The chances of the Boston Red Sox becoming sellers before the trade deadline are growing higher with every game they lose. The Red Sox can turn the pitcher market interesting if they decide to place their $31 million starter on the trade block. In the final year of his contract, the righty has nothing to […]
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There's still plenty of season left, but sometimes an early hole is just too deep to climb out of.
Last week, I ended the weekly recap discussing how the White Sox have failed to play with the same vigor on the road as they have been on their home turf. Perhaps the White Sox would prove me wrong, and that the baseball gods would continue to shine good favor upon me. Instead, I watched […]
The Phillies beat the Mets 6-2 on the latest edition of NBC’s Sunday Night Baseball, improving their record to 42-35, moving into the second NL Wild Card spot, and shrinking the Braves’ division lead to just 6.5 games. The win capped a weekend of excellent play from the Phillies, who just keep stacking wins and […]
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St. Paul – The biggest news surrounding the St. Paul Saints this past Wednesday had nothing to do with their team. Instead, it was that their opponent, the Omaha Storm Chasers, had just acquired fan-favorite Randy Dobnak in a trade. The Kansas City Royals acquired former Minnesota Twins starter and Mr. St.
The San Francisco Giants are a stinking cesspool of bad vibes and bad baseball. That is not the newsy part of this post.
Sure, the Giants' place in the standings (currently 15 games below .500) and the collection of petulant homophobes on the roster have given the public plenty of reason not to prod this smoldering heap of a franchise with a ten-foot pole. But the Giants seem determined to expose every part of their dysfunction, and will not rest until they have created a public nuisance to...
Longtime MLB insider Bob Nightengale of USA Today reported today in an appearance on Foul Territory TV that 10 teams had contacted the Houston Astros to inquire about SS Jeremy Pena. All were rebuffed. Nightengale mentions Astros owner Jim Crane is highly aggressive and his stated desire to not have a rebuild. The Astros entered […]
It’s officially Flipmas season. Yes, in June, don’t ask questions. Just enjoy it. In the second blue chip recruiting victory of the day, four-star running back Kingston Miles announced on Monday that he is flipping his commitment from Auburn to Mizzou. He is the 18th addition to the 2027 recruiting class. Like Kyler Kuhn earlier […]
Today, the Houston Astros announced that they had placed RP Bryan Abreu on the restricted list, and recalled RP Logan VanWey from Triple-A Sugar Land to replace him on the active roster. No reason for moving Abreu to the restricted list was given. Abreu, 29, has allowed 1 ER in 7 appearances since a 3-run […]
Welcome to another fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups by category column. Last week, a few recommended players really made me look good. We’ll look to keep the positive momentum rolling this week as we break down a few more potential ... read more »
It’s been an up and down week for the Yankees, as they took a series against the surprise contender White Sox but dropped their weekend series to the Reds scoring just three runs in their two losses. There were still plenty of highlights to point out, from Cam Schlittler dominating for another six innings of […]
The Atlanta Braves are headed out west to face the Padres and they could use a series victory to get back on track. The. The Braves did take two from the Brewers, but they won in games where the Braves did not produce much offense. The Braves will likely need their offense to kick it […]
The New York Yankees are in first place in the AL East, as the club seeks its second World Series appearance in three years. While the top-hitting team in MLB has a solid chance at making a deep run in the playoffs once again, the club faces some strong competition in the conference. As of […]
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Kim Ji-Woo is the latest in a long line of promising two-way prospects to emerge from the amateur ranks since Shohei Ohtani arrived from Japan. Kim, 18, reportedly received an offer north of $1 million from the Toronto Blue Jays,…
The Blue Jays announced that they have selected the contract of infielder Luis Urías. It was reported over the weekend that the Jays had acquired him from the Diamondbacks. Outfielder Yohendrick Piñango was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo as the corresponding active roster move. Toronto had a 40-man vacancy, so no corresponding move is required in […]
The New York Yankees announced on Monday that they called up right-handed relief pitcher Yerry de los Santos to the major leagues to shore up their bullpen ahead of their series with the Detroit Tigers. The team made the announcement via X. The hard-throwing sinker-changeup specialist takes Elmer Rodríguez’s place after his spot start on […]
If the Colorado Rockies are going to get back into contention, they need a number of their top prospects to pan out at the major league level. But one of those potential options has now hung up his cleats. Outfielder Benny Montgomery has officially retired, via Eli Whitney of Blake Street Banter. He ranked as […]
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Bauer excels at drumming up attention, but we don't have to give it to him anymore.
The Braves have a starting pitching problem. June has exposed that clearly, with the rotation currently sporting a 5.80 ERA on the month. Outside of Chris Sale, there’s not a single arm on the roster the Braves should feel comfortable handing the ball to in a playoff game. There’s an expectation they’ll be one of […]
TIGER RAG NEWS SERVICES Former LSU superstar forward Angel Reese continues to dominate the WNBA in her third season. On Saturday, she became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 1,000 career rebounds, and [...]
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The Reds announced that right-hander Pierce Johnson has been reinstated from the 15-day injured list and that righty Julian Garcia has been selected to the roster. The Garcia move was reported yesterday. To open space for those two, they have optioned righty Zach Maxwell and designated righty Chris Paddack for assignment. Cincinnati picked up Paddack […]
In a rare decision, the New York Yankees gave starting pitcher Gerrit Cole, who returned from Tommy John surgery last month, an extra day of rest. Cole had been initially scheduled to start the finale of the Yankees’ weekend series against the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. But on Saturday, New York manager Aaron Boone announced […]
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Catcher Tres Barrera, who returned to the Washington Nationals organization this season after playing a bit role in their run to the 2019 World Series title, announced his retirement from baseball. “I always told myself I wanted to walk away…
Earlier this afternoon, MLB released its second All-Star balloting update. The Yankees are well-represented, with Aaron Judge, Ben Rice, and Cody Bellinger all in position to advance in the voting. As a refresher, MLB uses a (semi-convoluted) multi-phase system for its All-Star ballots. We’re currently in Phase 1, which will end on Thursday. At the […]
The Los Angeles Dodgers are having the same problems they had in 2025 with the starting rotation. Injuries have sidelined Blake Snell, and the other pitchers are struggling to deliver consistent performances. Even after winning the first game of the series, the latest loss to the Orioles is making things a bit shaky. “I think […]
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