Two of the bigger men in baseball now have new addresses. In front of the midnight August 31 cutoff for postseason rosters, the Oakland A’s acquired slugger Adam Dunn from the White Sox in exchange for minor league pitcher Nolan Sanburn. Dunn, who leads all
They call the equipment the catcher wears behind the plate “The Tools of Ignorance,” because one has to be foolish to play a position which requires so much protective gear. Or perhaps it helps to be a bit crazy. Mariners catcher Jesus Montero has been
It didn’t work out for Chris Young this year with the Mets. Now the Yankees are hoping a trip across town will rejuvenate the 30-year olds’ career. The Bronx Bombers signed Young, who had been released by the Mets on August 15, today to a
The Oakland As, fresh off tying the Los Angels Angels for best record in the league and first place in the AL West, have added Rangers catcher Geovany Soto. In return the Rangers will get cash considerations. “But don’t the A’s already have three pretty
After ace Garrett Richards was ruled out for the season Thursday, the Los Angeles Angels suddenly had the need for another starting pitcher. So they traded for a second baseman. The Chicago White Sox have flipped their starting second sacker Gordon Beckham out west for
Since the days of Ruth, Major Leaguers have been barnstorming Japan in the off-season. After a eight-year hiatus, they’ll be doing it again in November of 2014, with a team led by Yasiel Puig, Robinson Cano, Albert Pujols and Adam Jones. The rest of the roster
Garrett Richards picked up quite the RBI last night. Being he’s a pitcher in the American league, that acronym unfortunately stood for “real bad injury. The Angels ace was running to cover first base in the second inning of the Angels game against the Red
John Axford is headed back to the National League. The relief pitcher, formally of the Cleveland Indians, was claimed on waivers by the Pirates earlier this week. Instead of pulling him back or working out a trade the Indians just let Pittsburgh have him. They
Between the injuries and the petulance, Manny Machado is having a rough season. He was helped off the field during last night’s game between the Orioles and Yankees after rather grotesquely twisting his knee while running to first base on a ground ball to Derek
When we talk about baseball players exceeding 100 MPH, names like Aroldis Chapman and Yordano Ventura usually come up. But the MPH next to baseball’s newest speed king have nothing to do with a fastball. It was reported yesterday that Washington Nationals outfielder Jayson Werth