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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]