MLB Players Union Accuses Four Teams of Mishandling Revenue …
Wall Street Journal–10 hours ago
The Major League Baseball Players Association has filed a grievance accusing the Oakland Athletics, Miami Marlins, Pittsburgh Pirates and Tampa Bay Rays of failing to spend revenue-sharing money appropriately. The union says these four teams violated the sport’s collective bargaining agreement, …
Miguel Sano Reportedly Meets with MLB Investigators About …
Bleacher Report–11 hours ago
Major League Baseball announced January it would conduct an investigation, but the team was hopeful there would be a resolution before spring training began, per Mike Berardino of the Pioneer Press. While the inquiry has continued into the spring, interviewing Sano could signal it is nearing a resolution …
MLB Players Union Files Grievance vs. Marlins, Rays, A’s, Pirates …
Bleacher Report–19 hours ago
The Major League Baseball Players Association filed a grievance against the Miami Marlins, Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates and Tampa Bay Rays for allegedly failing to comply with revenue-sharing rules. On Tuesday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reported the players’ union seeks “some form …
MLB’s $20M Players Who Will Be Irrelevant in 2018
Bleacher Report–Feb. 27, 2018
“One of the first things new Tigers pitching coach Chris Bosio noticed about Jordan Zimmermann when he looked at video was his pace. He was much slower, taking more time between pitches, than Bosio remembered him taking when he was with the Nationals,” Jason Beck of MLB.com wrote. There’s time …
MLB free agents take to field eager to sign
The Durango Herald–13 hours ago
“It’s been absolutely remarkable to me some of the articles that I have seen suggesting that veteran leadership and a veteran presence is overvalued and doesn’t have what it used to have,” said union head Tony Clark, a former All-Star first baseman. “That’s disheartening, to believe that that is the …
Projecting MLB’s Most Dominant Rotations 5 Years from Now
Bleacher Report–Feb. 27, 2018
Projecting MLB’s Most Dominant Rotations 5 Years from Now … Starting pitching is the most valuable commodity in Major League Baseball right now. … Jakob Junis is the only established starter controlled by the Royals through 2022, and their MLB-worst farm system is short on impact arms, among other …
2018 MLB Playoff Chances for Every Team 1 Month from Opening Day
Bleacher Report–Feb. 26, 2018
We’re basing our chances (rated on a scale of zero to 100 percent) on rosters as currently constructed. When the final top-tier free agents such as right-hander Jake Arrieta sign, the calculus could change. For now, here’s a look at how all 30 MLBteams measure up in the 2018 playoff scramble.
MLB Puts a Limit on Mound Visits Per Game
New York Times–Feb. 19, 2018
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The pitch clock is not coming to major league parks in 2018. But pitchers may be a little lonelier on the mound. Major League Baseballannounced new pace-of-play rules on Monday that limit each team to six mound visits per game, plus one for each extra inning. (Mound visits …
Jose Ramirez: The Infectious Swagger of MLB’s New Hitting Machine
Bleacher Report–22 hours ago
Jose Ramirez’s shoulders bounce. His arms pump. His legs shuffle forward. His head nods. And that’s just as he’s leaving the dugout to head to the on-deck circle. There are so many things that make Ramirez special, so many things that make his Cleveland Indians teammates love him. But it’s the walk …
MLB/Ohtani has mixed results in first pitching start with Angels
Asahi Shimbun–Feb. 24, 2018
Photo/Illutration Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani works against the Milwaukee Brewers during the first inning of a spring training baseball game on Feb. 24 in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo). Photo/Illustraion. TEMPE, Ariz.–Shohei Ohtani didn’t quite dazzle in his spring pitching debut with the Los Angeles …
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