0 comments by Joe Lucia on 7/28/2012
This deal will no doubt be overshadowed by the Zack Greinke trade earlier tonight, but it's still worth noting. The Rockies have traded jack of all trades infielder Marco Scutaro to the Giants (along with a pile of cash) in exchange for second baseman Charlie Culberson. The news was first confirmed by
0 comments by Scott Allen
So what's the going rate for two to three months of Zack Grienke followed by a series of frantic attempts to resign him for less than 20 million dollars a year? As we found out just a moment ago, three pretty solid prospects. The Angels sent RHP's Ariel Pena and John Hellweg and shortstop Jean […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 7/27/2012
The Angels have bolstered their pitching staff by acquiring the top pitcher on the market,
0 comments by Joe Lucia
The Chicago Cubs are 40-57, 17.5 games out of first place, and are paying over $25 million to players not even on their roster anymore. With a team that appears to be years away from contending, the Cubs have some players that have gathered interest among many teams. Yet, recent developments are indicating that their […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson
As you no doubt heard, read or saw, Pirates top prospect Starling Marte homered on the very first pitch he ever saw as a major leaguer. This, of course, means he will be the greatest player ever. Don't believe me? Let's compare the Hall of Fame-bound Marte to the other young stud hitters that have […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
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 […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
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 […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 7/26/2012
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. […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
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 […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
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 […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
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. […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 7/25/2012
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 […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
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, […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
The Miami Marlins continued to dump assets,
0 comments by Joe Lucia
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 […]
