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Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Two years ago, the thrifty Rays began using the “opener” concept that stirred widespread reaction across the baseball map. In 2020 – a season that will define unconventional – the Braves might join the list of clubs who’ve adopted it, too.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Fox Sports South and Fox Sports Southeast plans to  televise 55 of the Braves’ 60...

Tomahawk Take — The Atlanta Braves have a full week of intrasquad games to prepare for the 2020 season. Here is what we should be looking for as fans. We’re just a little over a week away from the Atlanta Braves kicking off the delayed start of the 2020 season with a trip to New York where they’ll […] Atlanta Braves: What to Look for in Upcoming Intrasquad Games - Tomahawk Take - Tomahawk Take - Atlanta Braves News & Fan Community

Baltimore Sun — As the Orioles reportedly look at former All-Star Yasiel Puig to fill their outfield holes, the team still refuses to consider opening the season with Ryan Mountcastle on the team.

Baltimore Sun — Orioles top prospect Adley Rutschman is savoring playing in a major league ballpark as the team does everything it can to ensure he'll be a true big leaguer soon.

BaltimoreBaseball.com — Two Orioles are having surgery on Wednesday, and neither will get on the field this year for the team. Left-handed pitcher Ty Blach is having Tommy John surgery, and infielder Richie Martin will undergo a procedure in his right wrist. Blach left Thursday night’s intrasquad game complaining of elbow soreness and Martin collided with Chris […]

Bleed Cubbie Blue — Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports Plus, results from the latest SB Nation Reacts survey. The 2020 60-game season is scheduled to start a week from Friday. With the return of the sport, hard decisions had to be made for those most directly put at risk — the players. Players were given the opportunity to not play this season. However, not all players have the same options. Those who fall into the “high risk” category can opt out of the season and still get their full pro-rated salaries as well as their service time. Players who aren’t high risk are still allowed to sit out the season,...

Bleed Cubbie Blue — Photo by Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Cubs, simCubs, and MLB news Today’s the simAll-Star Game. Yesterday was the Home Run Derby, which was won by our very own Anthony Rizzo. Today, Rizzo stands a chance to be in the game, though Freddie Freeman is likely to start as the top vote-getter. Javier Baez and Ian Happ are starting — Willson Contreras looks to have been beaten out by Omar Narvaez, who is having a terrific season. Kyle Hendricks, Dan Winkler, and Craig Kimbrel are also likely to appear on the roster if not in the game. Max Scherzer and Chris Sale are likely to start....

Cubbies Crib — With less than two weeks until Opening Day, the Cubs offense is hot. David Ross is on everyone’s side. Entering into his first official year as the new head of the Cubs, Ross has played cheerleader at various points for both the offense and the pitching. As a balancing act, Ross sees what the battery […] Chicago Cubs: Offense has the upper hand early on in Summer Camp - Cubbies Crib - Cubbies Crib - Chicago Cubs News and Fan Community

Cincinnati.com — Shedeur Sanders starred at Trinity Christian School in Cedar Hill, Texas.        

Cincinnati.com — "Overall we're kind of entering an important phase of camp over the next eight days or so," Reds manager David Bell said.        

Cincinnati.com — Some MLB teams had to cancel workouts because of delays with testing results, but so far, so good at Reds camp.        

Believeland Ball — Since 1915 the professional baseball team in Cleveland has been called the Cleveland Indians, but that might be changing soon. The recent announcement that the Cleveland Indians franchise would look into the possibility of changing its name has given us some time to think about the options. Like many businesses, the Indians franchise is considering […] Cleveland Indians Begin New Name Discussions - Away Back Gone - Away Back Gone - A Cleveland Indians Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

Detroit Sports Nation — We are less than two weeks away from Opening Day of the 2020 Major League Baseball season! (Boy, does that feel weird to type in July) On Tuesday, Fox Sports 1 announced their national slate of games for the upcoming season and our Detroit Tigers will have five games on the schedule. The first of […]

Detroit Jock City — The Detroit Tigers are approaching 2020 Opening Day, take a look at three position players poised for a breakout season. As summer camp continues and eventually winds down, the Detroit Tigers are prepping for a 60-game sprint season. They kick things off July 24th against the Cincinnati Reds, which is under two weeks away now. […] Detroit Tigers: 3 position players to watch during 2020 shortened season - Detroit Jock City - Detroit Jock City - A Detroit Sports blog

Detroit Free Press — Detroit Tigers prospect Riley Greene made an epic catch in left field on Monday. And with that, fans are dreaming about his future at Comerica Park.        

The Crawfish Boxes — Photo by Ken Murray/Icon Sportswire via Start your morning with some of the best Astros links around Check out the rest of the Crawfish Boxes here and listen to the latest version of Locked on Astros, our partnered podcast, here. Astros News The Astos will travel to Kansas City to play a couple of exhibition games against the Royals next Monday and Tuesday (Astros.com) Josh James has reported for camp after celebrating the birth of his second child (Astros.com) The Astros have begun to weigh DH options as Yordan Alvarez continues to be absent from camp (Texas Sports Nation,...

Climbing Tal's Hill — The Houston Astros placed Yordan Alvarez and Jose Urquidy on the Injured List as Josh James reports to camp. We got a good amount of Houston Astros news on Monday in addition to the report that they’ll be playing some exhibition games in Kansas City next week. Yordan Alvarez and Jose Urquidy are among five […] Astros Notes: Alvarez, Urquidy put on IL, James returns - Climbing Tals Hill - Climbing Tals Hill - A Houston Astros Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

House of Houston — The 2020 season is Kyle Tucker’s opportunity to prove that he deserves a spot in the Houston Astros everyday lineup. Find out why below. Kyle Tucker has been one of the Houston Astros‘ most hyped prospects for the past couple of seasons and for a good reason: Tucker has torn it up in Triple-A. Appearing […] Houston Astros: Kyle Tucker now has a chance to prove his worth - House of Houston - House of Houston - A Houston Sports Site - Texans, Rockets, Astros, Dynamo, Cougars and More!

www.ocregister.com — Bellinger said he is at a point in his career where his swing is "still developing." So he put the extra time during lockdown to use, making adjustments in his hitting mechanics.

Los Angeles Times — Edwin Rios, a utility player with power, could make the Dodgers opening day squad because of the new NL designated hitter rule and expanded roster.

DodgerBlue.com — Looking to shore up what had proven to be an Achilles heel during the postseason, the Los Angeles Dodgers...

OC Register — Ohtani had missed a few days with a stiff back, but he has now returned to intrasquad action as a hitter and a pitcher.

OC Register — Sandoval said he had bad body aches for a few days, but he has been doing well since then. He said he now feels strong again. He is the first Angels player to confirm he tested positive for the virus.

Halos Heaven — An All-Star season Ken McBride, 1961 Stats: 12-15, 3.65 ERA, 11 CG, 241 2⁄3 IP, 180 SO, 123 ERA+, 3.94 FIP, 1.37 WHIP Awards: All-Star Baseball Reference WAR: 5.1 FanGraphs WAR: 4.1 Combined WAR: 4.6 Ken McBride spent five of his seven big-league seasons with the Angels. He was an All-Star in his first three seasons, but his 1961 campaign is the only one that cracks this Top 100 list. Although he had a losing record (win-loss record means nothing!) he was still a great member of the starting rotation. His earned-run average was very solid, and he also ate a ton of innings. He gave the...

Fish Stripes — Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via These Marlins entered 2020 with some urgency to prove themselves at full-season MiLB levels. The lack of a 2020 MiLB season presents developmental challenges for teams and players alike, but the issues run deeper for some. While upper-level, close-to-the-majors prospects will be spoken for on big league taxi squads, and lower-level prospects just getting their feet wet will be able to stay on their developmental tracks for the most part through less organized workouts, those in the middle are losing key development time that has the...

Fish Stripes — Photo by Michael Reaves/ What we learned about some of the Marlins’ youngest Opening Day roster candidates. MIAMI—The Marlins had another simulated scrimmage on Monday as Opening Day is less than two weeks away. The Marlins plan to have more simulated games and have also scheduled two scrimmages against the Atlanta Braves on July 21st and 22nd at Truist Park. The Marlins were split up into two teams as one was in their home white uniforms and the other team sported their Miami blue spring training uniforms. Marlins prospect RHP Nick Neidert was the starting pitcher for the white...

Fish Stripes — Photo by Michael Reaves/ We are beginning to see how the versatile Villar can improve the Marlins on both sides of the ball. MIAMI—With just under two weeks before MLB’s 2020 Opening Day, Marlins manager Don Mattingly has offered up very little to the media in terms of roster spots, lineups, and rotations. The only thing he has said with complete certainty is that newly acquired Jonathan Villar will be the Marlins’ leadoff hitter. Last season, he slashed .274/.339/.453 with 24 home runs, 73 RBIs, 111 runs scored and 40 stolen bases with the Orioles. Had he played for the Marlins,...

Brew Crew Ball — Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel-USA T The team’s Summer Camp scrimmages are ramping up in intensity this week The Brewers’ intrasquad scrimmages are going to take on a bit more of a competitive edge this week, as the team gets closer to its scheduled Opening Day at Wrigley Field next week. The team has announced a 7-game series — the “Blue-Gold World Series” — this week, with two squads picked by captains Omar Narvaez and Avisail Garcia. Omar Narváez and Avisaíl García are the captains for the Brewers' upcoming Blue & Gold World Series. There is a draft today to determine...

Reviewing the Brew — Lorenzo Cain had a fantastic 2018 season, followed by a disappointing 2019 season offensively. Can his bat rebound for the Brewers in 2020? The defense hasn’t gone anywhere for Brewers CF Lorenzo Cain. Just last year, he finally won his first Gold Glove award, something that was at least five years overdue. He fell just […] Brewers: Can Lorenzo Cain Rebound In 2020 For The Crew? - Reviewing the Brew - Reviewing the Brew - A Milwaukee Brewers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

Brew Crew Ball — Photo by John Peterson/Icon Sportswire via Some of the org’s top young talent will be able to workout in an organized fashion this year. There are new roster rules in place for Major League Baseball this year, as each franchise will have a 60-player pool to draw from during the upcoming 60-game regular season. With no minor league baseball being played this year, most orgs have chosen to include some of their top prospects in the player pool in order to continue their development in some fashion this season. The Milwaukee Brewers are no exception, as they recently announced the...

Pinstripe Alley — Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports The Yankees’ outfielder leads by example on the field The Yankees don’t have to look far to see the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. As of Monday afternoon, three players have tested positive for the novel coronavirus: DJ LeMahieu, Luis Cessa, and Aroldis Chapman. LeMahieu reportedly is asymptomatic, but Cessa and Chapman have presented with mild symptoms. All three are no-doubt major leaguers, with LeMahieu and Chapman two of the team’s most important contributors. The virus has already hit close to home, but Clint Frazier wants to limit the damage....

NorthJersey.com — After a day of batting practice, fielding drills and simulated innings by pitchers, the Yankees will resume playing an intrasquad game on Tuesday.        

Pinstripe Alley — Photo by Michael Reaves/ Let’s get to know the Yankees’ makeshift 2020 rivals, starting with the Joe Girardi-led Phillies. If all goes according to plan, the Yankees will kick off their season in nine days against the Washington Nationals. Even if all doesn’t go to plan, they might still do so; Aroldis Chapman testing positive while in camp has seemingly not deterred the league one bit. By hook or by crook (or by the spread of a dangerous virus), baseball will be played this year. Should the season come to pass, the Yankees will have a new set of rivals. MLB’s 60-game schedule...

Rising Apple — New York Mets pitcher Seth Lugo is a special type of player, capable of taking the mound in a variety of situations. Where I go to school, Seton Hall University, introduced a new set of rules regarding learning in the world of COVID-19. They have adopted a system of learning dubbed “HyFlex Learning” in which […] New York Mets have a true “Hyflex Pitcher” with Seth Lugo - Rising Apple - Rising Apple - New York Mets News & Fan Community

Amazin Avenue — Photo by Al Bello/ Your Tuesday morning dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links. Meet the Mets After a scheduled day off, the Mets are back to work today. Luis Guillorme spent his day off making another kind of catch. The Mets added seven players to their 60-player pool, which brings the number up to 58. The list is comprised of Matt Blackman, Stephen Golsalves, Jake Hager, Jordan Humphreys, Franklyn Kilome, David Rodriguez, and Thomas Szapucki. The club opened MCU park, home of the Brooklyn Cyclones, yesterday as an alternate training site. Mets camp has been mellow and...

Rising Apple — What can fans expect from the 30 for 30 ESPN documentary about the 1986 New York Mets? On Thursday July 9, ESPN Films announced that they are producing a multi-part 30 for 30 documentary series about the 1986 New York Mets. This comes about four years after the 30 for 30 documentary “Doc and Darryl,” […] Mets: What to expect from the 1986 Mets “30 for 30” ESPN documentary - Rising Apple - Rising Apple - New York Mets News & Fan Community

www.thegoodphight.com — Photo by Mitchell Leff/ And here you thought Gabe Kapler was gone... Remember when Gabe Kapler decided to make his second base prospect, the one the team had just extended for a very long time, into a super utility player? At the time, you could squint and see that it sorta, kinda, maybe made sense. After all, Scott Kingery was blocked by Cesar Hernandez (well, “blocked”), who when Kapler arrived was still a semi-productive player and with a team that was still seeking regular offensive production, removing Hernandez in favor of Kingery wasn’t exactly the wisest move to make. So...

That Balls Outta Here — The Miami Marlins will face the Phillies on opening day in 2020 The Phillies schedule will be condensed in 2020 due to COVID-19, which means they’ll face the Miami Marlins only 10 times this year. Miami finished last season with the third-worst record in baseball by winning only 57 games. After winning 79 games in […] Phillies 2020 opponent outlook: Miami Marlins - That Balls Outta Here - That Balls Outta Here - A Philadelphia Phillies Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

www.thegoodphight.com — Photo by Mitchell Leff/ The team’s braintrust spoke with the media about how the pitching is shaping up Last night, Joe Girardi and Bryan Price spoke with the media about how the pitching staff is starting to shape up. In the intrasquad scrimmage, Aaron Nola started for the pinstripe side, throwing 47 pitches and generally looking good for the three innings he went. When asked if he’s going to be able to start Opening Day, Girardi said that he still thinks Nola “definitely is a possibility” of being able to make that initial start. The plan, in his next start, is to get him in...

Rum Bunter — Between now and next Friday’s Opening Day, the Pittsburgh Pirates will play three exhibition games against the Cleveland Indians The Pittsburgh Pirates remain scheduled to kick off their 60-game 2020 season at Busch Stadium against the St. Louis Cardinals next Friday, July 24. Before the team heads to St. Louis, they will play three exhibition […] Pittsburgh Pirates News: Team to Play Three Exhibition Games Against Cleveland - Rum Bunter - Rum Bunter - A Pittsburgh Pirates Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — Brubaker may have made his way onto the MLB roster by now if it weren’t for some injury trouble in 2019

Rum Bunter — The Pittsburgh Pirates had at least two players test positive for Covid-19 before the start of Summer Camp.  One of those players has been now been able to report. For Major League Baseball to return, results from testing for Covid-19 were going to be key.  The good news was that only about 1.5 percent of […] Pittsburgh Pirates News: Socrates Brito Participating in Camp - Rum Bunter - Rum Bunter - A Pittsburgh Pirates Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

The Mercury News — Expect the Giants' lineups to look different depending on whether they're facing a right or left-handed starter.

The Mercury News — Top SF Giants prospects Marco Luciano, Joey Bart and Heliot Ramos are developing in summer camp, but what about the talented players who were left at home?

The Mercury News — Giants' two-time Cy Young Award winner strikes out 13 while no-hitting Padres in San Diego.

The Seattle Times — Jarred Kelenic refuses to make this easy for the Mariners. And for an organization that has struggled in the past to develop high-level position-player prospects into something more than flawed big-league players, what-might-have-beens or even regretful mistakes, that’s a not a bad thing. So the amended development plan coming into this shortened 2020 season was […]

The Seattle Times — After watching the talented and precocious group of position-playing prospects have early success in the live batting practice sessions and at the plate in intrasquad games, Taijuan Walker asked manager Scott Servais for a favor before his first outing of summer camp. Could they be in the opposing lineup when he stepped to the mound […]

Lookout Landing — Photo by Abbie Parr/ Also featuring appearances by Jarred Kelenic, and Jarred Kelenic Today’s game had a lot! No commentary, but piped-in crowd noise! Umpires in shorts! An Art Warren sighting! Jarred Kelenic hitting two bombs! You might be focused on that last bit, but I repeat: UMPS IN SHORTS: These were the lineups, with a couple tweaks: We’re happy we have to make lineup graphics again. Intrasquad game coming at ya at 2:45 p.m. on YouTube. https://t.co/OITXAkeoSp pic.twitter.com/OJX8EnLUVp— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) July 13, 2020 Flip the two pitchers...

DRaysBay — And why? Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Each week, we send out questions to the most plugged in Rays fans, and fans across the country. Sign up here to join Reacts. While the 2020 season will be extremely shortened, the new schedule does put an increased importance on winning divisional games. That often means needing to beat a team’s biggest rival. During Rivalry Week, SB Nation Reacts asked baseball fans who specifically they saw as their favorite team’s biggest rival. There were a few teams that clearly draw that kind of attention from many teams. ...

DRaysBay — Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Kevan Smith on masks, Choi on swinging right handed, Shane and Shane impress. Rays News: Catcher Kevan Smith on masks: #Rays catcher Kevan Smith had a lot to say today. Listen/read: pic.twitter.com/a1UXIWgz8c— Josh Tolentino (@JCTSports) July 11, 2020 Marc Topkin on the Rays chemistry during these unusual times. Juan Toribio on Choi’s right handed swings. Ji-Man Choi, feared right-handed hitter pic.twitter.com/GC4lkxu5Pt— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) July 11, 2020 How is this not hot sauce? Ji-Man Choi delivers. Thanks, @cjm0519!...

DRaysBay — Where does Nick Bitsko fit? This season or lack thereof definitely qualifies as unique and as such there won’t be much movement among my preseason rankings. DRaysBay Top Rays Prospects 1-15 DRaysBay Top Rays Prospects 16-30 DRaysBay Top Rays Prospects 31-50 The major additions come from the signing their 2020 draft class. Nick Bitsko, RHP Nick Bitsko received a lot of helium heading into draft including a writeup at ESPN by Kiley McDaniels. Bitsko wasn’t a late riser in the traditional sense, but announced he was graduating a year early very late in the process. Scouts saw him on the...

Lone Star Ball — Photo by Jennifer Stewart/ Rangers outfielder Eli White will miss significant time with an oblique strain, per report Texas Rangers outfielder Eli White has an oblique strain, according to manager Chris Woodward (via T.R. Sullivan on Twitter). Woodward indicated that White will miss a fair amount of time. White has been one of the more positive stories from camp both this spring and this summer. The 26 year old was acquired from the Oakland A’s after the 2018 season in the three-way Jurickson Profar trade, but a down season for Nashville with the bat resulted in him being exposed to...

Lone Star Ball — Photo by Rick Yeatts/ Yu Darvish may still opt out of the 2020 season, but he says seeing how seriously his teammates are treating the protocols gives him reassurance Yu Darvish, former Texas Rangers ace and current member of the Chicago Cubs, is one of the more thoughful, insightful players in MLB. He vocalized concerns this spring, before the season was delayed, about COVID-19 and the impact that the Coronavirus would have on the league, as well as concerns on a personal level about playing. Darvish talked to the Chicago media yesterday about playing in this abbreviated season amidst...

Lone Star Ball — Photo by Tom Pennington/ 24,883,200 seconds since baseball Good morning. Jeff Wilson writes that Rougned Odor has been the hottest hitter at Summer Camp but that we’ve been here before. Evan Grant writes about baseball’s new asinine (my word, not his) extra inning rules and how they might challenge the Rangers. If you missed it, T.R. Sullivan answered questions in his latest Inbox where the early returns on performing the act of playing baseball at The Shed appear to be mixed. That’s all. Be well!