by Bryan Smith | Mar 4, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
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...
by Bryan Smith | Mar 3, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
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...
by Bryan Smith | Mar 3, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
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...
by Bryan Smith | Mar 3, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
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...
by Bryan Smith | Mar 2, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
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...
by Bryan Smith | Mar 2, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
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...