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Giants’ Tyler Beede to have Tommy John surgery
Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi made the announcement Thursday. Beede’s surgery will be performed by Texas Rangers physician Dr. Keith Meister in the Dallas area. Beede joined others having medical procedures, some because of the delay to the season caused by the coronavirus. The Red Sox announced Thursday that left-hander Chris Sale will […]
Continue readingRed Sox’s Chris Sale to undergo Tommy John surgery
Boston Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale will undergo Tommy John surgery, Chaim Bloom, the team’s chief baseball officer, announced Thursday. Sale chose to undergo the procedure now out of fear that delaying it could have caused him to miss significant time in the 2021 season, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Recovery from ulnar collateral ligament […]
Continue readingSimulating the next decade of baseball with MLB The Show
Simulating games in a 162-game season, complete with minor league matchups and free-agency and draft elements, is nothing new to players. With MLB considering a new playoff format and some influential free-agency periods in the years to come, we wanted to know what the big leagues will look like 10 years from now, and we […]
Continue readingMichael Kopech clocks over 100 mph in 1st outing since Tommy John surgery
“Yeah, I might have been a little geeked,” the Chicago White Sox right-hander said Tuesday. Kopech threw 11 pitches against the Texas Rangers in Cactus League play — and six of them reached 100 mph. It was the 23-year-old’s first game action since undergoing Tommy John surgery in September 2018. “The first two pitches, I […]
Continue readingWhite Sox’s Michael Kopech, who last pitched in 2018, to make spring debut
Kopech, ranked as the No. 16 overall prospect in Major League Baseball by ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel, is scheduled to start the game and pitch one inning against the Texas Rangers. “I feel like I’ve taken it pretty much day by day, step by step, the way I wanted to,” Kopech told reporters, according to MLB.com. […]
Continue readingYoan Moncada says staying with White Sox long term was his goal
MESA, Ariz. — Yoan Moncada was asked by his agents what he wanted to do. He said his preference was to stay with the Chicago White Sox. A couple of weeks later, it was done. Moncada finalized a $70 million, five-year contract with the White Sox on Friday, signing up long term for a situation […]
Continue readingRed Sox ace Chris Sale has flexor strain, won’t throw for a week
Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale has a flexor strain in his pitching arm and will be shut down from throwing for a week. Interim manager Ron Roenicke updated Sale’s status Thursday morning, telling reporters that an MRI showed no notable damage to the left-hander’s elbow. Sale underwent the MRI on Tuesday, and the results […]
Continue readingOur MLB over/unders for 2020: Ronald Acuna, Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and others
First, a warning: Don’t print out this article and take it to Vegas. Our 2020 MLB O/U’s aren’t bookie-approved — they’re just some debates we’ve been having this spring as we eagerly await baseball games that count. Still, the answers could tell us a lot about how the upcoming season will play out. From Astros […]
Continue readingRed Sox sign Collin McHugh to a one-year deal, DFA Hector Velazquez
However, he is recovering from a flexor injury in his pitching am and is not expected to be ready for Opening Day. He has not yet started a throwing program. “They’re evaluating him still now,” manager Ron Roenicke said. “So, we don’t know when that period will be when he starts up.” Boston ace Chris […]
Continue readingSources: White Sox, Yoan Moncada reach 5-year, $70M extension
The Chicago White Sox have agreed to a five-year extension with third baseman Yoan Moncada worth $70 million, a source confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. The contract includes a sixth-year club option worth $25 million and includes a $5 million buyout. It also buys out two years of Moncada’s free agency. The news was first […]
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