Author: Dilip Sridhar

Morning Briefing: Loser Goes Home Tonight

Tonight, Game 7 of the ALCS will determine who will head to the World Series to play the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Yankees will use C.C. Sabathia while the Astros will send either Charlie Morton or Lance McCullers to the hill. The game will start at 8:08 p.m. Last night, Justin Verlander was dealing against the Yankees but the Astros didn’t give him much offense to work with until the fifth...

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A Statcast Look at Two Free Agent Third Basemen

One of the primary concerns heading into the Mets offseason is the third base situation. There are two legitimate free agent candidates in Eduardo Nunez and Todd Frazier.  In this era of baseball, Statcast is one of the more important parts of the game. Teams are starting to look at it over scouting. The Astros are one of the organizations primarily focusing on it to judge talent going forward....

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Morning Briefing: Dodgers Punch Ticket to World Series

Tonight, Justin Verlander will try and preserve the Astros season against the Yankees. The Yankees will use Luis Severino in Game Six of the ALCS. The Dodgers won the NL Pennant last night thanks to Enrique Hernandez and Clayton Kershaw. Hernandez homered thrice including a grand slam in the third to give the Dodgers a then 7-0 lead. This will be the Dodgers first appearance in the World Series...

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AFL Update: Mets’ Prospects Pace Scorpions Win

In Arizona Fall League action on Wednesday, the Scottsdale Scorpions won 9-5 with the help of a few Mets prospects. Kevin Kaczmarski recorded another multi-hit performance. The  left fielder went 2 for 4 with a double, RBI, walk, and two runs scored. He has now recorded a hit in every game he’s played and has gone 8 for 17 for the Scorpions. David Thompson went 2 for 4 with a run, double, and...

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Morning Briefing: Dodgers Getting Brooms Ready

Tonight, the Dodgers will go for the sweep of the Cubs while the Yankees and Astros have moved into a series tie. Alex Wood will take on Jake Arrieta in the former while Dallas Keuchel will face Masahiro Tanaka in the latter tonight. The Yankees were down 4-0 before coming back against the Astros bullpen Monday and winded up pulling out a 6-4 win. The Dodgers bullpen continued their dominant...

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