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    Quote Originally Posted by JMobile View Post
    Dodgers playing the Padres this weekend. Looks like a sweep.
    Not so fast, my friend...

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    Cleveland the first team in MLB history to have four pitchers reach 200 strikeouts in a season. Mike Clevinger hit 200 tonight, joining fellow starters Carlos Carrasco, Trevor Bauer and Corey Kluber.

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    Quote Originally Posted by El Nino View Post
    Not so fast, my friend...
    Well, looks like the Dodgers will win the next 2 games then.

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    In Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Hicks, the Yankees already have a high-end starting outfield under control for 2019. But they’ll have more decisions to make in that area this offseason, specifically with veterans Andrew McCutchen and Brett Gardner. The club would “like to” retain McCutchen, a pending free agent, if his asking price is “reasonable,” Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe writes. Meanwhile, the Yankees are “likely” to decline Gardner’s $12.5MM club option in favor of a $2MM buyout, according to Cafardo.
    Having been acquired from the Giants on Aug. 31, McCutchen is just over three weeks into his tenure in the Bronx. The sample size is clearly limited, then, though the well-respected 31-year-old has delivered during his short Yankees career. Across 80 plate appearances with the Bombers, McCutchen has slashed .253/.425/.492 with four home runs and more walks (17) than strikeouts (15). Between San Francisco and New York, the right-handed McCutchen has batted .253/.366/.423 with 19 HRs in 648 trips to the plate, giving him a quality wRC+ of 119. The longtime Pirate has been an above-average offensive contributor every year of his career, which began in 2009, by wRC+.
    Defensively, while McCutchen took significant steps backward as a center fielder from 2016-17, he has drawn somewhat better reviews in the corner this year. McCutchen has seen most of his action as a right fielder in 2018 and accounted for two Defensive Runs Saved and a minus-0.1 Ultimate Zone Rating in 1,271 2/3 innings, though Statcast’s Outs Above Average (minus-10) ranks him among the game’s worst fielders in the grass. Still, thanks in large part to his offensive prowess, McCutchen has totaled 2.5 fWAR and 2.7 rWAR, no doubt making him a useful player even if he’s not the MVP-level performer he was in his halcyon days.
    Gardner, meanwhile, has been similarly valuable by wins above replacement, as he has accrued 2.3 fWAR and 2.8 rWAR in 583 PAs. However, the 35-year-old’s amid a difficult second half in which he has posted a meager .209/.290/.304 line (63 wRC+), and it has been a tough season in general versus southpaws for the left-handed Gardner – who has only managed a .641 OPS against them. All told, Gardner has batted a below-average .237/.325/.368 (90 wRC+) with 12 homers this season, though the speedster has still succeeded on 15 of 17 stolen base attempts and held his own in the outfield, where he has picked up 13 DRS, a 6.5 UZR and minus-one OAA. Despite his plus defense, Gardner’s offensive woes have relegated him to a bench role of late, as he has been in New York’s starting lineup just once this week.
    Because of his track record as a well-rounded player and an esteemed clubhouse presence, the Yankees may be able to move Gardner via trade in the offseason if they’re against retaining him for another year. He does have 10-and-5 rights, however, and would be able to veto any potential move. If New York does cut ties with Gardner, though, it would mean saying goodbye to its longest-tenured player. A third-round pick of the Yankees in 2005, Gardner debuted in pinstripes in 2008 and has since accumulated 32.6 fWAR and 37.6 rWAR in 5,419 PAs, making him one of the most accomplished outfielders in the franchise’s storied history.
    With the offseason over a month from beginning in earnest, the Yankees’ Brian Cashman-led brain trust still has a fair amount of time to decide on the futures of McCutchen and Gardner. And with the Yankees set to earn a wild-card berth this year, both McCutchen or Gardner could have more time to influence New York’s winter plans, depending on how they perform and how far the team advances in the playoffs. But with Judge, Stanton, Hicks and 2018 injury cases Clint Frazier and Jacoby Ellsbury among the Yankees’ outfield group for next season, it’ll be a surprise if they keep both McCutchen and Gardner.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BigSpoon View Post
    Cleveland the first team in MLB history to have four pitchers reach 200 strikeouts in a season. Mike Clevinger hit 200 tonight, joining fellow starters Carlos Carrasco, Trevor Bauer and Corey Kluber.
    Strike outs at an all time high, but still impressive.

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    The Seattle Mariners have been officially eliminated from playoff contention, extending the longest active postseason drought in U.S. professional sports.

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    Cardinals Rockies and Dodgers win

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    Quote Originally Posted by koz-man View Post
    The Seattle Mariners have been officially eliminated from playoff contention, extending the longest active postseason drought in U.S. professional sports.
    Thats gotta be tough.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by koz-man View Post
    The Seattle Mariners have been officially eliminated from playoff contention, extending the longest active postseason drought in U.S. professional sports.

    its a shame

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    Quote Originally Posted by koz-man View Post
    The Seattle Mariners have been officially eliminated from playoff contention, extending the longest active postseason drought in U.S. professional sports.
    Crazy the last time they were in the playoffs Ichiro won ROY and Barry Bonds hit 73 homers that season.

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    Interested to see how much the giants will pay madbum........

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    Blake Snell gets his 21st win on sunday .

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    Empiremaker seems to be the real deal...

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    Per a tweet from Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Cardinals second baseman Kolten Wong received some bad news recently. An MRI showed damage in Wong’s knee that might need to be addressed in the offseason, though there’s no official word on that either way. The general belief from the Cardinals’ camp, Wong included, is that the aforementioned knee damage may be contributing to the recurring soreness in his hamstring. There’s also some concern that the severity of the damage could lead to a strain. Despite this issue, Wong’s still put up the most productive season of his career thus far, in part due to outstanding defensive marks that include 21 Defensive Runs Saved and a 19.8 UZR/150.
    Other news and rumors from around the league…

    • Matt Gelb of The Athletic tweets that the Phillies were “deep in meetings” this morning to plot the club’s final eight contests of the season. Gelb notes that Aaron Nola will pass 200 innings today (and in fact, has, as of me writing this sentence), which could spell the end of the season for the club’s emergent ace. Some in the organization had suggested earlier in the season that the Phillies were planning to limit Nola to 185 innings on the season, but contender status necessitated them to increase that total. Now, though, Philadelphia is no longer playing with October in mind, which may help to explain why Gelb ponders aloud whether today could be Nola’s last start of 2018.
    • Speaking of innings caps, Orioles rookie right-hander Evan Phillips won’t pitch again this season, per Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com. He’s reached an innings limit after hurling a career-high 63 relief frames on the season between the Orioles, Braves and the Triple-A affiliates of the two clubs. Phillips, 24, has allowed 11 earned runs in 5 1/3 innings in Baltimore; he became part of the Orioles organization by way of the deadline deal that sent Kevin Gausman and Darren O’Day to the Braves.
    • A magnetic resonance imaging exam didn’t turn up any new leads as to the cause of Miguel Sano’s knee discomfort, Mike Berardino writes as part of a piece for the Pioneer Press. Twins manager Paul Molitor provided some words on the subject, which must be frustrating for club and fan base alike. “We tried to eliminate things that might be sources or causes of the aggravation that he continues to feel,” said Molitor. “A little bit of a puzzle that we haven’t been able to solve yet in terms of the discomfort he continues to experience. We’re hoping with treatment and maybe a little bit more rest, we’ll be in a better place come Tuesday.” Sano has only appeared in the lineup once since September 4th, which comes as another black mark on a miserable follow-up to the three strong campaigns with which he began his career.

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    wrong news for wong

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    Rockies, Dodgers, Cardinals win. Nothing changes in standings.

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    Alex Cora has the 2nd-most wins by a rookie manager in MLB history, so far.
    Most Wins by Rookie Manager -

    MLB History Team
    1961 Ralph Houk, NYY 109
    2018 Alex Cora, BOS 104
    1993 Dusty Baker, SF 103
    1970 S. Anderson, CIN 102

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    Cardinals with the toughest schedule remaining, 3 games v Brewers then last 3 at the Cubs.

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    Yankees resting players. not concerned with HFA for wild card

    today is a bullpen game

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    Quote Originally Posted by mr. leisure View Post
    Blake Snell gets his 21st win on sunday .
    Guy is a stud and a money maker.

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    Pour money on the Dodgers against Arizona.

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    Quote Originally Posted by yisman View Post
    Yankees resting players. not concerned with HFA for wild card

    today is a bullpen game
    what good teams do......

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    Milwaukee's SP Jennings only pitched to the first batter and left the game, it wasn't due to injury.

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    The Astros announced that right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. has been reinstated from the disabled list. He’d been sidelined since Aug. 5 due to a right elbow injury, but he’ll be active for the season’s final handful of games and for the postseason. Houston also recalled lefty reliever Reymin Guduan for the final stretch of play.
    [Related: Houston Astros depth chart]
    McCullers, 24, was cruising to arguably the best season of his big league career but hit a rough patch in mid July that saw him surrender 14 runs on 18 hits and a dozen walks in a span of 17 2/3 innings before landing on the disabled list. He’s currently sporting a 3.93 ERA with 9.9 K/9 against 3.6 BB/9 through 126 innings. That’s the largest regular-season workload McCullers has tallied at the MLB level to this point in his career, though he tossed 137 innings last year when including his postseason work and a brief minor league rehab assignment. He also logged 155 2/3 innings between the Astros and Triple-A back in 2015.
    McCullers will be available for the ’Stros in relief for the time being — a role in which he shined while closing out the final game of last season’s American League Championship Series. If McCullers is to remain in the ’pen for the Astros’ postseason endeavors, Houston can still lean on Justin Verlander, Gerrit Cole, Dallas Keuchel and Charlie Morton as rotation options.
    As for the 26-year-old Guduan, he’ll give manager A.J. Hinch another southpaw option in matchup situations. He’s yet to find much in the way of big league success, but Guduan did notch a 3.74 ERA and average 13.5 strikeouts per nine innings pitched in 55 1/3 Triple-A frames this year — albeit against an unpalatable average of 5.2 walks per nine innings.

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    The Brewers hold on to beat the Cardinals 6-4 as Corey Knebel gets the save and has now pitched 12.1 scoreless innings this month (with 24 K's and two walks). Meanwhile, the Cubs lose to the Pirates and the Cubs' lead is down to 1.5 games.

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    Best of luck to everyone this week.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BarkingToad View Post
    Milwaukee's SP Jennings only pitched to the first batter and left the game, it wasn't due to injury.
    Why did he leave.

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    Brewers go with 8 bullpen pitchers for the win. Hader got rocked and they still win, wow.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cross View Post
    Brewers go with 8 bullpen pitchers for the win. Hader got rocked and they still win, wow.
    Crazy stuff !!

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    Angels starter and DH Shohei Ohtani will undergo Tommy John surgery next week, the club announced to reporters including Jeff Fletcher of the Southern California News Group (via Twitter). While the outcome was expected, it’s nevertheless significant for a player who has emerged this year as an unprecedented dual threat.
    Renowned surgeon Dr. Neal ElAttrache will perform the procedure. Ohtani will almost certainly not return to the mound until the 2020 season. Of course, the expectation is that he will continue to function as a hitter for the Angels in 2019.

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    So is Didi out for the season???

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    Quote Originally Posted by EmpireMaker View Post
    Angels starter and DH Shohei Ohtani will undergo Tommy John surgery next week, the club announced to reporters including Jeff Fletcher of the Southern California News Group (via Twitter). While the outcome was expected, it’s nevertheless significant for a player who has emerged this year as an unprecedented dual threat.
    Renowned surgeon Dr. Neal ElAttrache will perform the procedure. Ohtani will almost certainly not return to the mound until the 2020 season. Of course, the expectation is that he will continue to function as a hitter for the Angels in 2019.
    Not surprising but a real bummer. Hope he comes back better than ever in 2019-20.

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    Yankees getting it done big

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cross View Post
    Brewers go with 8 bullpen pitchers for the win. Hader got rocked and they still win, wow.
    whatever it takes!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Otters27 View Post
    Why did he leave.
    Probably to have a LHP face Carpenter since Brewers were using only relief pitchers that game.

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