Jeurys Familia is on his way to Oakland in exchange for two prospects – 23-year-old, lefty hitting 3rd baseman Will Toffey (the A’s 17th ranked prospect) and 26-year-old right handed relief pitcher Bobby Wahl. Toffey was a fourth round pick…
The Mets seemed destined to lose this game until Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman entered in the ninth and couldn’t find the strike zone. The flame throwing lefty walked three, hit a batter and allowed an infield single to close the…
The rest of the baseball world will be paying attention to New York City, as the New York Yankees and New York Mets battle each other in the Subway Series. The Yankees, who clearly are looking over their crosstown rivals,…
The New York Mets started off the second half of their season in a strong way, as they burst out of the gate with a 7-5 victory over the New York Yankees in Yankee Stadium. In a game that saw…
Other than the annual amateur draft, Major League Baseball teams have two big opportunities to shape a roster – the off-season and the summer trade deadline.b The Mets blew both in the last calendar year and hence we’re battling for…
Yankee Stadium is a heck of a place to begin the second half of this woeful season. With our three best pitchers taking the mound and our best hitter coming back to DH, we should be hopeful, but what for?…
Contrary to popular belief, Yoenis Cespedes has not dropped off the face of the Earth. Apparently, he’s been rehabbing and is about to start playing games in the minors. Under normal circumstances, this would be good news, a heartwarming tale…
When the season started, my opinion was that with reasonable health and with reasonable luck, this was a team that could challenge for 95 wins. Surprise, surprise – they didn’t get either one of those. But they probably weren’t that…
Tonight’s All-Star game should be a treat. Mike Trout is every bit as good as the stars from the 1950s and 1960s who are recognized as the greats of the game. Jacob deGrom has put up a better first half…
