Despite Brown’s wide-reaching acclaim, the Phillies might not even regret making the swap. Robertson struggled with his command following the trade but still posted 22 1/3 innings of 2.70 ERA ball and saved six games for Philadelphia down the stretch in a tight Wild Card race that saw them...
This is the type of trade that brings a championship. For a MLB club that was right up against the Luxury Tax Threshold already of $195 MIL for 2017, having Sale only making $38 MIL over the next three years is the biggest plus to this pact going down. Boston loses a young player l...
On the surface, I am in love withFranklin Perezand think he has the chance to be something magnificent long-term. Question marks arise on pitches outside his curve and are primarily geared at the change up. He also needs to clean up his delivery and become more repeatable. He is very e...
the Cardinals have clawed their way back into the NL Wild Card race. That said, this team still has a myriad of question marks, chief among them being the production of veteran corner infieldersPaul Goldschmidt(.658 OPS) andNolan Arenado(.691 OPS). If those two aren’t able to ...
I will be the first one to give credit to Brian Cashman for arranging the July Trade Deadline deal moves to free up a rebuild on the fly. The Yankees rewarded their longterm GM by continuing their season streak of over .500 to 22 years. ...
Trey Mancinihomered twice, added a double and kept the Orioles alive in the pennant race with a 7-2 victory in Oakland. Jacob deGromstruck out 9 Phillies over 6 2/3 shutout innings as the Mets cruised to a 10-0 final. Wade Mileythrew 7 shutout innings allowing 3 hits as the Oriol...
Alex Bregmanhomered to lead off the 10th inning and put the American League up for good in their 8-6 victory over the National League. He receives a full WOB. Blake Treinenthrew a 1-2-3 inning in the middle of a slugfest. That in itself was an accomplishment during the American League...
Jake Dal Porto:The added wild card spot wasn’t a particularly popular move when it was first announced. Now, however, it’s provided some late season drama for teams that probably wouldn’t be in the race without the additional spot. It’s a win-win for all parties involved. ...
63 record which puts them only 4.5 games out of a Wild Card spot and 7.5 games out of the division. Many people didn’t really expect Cleveland to do too much but with better than expected performances from Giambi, Jimenez, and Kazmir – they are keeping up in the race for the ...
Ellis, still a fan favorite to this day, came up with the team as a rookie in 2002 and was a big part of the Athletics 2002 20-game win streak, which set an AL record. He was the A’s second baseman from 2002 until 2011 when he was traded to the Colorado Rockies. During his ...