(6:36pm) Arthritis found in Matt Kemp’s knees could derail his trade to San Diego — and imperil Joc Pederson‘s hold on CF in the Dodgers’ lineup * * * (2:26pm) Photo of Maxx Tissenbaum from yesterday’s Australian Baseball League All-Star Game * * * (2:17pm) Rays prospect Maxx Tissenbaum went 2-for-2 yesterday in the Australian Baseball League’s All-Star Game….
Congrats to Reds “AAA” pitching prospect Jon Moscot on finishing his B.A. degree at Pepperdine * * * Ex-Blue Jays prospect Ian Kadish has accepted a strength and conditioning internship with the Ohio State football team * * * Former Blue Jays prospect and independent-league player Ian Kadish has retired from baseball. “I’ve decided to hang it up and move…
The Mets met with free agent Craig Breslow during the current Winter Meetings, but several outlets say the team’s interest is tepid * * * The Dodgers have traded Matt Kemp to the Padres, a deal that could make room in the outfield for rookie Joc Pederson * * * The Dodgers have designated 27-year-old C Ryan…
The Dodgers today announced they have claimed C Ryan Lavarnway off waivers. Lavarnway played parts of 4 seasons with Red Sox, which drafted him in 2008 * * *
Think Mexican League pitchers respect ex-MLB’er Josh Whitesell? Whitesell, who hit .315 this year with 16 HRs and 68 RBIs, was intentionally walked a league-leading 9 times * * * The Reds have assigned former Mets 1B Josh Satin to the “AAA” Louisville Bats, where he’ll join P Jon Moscot * * * Jewish Sports…
Maxx Tissenbaum, one of four Rays prospects playing in Australia this winter, is hitting .321, 12th-best in the league * * * Nate Fish talks to the Jerusalem Post about the current state of baseball in Israel, while Peter Kurz seeks money for it in Cleveland * * * Mazel tov to Oakland’s Nate Freiman and wife…
Mariners “AA” prospect Jack Marder, whose concussion from a fastball this summer was his 7th, has retired for medical reasons. Now he’s finishing his B.A. and coaching at U. of Oregon * * * Ryan Braun says his right thumb feels 100% after Oct. 2 surgery to repair a nerve * * * Independent-league IF Andrew…
Oakland has acquired 1B Ike Davis from the Pirates. The A’s already have a Jewish first baseman on their 40-man roster in Nate Freiman * * * Current free agents include Craig Breslow, Ryan Kalish, Jason Marquis, Eric Berger, Richard Bleier and Ben Guez. Also looking for work: Nick Rickles, Cameron Selik * * * From Gordon Edes of ESPN Boston: Free agent Craig Breslow is “getting plenty…
Josh Satin now is one of three Jewish players in the Reds’ organization, joining “AAA” pitcher Jon Moscot and “A” pitcher Zack Weiss * * * Happy birthday to Cardinals prospect Robert Stock, who turned 25 yesterday! * * * Josh Satin has signed a minor-league deal with the Cincinnati Reds. The 29-year-old 1B/3B has been with the Mets franchise since being…
Aaron Poreda is leaving the Rangers for Japan’s Yomiuri Giants. A 6’6″ LHP, Poreda made his MLB debut in 2009 and didn’t return to the Majors until 2014 * * * RHP Mitchell Osnowitz has been blogging about baseball since June, when the Braves signed him * * * Rays prospect Maxx Tissenbaum is hitting .282 with…
The Mets’ Josh Satin and three minor-leaguers drafted in 2008 have been granted free agency: Jeremy Bleich (Yankees), Ben Guez (Tigers), and Richard Bleier (Blue Jays) * * * Dodgers prospect Joc Pederson is honing his skills this offseason in the Dominican winter league. He’s hitting .265 with 1 HR and 7 RBIs in 68 ABs for Leones…
Rays prospect Maxx Tissenbaum, playing in Australia this summer, went 3-for-3 with a HR and 3 RBIs on Friday for the Brisbane Bandits (11/3/2014) *** Mariners prospect Scott DeCecco is pitching for the Surprise Saguaros of the prestigious Arizona Fall League. Each MLB team sends 6 top prospects to the AFL (11/3/2014) *** Following in…
Guess who’s an analytics intern with the K.C. Royals? Former Pomona College and Israel pitcher Guy Stevens, whose mother is Israeli (10/14/2014) *** Former prison warden Howard Kinsler now works at BBI Sports, the agency that represents son Ian Kinsler (10/14/2014) ***
Justin Klipp is pitching again after twice breaking his back. He talks to us about Jewish day school, independent ball, Mexican drug cartels, and baseball shrinks (10/11/2014) ***
By Zev Ben Avigdor, correspondent One reason we love baseball is because baseball players have great stories. Often those tales make us fans of particular players, regardless of their statistical accomplishments or which uniforms they wear. Here is one of them, a story of setbacks and adversity, of failure and loss of confidence, and ultimately of…
Jewish journeyman Danny Valencia has played for two of the four remaining playoff teams: the Royals in 2014, and Baltimore in 2013 (10/10/2014) ***
When the O’s face K.C. later this week, replay coordinator Adam Gladstone will advise manager Buck Showalter on which calls to challenge (10/7/2014) *** GM Dan Duquette of the pennant-chasing Orioles isn’t Jewish. But in 2007, he headed player personnel for the Israel Baseball League (10/7/2014) ***
Ike Davis made big strides on Ks and BBs in 2014. His K/BB ratio was a career-best 1.24, and his walk frequency — one in every 6.77 PAs — was 4th best in MLB (10/6/2014) *** LeBron, Cavs beat Maccabi Tel Aviv 107-80 on Sunday behind ex-Maccabi coach David Blatt before sellout crowd in Cleveland (10/6/2014)…
Up tonight: the Dodgers and rookie Joc Pederson face the Cardinals at 6:30pm EST on Fox Sports 1 (10/3/2014) *** Up today: manager Brad Ausmus‘s Detroit Tigers (and 2B Ian Kinsler) face the Baltimore Orioles in Game 2 at Noon EST on TBS (10/3/2014) *** A record-tying 15 Jews played in the MLB this season. How’d they do…
By Scott Barancik, editor A record-tying 15 Jews got MLB playing time in 2014, and 13 had the chance to swing a bat. Collectively they hit .253, a shade above the MLB average of .251. To see their detailed individual stats, you can download this Excel file. Or you can look below, where you’ll find a…
