If Jennifer Garner really wants to know what’s in my wallet, I’d be very happy to get together with her so I can show her. But I warn you, Jenn, it’s not much… Kind of like Sandy Alderson’s wallet this offseason only not as drastic. After posting that the Qualifying Offer had risen to $15.3 million last night, I received a few emails asking me a variety of questions...
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Jeremy Hefner announced via Twitter that he will undergo his second Tommy John surgery in 14 months. Hefner had been rehabbing from his first Tommy John surgery in St. Lucie and after appearing in a few games he suffered a forearm fracture and they discovered he re-tore his ulnar collateral ligament. he had been debating whether or not to undergo this second Tommy John surgery. His original...
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This off-season, free agents that are extended qualifying offers by their current teams will be in store for a paycheck worth $15.3 million should they accept their offers. The figure was arrived at by averaging the 125 highest-paid players in a given season. The qualifying offer enables a team to either bring back a player that has spent the year on that team, or receive a bonus draft pick in...
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Game 4 (Cardinals Lead 2-1) Los Angeles Dodgers at St. Louis Cardinals, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 5:00 PM, FS1 Clayton Kershaw (21-3, 1.77) vs Shelby Miller (10-9, 3.74) The Cardinals will look to land the finishing blow as they send Shelby Miller to the mound in his first ever playoff start. Miller has pitched in relief opportunities before for the Cardinals, in 2012 and 2013. Facing elimination, the...
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Jacob deGrom did something that very few players are able to in this age of social media and constant connection. He flew under the radar. After Tommy John Surgery in 2011 cost him that entire season, he emerged in 2012 and pitched well in A and High-A, establishing a 2.43 ERA. While 2013 was an up and down year for deGrom, he got the chance to pitch seven games early in 2014 for the Las Vegas...
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