Here’s what Bradford Doolittle, Sam Miller, Buster Olney and Jeff Passan had to say about key questions going into the deadline. Schoenfield: Which teams most need to make a move? | Fantasy impact of deadline deals Who is the biggest name who will be traded before the deadline? Sam Miller: Noah Syndergaard. Buster Olney: Edwin […]
Continue readingBut 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 readingOn tap: It’s yet another week with a wide range of scheduled games per team. Week 7 has three more teams scheduled for five-game weeks, and one scheduled for eight — the New York Yankees — thanks to a traditional doubleheader at the Cleveland Indians on Monday that is a makeup of their April 10-11 […]
Continue readingBut as it stands in the wake of the reacquisition of lefty J.A. Happ at the end of the winter meetings — a transaction that was finalized Monday — that overhaul doesn’t appear nearly as dramatic as they might have hoped. Nathan Eovaldi? Nope. Patrick Corbin? Swing and miss. Noah Syndergaard? Fuhgeddaboudit. Trade for Corey […]
Continue readingIn the bottom of the first inning of Game 3 of the ALCS between the Cleveland Indians and the Toronto Blue Jays, a finger took the spotlight — specifically, the right pinkie of Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer. The reason? His stitched up digit was dripping profusely with blood, and Bauer was removed from the game. […]
Continue readingLock the position in as Moustakas’ permanent home, now that he has signed a four-year, $64 million contract with the Reds, who already have a home run-mashing star manning the hot corner in Eugenio Suarez. Moustakas’ second base eligibility had already been locked in for 2020 thanks to his 47 appearances there last season, but […]
Continue readingRobinson Cano hit a home run and had two RBIs, and Trevor Bauer pitched three scoreless innings on Sunday as the Diablos Rojos del Mexico beat the New York Yankees 4-3 in the first of two exhibition games in Mexico City. The 41-year-old Canó, who is playing in Mexico for the first time in his […]
Continue readingLOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani briefly came into the Dodgers clubhouse on Sunday and declared he would make himself available to reporters, and address the illegal gambling and theft allegations levied against his former interpreter, the following afternoon. The interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, was fired by the Dodgers on Wednesday in the wake of media inquiries […]
Continue readingThe third baseman and first baseman was given a $4 million salary rather than the team’s $3.4 million offer by Brian Keller, Jeanne Charles and John Stout, who heard arguments on Thursday. Bohm, 27, hit .274 last year while setting career highs with 20 homers and 97 RBIs. He had a $748,000 salary and was […]
Continue readingScott was awarded $5.7 million instead of the Marlins’ $5.15 million offer by Robert Herman, John Woods and Allen Ponak, who heard arguments Friday. Scott, 29, was 9-5 with a 2.31 ERA and 12 saves in 16 chances last season, when he made $2,825,000. He is eligible for free agency after this year’s World Series. […]
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