bartolo picking jup wjhere he left off
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He got that last contract, good for him.Comment -
The Brewers will put right-hander Chase Anderson on the 10-day disabled list, tweets MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy. Milwaukee announced tonight that Anderson exited his start with a strained left oblique muscle that he suffered on a swing at the plate. McCalvy adds that Anderson is facing a “long absence” and notes that the righty said he felt as if he’d been stabbed in the side upon taking the swing that caused the injury.
Oblique strains often lead to an absence in the four to six week range, though there’s no word yet on the severity of the strain. While Grade 1 strains often come with that roughly month-long timetable, Cole Hamels missed upwards of eight weeks with an oblique issue this year. Tyler Skaggs was diagnosed with a Grade 2 oblique strain back on May 1 and was given a projected recovery time of 10 to 12 weeks.
[Related: Milwaukee Brewers depth chart]
An absence of even a month for Anderson is a terrible loss for the Brewers. The 29-year-old is in the midst of a breakout season, as he’s worked to an outstanding 2.89 ERA with 8.5 K/9, 2.7 BB/9 and a 38.1 percent ground-ball rate in 90 1/3 innings this year. Acquired from the Diamondbacks alongside prospect Isan Diaz (and some of Aaron Hill’s remaining contract) in the trade that sent Jean Segura to Arizona, Anderson avoided arbitration as a Super Two player this offseason and is earning $2.45MM in 2017. He’s controllable for another three years via arbitration.
With Anderson on the shelf, the Brewers will need to fill a spot in what’s been a surprisingly solid rotation. Right-handers Jimmy Nelson, Zach Davies, Matt Garza and Junior Guerra will remain in the starting rotation, but alternatives options Wily Peralta and Brandon Woodruff are both presently on the disabled list. Speculatively speaking, the club could try stretching lefty Josh Hader back out into a starting role, though it seems likelier that he remains in the ’pen, with Milwaukee turning to Paolo Espino, Taylor Jungmann or another depth option from the minors.Comment -
Wild ending in Anaheim as the Angels blow a lead in the top of the ninth and then win as the winning run scores on a strikeout. Yasmani Grandal, who hit the game-tying homer, threw wild to first base on a ball that got away from him, allowing Ben Revere to score from second. You can't predict baseball!
That was a Crazy end of the game!!!Comment -
He`s done , Braves cut Bartolo Colon.
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He spoke the truth. His skills have declined but the Cubs pitchers are absolutely horrendous at getting the ball to the plate. I still don't understand why batters don't bunt to Lester's left side every at bat. He would throw 75-90% of the balls in the stands or not throw to first at all. He would be out of the league in a month. Too bad players these days can't bunt worth a shit.Comment -
Will Myers just hit a mammoth tater.
Big boy is seriously underrated.
Now if the Pads can go out and get some pitching.Comment -
Dustin Fowler making his MLB debut in RF for the Yankees (promoted due to all the injuries).
bottom of the first, Abreu hits a foul ball down the RF line
Fowler chases it, crashes into the stands at full speed
they have to bring a cart out for him
Another Yankees injury. Poor Fowler didn't even get to record an MLB AB before getting injured.
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ruptured right patellar tendon
Fowler is having surgery tonight[quote=jjgold;5683305]I win again like usual
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I want to see Colon's diet. He doesn't give a shit.Comment -
Nationals shortstop Trea Turner, who was hit by a pitch in tonight’s game against the Cubs, has been diagnosed with a broken right wrist, reports Chelsea Janes of the Washington Post (on Twitter). There’s no timetable for a return to the roster at this point, she adds.
Suffice it to say, the loss of Turner for any stretch of time is a crushing blow to the Nationals, although the Nats have a large enough lead in the NL East (nine games, at present) to weather an absence for the 23-year-old star. That said, Turner has batted .279/.324/.422 with seven homers and an outrageous 35 stolen bases in 315 plate appearances this season, and he’s turned in roughly average defense at shortstop as well. Subtracting that level of output from any roster is a tough pill to swallow.
In the short term, the Nats can turn to veteran Stephen Drew and rookie Wilmer Difo and entrust that pair with the bulk of the playing time at shortstop. The 34-year-old Drew has somewhat quietly been excellent for the Nationals across the past two seasons, hitting at a combined .286/.347/.515 in an admittedly small sample of 225 plate appearances. Just 19 of those plate appearances have come against left-handed pitching, so Drew would ideally benefit from a platoon partner. The switch-hitting Difo can provide that; while he’s struggled against lefties in a tiny sample of 37 plate appearances, Difo hit left-handed pitching considerably better than right-handed pitching in the minors in 2015-16.
There will, of course, be some options available for the Nationals to pursue on the trade market. Zack Cozart stands out as the most logical candidate, as the 32-year-old has taken his offensive game to a new level in 2017 and paired it with his usual brand of defensive wizardry. Cozart is a free agent at season’s end, and the rebuilding Reds will undoubtedly be open to moving him once he returns from a much more minor DL stint of his own (for a strained quadriceps). Other available options for the Nats include Jed Lowrie of the Athletics and Eduardo Nunez of the Giants. Looking across the division, Asdrubal Cabrera recently expressed frustration with the Mets and suggested that he’d prefer a trade, but he’s since walked those comments back a bit (and it’s not clear if the two division rivals would be able to line up on a trade anyhow).Comment -
Kris Bryant (ankle) remains out of the lineup for the Cubs as Javy Baez will play third base while Victor Caratini will get his first career start behind the plate for Mike Montgomery who's the mound. Caratini replaced Miguel Montero on the roster earlier this week. Jon Jay leads off.Comment -
The Angels have acquired infielder/outfielder Nick Franklin from the Brewers, per a team announcement. He had been designated for assignment; the deal sends cash or a player to be named later to Milwaukee.
The Halos’ plans for the versatile Franklin aren’t immediately clear, though he will be heading to the active roster as he is out of options. That will most likely be easier to assess when the club makes a corresponding move to open a roster spot, which hasn’t yet occurred.
Franklin, who’s still just 26, hasn’t hit much this year, with a .195/.258/.317 slash in his 89 plate appearances for Milwaukee. But he hit much better (.270/.328/.443) in reserve duty last year and was long regarded as a quality prospect before he reached the majors.Comment -
Cubs injuries taking a toll right now.Comment -
Could be interesting post season if Cubs make it
very slump prone bats, even last year they had some stretches in playoffs where it got bleak due to weak hitting.
Their pitchng saved them. This year pitching is way down so playoffs even more just become a crap shoot of which team has hot bats at the right time.Comment -
See Dodgers coming out of NL this year. CUBS would have to pick up the batsComment -
The Rockies finally end an eight-game losing streak as Jon Gray comes off the DL to strike out 10 in six innings. Good to have their staff ace back. They also beat a potential All-Star in Robbie Ray -- on the road -- although Ray's command issues have popped up again as he's now walked at least four batters in each of his last four startsComment -
It`s the Dodgers year to win the NL .
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If you guys get a chance check out Brandon Moss's dead center 480 home run earlier.
Not only was it 480 feet (477 actually) it just floated over the fence.
20 minutes later Lo-Mo in Baltimore almost hit the warehouse.
To those who think the ball is juiced this year, the answer is no doubt about it.Comment -
Ball is so juiced.
Trevor Story was so fooled on a pitch but still hit one out with one hand and on a knee.Comment -
The fractured right hand shortstop Nick Ahmed suffered this week could force the Diamondbacks to address the position prior to the trade deadline, writes Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic. With Ahmed out for the foreseeable future, general manager Mike Hazen indicated that he’s open to acquiring a shortstop. “I felt like we had a clearer path,” Hazen said. “I do think, as you take on injuries, those things do change a little bit. I think over the next month, we have to be somewhat flexible given what may happen with the major-league team. I do think we have areas, like I’ve said before, that we’re going to at least focus in on to see if there are ways to improve the club.” Piecoro names the Reds’ Zack Cozart, the Tigers’ Jose Iglesias and the Phillies’ Freddy Galvis as potential targets, suggesting that each are likely defensive upgrades over the Diamondbacks’ in-house tandem of Chris Owings and Ketel Marte.
More from the majors’ two West divisions:
- When Angels left-hander Andrew Heaney underwent Tommy John surgery a year ago, general manager Billy Eppler was unwilling to rule him out for all of 2017. Now, there’s a good chance Heaney will indeed take the hill this season, according to Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times. Heaney threw a 90-pitch simulated game Saturday and could embark on a rehab assignment later this month, and manager Mike Scioscia believes the 28-year-old has made “remarkable” progress. “I would say that his rehab has gone as well as you could hope for,” Scioscia said. “For him to throw the ball the way he did this afternoon, on the one-year anniversary of his surgery, is incredible. It’s very promising where he is.”
- Mike Trout’s return from the disabled list later this month could create a dilemma for the Angels, who might have to decide between fellow outfielders Ben Revere and Eric Young Jr., writes DiGiovanna. Revere is the far pricier player, raking in $4MM to Young’s minimal salary; however, Young has slashed .275/.353/.418 with three home runs and 11 steals in 104 plate appearances to trump Revere’s output (.223/.237/.311, one homer, five steals over 152 PAs).
- Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez won’t return until after the All-Star break, per Ken Gurnick of MLB.com and Andy McCullough of the Los Angeles Times (Twitter links). The back troubles Gonzalez has dealt with for years continue to pose a problem, and he still hasn’t resumed baseball activities since going on the DL in the first half of June. “He’s not where he wants to be,” noted manager Dave Roberts.
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The ball is definitely juiced .
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