for assignment This, of course, caused an uproar of criticism aimed...
Over the Monster 34 mins ago
2018 in Review: Craig Kimbrel
A look back at the year that was for the Red Sox closer. Welcome to the Red Sox Review series. It’s a fairly standard feature in which we will review the year that was for every player who made a decently large impact on the Red Sox this year. How do I come up with that definition? Completely arbitrarily, of course! The list of players I’m using can be seen here, and if I am missing anyone please let me know in the comments. Anyway, for the players who are included we will wrap up their season in a sentence, look at the positives of their 2018, the negatives, review their One Big...
Puckett's Pond 35 mins ago
Minnesota Twins Offseason Trade Partner Profile: Chicago White Sox
The Minnesota Twins 2018-2019 offseason is here. Here we explore who could be their trade partners as they look to return to the playoffs. With the Minnesota Twins looking to contend next year, they are looking to upgrade the roster. While there are plenty of options in the free agent market there are also plenty […] Minnesota Twins Offseason Trade Partner Profile: Chicago White Sox - Pucketts Pond - Pucketts Pond - A Minnesota Twins Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
Call to the Pen 35 mins ago
New York Mets Rumors: Five potential Queens-bound trade options
The New York Mets finished thirteen games behind the Atlanta Braves in the National League East division last season. Regardless of the 4th place finish, the Mets fully intend to compete for a division title next season. In other words, Mets rumors will be frequent this offseason. Prior to the start of last season, the […] New York Mets Rumors: Five potential Queens-bound trade options - Call to the Pen - Call to the Pen - A Major League Baseball Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
Amazin Avenue 35 mins ago
Mets Morning News for November 21, 2018
Your Wednesday morning dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links. Meet the Mets Despite his lifetime ban being lifted earlier this year, the Mets released Jenrry Mejia on Tuesday. Fredi Gonzalez is among the four candidates the Mets are interviewing for their bench coach opening. Around the National League East The Phillies added three players to their 40 man roster. With the signing of Kurt Suzuki, the Nationals can be patient with their catching needs. The Marlins claimed Julian Fernandez off of waivers. They also DFA’d the longest tenured member of the team, Derek...
The Crawfish Boxes 35 mins ago
Astros Crawfish Boil: November 21st, 2018
Start your morning with some of the best Astros links around Astros News After a partnership lasting years, Jeff Luhnow is happy that Mike Elias will get his chance as the Orioles’ new GM (Astros.com)And Forrest Whitley is pretty happy with Jeff Luhnow’s decision-making (12up)Which includes the decision to protect Single-A pitcher Bryan Abreu in the Rule 5, but why? (The Athletic, $$$)Justin Wilson offers a low-risk, high-reward free agent option for the Astros (Climbing Tal’s Hill)Will Aledmys Diaz be the answer for the suddenly vacant utility role? (The Sports Daily) Around the...
Brew Crew Ball 35 mins ago
Milwaukee Brewers Tender or Non-Tender Decisions: Junior Guerra
Evolving into a different role could keep Guerra on the Brewers roster for another year The Brewers have until the end of November to decide what to do with the 13 remaining players they have on the roster that are eligible for salary arbitration. They’ve already taken care of a couple of cases, picking up a team option for Jeremy Jeffress to avoid arbitration and outrighting Stephen Vogt off the roster. For the remaining players, we’ll take a look at what they did during the 2018 season, what they’re expected to make in a hypothetical arbitration hearing, and whether the Brewers...
Twinkie Town 35 mins ago
More on the new Twins philosophy
When Derek Falvey and Thad Levine took over the Minnesota Twins two years ago, us fans were curious to see how the organization would change. Initially, the revisions were rather small. Jason Castro was signed, a catcher that excelled in pitch framing. A couple coaches were swapped out. It wasn’t much, and thus many argued that the “boy geniuses” were in over their heads and weren’t going to succeed in righting the ship. However, the vehicle has kicked into gear this offseason. With the firing of manager Paul Molitor, that has brought in Rocco Baldelli from the Tampa Bay Rays...
www.thegoodphight.com 35 mins ago
Phillies daily links: 11/21/18
Another day, another story about Mike Trout... It’s the day before Thanksgiving, where college kids come home, head out with their friends and pretend that their tolerance for alcohol has increased somehow. It’s also a time when no one is doing anything transaction related other than yesterday’s push to finalize 40 man rosters. It lead to some interesting decisions from teams that are crying poor, as well as a healthy dose of rumors that have been working their way through the mill. On to the links! Here at The Good Phight: The Phillies finalized their own 40 man roster and John...
Pinstripe Alley 35 mins ago
The Yankees’ home run strategy is perfect for the playoffs
In a short series, sudden offensive explosions are more important than ever If there’s one cliché in baseball that refuses to die, it’s that the game changes come playoff time. Conventional wisdom holds that teams need to “shorten up”, put the ball in play, and grind out runs in the playoffs since the pitching is so much better. Supposedly, you can’t rely on home runs. I’m someone naturally skeptical of conventional wisdom. “This is the way we’ve always done it” is the most dangerous saying in the world. I can’t help but think, especially after watching the last three...
Blog Red Machine 43 mins ago
Cincinnati Reds: Is free agency, not trades, the clear path to improving pitching?
As the free agency and trade rumors run rampant, is free agency the better path to improving starting pitching for the Cincinnati Reds? Following various articles that our staff wrote over the weekend regarding several starting pitchers that the Cincinnati Reds could acquire via a trade, it is very obvious that we as a fanbase […] Cincinnati Reds: Is free agency, not trades, the clear path to improving pitching? - Blog Red Machine - Blog Red Machine - A Cincinnati Reds Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
Andy Martino / SNY TV 1 hour ago Mets, Indians talk Yan Gomes trade
The Mets and Indians have discussed a trade for catcher Yan Gomes, and there is a decent chance for a fit, according to major league sources.
www.philadelphiabaseballreview.com 1 hour ago
Phillies set to honor Utley, Howard, and Rollins in 2019
It's time to pull out the Phillies shirseys from the back of the closet as the club announced plans on Tuesday to celebrate three of the franchise's greatest stars since the turn of the millennium. Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, and Ryan Howard will each be honored with a retirement ceremony before a game in 2019.Rollins' celebration will take place Saturday night, May 4, when the Phillies host the Nationals at 7:05.Utley's night will be on Friday, June 21 against the Marlins at 7:05Howard's ceremony will be Sunday, July 14, when the Phils face the Nationals at 1:05.All three players were key...
House of Houston 1 hour ago
Houston Astros Rumors: Three ways to add another ace starting pitcher
The Houston Astros have three potential openings in their starting rotation for 2019. Let’s take a look at three ways to add another ace-level pitcher. We’ve talked about it several times before and we’ll likely talk about it again, other people have talked about it before and will likely talk about it again. That being […] Houston Astros Rumors: Three ways to add another ace starting pitcher - House of Houston - House of Houston - A Houston Sports Site - Texans, Rockets, Astros, Dynamo, Cougars and More!
FOX Sports 1 hour ago
Preview: Wolves vs. Nuggets
Minnesota, 3-1 since trading Jimmy Butler, hosts Denver, which has lost six of its last seven games
