Colorado Rockies – 5th Place Key additions: Nick Hundley & Kyle Kendrick Key subtractions: Michael Cuddyer, Josh Rutledge, Juan Nicasio, Franklin Morales It’s going to be bad, real bad for the Rockies. First of all, they are hoping…no praying that Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez can stay on the field for the entire year. Not so they can compete, but so they can trade both...
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Here are a couple of updates from the one and only Adam Rubin of ESPN New York. Former 1st rounder Brandon Nimmo will start begin the season in Double-A Binghamton. Earlier in the offseason, it was speculated by many that Nimmo might start the year in Triple-A Las Vegas. With Matt den Dekker being traded earlier this week, the outfield in Vegas suddenly becomes a big question mark. It looks like...
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Matt Harvey finished his spring training with another gem. In his final spring training start, he threw four shutout innings, allowing just three hits, zero walks and four strikeouts against the Cardinals. He threw 41 of his 56 pitched for strikes. Overall this spring, in six mostly spectacular starts, Harvey threw 22 2/3 innings and walked just one batter while striking out 21. Plus he...
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Texas Rangers – 5th Place Key additions: Yovani Gallardo Key subtractions: Alex Rios, Jason Frasor and sort of Yu Darvish In what I expect to be the best division in the American League, I can’t find a reason to give Texas anything higher than 4th place. Since I think Houston will be young and fun enough to watch, I’ll peg Texas here. Texas won’t be as bad as they were in 2014, but the loss of...
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The Texas Rangers have claimed right-hander Logan Verrett off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles and added him to their 25 man roster. Verrett, 24, had been selected by the Orioles from the Mets in December’s Rule 5 Draft. The Rangers will have to carry Verrett all season long or expose him to waivers again. If he clears waivers, Verrett will be offered back to the Mets for $25K. The...
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The Savannah Sand Gnats have announced its initial roster for the 2015 season and it has some exciting names on it. The rotation will include Casey Meisner who was outstanding for Brooklyn last year and was #19 on MMO’s Top 25 Prospect list. Fellow Brooklyn starters Corey Oswalt, Martires Arias, and Alberto Baldonado should also join Meisner in Savannah. The bullpen will feature Shane Bay...
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