After one of the worst first halves in the history of baseball, the Oakland Athletics , who are 25–67, are looking to an injection of youth for the rest of the 2023 season. The Athletics announced on Friday that they have selected the contracts of Tyler Soderstrom and Zack Gelof from Triple-A Las Vegas. Both […]
Read MoreReliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza — All-Star Break Individual Rankings After the All-Star Break ends, we will begin Week 15 of the season. We’ve been ranking each team’s relief unit since June 12. Now we’ll rank the top ten individual relievers in each league. But we will take it to a different level than the […]
Read MoreReliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza — All-Star Break Team Rankings After the All-Star Break ends, we will begin Week 15 of the season. The top two teams in our bullpen/reliever/relief corps rankings have remained the same, but there has been shuffling everywhere else. We have a new #30 for the first time since these rankings […]
Read MoreThe Texas Rangers have obtained the services of an old friend, as they have signed right-hander Matt Bush. Bush will return to the Rangers on a minor league contract. This signing comes less than a year after he was traded from the Rangers to the Milwaukee Brewers, who released Bush last week. Now that the […]
Read MoreWith the 2023 Major League Baseball amateur player draft wrapping up, we will take a look at the top draft picks by the Oakland Athletics. This is one of the most exciting times of the season for baseball teams and fans. Excitement surrounds all organizations, even those who are playing as poorly as the Athletics. […]
Read MoreOn Sunday night, the New York Yankees announced that hitting coach Dillon Lawson would be relieved of his duties, effective immediately. The decision marked the first time in Brian Cashman’s 25-year tenure as the Yankees’ GM that a coach has been dismissed midseason. The announcement came after the Yankees dropped two of three at Yankee […]
Read MoreAlex Young has found a home with the Cincinnati Reds‘ bullpen. He signed a minor league deal with them in the offseason that included an invitation to spring training. He made the Opening Day roster, and has become that crafty left-hander that has earned the confidence of manager David Bell. Once a Top Prospect Ranking […]
Read MoreThe Oakland Athletics (25–64) took two of three from the Detroit Tigers (38–48) earlier this week. In their last 11 series, the Athletics are 5–5–1. The split came in a four game series with the Tampa Bay Rays in mid-June. In that stretch of 11 series dating back to the end of May, the Athletics […]
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