Posted on July 15, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Boston Red Sox pulled off the biggest move of the trade season thus far on Thursday, acquiring left-handed pitcher Drew Pomeranz from the San Diego Padres in exchange for pitching prospect Anderson Espinoza. Many...
Yankees Front Office Split on Being Buyers or Sellers
Posted on July 14, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine With a little more than two weeks until the non-waiver trade deadline, teams all across baseball are gearing up for one of the busiest times of year for front office people. Most teams seem to know where they stand, except...
Gerrit Cole to Return from DL Saturday, Pirates Waiting with Taillon
Posted on July 14, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Pittsburgh Pirates have announced their starters for this weekend's series against the Washington Nationals, and included on that schedule is Gerrit Cole, who will make his return from the DL on Saturday. Cole went to...
Edwin Encarnacion Won’t Talk Contract Extension Midseason
Posted on July 14, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Toronto Blue Jays slugger and free agent to be Edwin Encarnacion is not interested in signing, or even talking about, a contract extension during the season, according to recent reports. His agent, Paul Kinzer, says...
Yu Darvish to Return to Rangers Saturday
Posted on July 13, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Texas Rangers announced Wednesday that starting pitcher Yu Darvish will be activated from the DL this weekend and pitch Saturday against the Chicago Cubs. Darvish has been on the DL since June 13, days after being...
Commissioner Rob Manfred Weighs in on Lack of Latino Managers
Posted on July 13, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine When the Atlanta Braves fired Fredi Gonzalez earlier this season, it left Major League Baseball without any Latino managers, despite the vast presence of Latin American players, including many star players, throughout the...
Kansas City Duo Leads American League to All-Star Game Win
Posted on July 13, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine A pair of teammates from the reigning world champion Kansas City Royals were at the forefront of making sure the American League remained champions of the All-Star Game. Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer was named All-Star...
Rangers Showing Interest in Drew Pomeranz
Posted on July 12, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Just a couple days after San Diego Padres ownership insinuated that the team was not looking to trade first baseman Will Myers but would be willing to listen to offers for starting pitcher Drew Pomeranz, reports have...
Pitchers May Get Shot in 2017 Home Run Derby
Posted on July 12, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine In the lead up to this year's Home Run Derby, there was a lot of talk about pitchers wanting to take part in the event. Most of that talk was coming from San Francisco Giants ace Madison Bumgarner, who is considered by most...
Giancarlo Stanton Wins Home Run Derby, Totals 61 Homers
Posted on July 12, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Miami Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton is having a down year, at least by his standards. Despite hitting 20 home runs, he's batting just .233, and for the first time since 2013, he was not named to the All-Star Team....










