2023-24 Top 50 Free Agents With Predictions
2023/11/2023-24-top-50-free-agents-with-predictions.htmlThe left-handed hitter cut his strikeouts to a career-low 23.9% clip, walked at a massive 15.2% rate, and led all qualified batters in slugging percentage. … Ohtani connected on 22 homers in 114 games to win the 2018 AL Rookie of the Year.
White Sox To Select Tommy Pham, Designate Kevin Pillar For Assignment
2024/04/white-sox-to-select-tommy-pham.htmlPham, 36, only got into four games with the White Sox' Triple-A affiliate in Charlotte but handled himself well, going 5-for-17 with a double, two steals, one walk and just three strikeouts in 18 total plate appearances. … The veteran corner outfielder is coming off a season where he slashed a combined .256/.328/.446 with 16 homers, 27 doubles, three triples and 22 stolen bases in 481 plate appearances between the Mets and Diamondbacks.
The Evolution Of Alec Bohm
2024/04/the-evolution-of-alec-bohm.htmlHe walked in 10.6% of his plate appearances and only struck out 13.5% of the time. … He only hit seven home runs on the year, leading to a paltry line of .247/.305/.342 and a 77 wRC+.
Josh Naylor Just Keeps Getting Better
2024/04/josh-naylor-just-keeps-getting-better.htmlHis 19.1% strikeout rate was lower than the league average, but so was his 7% walk rate. … Naylor took a huge step forward at the dish, smacking a career-best 20 homers while hitting .256/.319/.452 in 498 plate appearances.
Astros To Activate Framber Valdez On Sunday, Option J.P. France
2024/04/astros-to-activate-framber-valdez-on-sunday-option-j-p-france.htmlHis 12.1% walk rate is certainly on the high side but he's also been victimized by a .500 BABIP and 52.8% strand rate. … He has three home runs and is hitting .271/.440/.486 for a 137 wRC+ while also stealing seven bases.
A Potential Positive Development On The White Sox’ Roster
2024/04/a-potential-positive-development-on-the-white-sox-roster.htmlHowever, he also struck out 28.5% of the time and only walked at an 8.1% clip. … In 2022, he played in 104 Triple-A games and hit 25 home runs.
Nationals Place Lane Thomas On Injured List With Grade 2 MCL Sprain
2024/04/nationals-place-lane-thomas-on-injured-list.htmlHe tried to stand and was initially unable to put weight on the leg, though he eventually was able to stand and walk off the field with the team's training staff. … The 28-year-old Thomas has had a rough start to his season at the plate, hitting just .184/.250/.253 in 96 trips to the plate -- a far cry from last year's career-high 28 home runs and breakout .268/.315/.468 showing.
Cardinals Option Jordan Walker
2024/04/cardinals-option-jordan-walker.htmlThe Cardinals announced Wednesday that they've optioned right fielder Jordan Walker and lefty Zack Thompson to Triple-A Memphis. … He's looked lost at the plate in his sophomore season, hitting just .155/.239/.259 with a 26.9% strikeout rate and no home runs in his first 67 trips to the plate.
Triston Casas Facing Notable Absence Due To Rib Fracture
2024/04/triston-casas-rib-fracture-red-sox-lengthy-absence.htmlThough he just turned 24 years old in January, he now has 687 major league plate appearances with 35 home runs and a walk rate of 14.7%. … Cora announced to the Red Sox beat that an MRI revealed a left rib fracture for Casas (X link via MassLive.com's Chris Cotillo), adding that the slugger is expected to be sidelined for "a while." Cora didn't delve into specifics but noted that Bobby Dalbec will pick up the bulk of playing time at first base in his absence.
Twins Option Louie Varland, Select Ronny Henriquez
2024/04/twins-option-louie-varland-select-ronny-henriquez.htmlHe tossed 68 innings for the big league club, striking out 25.1% of batters faced while walking just 6%. … His ERA was up at 4.63 thanks to allowing 16 home runs, a 21.1% rate of fly balls leaving the yard.
Rangers Designate Jared Walsh For Assignment
2024/04/rangers-designate-jared-walsh-for-assignment.htmlOn one hand, Walsh has posted a strong 11.7% walk rate so far this season and has an xwOBA of .324 that outstrips his .294 wOBA by 30 points, suggesting better days could be ahead for the veteran. … Between the 2020 and '21 seasons, Walsh hit 38 home runs in just 176 games with an excellent .251 ISO.
Francisco Alvarez To Undergo Thumb Surgery
2024/04/mets-place-francisco-alvarez-on-10-day-injured-list.htmlWhen New York designated Nido for assignment and outrighted him last June, he would've had to walk away from his salary if he had opted to turn down the outright assignment and become a free agent, which undoubtedly impacted his decision to remain in the organization. … After hitting .209/.284/.437 with 25 home runs over 423 plate appearances in 2023, Alvarez was looking to follow up his first full MLB season with another step forward this year.
Rockies Sign Peyton Battenfield To Minors Contract
2024/04/rockies-sign-peyton-battenfield-to-minors-contract.htmlBattenfield was briefly called up to the Guardians' active roster in 2022 but didn't appear in a game, so his official MLB debut didn't take place until 2023, when he posted a 5.19 ERA, 18.5% strikeout rate, and 8.2% walk rate over 34 2/3 innings for the Guards. … He was also burned by the long ball, after allowing seven homers in his 34 2/3 innings with the Guardians and 13 homers in 47 2/3 frames with Triple-A Columbus last season.
Dave McCarty Passes Away
2024/04/dave-mccarty-passes-away.htmlHe hit four homers, including a walk-off shot to center field against the Mariners in May. … He appeared in a career-high 103 games and turned in a .278/.329/.478 batting line with 12 homers.
Red Sox To Select Cam Booser
2024/04/red-sox-to-select-cam-booser.htmlHe had a 4.99 ERA in his 57 2/3 innings, striking out 26.7% of batters faced while walking 9.7%. … So we figured, ‘Let's give it a shot.’ I met with a trainer back home the next day and went…
Yankees Claim Taylor Trammell, Designate Kevin Smith
2024/04/yankees-claim-taylor-trammell-designate-kevin-smith.htmlHis 10.9% walk rate is strong but the overall output has obviously not been good. … He struck out in 24% of those but also drew walks at a 14% rate and hit 38 home runs.
Brewers Select Tobias Myers, Designate Vladimir Gutierrez For Assignment
2024/04/brewers-select-tobias-myers-designate-vladimir-gutierrez-for-assignment.htmlBaseball America considered him the Rays' #15 prospect going into 2018, which was on the heels of a strong 2017 performance wherein Myers tossed 56 minors league innings with a 3.54 earned run average, 31.9% strikeout rate and 4.4% walk rate. … He threw 140 2/3 frames with a 29.3% strikeout rate and 7.7% walk rate, but the 30 home runs allowed led to a 4.93 ERA.
Marlins Outright Matt Andriese
2024/04/marlins-outright-matt-andriese.htmlHe fanned eight without issuing a walk but surrendered a pair of home runs. … He has the service time to decline the assignment in favor of free agency, although it isn't clear if he'll do so.
Padres Sign Donovan Solano To Minor League Deal
2024/04/padres-sign-donovan-solano-to-minor-league-deal.htmlHis 5.8% walk rate was below average but he was also tough to strike out, a rate of just 18.8%. … Rosario has two home runs in his 13 games this year but his 39.1% strikeout rate is on the worrying side.
White Sox Promote Nick Nastrini
2024/04/white-sox-to-promote-nick-nastrini.htmlAt 6'3", 215-pound righty has the size and deep repertoire to profile as a starter, but he's walked 11.1% of his career opponents. … Despite totaling MLB's fifth-fewest innings, the rotation is tied for the MLB lead with 14 home runs allowed.
Athletics Select Max Schuemann
2024/04/athletics-select-max-schuemann.htmlHe paired a 10.1% walk rate with a 19.6% strikeout rate and slashed .271/.372/.388 for a wRC+ of 111. … He had a late-bloomer breakout last year at the age of 28, hitting 30 homers for the A's tough also striking out at a 32.7% clip.
2024-25 MLB Free Agent Power Rankings
2024/04/2024-25-mlb-free-agent-power-rankings.htmlA strong platform year can elevate any player’s status in free agency, just as a poor walk year can tank their stock. … He entered the current season with 160 home runs, and while he's never had a 40-homer campaign before, a move to Yankee Stadium and its notorious short porch in right field could help him get to 200 long balls before he turns 26.
Yoán Moncada To Miss Three To Six Months Due To Adductor Strain
2024/04/yoan-moncada-to-miss-three-to-six-months-due-to-adductor-strain.htmlHe showed that form as recently as the 2021 season when he hit 14 home runs and drew a walk in 13.6% of his plate appearances. … He's played just 207 games since the end of 2021 and has hit .236/.292/.387 in that time for a wRC+ of 88.
A’s Outright Zach Jackson
2024/04/as-outright-zach-jackson.htmlA look under the hood reveals more concerning issues, however, most notably including a grim 15.2% walk rate (to say nothing of a sky-high 14 wild pitches). … He's also benefited from seeing a minuscule 2.6% of his fly-balls become home runs -- about one-fifth of the roughly 12% league average.
Twins Acquire Michael Tonkin From Mets
2024/04/twins-acquire-michael-tonkin-from-mets.htmlThough he pitched just four innings with the Mets, Tonkin spent the entirety of the 2023 season in the Braves' bullpen, working to a 4.28 ERA with a solid 23.1% strikeout rate and 7.1% walk rate in 80 innings of relief. … He closed out the season hitting .297/.368/.545 with 17 home runs in his final 326 plate appearances.