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July 30, 2021 The Braves could have been buyers or sellers at the start of this trade deadline season; I wouldn’t have been surprised either way. They have struggled to gain traction in a winnable National League East, and despite preseason projections that had them finishing 91–71 and in a tie with the Mets atop the division, they have not spent a single day in 2021 over .500 and entered Friday with playoff odds of just 9.7%. A big reason for Atlanta’s woes is the outfield, where the tea...

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Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images NJ.com | Brendan Kuty: Yankees pitching coordinator Sam Briend spoke glowingly of top pitching prospect Luis Medina, praising the right-hander’s development so far this year. The team has stressed with him the importance of attacking with a plan on the mound, and so far, Medina looks like he’s taken a step forward. Medina has struck out 32 in 18.2 innings, running a 1.45 ERA for High-A Hudson Valley. New York Post | Dan Martin: The story of the last few wee...

Royals Rumblings - News for May 25, 2021 Share this story Royals Rumblings - News for May 25, 2021 They’ve gone through these sorts of crucibles enough now, Matheny said afterwards, that they can have legitimate conviction about being “right in this” in such games. Maybe they can consider the notion as part of the DNA of this team. With a certain caveat: This characteristic is only true until it isn’t. “We need stuff like that to continue to happen,” Matheny said. Of the Royals’ 4...

2:02 Jay Jaffe: Good afternoon, folks! Welcome to another edition of my Friday chat. It’s a gorgeous day here in Brooklyn, and I’ve already treated myself to tacos al fresco so my mood is more chipper than Larry Jones. Today I’ve got a piece on the very different COVID-19 outbreaks of the Padres and Yankees, https://blogs.fangraphs.com/even-amid-vaccinations-outbreaks-on-padres… 2:03 Jay Jaffe: Earlier this week, I wrote about Max Scherzer’s pursuit of 3,000 strikeouts, and who mig...

May 12, 2021 I was unwinding on Friday after a long week of work when I got an alert from MLB that Wade Miley was throwing a no-hitter against Cleveland. I blinked my eyes a couple of times in disbelief before putting the game on, but as I was watching Miley complete his no-hitter, my alerts went off again: Sean Manaea had a perfect game in progress in Oakland. He ended up losing it when Randy Arozarena walked in the seventh and his no-hitter when Mike Brosseau led off the eighth with a double...

Snake Bytes: 5/12 - A Complete Victory Share this story Diamondbacks News Madison Bumgarner did his part and then some, throwing seven innings of shutout baseball, striking out nine and not walking anyone. At the plate, the top three hitters in Arizona’s lineup reached base 10 times and scored five runs. At the bottom of the lineup, Nick Ahmed and Josh Rojas combined to reach base five more times and score four more runs. While it is great to see Bumgarner turning things around from where he ...