Justin Verlander is not having a very good year. With the addition of David Price to the Tigers rotation, one could make the argument that the former Cy Young winner and MVP, who’s in the middle of a $220 million contract, is now the team’s
In sports, rule one is keep your eye on the ball. Baseball fielders have an additional, pretty important rule that they always need to follow: keep your eyes on the base runner. Yasiel Puig received an important lesson in following this rule from willy veteran Albert
It has not been a good few weeks for the elite hitters of the National League. Troy Tulowitzki remains out with a hip flexer, with no news on a return date. He’s still leading the National League in WAR, and now two of the stars who
On Sunday, Mets fans did an unusually good job of mocking Hunter Pence. And the Giants right-fielder did an unusually good job at striking back. “Hunter Pence puts ketchup on his hot dog” and “Hunter Pence eats pizza with a fork” were two culinary-themed digs
Nike’s Vapor 360 Fielding Glove may be the first glove that requires absolutely no break-in time. Using Hyperfuse and flexible Flywire technology, which the sporting goods giant developed for their athletic sneakers in their on-campus Innovation Kitchen, the glove also weighs 20 percent less than its
The non-waiver trade deadline has come and gone. However, teams still have to midnight of August 31 to acquire a player and still have him be eligible for their playoff roster. The difference now is that a player would have to pass through the waivers before
Last night we broke down baseball’s trade deadline winners and losers. We didn’t mention Toronto as winners or losers, but perhaps that was an oversight, as a couple of the team’s own players have given GM Alex Anthopoulos the big thumbs down for not making
July 31 has come and gone and some pretty big names have new addresses. The winners and losers of the trade deadline are below. Winners Oakland A’s: For all of the A’s moneyball success, they don’t have a title in the Billy Beane-era and Beane