Offseason In Review: San Francisco Giants
2024/03/offseason-in-review-san-francisco-giants-14.htmlThey had an agreement in place with Carlos Correa before the team got scared off by his physical and walked away. … If Soler stays healthy and has one of his good years, he has a solid chance to break that streak.
Jhoan Duran, Caleb Thielbar, Anthony DeSclafani To Begin Season On Injured List
2024/03/jhoan-duran-caleb-thielbar-anthony-desclafani-to-begin-season-on-injured-list.htmlMeister has taken place. … The good news for the Twins is that a moderate strain shouldn't result in excessively lengthy absence, but even Grade 1 strains have been known to sideline players for upwards of a month.
Cardinals Extend Manager Oli Marmol
2024/03/cardinals-extend-manager-oli-marmol.htmlThat includes a 93-69, division-winning performance in his debut managerial campaign, as well as a 71-91, last-place finish in 2023. … O'Neill said in an appearance on Foul Territory earlier this year that he and Marmol grew to respect one another "at an arm's length" and that his time with the club ended "on good terms" (video link).
Dodgers Moving Mookie Betts To Shortstop
2024/03/dodgers-moving-mookie-betts-to-shortstop.htmlStill, this is a notable bet to place on a player with so little infield experience at the MLB level. … Rojas hasn't produced much offensively over the past two seasons, though, while neither Hernandez nor Taylor is a good fit for everyday shortstop work.
A.J. Puk Likely To Open Season In Marlins’ Rotation
2024/03/marlins-rumors-aj-puk-starting-rotation.htmlSouthpaw Trevor Rogers has struggled through injuries and poor results since his second-place finish in the 2021 NL Rookie of the Year voting. … He held opponents to four runs on ten hits and five walks with 13 strikeouts -- good for a 3.18 ERA.
Offseason In Review: Toronto Blue Jays
2024/03/offseason-in-review-toronto-blue-jays-16.htmlJoey Votto's possible inclusion could change this picture in terms of upside if not numbers, as if Votto's minors deal is selected to the active roster, he would surely just replace Vogelbach. … However, the Jays will instead run it back with the outfield of Varsho, Kiermaier, and George Springer, hoping for a repeat of the group's excellent defense and overall good health, and a notable improvement at the plate from at least Varsho and Springer.
Offseason In Review: Atlanta Braves
2024/03/offseason-in-review-atlanta-braves-15.htmlThe catching tandem of Sean Murphy and Travis d'Arnaud remains in place. … They did take a good chunk of dead money off Seattle's books.
Josh Donaldson Announces Retirement
2024/03/josh-donaldson-announces-retirement.htmlHis .301/.384/.499 batting line translated to a wRC+ of 147 and he got strong grades for his defense at the hot corner, leading to a tally of 7.3 wins above replacement from FanGraphs and 7.2 from Baseball Reference. … Now done with catching for good, he got into 158 games for the A's that year as their everyday third baseman.
Phillies Sign Zack Wheeler To Extension
2024/03/phillies-zack-wheeler-contract-extension.htmlBecause the deal goes into place in 2025, Wheeler's CBT hit will remain $23.6MM for the upcoming season before vaulting substantially in 2025. … Assuming that indeed plays out, so long as Wheeler maintains something close to his current K-BB%, there's a good chance his ERA will improve accordingly.
Mariners Notes: Brash, Santos, Urias, Phillips
2024/02/mariners-injuries-matt-brash-gregory-santos-luis-urias.htmlA healthy Urias would be a fine option in the short half of a platoon at either third base or second base, although the acquisition of Polanco at second base paints third base as the obvious place for the Urias/Rojas platoon. … Moore hasn't been as good against lefties as Urias, however, and putting him in that role would thin out the team's bench depth, perhaps paving the way for Sam Haggerty or Samad Taylor to crack the roster.
NL Notes: Grichuk, D’Backs, Kiermaier, Keller, Lodolo
2024/02/nl-notes-grichuk-dbacks-kiermaier-keller-lodolo.htmlHe's in a place that he could catch up and be on time for the season."… "It’s one of those things where there’s a good chance I’ll be ready for Opening Day and if not, it’s a week.
Blue Jays Notes: Manoah, Tiedemann, Martinez, Jansen
2024/02/blue-jays-notes-manoah-tiedemann-martinez-jansen.htmlAfter a breakout season in 2022 where the right-hander pitched to a 2.24 ERA in 196 2/3 innings of work en route to an All Star appearance and third place finish in AL Cy Young award voting, Manoah struggled to a 5.87 ERA with a 6.01 FIP across 19 starts for the Blue Jays last year. … That offense is good for a 127 wRC+, a figure which ranks fourth in the majors among catchers over that timeframe behind only Adley Rutschman, Willson Contreras, and William Contreras.
Nick Gordon Loses Arbitration Hearing Against Twins
2024/02/nick-gordon-loses-arbitration-hearing-against-twins.htmlUpdates on Gordon's health were relatively few and far between throughout the 2023 campaign after he was placed on the 60-day injured list back in May, but he figures to be ready for Spring Training and enter the season on the club's bench alongside the likes of Kyle Farmer and Willi Castro. … In doing so, the switch-hitter slashed a respectable .272/.316/.427 that was good for a 111 wRC+.
Rays Extend Erik Neander, Kevin Cash
2024/02/rays-extend-erik-neander-kevin-cash.htmlToday's extensions ensure that this same duo will remain in place for another half decade of baseball in St. … Overall, the club has enjoyed a 511-359 record under the duo's guidance, good for a .587 winning percentage.
Dombrowski On Phillies’ Offseason, Wheeler, Rojas, Painter
2024/02/phillies-rumors-zack-wheeler-extension-blake-snell-jordan-montgomery.htmlHe's garnered Cy Young consideration in three of his four Phillies seasons, highlighted by a second-place finish in 2021 and a sixth-place finish in 2023. … It's a good listen for fans of any club -- Phils fans in particular, of course -- wherein Philadelphia's top decision-maker discusses his team's relatively quiet offseason, the state of the rotation and the outfield, Zack Wheeler's future with the club, top prospect Andrew Painter's health and quite a bit more.
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White Sox Acquire Dominic Fletcher
2024/02/white-sox-to-acquire-dominic-fletcher.htmlThe White Sox have a deal in place with the Arizona Diamondbacks to acquire outfielder Dominic Fletcher, according to Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times. … Fletcher combined that solid first impression in the majors with strong numbers at the Triple-A level last year, where he slashed .291/.399/.500, good for a wRC+ of 120 even in the inflated offensive environment of the PCL, where the Diamondbacks' Triple-A affiliate plays its games.
Latest On Padres’ Infield Plans
2024/02/latest-on-padres-infield-plans.htmlKim and Bogaerts trading place would certainly look like an on-paper defensive upgrade for the Padres' infield, and while Kim is a free agent next winter, shortstop prospect Jackson Merrill is on pace to be part of the MLB roster perhaps even before 2024 is out, let alone for the 2025 campaign. … As part of the Q&A piece, Shildt's response to the question of Bogaerts' position with "That’s a good question.
Arnold: Brewers “Open To More Conversations” Following Burnes Trade
2024/02/brewers-trade-rumors-devin-williams-willy-adames.htmlAnd Williams, like Burnes, figures to be a qualifying offer candidate once he's able to reach free agency, meaning a new team would know that so long as he remains healthy, there'll be some draft pick compensation to help recoup the value surrendered in order to acquire him in the first place. … He struggled in a tiny sample during last year's MLB debut (34 plate appearances, .212/.206/.242) but is an accomplished upper-minors hitter who's considered a good defender at shortstop.
Dodgers Sign James Paxton
2024/01/dodgers-discussing-contract-with-james-paxton.htmlOf course, the Dodgers have the freedom to place those kinds of bets thanks to their spending capacity. … Miller had a very good rookie season but only has 22 MLB starts to his name.
Yankees Notes: Snell, Injuries, Judge
2024/01/yankees-notes-snell-injuries-judge.htmllast May before being placed on the IL in early August. … As relayed by Bryan Hoch of MLB.com, Cashman also discussed the health of veteran slugger Giancarlo Stanton with reporters recently, noting the club's DH is in a "really good place" following his injury-marred 2023 campaign where he slashed just .191/.275/.420 in 101 games.
Free Agent Notes: Rodney, Giles, Gutierrez
2024/01/free-agent-notes-rodney-giles-gutierrez.htmlThat was good for an unbelievable 614 ERA+ as Rodney earned the first All Star appearance of his career, a fifth-place finish in AL Cy Young award voting, and a top-13 finish in AL MVP voting. … During that time, he's gone 48-71 with 327 saves, good for the 18th most in MLB history.
Pirates Owner Bob Nutting Aiming For “Contention Throughout The Season”
2024/01/pirates-owner-bob-nutting-aiming-for-contention-throughout-the-season.htmlThe Pirates also avoided the NL Central basement for the second consecutive year, as the Cardinals surprisingly tumbled to last place. … "I’m not gonna pick a number of games or wins, but for the first time in what feels like a decade and maybe on the calendar is 6-7 years, we’re within striking distance of a good team.
Infield Options For The Mariners
2024/01/mariners-trade-rumors-infielder-free-agent-targets.htmlInstead, ownership has opted to place some rather clear payroll restrictions on the front office in light of ongoing uncertainty regarding the team's television rights. … The offseason isn't over, but a good bit of the Mariners' heavy lifting has been completed.
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