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Joe Ryan got some early breathing room, and while the Chicago White Sox attempted to claw back, the Minnesota Twins made sure to keep piling on and never let this one become much of a game. Their modest three-game winning streak is a season-best.
ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays have invited 32 players on Minor League contracts to Spring Training, a group headlined by a handful of current top prospects and one former top prospect working his way back to the Majors. The most notable additions to the Rays’ Spring Training roster revealed on
Where would we be without our moms? While people everywhere celebrated Mother's Day, teams and players around the Minors made their affection known with pink uniforms, moms honored before the game and even home runs hit in maternal honor. Because moms always support their kids win or lose, it made
share-square-2065178 HOUSTON -- Considering that he throws 100 mph, right-hander Jose Alberto Rivera being selected by the Angels in Thursday’s Rule 5 Draft came as no surprise to the Astros and general manager James Click. The Astros didn’t take any players in the Major League portion of the Rule 5 Draft for the third year in a row, but they lost the hard-throwing Rivera and two players in the Minor League phase -- outfielder Drew Ferguson went to the Mets and catcher Chuckie Robinson went to the Reds. Clubs pay $100,000 to select a player in the Major League phase of the Rule 5 Draft. I...
share-square-2067774 With a lack of a 2020 Minor League season, or even an Arizona Fall League, the general feeling ahead of Thursday’s Rule 5 Draft was the annual event that typically ends with the Winter Meetings would be relatively quiet. Turns out, that feeling was wrong. A total of 18 players were taken in the Major League phase, tying the 2016 and ‘17 Drafts for the most selections since 19 were taken back in 2010. The Minor League phase was extremely active, with 56 players taken. The total of 74 players selected was the most since 79 picks were made in the 2004 Rule 5 Draft. A tot...