Today is definitely “talk about slash bemoan Spencer Strider’s current condition” day. Demetrius will have more content on the right-hander’s struggles later, but I want to throw out something different for this morning. There seems to be a by-default narrative that Strider is damaged now, presumably owing to the fact that, well, he’s been bad, … Read more
Well, when it was 1-0 going into the eighth inning, you could almost certainly see where this one was headed. It just happened to take a couple of extra innings to finally end the way we all knew it would… With another blown lead, blown save, and eventual walk-off for the New York Yankees. The … Read more
Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes continued his charge toward the National League Cy Young Award on Sunday afternoon, pitching six shutout innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks in a 6-0 win. It also completed an utterly dominant month of July that saw his performance reach an entirely new level, even for him. Including Sunday’s start against … Read more
There’s not a lot going on in Toronto Maple Leafs land this week. Kudos to Brad Treliving for spreading out his trades by allowing to get maximum mileage of the Reaves departure and the return of Dakota Joshua, but all good things come to an end, and it is a safe bet quiet weeks will … Read more
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Kris Bubic overcame some obstacles to get to the All-Star Game, writes Anne Rogers. “Kris had that demeanor that resembled the good starting pitchers I’ve been around,” general manager J.J. Picollo said. “The way he talked about pitching, the way he worked — he could explain it all in a very clear way. You just … Read more
Following four seasons with the Steelers, Najee Harris became an unrestricted free agent. The 27-year-old did not receive a long-term deal. Instead, he signed a one-year, $5.25 million contract with the Chargers. NFL training camps will start to take place at the end of July. Ahead of that time, players are taking vacations and preparing … Read more
Jaylon Thompson writes that the Royals brought back Luke Maile because Salvador Perez suffered some calf tightness. “He feels good and I think it was a little bit of a scare to him last night,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro told reporters in Phoenix. “His cleat got caught on that one swing and he felt his … Read more
The Toronto Maple Leafs are past Day 1 of free agency, but outside of a couple of depth signings, they haven’t done much at all to upgrade the roster. This is not cause for concern, considering the weakness of this season’s free agent class and specifically for the areas they’re looking to address, but suffice … Read more
1 Diego Leon will move to England on July 1 to formally join Manchester United, as per reports. Earlier this month, Matheus Cunha became United’s first signing of the summer after the Red Devils activated a £62.5m release clause in his contract at Wolverhampton Wanderers. Now, United are understood to be in talks with Brentford … Read more