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2025 stats: 4.61 ERA, 4.25 FIP, 1.112 WHIP, 18 K%, 7 BB%, 31 G (1 GS), 56.2 IP In a season of low-leverage appearances, of lumbering through middle-innings in blow-outs, Tristan Beck finally had a chance to pitch with some purpose on September 16th in Arizona. The Giants sat at .500. They teetered on the […]
From McCovey Chronicles | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Good morning, baseball fans! My plan was to write up a game thread, of sorts, for the playoff games taking place today and tomorrow. But then I remembered that I write these on Friday, and as of the time I am writing this, there’s absolutely nothing set in stone for Monday and Tuesday, other than […]
From McCovey Chronicles | about 2 months ago | 1 read
After writing about James Tibbs III over the weekend, it feels like an appropriate time to examine how the other prospect the Red Sox acquired from the Giants in the Rafael Devers trade — Jose Bello — fared in the wake of the blockbuster deal being made in June. Unlike Tibbs, Bello was not subsequently … Continue reading "How did Red Sox pitching prospect Jose Bello (part of return for Rafael Devers) fare after trade?"
From Blogging the Red Sox | 2 months ago | 1 read
Yeah I was only doing bats. Gore is the only arm that I think deserves talking about in terms of a long-term signing. I like Lord and Ferrer but relief pitching is notoriously fickle, neither of these guys is lights out (or likely to be that) so they just feel very replaceable and not something you gamble money on keeping past age 30. As arms go Parker and Irvin are nothing to hold on to. I mean I guess if they want to be REAL reasonable and sign for cheap so they don't have to move...&n...
From Nationals Baseball | 3 months ago | 1 read
The Boston Red Sox traded Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday in exchange for pitchers Jordan Hicks and Kyle Harrison and a pair of prospects (outfielder James Tibbs III and pitcher Jose Bello). The teams had been discussing a Devers deal for the past few weeks. Devers, in his ninth season with the club, had been the last member of the 2018 World Champions still in a Boston uniform. He's also in the second year of a 10-year, $313.5 million contract. Initial news of the trade st...
From the joy of sox | 6 months ago | 3 reads
I am playing catch-up with some recently released Topps Now cards. First, there are two Dodger cards available right now, following their sweep of the Giants yesterday. After that, three additional cards had been released by Topps over the past week -- that I failed to write about -- so I'll share those at the bottom of this post. First, Mookie Betts recorded his 1,000th career hit during the first game of yesterdays doubleheader. Check out the Topps Now card created by Topps above and bel...
From Dodgers Blue Heaven | over 5 years ago | 2 reads