Perhaps it’s no surprise that the manager of the team with one of the highest payrolls in all of Major League Baseball became the game’s highest-paid skipper on Monday. However, the contract extension that the Los Angeles Dodgers reportedly handed out to Dave Roberts also brings along with it plenty of expectations as well. Reports … Read more
Michael Soroka has had a crazy journey to the Washington Nationals. I wrote about that earlier this month. However, after two dominant Spring Training starts, it is time to write about his stuff and how he can have a massive impact on the field for the Nats. In seven spring training innings, Soroka has allowed … Read more
Garrett Cooper got one on the board this Spring, with a deep two-run shot in the fifth inning. But … that was about it for the offense for the Atlanta Braves in the afternoon. The other offense was supplied a few innings earlier with some patient at-bats, but it ultimately only led to one run … Read more
After getting swept in their first split squad games of Spring Training, the Royals muscled their way to a 5-2 victory over Milwaukee on Sunday afternoon. Jonathan India led off the bottom of the first for the Royals with a solo shot. The 355-foot dinger was the first in Kansas City for India. After the … Read more
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New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole missed the first 75 games of the 2024 season because of a right elbow injury. That same elbow is now threatening to cut into his 2025 season. On Friday, it was reported that the 2023 Cy Young Award winner was having to undergo diagnostic tests on the elbow, which … Read more
The race for the number one pick in the MLB Draft has already been a wild ride. An established name in Jace Laviolette has had a slow start to the season, while new names have risen to the top of draft boards. No player has had a bigger rise than Tennessee left handed pitcher Liam … Read more
Reynaldo Lopez’s velocity was down in the early innings of Friday afternoon’s Grapefruit League exhibition, but the veteran righty did not appear to be concerned when discussing the start with the media on Saturday. Reynaldo Lopez said he felt fine during yesterday’s outing. His focus was his fastball, which accounted for 49 of his 57 … Read more
Entering play on Friday, Curtis Mead has been the best offensive player in all of Spring Training. He is hitting .778/.810/1.000 with a MLB leading 382 wRC+; Mead has a 14.3 BB% and 4.8 K%, both are staggering differences from his career norms, as is his 5.1 WHIFF%, which is half of what his WHIFF% … Read more
“Well, that was loud” That is what the radio announcer said after Hunter Renfroe launched a ball over the left field fence in Arizona to make it 3-2 in the bottom of the fourth inning. I heard the crack of the bat. The announcer did NOT, in fact, lie. The damp/cool weather did not seem … Read more