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Astros fans have gone from doom and gloom after two games to euphoria following the next five, and back to doom and gloom after a strange series in West Sacramento that saw the ace of their staff land on the IL. Still, they are 6-4 through 10 games—good enough for first place in the AL […]
In late November, the Red Sox made their first of two significant offseason trades with the Cardinals, acquiring veteran starter Sonny Gray and cash considerations for right-hander Richard Fitts, left-handed pitching prospect Brandon Clarke, and a player to be named later or cash considerations. On Monday, Boston completed the deal by sending minor league righty … Continue reading "Who did Red Sox send to Cardinals to complete Sonny Gray trade?"
Go get ‘em, Jamo.
Our counterparts at Bluebird Banter have a fun segment in which they reach out to the opposing team’s SB Nation page before an upcoming series. Accordingly, before the upcoming Toronto Blue Jays/Dodgers series, which is the second-fastest rematch in MLB history, Bryant Tefler asked me some more questions he had about the current state of the Dodgers. […]
Coming off their second straight SEC series victory, Texas A&M received national attention. The Aggies moved up to spots in the D1 Baseball Top 25, checking in at No. 18. More notably, starter Aidan Sims earned conference recognition for his dazzling start in the series finale that wrapped up the three-game set over Vanderbilt on […]
The first home series of the year is in the books, and the Yankees have continued to excel in the early going. New York owns the best record in the American League, tied for the best in baseball, and while it’s quite early to be scoreboard watching it is notable to point out that they’ve […]
The Brewers are headed east to begin the week and wrap up the road trip, as they’ll face their fourth consecutive interleague opponent in the Boston Red Sox. Boston has had a rough go of it early, as they’re sitting at just 2-7 this season, putting them at the bottom of a deep AL East. […]
We made it home! Go Rays!
Welcome back to Monday Stat Party, a weekly series showcasing the most curious and nostalgia-inducing statistical developments from the past week of Mets baseball. What unites each entry is the sense of intrigue which they aim to spark, and the unbridled love of the game’s anomalies from which they arise. Without further ado, let the […]
Tacoma Rainiers Tacoma’s had more time under their belt than the other three affiliates, and with a 4-5 record thus far, it’s been a somewhat middling mix to start the season. There’s enough talent on this roster to be one of the more compelling teams in the PCL, but they’ll have to start picking things […]
The New York Giants have made headlines to begin the month of April, a franchise embroiled in contract controversy with NFL All-Pro defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence II. This isn’t the first instance of drama on the salary front between the two sides, as Lawrence and the Giants were unable to come to terms on a […]
It seems like it’s been three consecutive years now where the Phillies’ season has ended in disappointment and the prevailing feeling in the moment is that the team needs to shake up some of its roster to be successful going forward. The team has sort of stubbornly refused to do that year in and year […]
The clock has struck 12 on Roddery Munoz’ time as a Houston Astro: Munoz was a Rule 5 pick, the first made by the Astros in 8 years. The team liked his power breaking stuff, and a strong stretch in Spring Training where he ran through batters racking up strikeouts got him an extended look […]
The Milwaukee Brewers have placed left-handed pitcher Jared Koenig on the 15-day injured list with a left elbow sprain, recalling fellow lefty Shane Drohan from Triple-A Nashville to replace him on the 26-man roster. Koenig, 32, is in his third season in Milwaukee as he’s developed into a valuable back-of-the-bullpen piece during his Brewer tenure. […]
The Atlanta Braves are coming off a disappointing series against the Arizona Diamondbacks and will stay out west to face the Angels. Chris Sale will be taking the mound facing off against José Soriano, who has firmly cemented himself as the best pitcher in the Angels’ rotation. Soriano has started the season of in incredible […]
Happy Monday, everyone. Hope your week has gotten off to a nice start. As usual, there’s lots to get to on Hurricanes athletics, so let’s do it. 1) I have said before in this piece that Monday Musings is kind of like an open dialogue of my mind about whatever is going on with the […]
With an off-day today, it seems like a good time to take stock of the early going. We have now completed two turns around the rotation, and Arizona has gone 5-5 against a trio of teams Fangraphs currently has at better than sixty percent odds to make the postseason. Could certainly be worse. [Looks over […]
Oh, what a difference a day makes. Before yesterday’s game it felt like the San Diego Padres were on the brink of collapse. Heading into their first rubber match of the season against the Boston Red Sox, there wasn’t a whole lot of hope they could deliver after losing the first two series of the […]
The Mets have officially placed Juan Soto on the 10-day IL, retroactive to April 4, with a right calf strain, and have recalled Ronny Mauricio to take his place on the roster. The Mets stated that a typical return to play is two to three weeks, which puts him on pace to return some time […]
The New York Giants have received a trade request from former All-Pro defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Lawrence wants a better contract and the Giants have not been able to appease that desire for more money, so the defensive tackle wants to go to a team that’s happy to foot the […]
Rutgers began the Big Ten schedule with two wins against Michigan State. Since then, the Scarlet Knights have struggled in conference play and just lost their third straight series in Big Ten play. Rutgers split the first two games before losing the series on Sunday against Indiana in Bloomington. Game One The action kicked off […]
Ok. The Red Sox are now 2-7 on the season after three series. They were meh against the Reds. Then bad against the Astros. And actually played the Padres pretty hard, more or less, but came away 1-2. The absence of Garrett Whitlock — who, to be clear, 100% should be allowed the time off […]
It’s the beginning of a new week, which means it’s time for our weekly Mountain West baseball power rankings. Air Force met their match last week in San Diego, while Wazzu made their mid-season case for a spot in the conference tournament in San Jose. Meanwhile, New Mexico came back into the spotlight against the […]
The Cubs have not started out the season well, and now have lost a second starting pitcher to injury: Boyd had a rough outing on Opening Day, but recovered and threw very well last Wednesday against the Angels, striking out 10. Let’s hope this turns out to be correct: Javier Assad has made two starts […]
Monday notes… Cubs lineup: Rays lineup: Jameson Taillon, RHP vs. Shane McClanahan, RHP Jameson Taillon’s ERA shows 0.00, which is good! I wouldn’t exactly call his first 2026 start “good,” though. He walked four and threw 85 pitches and didn’t complete the fifth inning. Still, it was better than his awful Spring Training. So that’s […]