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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 […]

Yanks can take lickin’, keep on tickin’

They are 5-4 since he returned to the roster after missing nearly three months with a broken right forearm suffered when he was hit by a pitch in the first at-bat of spring training. The point is not that the Yankees are a better team without Granderson than they are with him; that is certainly […]

Fantasy 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 […]

How players are using uniform numbers to break MLB’s unwritten rules

For more than two years, Mallex Smith didn’t tell anyone on his team why he wore No. 0. Back in January 2017, Smith found himself in a whirlwind of trades in one day, going from the Braves to the Mariners — for all of 77 minutes (“Some of the best 77 minutes of my life,” […]

The All-2017 fantasy team

For a second consecutive season, youngsters have dominated the fantasy baseball landscape. A quick glance at our Player Rater shows that five of the top 18 players are under the age of 25, significant in that the popular belief is that a player’s prime tends to reside somewhere between the ages of 25 and 30. […]

Mike Trout wants to stay on Angels, eyes free agents

More Teams. More Games. Mike Trout says he is loyal to his contract with the Angels and asking for a trade would be the easy way out. (0:39) TEMPE, Arizona — Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout said he has no desire to be traded now and that he has encouraged Angels owner Arte Moreno […]

Angels catcher Max Stassi to miss rest of season with family issue

The Angels placed Stassi on the restricted list Sunday after he informed them of his decision. Stassi left the team during spring training to deal with the family medical issue and to recover from a hip injury. He has not played this season. Stassi told the team he is capable of returning to baseball activities […]

Angels welcome call-ups from minors, say ‘go out and have fun’

He’s about to get a glimpse of that progress for the remainder of the 2023 season following a dramatic roster overhaul that included five players being placed on waivers. “For multiple reasons, we haven’t played well,” Minasian said. The Angels on Tuesday placed right-hander Lucas Giolito, relievers Dominic Leone, Matt Moore and Reynaldo Lopez and […]

Angels call up six players from minor leagues to fill roster

The Angels selected the contract of infielder Kyren Paris from Double-A Rocket City and recalled left-hander Kolton Ingram, right-handed pitchers Jimmy Herget, Gerardo Reyes and Andrew Wantz and infielder Michael Stefanic from Triple-A Salt Lake. Facing the reality that they were a long shot to make the playoffs, the Angels placed six players on waivers […]

Reds claim Harrison Bader, Hunter Renfroe off waivers

Bader, 29, was waived by the Yankees earlier this week after batting .240 with seven home runs in 80 games this season. He missed the first month of the season with an oblique injury and also was sidelined nearly three months last season because of a foot injury. Renfroe was one of five former Angels […]

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