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 out of Vanderbilt in the 2017 draft and has been slashing .244/.357/.384 in high A [...]
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 gap from 7-3 to 7-6, but the unlikely rally came up short as Chasen Shreve, [...]
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, have decided to rest their top two starting pitchers, CC Sabathia and Luis Severino. The [...]