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Dugout Digest – an awesome debut

I posted a video of Starling Marte's homer on his first career pitch last night, and that was pretty cool. But this isn't the debut I'm talking about. Mets prospect Matt Harvey made his major league debut last night in Arizona, and he led New York to a 3-1 win. Harvey exceeded all expectations, going […]

VIDEO: Starling Marte homers on first career pitch

23-year old Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Starling Marte, the organization's fourth ranked prospect coming into the year, made his major league debut tonight for the Pirates, leading off and playing left field. On the first pitch that Marte saw from Houston Astros' starter Dallas Keuchel, he yanked a home run to left center field. A successful […]

Brewers GM Melvin says Greinke will be traded

The inevitable news has been confirmed by Brewers GM Doug Melvin: the team will be trading Zack Greinke in the next few days. There are so many good things about him, it's going to be difficult when we trade him. With the confirmation of a trade, we need to identify the potential suitors for Greinke. […]

Top ten trade pieces still on the market

We're just six days from the trade deadline, and many of the interesting names are no longer on the market. Cole Hamels? Extended! Justin Upton? Pulled until the winter! Wandy Rodriguez? Off to Pittsburgh! Hanley Ramirez? Going to Hanleywood! You get the point. Despite the surge of activity a week before the deadline, there are […]

Dugout Digest – red hot

I apologize for the crappy use of a pun in the title of this Dugout Digest, but quite frankly, the pun suits the situation qutie well. The Cincinnati Reds are indeed red hot, and have opened up a gap in the NL Central standings. Last night, they beat the Astros 5-3 after going into the […]

VIDEO: Josh Reddick scales wall, makes unreal catch

Your browser does not support iframes. Oakland Athletics right fielder Josh Reddick is having a fantastic year offensively, but tonight in Toronto, he added some defensive mojo to his resume. In the bottom of the second, Blue Jays outfielder Travis Snider hit a ball deep to right center, and Reddick went up for the catch. […]

The Milwaukee Brewers are ready to sell

After three straight one run losses in Philadelphia, as well as a sweep in Cincinnati to finish off a winless six game road trip, Danny Knobler of CBS reports that the Milwaukee Brewers are open for business. The Brewers are now nine games under .500, 13 games out in the NL Central, and 11 back […]

VIDEO: Angel Pagan’s amazing catch and double play

Your browser does not support iframes. Let me quickly set the scene here.  There's one out in the eighth inning, with the Padres and Giants tied at two. Chase Headley is on first base after singling. Carlos Quentin hits a bomb to deep left center field, and Giants center fielder Angel Pagan makes an amazing, […]

Dugout Digest – setting the market

You cannot blame Zack Greinke for the Brewers' 7-6 loss in Philadelphia last night. Greinke dominated the Phillies, allowing just one run over seven innings on three hits, striking out five while walking none. He was pulled after seven innings and 87 pitches, with Milwaukee holding a 6-1 lead. Then, the bullpen took over, and […]

Phillies, Hamels close to extension

Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Philadelphia Phillies are extremely close to signing starting pitcher Cole Hamels to a contract extension, nixing the possibility of Hamels being dealt by next Tuesday's trade deadline. The reported contract is for six years and $137.5 million, and will be the second highest ever rewarded to a pitcher, behind […]

The complex issue of trading prospects

In the on and off saga of Ryan Dempster's possible trade to Atlanta, a common complain has popped up among Braves fans: why trade a prospect like Randall Delgado for a two month rental like Dempster, especially if he doesn't re-sign with the team? Delgado has the potential to be a top of the line […]

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