Despite suffering a series finale loss against the first-place Pirates, Shane McClanahan should leave Pittsburgh feeling really good about where he is. Yes, he allowed four runs in 4 1/3 innings, giving up eight hits in the process. However, that was the smartest the lefty has looked in three years. For the first time this…
You know how sometimes you hear a statistic that seems so outrageous that you have to dig into the details and verify it yourself? Well, Chris Cotillo dropped one of those last night when he tweeted this after the Red Sox’s 1-0 win in ten innings: Now let’s be clear, the Red Sox don’t always…
Previous winner Brayden Taylor, 2B/3B24 | Left/Right | 6’0” | 180AA | .173/.289/.286 (77 wRC+) 437 PA, 8 HR, 17 SB, 14% BB, 27.7% KAFL | .264/.400/.472 (.384 wOBA) 65 PA, 1 HR, 5 SB, 12 BB, 19 K Taylor entered 2025 as a top-100 prospect after demolishing High-A (154 wRC+), and left 2025 as…
Los Angeles Dodgers left-handed pitcher Jack Dreyer earned a spot on Baseball Digest’s Rookie All-Star Team as the team’s only relief pitcher. Dreyer made his debut with the Dodgers in 2025, playing in 67 games throughout the season. The reliever had a 2.95 ERA in 76.1 innings pitched and struck out a total of 74…
STREET. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays declined an $11 million option on Pete Fairbanks, allowing their closer to become a free agent, while exercising an $11.5 million option on Brandon Lowe on Thursday. Fairbanks, a right-handed pitcher who turns 32 next month, gets a $1 million buyout. Advertisement He was 4-5 with…
