Carlos Cortes Position: 2B/OF B/T: L/S Age: 6/30/97 (21) Acquired: 2018 Third Round Draft Pick from University of South Carolina Previous Rank: 36 Stats (Brooklyn): .264/.338/.382, 5 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 24 RBI, SB This will be the 150th year there was been professional baseball. Over that time, you have seen just about anything. There have been left-handed catchers, and with Pat Venditte, you...
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Former Met Asdrúbal Cabrera and the Texas Rangers have agreed to terms on a one-year pact, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. The deal, pending a physical, is worth $3.5MM – per ESPN’s Jeff Passan – and will most likely slot the 33-year old Cabrera in as the team’s starting third baseman following the anticipated retirement of Adrián Beltré. Across three years...
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Rich takes us through whom he would vote for in the 2019 Hall Of Fame ballot including why he thinks Mariano Rivera should be a unanimous selection. He will also implore the Mets organization to put Al Leiter in The Met Hall of Fame. Lastly, Rich converses with Brandon Nimmo about both his development and the improvement Amed Rosario has shown in the past year. Listen in to the second episode...
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Sonny Gray Trade Official After several days of negotiations, the New York Yankees have officially traded Sonny Gray to the Cincinnati Reds, which also saw the pitcher reach a contract extension with Cincinnati, per Jeff Passan of ESPN. The trade was finalized today and ultimately became a three-team deal, adding the Seattle Mariners to the mix as the third team involved. The Yankees initially...
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Joc Pederson Position: OF Bats/Throws: L/L Age: 4/21/92 (26) Traditional Stats: .248/.321/.522, 27 2B, 3 3B, 25 HR, 56 RBI, SB, 5 CS Advanced Stats: 2.3 bWAR, 2.7 fWAR, 125 OPS+, 126 wRC+ Defensive Stats: LF (4 DRS, 3.0 UZR), CF (-3 DRS, -2.9 UZR), RF (0 DRS, 0.0 UZR) 2019 Salary: $5 million Free Agent: 2021 With the Dodgers not willing to go back over the luxury tax, they are trying to find...
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