A mock trade for Yordan Alvarez focuses on one of baseball’s premier middle-of-the-order hitters, a true franchise-changing bat who instantly elevates any lineup and forces opposing pitching staffs to adjust their entire approach. In fantasy, he is a foundational player who offers elite power and consistent production, making him one of the most valuable hitters…
Yankees’ Carlos Rodón makes stellar second rehab outing Thursday originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as your preferred source by clicking here. Just as the team as a whole has done, the New York Yankees pitching staff is off to a pretty good start this season, posting a team ERA of…
Mason Miller has been untouchable all season. And so have the San Diego Padres lately. Miller’s scoreless streak now stands at 32 â…” innings, just one shy of the Padres’ franchise record. And perhaps most impressive is that the game’s best closer has struck out 27 of 38 batters faced this season, his 71.1% strikeout…
Royals’ Cole Ragans upbeat after early exit against Guardians originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as your preferred source by clicking here. Cole Ragans’ start to the season could have gotten off to a better start, as he hasn’t had the best performances off the mound in his first three starts…
The Mets brought Jorge Polanco play first base, something he hadn’t done before this season, and be a designated hitter option for the manager. carlos mendoza. After inserting Polanco as the designated hitter in the last two games, as the veteran infielder deals with Achilles soreness, Polanco was not in Tuesday’s lineup against the Cardinals….
Meeting with the media before the Mets traveled to West Palm Beach to face the Houston Astros on Saturday night, manager carlos mendoza spoke about a number of topics and players with New York still in the thick of things during spring training. Clay Holmes, the starter When the Mets signed Holmes last offseason with…
Blue Jays sign Italian team’s WBC star to free agent contract even before World Baseball Classic begins originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as your preferred source by clicking here. The Toronto Blue Jays have expanded their roster by signing a player who won’t even be able to show up right…
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Just a couple of hours later Steve Cohen tweeted that he was looking for smoke signals, a Vatican-style reference to the Mets waiting for a response from Kyle TuckerThe Los Angeles Dodgers surprised him and the entire baseball world by signing the slugger to a contract worth $60 million a year Thursday night. So it’s…
The 2025-26 offseason has had moments where it moved quickly, like the domino effect we saw early on with the high-leverage reliever market. But we have also seen it drag, and that is how things have gone in recent weeks. With just a few days into the new year, it is the starting pitching market…
