As per Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Padres shortstop, Fernando Tatis Jr., is “likely done for the season” after being placed on the 10-day injured list on Friday (retroactive to August 14) with a stress reaction in his lower back. Tatis, 20, came out of Wednesday’s afternoon contest with Tampa Bay after appearing to injure himself mid-swing. Over 372...
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As per a team announcement, the New York Mets have made a handful of roster moves ahead of Friday night’s series opener in Kansas City. Right-hander Paul Sewald has been selected from Syracuse, righty Drew Gagnon has been optioned to Triple-A Syracuse, and right-hander Tim Peterson has been designated for assignment. Sewald, 29, has allowed three earned runs over four appearances (seven...
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One surprise name which has been appearing on Mets top prospect rankings has been LHP Kevin Smith.Baseball America has ranked him as the Mets eighth best prospect. MLB Pipeline has ranked him 11. This is not typically where you see former collegiate upperclassman selected in the seventh round of the MLB draft. That goes for double when that player was initially projected to be a LOOGY. So what...
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The Kansas City Royals announced they’ve designated outfielder Billy Hamilton for assignment. Hamilton, 28, has struggled mightily this season at the plate slashing only .211/.275/.269 with 12 doubles, zero home runs, and 18 stolen bases. That comes out to an ugly and career-worst .544 OPS. The good news is that Hamilton has been one of the best defensive center fielders in baseball this...
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Atlanta Braves beat reporter Mark Bowman is reporting that the Braves have signed shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria. The New York Mets waived Hechavarria on Tuesday and he became a free agent after going unclaimed. Reportedly, the Mets designated Hechavarria because he was due to receive a $1 million roster bonus. Hechavarria, 30, batted .204/.252/.359 with five homers, seven doubles, 18 RBIs, and a...
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All it takes is one good look across the league, specifically in the direction of the Houston Astros, to see the value attached to the interpretation and usage of advanced analytics. While those interpretations and valuations vary from team to team and even from analyst to analyst, at this point in the game’s history, there’s no debating the clear-cut effects sabermetrics has had on...
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