Royals Notes: Lacy, Brentz, Long
2024/03/royals-asa-lacy-tommy-john-surgery-jake-brentz-hamstring-strain.htmlStalled development among that group of college arms has been one of the key reasons for the Royals' struggles in recent years and was surely a driving factor behind the team's decision to spend a combined $77MM to sign Seth Lugo and Michael Wacha in free agency this winter.
Offseason In Review: Seattle Mariners
2024/03/offseason-in-review-seattle-mariners-15.htmlCrawford and Ty France -- who'll ideally have a bounceback season -- was always going to be the engine driving a contending Mariners club.
Rangers Sign Adolis Garcia To Two-Year Deal
2024/02/rangers-adolis-garcia-agree-to-two-year-deal.htmlGarcia, 31 next month, has emerged as a late-blooming star and one of the driving factors behind the Rangers' 2023 World Series title.
Arnold: Brewers “Open To More Conversations” Following Burnes Trade
2024/02/brewers-trade-rumors-devin-williams-willy-adames.htmlFlexibility when it comes to moving short-term players with one to two years of club control is a driving factor in how the Brewers have remained competitive regularly despite perennially ranking in the bottom half of the league in terms of payroll.
Padres Among Teams Interested In Michael Lorenzen
2024/01/padres-rumors-michael-lorenzen-free-agent.htmlSan Diego was reportedly aiming to scale back payroll by as much as $50MM this offseason, which was the driving factor behind the Soto trade in the first place.
Report: Angels Did Not Match Dodgers’ Offer For Ohtani
2023/12/report-angels-did-not-match-dodgers-offer-for-ohtani.htmlAll reports indicated that Ohtani and his reps were driving a lot of the negotiations.
Braves, White Sox Have Discussed Dylan Cease Trade
2023/11/braves-trade-rumors-dylan-cease-white-sox.htmlHe had some obvious struggles due to the poor defense behind him, with a career-high .330 average on balls in play (up from .260 the previous year), but that alone is not the driving force behind his struggles.
KBO Reliever Woo Suk Go Requests To Be Posted For MLB Teams
2023/11/mlb-tenders-status-check-on-kbo-reliever-woo-suk-go.htmlAnd as always, the driving force behind the vast majority of free-agent signings is simply the strength of the offer in both years and dollars.
Rangers Win World Series
2023/11/rangers-win-world-series.htmlIn five games, he smacked three home runs, driving in six.
Giants Outright Mark Mathias
2023/11/giants-outright-mark-mathias.htmlIn other words, he was unable to rediscover the success from his brief stint with the Rangers last season, when he hit five home runs in 24 games down the stretch, driving in 16 and posting an impressive 159 wRC+.
NL Injury Notes: Hoskins, Davis, Mitchell, Candelario, Alzolay
2023/09/nl-injury-notes-hoskins-davis-mitchell-candelario-alzolay.htmlHe was instrumental to the team's postseason run last fall, clubbing six home runs and driving in 12 across 17 games.
Yankees Recall Yoendrys Gómez For MLB Debut
2023/09/yankees-recall-yoendrys-gomez-for-mlb-debut.htmlSigned as an amateur out of Venezuela in 2016, he has been driving through the minors since then, but with his share of speed bumps.
NPB Players To Watch: September
2023/09/npb-players-to-watch-september.htmlHe was unstoppable in August, slashing .318/.422/.812, blasting 12 homers and driving in 25 runs.
Mets Reach Agreement To Hire David Stearns As President Of Baseball Operations
2023/09/mets-hire-david-stearns-president-baseball-operations.htmlZack Scott was then named acting general manager but was charged with driving while intoxicated in September of 2021.
Reds Place Jonathan India On Injured List
2023/07/reds-place-jonathan-india-on-injured-list.htmlThat crop of standout young hitters has been the driving factor behind the Reds' surprising surge into postseason contention in 2023, and the depth they provide gives Cincinnati the ability to withstand a hopefully short-term absence for the 2021 NL Rookie of the Year.
Guardians Designate Mike Zunino For Assignment
2023/06/guardians-designate-mike-zunino-for-assignment.htmlWhen he's not driving the ball out the yard, he's among the sport's worst offensive players.
Cardinals To Shift Willson Contreras Off Catcher
2023/05/cardinals-to-shift-willson-contreras-off-catcher.htmlWhile he doesn't rank as elite in either regard, it's not awful either and certainly suggests that there's more than just catching statistics that are driving this move.
Robinson Chirinos Announces Retirement
2023/05/robinson-chirinos-announces-retirement.htmlHe tallied 480 hits, including 95 home runs, scoring 275 times and driving in 306.
NPB To MLB: 7 Players To Watch
2023/04/npb-players-japan-coming-mlb.htmlMurakami has a career slash line of .281/.405/.583, hitting 160 homers and driving in 430 runs, along with a .988 OPS and 166 wRC+.
Astros’ Options To Cover Second Base In Altuve’s Absence
2023/03/astros-options-to-cover-second-base-in-altuves-absence.htmlYordan Alvarez, Kyle Tucker, Alex Bregman, Jose Abreu and Jeremy Pena are capable of driving a strong run-scoring group.
Latest On Padres, Manny Machado
2023/02/padres-manny-machado-were-reportedly-145mm-apart-in-extension-talks.htmlThat gives him the leverage to set a really high asking price since driving a hard bargain right now doesn't create any risk of coming up empty-handed.
The Dodgers’ Outfield Gambles
2023/02/the-dodgers-outfield-gambles.htmlIt wouldn't matter that Thompson's striking out at that rate if he's reaching base and driving the ball the way he did last season.
Sorting Through The Athletics’ Rotation Options
2023/01/athletics-rumors-starting-rotation.htmlFor now, it'll be fascinating to see how many of Oakland's young arms can solidify themselves in the big leagues,…
Yankees Extend GM Brian Cashman
2022/12/yankees-extend-brian-cashman-general-manager.htmlJosh Donaldson, Aaron Hicks) driving up the actual bottom-line payroll and the team's luxury-tax number.
Astros Unlikely To Hire GM Before End Of Year
2022/11/astros-unlikely-to-hire-gm-before-end-of-year.htmlIt seems that Crane is now the one driving the bus, and time will tell where he takes it.