Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic reported yesterday that sent shockwaves through Twitter as he wrote that the MLBPA has made a counterproposal to MLB to have a universal DH for the 2019 season with pitchers and catchers set to report to Spring Training next week and some already present. While it is far from a guarantee it gets enacted, at least this season, it is certainly starting to appear...
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Baseball has had their fair share of elite pinch-hitters who usually do their bidding at a critical point in the game when the pressure to perform is at its highest. Some of the best pinch-hitters of all time include Matt Stairs who hit a major league best 23 home runs, and Willie McCovey who smacked three pinch-hit grand slams and is second all-time in slugging percentage (.490) and OPS (.848)....
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Noah Syndergaard has shown up to Spring Training early this year and is raring to go. He spoke with Kevin Kernan of the New York Post recently about his excitement for the 2019 season as well as his thoughts on the team as a whole. Syndergaard, 26, touched on his thoughts on the roster Brodie Van Wagenen has built this offseason and specifically highlighted a few additions including his new...
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Jon Heyman of Fancred reports that the Washington Nationals have reached an agreement on an MLB deal with Jeremy Hellickson to return to the team for the 2019 season. The deal is a one year contract worth $1.3 million with $4 million in incentives. Hellickson, 31, started 19 games (91 1/3 innings) for the Nationals in 2018 in which he went 5-3 with a 3.45 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 4.22 FIP, and 65...
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Francisco Alvarez Pos: C B/T: R/R Age: 11/19/2001 (17) Acquired: International Free Agent from Venezuela on July 2, 2018 2018 Stats: DNP For the second straight year, the Mets had a big international free agent signing period. Just one year after giving shortstop prospect Ronny Mauricio a franchise-record $2.1 million bonus, the Mets set a new record by signing Francisco Alvarez for...
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In December, I discussed the article in The Athletic called “The Passion of Mike Piazza” which chronicled Robert Andrew Powell’s story about the demise of the A.C. Reggiana Italian soccer team under the Hall-of-Fame catcher’s watch. Today, Alicia Piazza, former VP of the team and Mike’s wife, gives the Piazza’s version of the story. She discusses the state of soccer in Italy, their...
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