by Bryan Smith | Jul 8, 2018 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, MLB, News
Posted on July 8, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine The Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants pulled off a rather unusual trade Sunday afternoon. The Rangers received veteran outfielder Austin Jackson, reliever Cory Gearrin, and pitching prospect Jason Bahr from the Giants....
by Bryan Smith | Jul 7, 2018 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, MLB, News
Posted on July 7, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine The Houston Astros don’t exactly need a lot of help right now. But they may be about to get some anyway. On Saturday, the Astros called up outfielder Kyle Tucker, immediately putting him in the starting lineup during...
by Bryan Smith | Jul 6, 2018 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, MLB, News
Posted on July 6, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine When Jerry Dipoto took over as GM of the Seattle Mariners in September 2015, he set out to end what is now the longest playoff drought in baseball. He hasn’t quite gotten there yet, but the team is willing to give him...
by Bryan Smith | Jul 6, 2018 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, MLB, News
Posted on July 6, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine The San Francisco Giants have endured a lot of injuries that have held them back this season. But things may finally be looking up in that department. Johnny Cueto, who was the best pitcher in baseball the first month of the...
by Bryan Smith | Jul 4, 2018 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, MLB, News
Posted on July 4, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine The New York Yankees will be without rookie sensation Gleyber Torres for the foreseeable future. The Yankees placed Torres on the 10-DL with a hip strain following Wednesday’s win over the Braves. The club is hopeful...
by Bryan Smith | Jul 4, 2018 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, MLB, News
Posted on July 4, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine Shohei Ohtani is back from the DL for the Los Angeles Angels. But he’s not all the way back. The two-way Japanese sensation is about to become a one-trick pony. The Angels activated Ohtani from the 10-day DL on Tuesday...