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Cubs exercise Hendricks, Gomes options, source says; Dodgers decline 3
Hendricks, the final remaining player from the Cubs’ 2016 World Series-winning team, will make $16.5 million in 2024. Gomes will make $6 million next season. The 33-year-old Hendricks missed the start of the 2023 season while recovering from a capsule tear in his pitching shoulder. He made his first start in May and went 6-8 […]
Continue readingDodgers call up strikeout rate leader Kyle Hurt
The Los Angeles Dodgers have called up right-hander Kyle Hurt, the minor league leader in strikeout rate, to bolster their bullpen as the postseason nears, it was announced Tuesday. Hurt, 25, has 145 strikeouts in 88 1/3 innings between Double-A and Triple-A this season and mixes a high-90s fastball with three other swing-and-miss pitches. He […]
Continue readingDodgers pick up Adam Kolarek, option RHP Andre Jackson
In an additional move, the Dodgers moved outfielder Trayce Thompson to the 60-day injured list to make room on the 40-man roster for Kolarek. Kolarek, 34, returns to the Dodgers for the first time since pitching for the club from 2019 to ’20. He was 0-3 with a 2.18 ERA at Oklahoma City this season […]
Continue readingDodgers non-tender Cody Bellinger, making him a free agent
Bellinger was due to make something in the neighborhood of $18 million in 2023, which would have been his final season before free agency. Instead, he’ll venture into the free agent market a year early, though the Dodgers and Bellinger’s agent, Scott Boras, can renegotiate a different contract, perhaps one that covers multiple years at […]
Continue readingSt. Louis Cardinals put Yadier Molina on bereavement list, Steven Matz on IL; Alex Reyes needs shoulder surgery
The Cardinals also announced that right-hander Alex Reyes is going to have shoulder surgery later this month. The 27-year-old Reyes met with Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles on Monday. He wanted a second opinion about his ailing shoulder that has kept him on the injured list all season. The move with the veteran catcher […]
Continue readingSt. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina arriving late to spring training for personal reasons
Molina, 39, is heading into his 19th and likely final season with St. Louis. The 10-time All-Star and nine-time Gold Glove winner agreed to a $10 million, one-year deal in August. “I don’t have any details other than he had reached out to me a few days ago just saying that he was going to […]
Continue readingSt. Louis Cardinals thrilled to sign starter Steven Matz, ‘a consistent contributor,’ to 4-year contract
Matz received a $2 million signing bonus, payable within 30 days of the deal’s approval by the commissioner’s office, and salaries of $8 million next season, $10 million in 2022 and $12 million each in 2023 and 2024. He can earn $1 million annually in performance bonuses for innings pitched: $200,000 each for 130, 140, […]
Continue readingSeptember in MLB brings the All-Beverage Team, Siri vs. Alexy and a 3-2-5-4-2-8-6 double play
So, with assistance from the Elias Sports Bureau, here are The Quirkjians for September. Sept. 1 The starting pitching matchup in the Braves-Dodgers game featured Max Fried against Max Scherzer. On the same night, Max Kranick started for the Pirates. The last time there were three starting pitchers with the first name Max was 1943 […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Thursday
Here’s a look at Thursday’s top streaming options, focusing on players rostered in fewer than 50% of ESPN leagues. Adrian Houser (R), rostered in 34% of ESPN leagues, Milwaukee Brewers vs. St. Louis Cardinals: Houser draws a tough matchup against the Cardinals, the hottest team in baseball after winning 10 straight, but he’s still in […]
Continue readingThe red-hot St. Louis Cardinals are finding their stride at the right time
The St. Louis Cardinals shouldn’t be here, leading the race for the second and final wild card in the National League and certainly not by a suddenly comfortable margin. Just three weeks or so ago, I was on local radio in St. Louis and the host was relating that it had been a rather desultory […]
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