About 60 miles down Interstate 75. “We’ve got some pretty good ones going to Triple-A Toledo,” Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire said. “They ought to be pretty happy down there. They’re going to see some pretty good pitchers.” Gardenhire and general manager Al Avila indicated Thursday that some of Detroit’s top prospects will likely spend time […]
Continue readingPredicting MLB trades is impossible! I believe the surgeon general issues a warning about this on the back of packs of baseball cards. In fact, it wouldn’t be shocking if I went 0-for-30 on the following list of the one player from every team most likely to be traded in 2020. New York Yankees: Clint […]
Continue readingLast week, Gerrit Cole, Stephen Strasburg and Anthony Rendon agreed to free-agent deals worth a combined $814 million. Yes, baseball has come a long way from the first free-agent class in the 1976-77 offseason, when an infielder named Paul Dade signed with the Cleveland Indians and, Sports Illustrated later reported, figured he could “start to […]
Continue readingThe deal is for $14 million, NBC Sports Philadelphia reported. Gregorius, who turns 30 in February, came back from Tommy John surgery in early June and hit .238 with 16 homers and 61 RBIs in 82 games. He was arguably one of the Yankees’ best players before he needed ligament reconstruction in his right elbow […]
Continue readingView photosOakland Athletics’ Khris Davis is mobbed by teammates after hitting the game-winning home run off Baltimore Orioles’ Pedro Araujo during the 12th inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 5, 2018, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)MoreKhris Davis took a ”pitchers’ ballgame” into his own hands.” OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Khris Davis took a […]
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