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I can't wait to see him pitch against the Mets in NY.Comment -
Yeah I think harvey is gonna be motivated to do well on the reds. Underrated pitcher imoComment -
Injured Yankees reliever Tommy Kahnle threw a bullpen session today for the first time since going on the disabled list last month. He said felt good after throwing a mix of fastballs, changeups and sliders across 20 pitches. He said he thought the timeline of being back by the end of this month (something Aaron Boone has previously said) was probably a good one. He wishes he hadn't tried to pitch through the tendinitis injury, but having had the injury before, he believed he could.Comment -
Jake Lamb could be returning soon.
I like the Harvey trade for the Mets.[quote=jjgold;5683305]I win again like usual
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Harvey is done, not what he used to be.Comment -
The Blue Jays have acquired third baseman Gio Urshela from the Indians, per a club announcement. Cash considerations or a player to be named later will go to Cleveland in return.
Urshela, 26, had recently been designated for assignment after opening the year on the DL. The out-of-options infielder did take 42 plate appearances at Triple-A on a rehab assignment, slashing .324/.405/.432.
Though he’s considered a quality defender, Urshela has struggled at the plate in his opportunities in the majors. Over 453 total plate appearances, he carries only a .225/.273/.405 batting line with seven home runs.Comment -
Wow just looked at MLB standings. Oriels are 9-27. BrutalComment -
Yankees still on a tearComment -
The Yankees have gone 17-1 in their last 18 games, first time since 1953.Comment -
Yankees finally lose. But what a game; down 4 - 0 in the 8th score 4 runs & lose 4 - 5. Almost...Comment -
The Cardinals have placed righty Carlos Martinez on the 10-day DL with a right lat strain, per a club announcement. He’ll be replaced on the active roster for the time being by reliever Mike Mayers.
At this point, it’s not clear how long Martinez will be down. Clearly, though, the Cards can ill afford to go without a pitcher who has been a steadily excellent presence in the rotation. He’s off to a great start, leading National League starters with a 1.62 ERA on the season.
As Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch points out (Twitter links), with an off-day coming, the Cards can juggle their rotation to accommodate the addition of Jack Flaherty. Though the top prospect just made a start in Triple-A yesterday, the time off will allow the Cards to move the rest of their starters up a day and slide Flaherty into the back end of that mix. In that sense, Mayers’ promotion to the big leagues could be relatively short-lived.
The injury to Martinez also puts increased importance on the recovery of both Adam Wainwright and Alex Reyes, the latter of whom, Goold notes, is preparing to return as a starter for the time being. While the Cards have said in the past that they don’t expect him to expose Reyes to the rigors of an every-fifth-day schedule in the rotation, stretching him out as a starter and then scaling back his workload in a transition to the ’pen would be easier than easing him back in via the bullpen and stretching him out in the Majors. Wainwright, meanwhile, could return this weekend.
[Related: St. Louis Cardinals depth chart]
With Martinez out for an undetermined period of time, the Cards will rely on Miles Mikolas, Luke Weaver and Michael Wacha in addition to Flaherty, once he is presumably called up next week. If Wainwright is indeed activated over the weekend, he’ll be added to that group and round out the rotation. If it’s deemed that the veteran needs additional time to rehab, then perhaps John Gant would receive a second spot start at some point next week.Comment -
Sounds like David Price needs to lay off the Fortnite.
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like most Padres fans, I've had my fill of baseball after a month's time and my team is buried.
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Dodgers had a run last year similar to current Yanks streak.Comment -
Yankees should cool down a bit now i'd imagine. I can't see them continuing this madness.Comment -
Yu Darvish (ill) will come off the DL to start on Tuesday in Atlanta. Jose Quintana will pitch on Monday on reg rest.Comment -
Slugger Mike Napoli has undergone a procedure to repair his anterior cruciate ligament, per Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe (via Twitter). That has been anticipated since he was diagnosed with a torn ACL and meniscus last month.
The injury occurred while Napoli was playing for the Indians’ Triple-A affiliate, which he joined after failing to find an MLB opportunity all spring. Napoli’s anticipated recovery time has been pegged at ten to fourteen months, which is not an insubstantial span for a 36-year-old player.
All things considered, it wouldn’t be surprising if Napoli decided that this was an opportune moment to hang up his spikes. But he’s not ready to declare his intentions just yet, per Cafardo, who reports that Napoli hasn’t yet decided whether he’ll attempt a comeback next season.
It’s certainly understandable that the dozen-year MLB veteran prefers to take his time making a decision. After all, he has driven 63 balls out of the yard over the past two seasons and still rates as a quality defender at first.
To be sure, that output has come with loads of strikeouts and, in 2017, an unsatisfactory .285 on-base percentage. And it’s only fair to note Napoli had managed only one hit (albeit with seven walks) in his 31 Triple-A plate appearances to open the present season, though of course that’s not much of a sample.
Still, it wouldn’t have been at all surprising had he ended up turning in some useful plate appearances in the majors had it not been for the injury. And it’s still plausible, perhaps, that he could do so in the future, should he decide to make another go of it.Comment -
Contreras 7 rbi’s Today, he’s eating!Comment -
Los Angeles Angels bullpen strikes again.Comment -
Just cannot Trust the dodgersComment
