It has been a week of movements throughout the minor leagues. In just the last few days, members of the MLB Pipeline Top 100 Prospects rankings such as Spencer Torkelson, Hunter Greene, Cade Cavalli and Shane Baz, were promoted through the ranks within the minors after dominating starts this season in 2021. Before of them, … Read more
Many major league teams have sent their scouts to various stadiums to evaluate players as the deadline to make changes approaches. The same names ring out over and over again, but which players have risen in value as July approaches? Between now and July 30, MLB.com will take a biweekly look at the players whose … Read more
With the Yankees visiting Sahlen Field in Buffalo, New York, to kick off a three-game series against the Blue Jays on Tuesday in what could be a turning point in their season, manager Aaron Boone acknowledged that he is “very concerned.” by the place your team occupies in the leaderboard. “When the offense is on, … Read more
BOSTON – It was clear what was going to happen when Vladimir Guerrero Jr. calmly came to the plate in the first half of the ninth inning, with the Blue Jays down 1-0 and the Dominican representing the last hope for his team. For a moment, try to imagine Guerrero tamely grounding to second base … Read more
We’re seven weeks away from the deadline for making midseason changes, and as is often the case every year, there will be high demand and low supply of good starting pitchers. That old, familiar concept of the “starting quintet” has long been out of fashion. But never more than in a 2021 season in which … Read more
On Monday, we saw the first bulletin on voting for the All-Star Game, which means it’s time to start getting serious. Each team will have at least one representative at Coors Field. But voting is the only way you and I can make ourselves heard. So we can’t go wrong. With that in mind, let’s … Read more
BOSTON – Just 12 hours after Puerto Rican Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo sat down searching for answers for the team’s bullpen, following the series-first loss in Boston, he regained optimism. The Blue Jays’ troubles have not been a secret. The bullpen debacle has been obvious, but there is no question as to the possible … Read more
CLEVELAND – José RamÃrez produced a pair of runs – aided by Baltimore’s poor defense – and the Cleveland Indians extended Baltimore’s streak to 16 straight road losses with a 4-3 win on Monday night. The Indians’ triumph was overshadowed by the indefinite injury to reigning American League Cy Young Shane Bieber from a sore … Read more
NEW YORK – David Peterson pitched a one-hitter over six innings for his first win in two months, and the New York Mets beat the Cubs at home for the first time in exactly four years with a 5-2 win over Chicago on Monday night. . Dominic Smith homered for the Mets, who snapped Chicago’s … Read more
