The Chicago Cubs have signed Jim Hickey to a three-year deal to become their pitching coach according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. Hickey will replace Chris Bosio who wasn’t brought back after six seasons with the Cubs. He will also rejoin manager Joe Maddon, whom he spent eight years with in the Rays organization. The 55-year-old Hickey was the Rays pitching coach from 2007...
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The New York Mets were one of the worst defensive teams in Major League Baseball this year so it comes as no surprise that when Rawlings announced their Gold Glove finalists today that no Metropolitans were mentioned. Here is the list for finalists at each National League position: First Base Joey Votto – Reds Paul Goldschmidt – Diamondbacks Anthony Rizzo – Cubs Second Base DJ...
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With three teams now looking for a manager and even more searching for a hitting coach, it’s believed that Kevin Long is likely to leave the Mets for greener pastures according to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports. Long is already scheduled to interview for the Washington Nationals’ manager gig and the New Yankees will be searching for a new manager with Joe Girardi not coming back for...
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Joe Girardi will not return as the New York Yankees manager for the 2018 season according to David Kaplan of NBCS Chicago. The Yankees released this statement on Girardi not returning to the team. Girardi, 53, has been the Yankees manager for the past ten seasons going 910-710 (.562%) in the regular season and 28-24 (.538%) in the postseason. The Yankees made a somehwat surprising playoff run...
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New York Mets bullpen coach Ricky Bones is being considered for a position on the Boston Red Sox staff under new manager Alex Cora according to Mike Puma of the New York Post. Bones has been the Mets bullpen coach since 2012 and was given permission to talk to other teams when it was announced the team would be looking for a new manager. Bones was the pitching coach for Team Puerto Rico in the...
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