According to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports, the New York Mets have hired Tony DeFrancesco to be their new manager of the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s. DeFrancesco, 54, recently decided to move on from the Houston Astros organization after managing their Triple-A affiliate the Fresno Grizzlies for the past three seasons. Astros GM Jeff Luhnow had this to say about DeFrancesco last month, “We are...
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Bartolo Colon has indicated that he would like to pitch “just one more” season according to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports. Colon, 44, finished the 2017 with the Minnesota Twins after being released by the Atlanta Braves on July 4. Down the stretch for the playoff bound Twins he went 5-6 with a 5.18 ERA, 5.31 FIP, 1.44 WHIP and 3.31 SO/W over 80 innings. Overall in 2017, the veterean...
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Game 2 (Astros lead 1-0) Boston Red Sox vs Houston Astros, 2:00 p.m. ET, FS1 LHP Drew Pomeranz (17-6, 3.32) vs LHP Dallas Keuchel (14-5, 2.90) The Astros took a 1-0 lead on Thursday when Jose Altuve and Justin Verlander led them to a 8-2 win. Altuve launched three home runs becoming only the ninth player to do so in a playoff game and the first since Pablo Sandoval in 2012. Chris Sale struggled...
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Game 1 Chicago Cubs vs Washington Nationals, 7:30 p.m. ET, TBS RHP Kyle Hendricks (7-5, 3.03 ERA) vs RHP Stephen Strasburg (15-4, 2.52 ERA) The Nationals won the season series over the Cubs by taking four of the seven games they played this year. Nationals top prospect Victor Robles is a mild surprise to be on the NLDS roster. Right-handed reliever Hector Rondon has been left off the Cubs’...
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New York Mets left-hander Josh Edgin has elected free agency. He was eligible to become a free agent once the Mets designated him for assignment last month and he cleared waivers. Edgin, 30, had a 3.65 ERA in 37 innings with the Mets but gave up his share of baserunners with a 1.54 WHIP during that span. His 6.57 K/9 and his 4.38 BB/9 definitely raised questions about how sustainable his...
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