It was a busy and hectic final day before the 4:00 p.m. EST trade deadline, with Zack Greinke being traded to the Astros among other large-scale moves. However, with the elimination of the non-waiver trade deadline from years past, there was a larger abundance of smaller-scale last-minute moves around baseball. Tanner Roark Traded to Athletics In one of the more major moves of the day, a former...
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Perhaps lost in the excitement and thrill of Tuesday night’s 11-inning Met victory over the White Sox was Amed Rosario’s four-hit game from the eight-hole. Coming into Tuesday’s game, Rosario was on a hot streak, having reached base safely in 16 of his last 17 games. Over his previous 34 games, he had been batting .333 (third in the National League in that span, 11th in the...
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Syracuse (53-52) 8, Toledo (46-59) 6 Box Score Luis Guillorme 2B: 2-5, HR, 2B, 3 RBI, .315/.417/.450 Ruben Tejada 3B: 2-4, RBI, BB, .360/.438/.531 Arismendy Alcantara LF: 2-4, 3B, RBI, K, .301/.374/.543 Guillorme had a big game, extending his career-high with his fifth home run of the season. Tejada continued to rake, as he is batting .410 with a 1.051 OPS in the month of July. Alcantara drove...
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As was previously reported by Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Mets are exploring a possible trade scenario in which they would trade Noah Syndergaard and use some of the return to acquire Marcus Stroman. However, Jeff Passan of ESPN has noted that Stroman is not the only starting pitcher that the Mets may go after in this proposed scenario. They could also use some of the return for...
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Even after acquiring starting pitcher Homer Bailey and relief pitcher Jake Diekman, both from the Royals, the Athletics are reportedly not done shopping, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. The Athletics, who currently sit eight games out of first place and just a half-game out of a Wild Card spot, are looking to add another starting pitcher, per Rosenthal. Among the targets on the trade...
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