PEORIA, Ariz. — Manny Machado, Nelson Cruz and the San Diego Padres count on to be large bashers within the batter’s field this season. On Friday evening, they have been an enormous bunch of nothing. Chicago Cubs starter Justin Steele and 6 relievers mixed on baseball’s first spring coaching no-hitter since 2017, blanking the Padres … Read more
HOUSTON — Astros left veteran relievers Will Smith And Phil Maton Their roster for the American League Division Series against The Seattle Mariners. Smith was acquired by the Braves at this trade deadline and had a 3.27 ERA over 24 appearances for Houston. Maton had a 3.84 ERA this season in 67 games. Astros put … Read more
SEATTLE — Help for the Needy Sergio Romo And Roenis Elias The struggling cut them Monday Seattle Mariners Make room for reliefr Ken Giles Kevin Padlo, an infielder. Romo and Elias were assigned, Giles was activated on the 60-day injuredlist and Padlo was recalled to Triple-A Tacoma. Seattle has now lost seven of its last … Read more
New York Mets starter Tylor MegillFour relievers combined to pitch a no-hitter in a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia PhilliesFriday night Megill pitched the first five innings. Megill made his 23rd appearance in the major leagues, striking out five and walking three. Drew SmithHe struck out four batters and walked one in just 1 1/3 … Read more
The full-turn of big-league rotations are in the books. Here’s the hard truth: Throw out all those starting pitching returns. All of them in the trash. ParticularlyIf said decision is to cut said player. Reality is that the workloads for starting pitches are not even feasible. CloseStatistics show that they are not where they should … Read more
Steve Cohen went on a shopping spree last winter that was frenetic and costly – even though the lockout wasn’t enough to stop him. The New York MetsThe owner hired a general manager (Billy Eppler), who was the most expensive starting pitcher (and also the most expensive overall).Max ScherzerFor a record $43.3 million annual salary, … Read more
CARLSBAD CA — The Chicago White SoxTransferring relievers is possible Craig KimbrelAfter selecting his $16 million contract opportunity for 2022, it took days. Rick Hahn, White Sox basic supervisor, said Tuesday that he viewed him as a “questionably impactful reliever”, as he was for the overwhelming majority in his profession. We’re not the only ones … Read more