by Bryan Smith | Aug 2, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted August 2, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Boston Red Sox are planning to call up outfield prospect Andrew Benitendi in time to join them for their game Tuesday night against the Seattle Mariners. Benitendi was the 7th overall pick in the 2015 draft out of the...
by Bryan Smith | Aug 2, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on August 2, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Just when it looked like the St. Louis Cardinals were about to get healthy and be in position to make a serious playoff push, the Red Birds get hit with another injury. The Cardinals placed rookie shortstop Aledmys Diaz on...
by Bryan Smith | Aug 2, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on August 2, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Los Angeles Dodgers are expected to demote outfielder Yasiel Puig to the minors on Tuesday after he was not with the team when they flew to Denver on Monday in preparation for a series with the Colorado Rockies. The...
by Bryan Smith | Aug 1, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on August 1, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine On paper, the Texas Rangers may be the biggest winners of the MLB non-waiver trade deadline. In the final hours before the deadline, the Rangers acquired outfielder Carlos Beltran, catcher Jonathan Lucroy, and...
by Bryan Smith | Aug 1, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on August 1, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine For the New York Mets, it’s deja vu all over again. A year ago, minutes before the trade deadline, the Mets made a deal to acquire Yoenis Cespedes. This year, minutes before the deadline they acquired outfielder Jay...
by Bryan Smith | Aug 1, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on August 1, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Los Angeles Dodgers have made a big splash just a few hours before the non-waiver trade deadline. On Monday, the Dodgers acquired pitcher Rich Hill and outfielder Josh Reddick from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for...