The New York Mets (44-61) were defeated by the Washington Nationals (54-53) by a score of 5-3 and got swept in this two-game series down in the Nation’s capital. At least they didn’t lose by 21 today. Pitching Noah Syndergaard returned from his hand, foot, and mouth disease to make this start. The righty gave up a two-out RBI single to Bryce Harper and a two-run homer to Anthony...
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The Pirates and Rays have a deal in place for Chris Archer according to Stephen Nesbitt of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. According to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times, the Rays will receive RHP Tyler Glasnow and OF Austin Meadows from the Pirates. There is also a third piece that is not known at the time. Archer has a 4.31 ERA (93 ERA+) and 3.62 FIP for the Rays this season. He is under team...
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Todd Frazier was rehabbing with the Cyclones this morning. He homered and went 1-for-4 while playing all nine innings at third base. Frazier has been out the last three weeks with a rib strain so he is still a day or two away from returning. Jose Reyes and others have been splitting time at third base since Frazier has gone down. Frazier was hitting a .217/.300/.385 with 2 DRS at third base. The...
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The St. Louis Cardinals and Tampa Bay Rays have struck a deal for Tommy Pham. Pham is hitting .248/.331/.399 this season with a 101 wRC+. This is a far cry from his 2017 slash of .306/.411/.520 and 148 wRC+ but Pham is still a good defender and baserunner under team control. Pham currently sports a .320 wOBA but his expected wOBA is .369, which is a sign that he is due for some good luck in the...
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The best team in baseball, the Boston Red Sox, acquired Ian Kinsler to bolster their infield. Currently Boston has been using Brock Holt there with Dustin Pedroia and Rafael Devers out for an extended period of time. The veteran second baseman has is hitting .239/.304/.406 this season with a 95 OPS+ and 2.5 bWAR . Most of his value comes from his defense at second, where he has posted 10...
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