Joe Girardi will not return as the New York Yankees manager for the 2018 season according to David Kaplan of NBCS Chicago. The Yankees released this statement on Girardi not returning to the team. Girardi, 53, has been the Yankees manager for the past ten seasons going 910-710 (.562%) in the regular season and 28-24 (.538%) in the postseason. The Yankees made a somehwat surprising playoff run...
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Asdrubal Cabrera, INF Player Data: Age: 31 B/T: S/R 2018 Salary: (Player Option for 2018 worth $8.5 million, $2 million buyout) 2017 Stats: .280/.351/.434, 14 HR, 59 RBI, 32 2B, 83 SO, 50 BB, 479 AB, 1.1 WAR Grade: C 2017 Review: Asdrubal Cabrera had about as dramatic of a twist as one could expect from a player. He was one of the most liked Mets players coming into the season as a guy who was...
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One manager pulled his starter too soon, the other saw his perfect closer cough up the lead and the blue crew bullpen that banked a streak of 28 scoreless innings succumbed to an Astros’ team that’s not buying into the hoopla of the Dodgers destiny. Wednesday night at Chavez Ravine Houston’s stars staged a stunning comeback to beat Los Angeles 7-6 in an 11-inning slugfest that may go...
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New York Mets bullpen coach Ricky Bones is being considered for a position on the Boston Red Sox staff under new manager Alex Cora according to Mike Puma of the New York Post. Bones has been the Mets bullpen coach since 2012 and was given permission to talk to other teams when it was announced the team would be looking for a new manager. Bones was the pitching coach for Team Puerto Rico in the...
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There is no game tonight as it’s a travel day with the World Series resuming on Friday night in Houston. Last night there was some game at Chavez Ravine. The Astros had an early 1-0 lead but homers by Joc Pederson and Corey Seager put the Dodgers up 3-1. The Dodgers dominant bullpen looked like they had the game locked up until a huge solo homer by Marwin Gonzalez off Kenley Jansen tied it...
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