four 100-RBI seasons, four Silver Sluggers and five All-Star appearances. His 45.5 WAR in this six-year span was topped only by Albert Pujols (52.1). Utley often came up big on the grandest stages as he produced a .901 OPS and 10 homers in 164 postseason at-bats with the Phils....
That foundation has helped make Horwitz into a big leaguer and into a trade target for the Pirates this winter. He was supposed to be a major player in this lineup at the start of the year, but heunderwent right wrist surgeryin the later stages of the offseason, which caused him to ...
according to Stephen Brunt, who was on Sportsnet 960 The Fan in Calgary on Tuesday. All of this, of course passed on by Ian Hunter over atBlue Jay Hunter, so a hearty “Thank you” to him for the relay. And, what that something is could be anyone’s guess. But, one idea that ha...
Regulating the shift, as they'll do in two stages at Double-A this year, will undoubtedly affect how many balls that currently end up in a fielder's glove get through for hits. But it could also fundamentally change a part of baseball. It might not just mean more baseballs getting throu...
Going into the season I actually grossly overpaid for Vazquez and ultimately traded him away. I continued to monitor the pitcher because I knew what he was capable of doing on the mound. However, sitting at 5-8 with a 5.23 ERA at the all-star break, Javy lived up to the criticisms th...
The rehab process seems to be going well in these early stages, and Woodruff has started to lightly throw from 30-foot distances. The two-time All-Star is confident that he’ll be able to return to his old form when he returns to the mound in 2025, and that his knowledge of pitching...
The voting was unanimous, per the vote tally atBBWAA, with Carroll getting all 30 first-place votes. Senga got 22 second-place votes and Outman got five. Other players getting votes wereNolan Jonesof the Rockies,Eury Pérezof the Marlins,Patrick Baileyof the Giants and three Reds:Matt McLai...
It’s going to be hard to usurp Judge for the AL MVP Award this season, but Raleigh has the chance to earn his first All-Star selection and possibly become the first catcher to finish top three in MVP voting since Yadier Molina in 2013. Even better, he might be crafting one of the ...
JUPITER, Fla. -- A Dodgers fan as a kid while growing up in suburban Los Angeles, Lars Nootbaar always dreamed of someday playing at Dodger Stadium, against some of baseball’s best players and on the game’s grandest stages. Now, following yet another random and freakish injury, Nootb...
The veteran slugger also has the more prestigious track record as a six-time All Star who finished fourth in AL MVP voting back in 2018. Since Martinez broke out as a member of the Tigers back in 2014, he’s slashed an impressive .293/.359/.550 while never posting a below-average ...