Yes, it’s still early in the season – after all, it’s only Memorial Day weekend. But the August 2 trade deadline will come before you know it and it’s never too early to start thinking about how clubs can strengthen. their lists for the stretch run. With that in mind, five MLB.com writers came up … Read more
If Michael Harris II had been drafted by perhaps someone else other than his hometown team, he could prepare to take over the mound every five days. But the Braves have got a bit of a habit of going against the grain in the industry of scouting and draft players generally perceived as pitchers and … Read more
NEW YORK – Even in a game where the Mets attack sucks, where they score anyway, don’t overlook this: Pete Alonso is always the rock of their lineup. Alonso is crushing like an MVP. He played another monstrous game on Friday night, going 2 for 2 with a home run, a double and four RBIs … Read more
As baseball becomes more specialized, as more young rescuers are called in just to blow up the boys and then go home, as strikeouts keep ticking, you will see more and more what I like to call Roman Candles: Relievers who come out of nowhere and light up the sky, even if you had no … Read more
JD Martinez is in the Goldilocks area. He is placing the ball in the right way. With Rafael Devers, Trevor Story and the rest of the Red Sox offense shooting around him – Boston was the strongest baseball team in May – Martinez is hitting like vintage JD Martinez. Or maybe even better. Martinez leads … Read more
CHICAGO – Trevor Story is baseball’s hottest hitter and there seems to be no stopping him. His all-round performance was once again on display in the Red Sox’s 16-7 win against the White Sox on Thursday night at Guaranteed Rate Field. “Times like this are rare,” Story said. “[It’s] a good feeling. I’m just trying … Read more
It’s a shame we have nothing to talk about and people have had nothing to ask for this week’s MLB Pipeline inbox. Just kidding. Between reshuffling the Top 100 and expanding our Draft list to 200, there was more than enough fodder for this week’s edition. If you were to put current potential customers of … Read more
This article was contributed by DraftKings. For more insights into sports betting, take a look DraftKings.com. This is truly an incredible time in Major League Baseball. The league is filled with new, better young prospects who have entered the Major League roster or have been called up since then. In fact, when opening day occurred, … Read more
This story was extracted from Anthony DiComo’s Mets Beat newsletter. To read the complete newsletter, Click here. And subscribe to receive it regularly in your inbox. But this is not the time to panic. I know these statements seem at odds with each other and I understand that a vote to “stay on course” can … Read more
DETROIT – Ex Detroit Tigers Star Joel Zumaya slammed general manager Al Avila and the current squad offense in an epic rant about how disappointing the season has been. Zumaya posted the rant at 10:29 am Wednesday (May 25) on her Facebook page. At the time, the Tigers were 14-28, tied for the worst American … Read more