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Does trade help Myers, Shields?
The Kansas City Royals, who kept Myers in the minors for the entire 2012 season, where he wound up winning the Baseball America, J.G. Taylor Spink and USA Today Minor League Player of the Year awards, dealt from their wealthy stable of prospects Sunday night, shipping Myers, right-hander Jake Odorizzi, left-hander Mike Montgomery and third […]
Continue readingStephen Drew traded to Yankees
It marked the first time the Yankees have made a trade with Boston since 1997, when they acquired catcher/first baseman Mike Stanley. “It is a unique set of circumstances,” Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said of making a trade with the Red Sox. “One of our two teams has to be in the playoff mode, […]
Continue readingIn final season, Boston’s David Ortiz slugs another Opening Day homer
But with Ortiz planning to retire after the season, Tuesday marked his final Opening Day. And after a typically unengaged spring training in which he went 4-for-35 with three extra-base hits, the odds of even Big Papi going deep on a 34-degree day with the wind howling weren’t particularly good. So, what could Ortiz say […]
Continue readingYankees hope to find impact from RHP Luis Severino after eschewing trade
General manager Brian Cashman, after being shut out in efforts to bring San Diego Padres closer Craig Kimbrel to the Yankees, announced on Friday he will promote Luis Severino, a 21-year-old right-hander who is the top pitching prospect in the Yankees organization, to the big league club. “Severino will, I think, be making his next […]
Continue readingStrange But True Postseason Feats of 2015
The team that lost the World Series was the team that always seemed to be winning. … Whereas the team that won the World Series was the team that apparently decided holding a lead before the eighth inning was overrated. … Not to mention … The most dominant slugger of the 2015 postseason was a […]
Continue readingWay-too-early World Series preview: Who can beat the Dodgers?
While the top six are the same, their order has shuffled quite a bit. And no team’s aspirations have been more validated than those of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who currently have about a 1-in-3 shot at winning it all by these figures. That’s about as good as you’re going to do in the random […]
Continue readingJ.D. Martinez says he wants to finish his career with Detroit
The 28-year-old right fielder, who had a sensational 2015 season, said on Thursday that he hoped to remain in Detroit on a long-term deal. “This team gave me the opportunity and I would love to stay here as long as I can and hopefully finish my career next to Miggy [Miguel Cabrera], next to Victor […]
Continue readingFantasy Forecaster: Week 3
On tap: Expect a heightened level of intensity in Los Angeles this week, as the Los Angeles Dodgers host the San Diego Padres Monday through Wednesday, only four days after a Zack Greinke–Carlos Quentin hit by pitch spawned a bench-clearing brawl between the two teams that resulted in a fractured collarbone for Greinke and an […]
Continue readingThe reality of David Ortiz
Just a day before Archer made his remarks about 38-year-old Ortiz’s showboating — then refused to back down Monday, adding, “I never saw Hank Aaron flip his bat” — Boston legend Carl Yastrzemski had anointed Ortiz the Red Sox franchise’s second-best hitter ever, trailing only Ted Williams. Forget for the moment that plenty of fans […]
Continue readingPower and bullpen carry Orioles
When informed of the reasons for skepticism surrounding his team, manager Buck Showalter responds with a furrowed eyebrow and a disarming brand of common sense. “What are you supposed to do?” Showalter said recently. “Build a team for the postseason and then not make it?” Now that the Orioles have won 96 games and captured […]
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