What’s going on in baseball as of June 30, 2015? MLB No, Mets rookie Steven Matz is not Jewish, sorry to say *** Speaking of Steven Matz, the young starter had 4 RBIs in his MLB debut Sunday, but he’s got a long way to go before matching MLB active career leader Jason Marquis, who…
Joc Pederson, whose 100 walks ranked 2nd among all minor-leaguers in 2014, drew 2 Saturday in the Dodgers’ 17-0 rout of the Giants (9/14/2014) *** Ian Kinsler singled in a run and made this nifty play in first-place Detroit’s 5-4 win Saturday. We’ll forget that he was picked off at first… (9/14/2014) *** Sorry to report…
[Updated 3/9/2016] By Scott Barancik, Editor At least 20 Jewish players are participating in Spring Training for a Major League team in 2016. The list includes eight active Major Leaguers and 11 minor leaguers, a majority of whom have MLB experience. One non-roster invitee, Houston Astros prospect Alex Bregman, was drafted in 2015 and is ranked…
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…
(8:51pm) A belated happy 28th birthday (Jan. 17) to Padres forever-prospect Cody Decker. Our wish for you: MLB debut in 2015! * * * (8:33pm) With the Australian baseball season winding down, Rays C prospect Maxx Tissenbaum is hitting .324 (7th) with 8 HR (5th/tie) and a .942 OPS (7th) * * *
By Scott Barancik, editor It has been a big week for Reds prospect Zack Weiss. Weiss, a 23-year-old reliever drafted out of UCLA in 2013, began the season with the Daytona Tortugas (A+), where he quickly earned 5 saves before being promoted to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (AA) in early May. Since arriving he has established…
