On Tuesday night, Cubs SP José Quintana threw 7.0 IP in an eventual 4-0 shutout of the Miami Marlins to secure a series win, which was followed up with a 6-0 shutout for the sweep on Thursday, started by Cole …
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Thomas Pannone Pitches 3rd Immaculate Inning in Jays History
RP Thomas Pannone, who made his debut as a starting pitcher with the Jays last year but was moved to the bullpen this year following the acquisition of SP Clay Buchholz, threw the third immaculate inning (three batters struck out …
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Tim Collins Allows No Runs in Cubs Debut
Lefty RP Tim Collins was added to the Cubs’ active roster on April 10th following SP Jon Lester’s placement on the 10-day injured list due to a left hamstring sustained during the home opener versus the Pirates. Collins was a …
Struggling Jays Offense Needs Vlad Jr.
On Sunday, the Cleveland Baseball Club completed a four-game series sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays, which dropped the Jays to a 3-8 record to begin the second full week of MLB action. While the Jays have gotten good outings …
Exploitation of Young Baseball Players Is Under Scrutiny in the DR – but Are North Americans Paying Attention?
If you follow social justice-minded national baseball writers on social media, you might occasionally run across the opinion that MLB’s international free agent signing process is “gross” and takes advantage of youth. However, it seems that most of the research …
Blue Jays Rotation Off to an Impressive Start – but Will It Hold?
The Toronto Blue Jays split their opening four-game series against the Detroit Tigers. Although the results weren’t exactly weren’t the best against another expected bottom-dweller in the American League, the Jays’ starting rotation, which I had expected to be questionable …
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Unlikely Predictions for the 2019 Season
It’s Opening Day! That means hope is alive for all 30 MLB teams. It also means everyone and their brother has predictions for the coming year. Since I did terribly last year, I’m going to dispense with making the standard …
2019 PED Suspension Rundown: Spring Training Edition
Opening Day is upon us, so it’s time to begin tracking MLB and MiLB PED suspensions once again. This initial rundown will take us up towards the end of Spring Training. Please note I only track suspensions for PEDs and …
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2019 Blue Jays: Let the Kids Play!
As you may already be aware, top Blue Jays prospect DH Vladimir Guerrero will not be breaking camp with the team due to a left oblique injury. This serves as the team’s much needed excuse to keep him off the …
Allen Webster and Nico Hoerner Are Lighting Up Cubs Spring Training
While there have been encouraging starts from major-league regulars like C Willson Contreras, INF Kris Bryant and SP Tyler Chatwood in Cactus League play, two of the most notable spring performances have come from Cubs prospects Allen Webster and Nico …
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