Posted on March 4, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The Los Angeles Angels pitching staff was decimated by injuries last season, and a month before opening day, the injuries have already started in 2017. Angels closer Huston Street will reportedly be out for the next three...
Stephan Strasburg May Drop Windup in 2017
Posted on March 4, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Washington Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg made his spring training debut on Friday. He threw 23 pitches over two shutout innings, and did so while pitching exclusively out of the stretch. Granted, spring training is a time...
David Price Won’t Need Elbow Surgery After Injury Scare
Posted on March 3, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine That sound you just heard is all of New England collectively exhaling. Following an injury scare earlier this week that forced Boston Red Sox lefty David Price to seek a second opinion on an MRI of his elbow, the team...
Chicago White Sox Release Infielder Brett Lawrie
Posted on March 3, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The Chicago White Sox have parted ways with infielder Brett Lawrie. On Friday, the club requested waivers to give Lawrie his unconditional release. Lawrie spent just one season with the White Sox but was hampered by leg...
Jung Ho Kang Receives Suspended Sentence, Will Report to Spring Training
Posted on March 3, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The Pittsburgh Pirates have received some good news with regard to the legal troubles of infielder Jung Ho Kang. On Thursday, a South Korean court sentenced Kang to an eight-month prison sentence. However, the sentence has...
MLB Rumors: Washington Nationals To Trade or Release Derek Norris
Posted on March 2, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine When the Washington Nationals signed catcher Matt Wieters earlier this month, it created a logjam for them behind the plate, with four viable backstops on the roster. It now appears, as many suspected, that Derek Norris...
David Price Shut Down with Elbow Soreness, Awaiting Second Opinion
Posted on March 2, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine It's barely March and yet injuries are already hampering the Boston Red Sox. For starters, there is concern about Hanley Ramirez, who is nursing a shoulder problem that is preventing him from playing first base and has now...
Mariners Acquire Chase De Jong in Trade with Dodgers
Posted on March 2, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Surprise, surprise, the Seattle Mariners made a trade Wednesday night, their 14th of the offseason. The Mariners have acquired pitching prospect Chase De Jong from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for minor leaguers Drew...
Arizona Diamondbacks Betting Predictions for 2017
Posted on March 1, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The Arizona Diamondbacks were arguably the biggest disappointment in baseball in 2016. After an offseason of bold moves aimed at becoming instant competitors, the Diamondbacks fell flat on their face, winning just 69 games...
Red Sox Concern Growing Over Hanley Ramirez Shoulder Injury
Posted on March 1, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Hanley Ramirez, who is poised to fill the shoes of David Ortiz as the primary DH for the Boston Red Sox in 2017, has been hampered this spring by a nagging shoulder injury. The issue has not stopped Ramirez from serving as...











