Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports that San Francisco Giants star Buster Posey has decided to opt out of the 2020 season. Posey and his wife are adopting recently born identical twin girls. The twins were born prematurely, they are currently in the NICU and will be there for some time. Posey joins 10 other big leaguers that have opted out of the 2020 season due to Covid-19 concerns; catcher...
With some of the game’s biggest stars on the move – and the Astros’ cheating scandal stunning the baseball world – this offseason has been anything but slow. So, after all the trades, headlines, and craziness, which teams did the most to improve their rosters? While the Mets didn’t make this list, fans of the Amazins can take solace in the fact that winning the offseason doesn’t...
According to a report from Jeff Passan of ESPN, the Dodgers have agreed to a deal with the Red Sox to acquire superstar outfielder Mookie Betts and starting pitcher David Price. The Dodgers, who have won consecutive six division titles, now look to become even stronger as they attempt to break their 31-year championship drought. At this point, this is a team going all in. Betts, who will be a...
Various media outlets are reporting the Los Angeles Dodgers are pursuing a trade to obtain Mookie Betts from the Boston Red Sox. Andy McCullough of The Athletic reports the two teams are discussing different trade scenarios with one of them including taking on David Price’s contract. Price, 34, has three years $96 million remaining on his contract. In some ways a trade like this is...
Good morning Mets fans! The New York Mets (59-56) had a day off on Thursday ahead of their weekend series with the Washington Nationals (61-53). The next three games can have a big impact on the National League Wild Card race as the Mets could come out leading the Nats by half a game, trailing the Nats by 5.5 games, or somewhere in between. Latest Mets News Marcus Stroman (6-11, 3.07 ERA) is...
More than two and a half years have passed since Scott Kazmir last appeared in a major league game. The date was September 23, 2016, when the former top pitching prospect toed the rubber for the Los Angeles Dodgers in his 12th big league season. It would be Kazmir’s first start back in over a month for L.A. after he landed on the disabled list with neck inflammation and later thoracic...
Game one of the 2018 World Series featured a marquis matchup of two Hall of Fame-bound lefties when Chris Sale and the Red Sox beat Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers by a score of 8-4. Tonight, two more lefties took the mound as David Price started for Boston and Hyun-Jin Ryu took the ball for the visiting Dodgers. The first run of the game came with two outs in the bottom of the second inning...
Game 2 Houston Astros vs. Cleveland Indians, Minute Maid Park 4:37 p.m. (EST). Gerrit Cole (15-5, 2.88 ERA) vs. Carlos Carrasco (17-10, 3.38 ERA) Houston Leads Series 1-0 On Friday, Houston roughed up Indians’ ace Corey Kluber en route to a 7-2 victory. The reigning champs will look to take a commanding 2-0 series lead tonight with the potent Gerrit Cole toeing the rubber. To check out a...
The New York Mets will host the Boston Red Sox this afternoon at Tradition Field. Due to potential thunderstorms, LHP David Price who was due to pitch against today’s Mets starter Noah Syndergaard, will be replaced by RHP Heath Hembree in the 1:10 PM contest. New York Mets Curtis Granderson – RF David Wright – 3B Yoenis Cespedes – CF Lucas Duda – 1B Neil Walker – 2B Wilmer Flores – DH...
When Jesse Orosco fanned Marty Barrett my dad and I instantaneously flew off the couch. This wasn’t the man who taught me how to ride a bike, how to drive a car and (tried to) teach me math. There wasn’t 23 years between us. Instead, at this frozen moment in time we were both two little kids, jumping up and down, relishing the fact our team was World Champions. I was too young to remember 1969...
That’s what Joel Sherman of the NY Post says they are worth in his latest article. He asked a group of six major league executives about how much they would cost if they were available as free agents, and five of them agreed that one billion was a realistic number. The amount seems ludicrous at first glance, but it’s not when you take a closer look. Sherman points out if Matt Harvey,...
Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports that the market for Atlanta Braves right-hander Shelby Miller is reaching a fevered pitch and as many as 20 teams have checked in on him. Miller, 25, had an excellent season for the Braves despite his 6-17 record, posting a 3.02 ERA, 1.247 WHIP and 3.45 FIP in 205.1 innings with 171 strikeouts. He had a 3.6 WAR, topping the 3.4 WAR he produced in his breakout...
