Tag: 2016 MLB Season

  • MLB Standings & Scores

    MLB Standings & Scores

    Things are heating up, as the Baltimore Orioles take the AL East lead back again without even playing, thanks to the New York Yankees beating the Toronto Blue Jays. The Kansas City Royals did the Cleveland Indians, who lost to the Boston Red Sox, a similar favor by beating the Detroit Tigers, while the Seattle Mariners, Pittsburgh Pirates and Miami Marlins improved their positioning as they hunt for a wild card spot.

  • MLB Rumors: Cincinnati Reds, Brandon Finnegan & Choosing Between Rotation or Bullpen

    MLB Rumors: Cincinnati Reds, Brandon Finnegan & Choosing Between Rotation or Bullpen

    The Cincinnati Reds have a lot of young pitchers, some of them talented, but often that poses a problem: Designating them as starting pitchers or relievers heading into the future, and more competitive years? Brandon Finnegan is someone who poses such a problem.

  • MLB Rumors: Oakland A’s Don’t Want Coco Crisp Anymore

    MLB Rumors: Oakland A’s Don’t Want Coco Crisp Anymore

    The 7th season with the Oakland Athletics and 15th overall in Baseball might be the last for Coco Crisp, who thinks the A’s are trying to avoid his option from vesting for the 2017 season by bringing down his playing time and keeping him on the bench.

  • MLB Standings & Scores

    MLB Standings & Scores

    The Baltimore Orioles needed a 9th inning, three-run homer by Jonathan Schoop to beat the San Francisco Giants and stay close to the Toronto Blue Jays in the AL East, while the Washington Nationals dominated again vs weak opposition, and the Boston Red Sox roared against the poor Arizona Diamondbacks, with Mookie Betts hitting three home runs.

  • MLB Rumors: St. Louis Cardinals Have a Difficult Brandon Moss Decision to Make

    MLB Rumors: St. Louis Cardinals Have a Difficult Brandon Moss Decision to Make

    While the St. Louis Cardinals are in the middle of a playoff race, wild card in their case, they also need to think about next season, and specifically about Brandon Moss, who becomes a free agent at the end of this season.

  • MLB Rumors: Miami Marlins Need to Find a Fill-in for Giancarlo Stanton

    MLB Rumors: Miami Marlins Need to Find a Fill-in for Giancarlo Stanton

    The Miami Marlins are aiming for their first winning season in 7 years, and perhaps their first playoff appearance in 13, but without Giancarlo Stanton, announced to be injured and out for the season, it’s going to be very difficult. Bringing in Alex Rodriguez is suddenly a more likely option, but not one that can make up for what they lose with Stanton.

  • MLB Rumors – Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox Linked to Jonathan Papelbon

    MLB Rumors – Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox Linked to Jonathan Papelbon

    The release of Jonathan Papelbon from the Washington Nationals seemed to be something always waiting to happen since the end of last season. It’s hard to say if there’s a market for him at the moment, although the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox have already been linked to the closer.

  • MLB Scores & Standings

    MLB Scores & Standings

    The Chicago Cubs actually lose for once, but they remain well ahead of the rest, while the New York Yankees get a pair of debutants to hit their first home runs, the Toronto Blue Jays regain the lead in the AL East, and the San Francisco Giants look impressive for once, holding on to their division lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

  • MLB Standings & Scores

    MLB Standings & Scores

    The Chicago Cubs win their 11th game in a row, dominating the St. Louis Cardinals again. The Baltimore Orioles retake the lead in the AL East after beating the San Francisco Giants, while a terrific performance by the Cleveland Indians puts them further out of reach for the Detroit Tigers, all while Alex Rodriguez helped the New York Yankees win with an RBI double in his final appearance for the team, and probably in baseball.

  • MLB Standings & Scores

    MLB Standings & Scores

    The New York Mets get humiliated by the Arizona Diamondbacks and take a postseason hopes hit, the Houston Astros score 25 runs in two games against the Minnesota Twins, and the Baltimore Orioles regain some lost ground with a win over the Oakland A’s, including a Mark Trumbo home run. The New York Yankees sunk the Boston Red Sox even further, getting a farewell-from-Fenway RBI out of Alex Rodriguez.