by Bryan Smith | Jul 18, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on July 18, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine A little more than three weeks after the New York Mets demoted him to triple-A, outfielder Michael Conforto is on his way back to the big leagues. The Mets announced Sunday night that Conforto was being recalled and Brandon...
by Bryan Smith | Jul 17, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on July 17, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Trade speculation is heating up all around baseball with a little more than two weeks until the August 1 trade deadline. One of the most talkative teams in recent days has been the Texas Rangers, who are looking for pitching...
by Bryan Smith | Jul 17, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on July 17, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine With every loss, the New York Yankees take one step closer to actually being sellers at the trade deadline this year. At the all-star break, the front office and management were still split on whether or not the team should...
by Bryan Smith | Jul 17, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on July 17, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Major League Baseball is fed up with the actions of managers yelling at umpires over balls and strikes, and they’re telling the skippers that they need to calm down. MLB executive Joe Torre, himself a former big league...
by Bryan Smith | Jul 16, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on July 16, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Toronto Blue Jays announced Saturday that they have signed first baseman Justin Smoak to a two-year contract extension. Smoak, who is making $3.9 million this year, would have been a free agent after the season. Instead,...
by Bryan Smith | Jul 16, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on July 16, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Before the Chicago Cubs got the second half of their season underway on Friday, all-star first baseman Anthony Rizzo had a few things he wanted to get off his chest. Rizzo verbally attacked the media over their negativity...