Month: October 2017

Nationals Name Dave Martinez As Next Manager

The next manager of the Washington Nationals will not be Joe Girardi or Kevin Long. On Sunday, Chelsea Janes of the Washington Post reported the Nationals have finalized a three-year contract with an option with Dave Martinez to be the next skipper. Martinez, 53, previously served as the Tampa Bay Rays bench coach from 2008-14, working alongside Joe Maddon. The two helped bring the Rays to an...

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Baseball America: Best Tools In Mets System

Baseball America recently ranked the New York Mets top-10 prospects for the 2018 season. Along with that ranking, they also posted their annual list of tools among all players in the Mets minor league system. Here they are… Best Hitter for Average: Andres Gimenez Best Power Hitter: Peter Alonso Best Strike-Zone Discipline: Desmond Lindsay Fastest Baserunner: Champ Stuart Best...

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MMO Free Agent Profile: Mike Moustakas, 3B

Mike Moustakas, 3B Bats: Left – Throws: Right Born: Sept. 11, 1988 (29) 2017 Stats: .272/.314/.521, 148 G, 555 AB, 38 HR, 85 RBI, 34 BB, 94 SO, .835 OPS The Mets have to add at least one veteran bat this offseason to the lineup. With so much of their veteran talent being traded away, they are left with Amed Rosario, Dominic Smith, and Michael Conforto to highlight the offense. So, they will need...

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Morning Briefing: A Deadlocked World Series

Tonight is Game 5 of the World Series. Clayton Kershaw will take the ball for Los Angeles and will face Dallas Keuchel in a promising pitchers’ duel. The Dodgers and Astros were deadlocked in a pitchers’ duel until the sixth when George Springer broke up Alex Wood’s no-hitter with a home run. The Dodgers tied the game the following inning and took the lead in the ninth with a...

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World Series Game Thread: Astros vs Dodgers, 8 PM (FOX)

Los Angeles Dodgers (104-58) at Houston Astros (101-61) LHP Clayton Kershaw (3-0, 2.96 ERA) vs. LHP Dallas Keuchel (2-2, 3.00 ERA) Sunday, October 29, 2017 | 8:20 p.m. ET | Minute Maid Park | Houston, TX World Series – Game 5 (Series Tied 2-2) Last night the Dodgers and Astros were locked in a 1-1 pitchers’ duel until the ninth inning. Joc Pederson capped off a five-run ninth to lead the...

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