The Jays need all the pitching help they can get.
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Nationals' Stephen Strasburg has carpal tunnel in hand, may need surgery
Washington Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg has carpal tunnel syndrome in his pitching hand, casting doubt on whether he will be able to pitch again this season.
Manager Davey Martinez made the announcement Friday, a day after Strasburg visited a hand specialist.
The reigning World Series MVP could have surgery to fix the issue, Martinez said, although no final decisions have been made.
Strasburg was placed on the injured list on Aug. 15 after throwing just 16 pitches in a start against the Baltimore Orioles. He is 0-1 in five innings over two starts this season, with a 10.80 ERA and two strikeouts.Comment -
Nasty news on Strasburg, NL East losing some top pitchers.Comment -
Strasberg just so injury proneComment -
Padres lost 5 in a row now won 5 in a row..bullpen has been awful and now Pomeranz on IL joining Munoz, Castillo, Yates.Comment -
Marlins' Miguel Rojas homers in first game back from coronavirus
WASHINGTON -- Miguel Rojas hit a three-run homer in his first at-bat after being activated from the COVID-19 injured list, and the Miami Marlins snapped a five-game skid by beating the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Friday night.
Rojas connected in the second inning against Patrick Corbin (2-2), and that was all Miami needed to take the opener of a five-game series. Rojas hadn't played since July 26, when the Marlins' season was suspended amid a team-wide coronavirus outbreak.
"It's an unbelievable feeling, and I'm glad I got a good pitch to hit in my first at-bat and hit a homer to put us ahead," Rojas said.Comment -
The Nats are in rough shape. This years champ won't be considered a "real" champ anyways.Comment -
No grand slam last night but a win where the bullpen actually held a lead. I'll take it. All of a sudden I think they might be in the market for some bullpen help.
Hosmer was overwhelmed being "the guy". Now he is just an important cog in the machine and can relax and play. I firmly believe that the Padres signed him just as much for his leadership and helping to groom the young players as his playing ability.
This Cronenworth kid has really impressed me, keep an eye on him. He does everything well and he is great defensively and can play numerous positions. He is going to be the swiss army knife for years kind of like Ben Zobrist. Guy is looking like a 10 year vet.Comment -
9:25pm: Philadelphia will also receive a player to be named later or more cash from Boston, Matt Gelb of The Athletic tweets.
8:14pm: The Phillies and Red Sox have announced a trade that will send two veteran relievers – Brandon Workman and Heath Hembree – as well as $815K to Philadelphia in exchange for right-handers Nick Pivetta and Connor Seabold. That sum should enable the Phillies to stay under the luxury tax, Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia observes.
This deal has seemed inevitable since reports emerged Friday afternoon that the Phillies and Red Sox were in serious discussions regarding Workman and Hembree, who should improve a bullpen that has been horrific in 2020. Phillies relievers entered Friday with easily the league’s worst ERA (8.07) and the game’s 27th-ranked FIP (5.61). Worsening matters, they placed their most effective reliever, Jose Alvarez, on the 10-day injured list Friday after he took a 105 mph line drive off his groin on Thursday.
In Workman, the Phillies are getting a 32-year-old who, since last season, has struggled mightily with his control (5.63 BB/9) but has still found a way to handle opposing offenses. Dating back to 2019, Workman has logged a stingy 2.07 ERA/2.47 FIP with 12.87 K/9 and a 50 percent groundball rate over 78 1/3 innings. However, as a soon-to-be free agent, Workman may only amount to a few-week rental for a Philadelphia club that’s just 9-12 but still hoping to contend.
Hembree, 31, is on a prorated $1.61MM salary this season and still has another year of arbitration eligibility remaining. At his best, Hembree combined for 113 innings of 3.19 ERA/3.68 FIP ball with 9.32 K/9 and 2.79 BB/9 from 2016-17. His numbers have dipped since then, though a four-run blowup in his final Boston appearance Tuesday against, of all teams, Philadelphia has played a big part in that. He was off to an effective start before then, but now owns a lackluster 5.59 ERA through 9 2/3 innings this year. Hembree has, however, notched 10 strikeouts against three walks.
With the Red Sox well out of contention this year, it made sense for the club to part with a pair of 30-something relievers for a couple pitchers who could have a greater long-term impact on their roster. For now, Pivetta and Seabold will report to their alternate training site.
The 27-year-old Pivetta was a swingman in Philadelphia from 2017-20, during which he stumbled to a 5.50 ERA across 396 1/3 frames. FIP (4.64), xFIP (4.03) and SIERA (4.10) suggest he has deserved better, but the Phillies clearly got tired of waiting on his run prevention to head in the right direction. And Pivetta sealed his fate with the club this year by opening with three relief appearances in which he yielded a whopping 10 earned runs on 10 hits (including three homers) in 5 2/3 innings. The good news for Boston is that Pivetta isn’t costly – he’s on a minimum salary this year and will go through the first of three potential arbitration trips during the offseason – so there’s not much risk on the club’s end in taking on Pivetta as a reclamation project.
Seabold, the lone player in this trade who hasn’t reached the majors, became a pro when the Phillies chose him in the third round of the 2017 draft. He reached Double-A for the first time in 2019, and though an oblique injury held him to 40 innings, Seabold turned in excellent numbers in that span. The 24-year-old posted a 2.25 ERA/2.77 FIP and recorded 8.1 K/9 and 2.25 BB/9 in his first try at the level. Before Philly shipped him out, Seabold ranked as the team’s 23rd-best prospect at MLB.com, which suggests he could turn into a back-end starter in the majors.Comment -
Here's your sneaky Fan Duel and DraftKings stack of the night.
Name Team Game Pos PA H 1B 2B 3B HR R RBI SB CS BB SO Yahoo FanDuel DraftKings Nicholas Castellanos Reds CIN @ STL RF 4.81 1.22 0.75 0.3 0.02 0.14 0.64 0.64 0.06 0.03 0.4 1.11 8.86 11.77 8.99 Eugenio Suarez Reds CIN @ STL 3B 4.58 0.96 0.59 0.15 0.01 0.21 0.59 0.67 0.05 0.02 0.62 1.29 8.78 11.65 8.69 Joey Votto Reds CIN @ STL 1B 4.91 1.11 0.77 0.22 0.01 0.11 0.65 0.44 0.08 0.03 0.79 0.87 8.85 11.54 8.77 Matt Davidson Reds CIN @ STL 1B 4.7 0.97 0.59 0.17 0.01 0.2 0.57 0.65 0.04 0.02 0.45 1.46 8.26 11 8.26 Jesse Winker Reds CIN @ STL LF 4.36 1.03 0.71 0.19 0.02 0.11 0.52 0.53 0.06 0.03 0.62 0.68 7.95 10.45 7.93 Phillip Ervin Reds CIN @ STL RF 4.47 0.97 0.68 0.17 0.04 0.08 0.5 0.47 0.05 0.03 0.47 1.12 7.09 9.36 7.16 Comment -
strasburg done for seasonComment -
Trade deadline going to be a snooze fest this year.Comment -
Padres putting a beating on the AstrosComment -
The Giants keep winning this time getting an outstanding complete game performance by Tyler Anderson marking his first CG of his career. It's good to see some competitive fight from the Giants considering I didn't expect much from them this year. It's going to be a bizarro race in September where if you can hover around .500 you still have a chance to make the playoffs this year.Comment -
Based on team WAR offensive stats SD is the National League leaders.
Their speed/power numbers are unbelievable.
Team G PA HR R RBI SB BB% K% ISO BABIP AVG OBP SLG wOBA wRC+ EV BsR Off Def WAR White Sox 402 1011 49 137 130 8 7.10% 25.30% 0.21 0.312 0.264 0.323 0.473 0.339 117 88.8 -2 19.5 -1 6.3 Padres 427 1057 48 145 139 27 10.40% 22.50% 0.214 0.274 0.241 0.33 0.456 0.336 114 89.6 2.1 20.8 -0.7 5.6 Athletics 409 1031 41 136 130 13 11.40% 26.30% 0.198 0.274 0.226 0.328 0.423 0.325 109 89.4 2.2 13.8 6.5 5.5 Dodgers 430 1079 50 156 150 11 8.90% 19.70% 0.209 0.267 0.247 0.324 0.456 0.334 115 89.3 -1.6 18.2 -1.1 5.4 Twins 386 993 39 128 125 6 9.40% 24.00% 0.169 0.281 0.239 0.319 0.408 0.314 97 88.6 2.6 -1.1 5.6 4.9 Cubs 381 921 31 116 110 5 11.50% 27.70% 0.176 0.292 0.227 0.335 0.403 0.323 103 89.4 0 3.7 3.5 4.8 Mets 395 1026 34 123 120 14 10.00% 21.80% 0.175 0.319 0.268 0.356 0.443 0.345 123 88.2 -0.4 29.5 -6.2 4.8 Yankees 367 909 45 135 129 11 10.30% 22.80% 0.221 0.288 0.255 0.344 0.475 0.351 123 89.3 0.8 26.9 -2.2 4.6 Rays 438 1025 35 146 136 10 11.30% 25.40% 0.196 0.308 0.248 0.337 0.444 0.336 116 89.1 -1.3 19.3 -0.3 4.4 Giants 457 1066 36 138 134 11 8.30% 21.30% 0.172 0.297 0.256 0.323 0.428 0.322 107 88.5 0.4 9.6 -5.9 4 Phillies 326 810 30 118 112 10 10.20% 20.60% 0.191 0.298 0.259 0.342 0.45 0.341 115 87.6 4 19.3 -2 3.7 Astros 388 1035 30 139 136 13 9.90% 20.00% 0.169 0.286 0.246 0.329 0.415 0.322 107 88.4 -2.2 6.4 -9.7 3.2 Angels 415 1042 42 123 121 7 10.20% 22.00% 0.188 0.26 0.231 0.315 0.419 0.316 102 88.9 0.3 2.5 -7.6 3.1 Orioles 409 992 39 129 126 10 8.00% 21.60% 0.194 0.296 0.258 0.322 0.451 0.33 107 87.1 0.3 8.6 -1.8 3.1 Reds 363 870 39 104 102 12 11.50% 23.00% 0.204 0.236 0.213 0.319 0.417 0.32 99 88.2 -1 -2.6 -7 2.9 Blue Jays 379 910 43 112 109 13 7.90% 22.30% 0.201 0.283 0.253 0.314 0.454 0.327 106 89.3 -0.9 6.1 -0.1 2.8 Braves 391 978 37 135 132 9 8.70% 26.60% 0.192 0.323 0.258 0.326 0.449 0.332 108 88.1 -0.5 9 -7 2.6 Diamondbacks 404 1007 22 123 117 9 7.70% 20.60% 0.136 0.301 0.251 0.319 0.387 0.307 92 88.5 1.5 -9.3 -0.4 2.5 Tigers 377 875 33 112 106 7 6.90% 28.00% 0.182 0.29 0.233 0.293 0.415 0.304 90 89 0 -11.2 -3.7 2.4 Royals 412 927 30 104 101 17 6.80% 24.60% 0.167 0.301 0.247 0.305 0.414 0.309 93 88.2 -0.8 -9.4 -8.3 2.4 Rockies 376 994 31 136 132 13 8.10% 22.10% 0.162 0.315 0.265 0.324 0.427 0.321 87 86.7 3.5 -13.1 -1.7 2 Indians 373 976 23 102 96 8 12.20% 23.60% 0.124 0.252 0.204 0.314 0.327 0.289 77 87.7 -0.3 -28.7 4.2 2 Marlins 295 708 18 82 74 21 9.60% 25.80% 0.134 0.302 0.236 0.316 0.371 0.301 93 86.9 1.9 -4.3 0.8 1.4 Cardinals 219 504 13 59 56 4 9.10% 23.60% 0.128 0.273 0.222 0.31 0.351 0.293 87 86.6 -0.8 -9.4 -0.4 1.3 Mariners 395 1034 28 110 103 29 9.20% 24.10% 0.14 0.267 0.219 0.299 0.359 0.289 85 87.4 2.6 -16.9 -7.2 1.2 Red Sox 405 1023 33 125 118 6 7.60% 24.20% 0.172 0.315 0.256 0.32 0.428 0.322 99 87.6 -3.1 -5 -8.4 1.2 Brewers 360 904 28 95 93 6 8.70% 25.90% 0.151 0.264 0.214 0.294 0.365 0.288 79 87.5 -4.9 -29.3 -3.9 0.8 Nationals 321 821 29 101 99 5 7.40% 21.10% 0.174 0.297 0.258 0.323 0.431 0.323 101 88.1 -6.8 -5.7 -11.7 0.3 Pirates 343 811 20 85 82 7 6.80% 24.20% 0.117 0.269 0.219 0.275 0.336 0.268 68 87.8 -1.3 -34.1 -6.4 -0.3 Rangers 381 918 22 99 91 24 9.40% 23.60% 0.139 0.261 0.213 0.297 0.352 0.285 69 88.7 4.2 -30.9 -6.4 -0.5
Tatis is the National League's #2 WAR individual leader, only Mike Yas has a higher WAR rating.
Looks like the bulk of this years leaders are out west.
Mariners are defiantly the surprise team of the year so far.
Name Team G PA HR R RBI SB BB% K% ISO BABIP AVG OBP SLG wOBA wRC+ EV BsR Off Def WAR Mike Yastrzemski Giants 28 124 6 25 21 1 16.90% 21.00% 0.33 0.38 0.32 0.435 0.65 0.447 190 88 1.9 15.9 1.6 2.1 Fernando Tatis Jr. Padres 28 126 12 26 29 6 10.30% 27.80% 0.384 0.354 0.313 0.389 0.696 0.444 187 96.6 1.2 15 1.6 2 Brandon Lowe Rays 26 105 9 25 24 0 10.50% 22.90% 0.413 0.356 0.326 0.41 0.739 0.469 206 89.8 1.2 15.2 0.8 1.8 Anthony Rendon Angels 23 103 6 15 16 0 19.40% 17.50% 0.272 0.351 0.321 0.466 0.593 0.445 188 90.4 0.3 11.7 2.6 1.7 Mookie Betts Dodgers 26 113 9 21 21 3 8.80% 14.20% 0.333 0.273 0.294 0.363 0.627 0.411 166 90 0.5 10 2.1 1.6 Nelson Cruz Twins 27 110 9 20 25 0 10.00% 24.50% 0.323 0.383 0.333 0.418 0.656 0.444 184 91.1 0.7 12.3 -2.8 1.4 Ian Happ Cubs 25 94 6 13 14 1 16.00% 27.70% 0.338 0.378 0.299 0.419 0.636 0.436 179 90.1 0.9 10.3 -0.1 1.4 Kyle Lewis Mariners 27 116 6 20 18 2 13.80% 24.10% 0.192 0.439 0.354 0.44 0.545 0.422 174 87.4 1.5 12.3 -2.2 1.4 Bryce Harper Phillies 21 86 6 21 16 4 17.40% 15.10% 0.338 0.347 0.338 0.471 0.676 0.474 203 90 1 12.2 -0.6 1.3 Mark Canha Athletics 26 113 3 17 17 3 15.00% 26.50% 0.191 0.397 0.292 0.425 0.483 0.394 155 91.1 1.2 9 0.4 1.3 Charlie Blackmon Rockies 26 112 3 19 24 0 7.10% 15.20% 0.175 0.476 0.417 0.455 0.592 0.443 168 88.2 1 10.7 -2 1.2 Tim Anderson White Sox 17 75 6 23 9 3 4.00% 21.30% 0.366 0.408 0.366 0.4 0.732 0.468 204 92.3 1 10.7 -1.5 1.2 Robbie Grossman Athletics 21 84 4 10 13 4 17.90% 16.70% 0.323 0.319 0.292 0.452 0.615 0.445 189 89.4 1.2 10.6 -1.1 1.2 Yoan Moncada White Sox 24 108 5 13 15 0 12.00% 27.80% 0.202 0.333 0.266 0.352 0.468 0.352 125 86.2 1.1 4.6 2.7 1.2 David Fletcher Angels 27 126 3 17 9 2 9.50% 11.10% 0.152 0.33 0.313 0.373 0.464 0.36 131 85.8 1.5 6.4 1.1 1.2 Cavan Biggio Blue Jays 24 107 6 20 14 3 15.00% 19.60% 0.258 0.29 0.27 0.393 0.528 0.394 152 89 0.7 7.6 1.1 1.1 Jesse Winker Reds 24 80 6 12 10 1 15.00% 21.30% 0.328 0.366 0.328 0.463 0.656 0.468 197 93.6 -0.3 9.5 -1.8 1.1 Starling Marte Diamondbacks 25 104 2 16 11 3 9.60% 14.40% 0.135 0.384 0.337 0.423 0.472 0.388 146 86.5 0.5 6.5 1.2 1.1 Austin Slater Giants 19 59 4 10 6 6 13.60% 22.00% 0.306 0.406 0.347 0.458 0.653 0.465 202 89.6 1 8.6 0.7 1.1 Luis Robert White Sox 25 99 6 14 15 4 7.10% 35.40% 0.264 0.38 0.275 0.327 0.538 0.363 133 91.8 0.3 4.4 2.4 1.1 Aaron Judge Yankees 17 68 9 16 20 0 4.40% 26.50% 0.468 0.257 0.29 0.343 0.758 0.448 188 92.7 -0.2 7.3 2.2 1.1 Trevor Story Rockies 26 118 7 23 16 5 9.30% 18.60% 0.271 0.308 0.29 0.356 0.561 0.383 128 91.3 1.7 5.8 0.9 1.1 Luke Voit Yankees 21 83 10 16 20 0 8.40% 28.90% 0.419 0.325 0.311 0.386 0.73 0.457 194 90.2 0.4 10.2 -1.5 1.1 Trent Grisham Padres 28 122 4 17 8 4 14.80% 24.60% 0.186 0.309 0.245 0.364 0.431 0.348 123 88.9 -0.9 2.6 3.8 1 J.T. Realmuto Phillies 21 82 8 15 21 0 7.30% 26.80% 0.355 0.304 0.289 0.341 0.645 0.407 159 90.7 0.4 6.5 2.1 1 Mike Trout Angels 23 104 10 17 22 1 7.70% 26.00% 0.359 0.281 0.283 0.346 0.641 0.4 158 92.9 0.2 7.8 -0.9 1 Matt Chapman Athletics 27 116 8 19 20 0 5.20% 30.20% 0.33 0.284 0.248 0.284 0.578 0.353 128 92.5 -0.3 3.7 2.8 1 Dominic Smith Mets 20 77 6 11 21 0 10.40% 20.80% 0.431 0.333 0.323 0.403 0.754 0.463 202 86.3 0.1 10 -1.5 1 Kyle Seager Mariners 28 114 5 15 22 3 12.30% 9.60% 0.24 0.28 0.292 0.386 0.531 0.385 150 89.2 0.1 7.2 -1 1 Juan Soto Nationals 14 60 7 15 16 1 13.30% 11.70% 0.49 0.351 0.392 0.483 0.882 0.548 251 95.2 -1.4 10.1 -1.6 1 Jake Cronenworth Padres 22 75 2 10 7 1 10.70% 13.30% 0.269 0.364 0.328 0.4 0.597 0.418 169 91.1 0.2 6.8 0.4 1 Whit Merrifield Royals 26 110 5 19 18 4 5.50% 13.60% 0.212 0.325 0.313 0.373 0.525 0.382 142 86.9 0.2 6 -1.2 1 Comment -
The Astros have activated outfielder Michael Brantley from the 10-day injured list, as per a team announcement. Brantley will be available for tonight’s game against the Padres, as he will immediately take the roster spot opened after right-hander Josh James was placed on the 10-day IL. James is battling left hip discomfort.
Brantley is back after spending a minimal ten-day stint on the IL due to a right quad injury, though his activation comes as something of a surprise. Manager Dusty Baker said just yesterday that he was “not real optimistic” that Brantley would be activated as soon as he was eligible to return, though apparently the veteran slugger showed good enough progress during pregame drills today that the Astros felt comfortable putting him back on the 28-man roster.
Since stepping on the foot of Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly during a play at first base on July 29, Brantley has been bothered by foot and quad problems, though it wasn’t stopping him from continuing to produce at the plate. Brantley had been limited to DH duty, however, and Houston ultimately deciding an IL stint was necessary to get Brantley back in good enough health for regular outfield duty. That choice may have been spurred by the return of Yordan Alvarez, though with Alvarez now gone for the season due to knee surgery, the DH spot will again be available for Brantley or any other Astros players to get a partial rest day.
Brantley’s return brings some relief to an Astros lineup that is already without Alvarez, Alex Bregman, and Aledmys Diaz. Brantley has hit .286/.375/.446 over 64 PA this season, continuing the strong hitting that has defined much of Brantley’s career, though he has also dealt with his share of injuries over his 12 Major League seasons.
James’ injury seemed to arise on Thursday, as the righty had to be helped off the field after fielding a grounder during Thursday’s 10-8 Houston victory over the Rockies. The IL placement continues what has already been a rough season for James, who has struggled in both the rotation and bullpen to the tune of a 10.97 ERA over 10 2/3 innings.Comment -
Dodgers going to bury the RockiesComment -
Padres playing solid ball and have won 6 in a row..the bats are heating up and great job by Davies pitching 8 innings to give a rest to the worn out bullpen.Comment -
Padres looking great so far this season.Comment -
With the Reds lost to STL last night. It extents the streak.
The Reds have Not beat the Cards in back-to-back games since Sept 1 & 2nd on 2018.Comment -
That is brutal for the Tigers, lol.Comment -
hunter pence dfaComment -
Jose Abreu with 6 homers in the weekend series against the Cubs.Comment -
Hard to believe this guy was an All Star last year. He can't hit water if he fell out of a boat this year. The Giants need to give younger players an extended look anyway so I'm ok with them cutting a veteran loose even though Pence is popular among his teammates and the fans.Comment
