HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: All coverage of the draft, which starts at 7 p.m. ET Monday, will be simulcast on MLB.com. Additionally, an hour-long preview show can be viewed at MLB.com starting at 6 p.m. Monday. MLB DRAFT 2015: Mock draft | Top 10 prospects | Grading ever team’s last 10 years MLB will hold Day 1 of the draft at MLB Network’s Studio 42 in Secaucus, N.J. The draft will begin live on MLB Network and MLB....
With the 2020 MLB Draft shortened to just five rounds, teams will have the pressure on to get it right in the first five rounds. Usually, the amount of money in the draft pool only goes up, but given how MLB sidelined indefinitely, the typical raise to bonus pools for MLB’s revenue increase has been cast aside for 2020. And the economic impact of the coronavirus is felt in the draft: not only has the amount of rounds been cut, but the bonus money has been, too....
Baseball wanted to shorten the draft for financial reasons. It is trying to preserve cash after losing millions in revenue because of the coronavirus pandemic. Signing fewer players will help. MORE: What to know about rumored plans start dates for 2020 Passan and McDaniel reported that the sides settled on five rounds after the MLB Players Association rejected a proposal for a 10-round draft, but it appears both sides had reservations about going 10 rounds....
The move comes as no surprise after Cruz, 39, gave the Twins good bang for their buck in 2019. An under-the-radar free-agent signing for $14 million in 2019, all he did was hit 41 home runs in his first season with the Twins while slashing .311/.392/.639, leading the team in batting average and on-base percentage, with 108 RBIs, second only to Eddie Rosario (109). A five-time All-Star, including in 2018, the veteran designated hitter was a major cog in the Twins’ high-powered offense as Minnesota hit an MLB-record 307 home runs this season en route to winning the AL Central with a 101-61 mark....
Rumor: The Twins will be actively look at free-agent starters in the second tier of this year’s class, including Zack Wheeler, Madison Bumgarner and Hyun-Jin Ryu. Source: The Athletic’s Dan Hayes Need to know: How Minnesota chose to approach its 2020 rotation has long been rather fascinating. Jose Berrios is under club control through 2022, but Jake Odorizzi, Kyle Gibson and Michael Pineda were eligible to become free agents after the 2019 season, and Martin Perez’s 2020 option (at $7....
According to ESPN, the Tigers are open to bringing back Doug Fister, who’s a free agent. Detroit traded the 6-8 right-hander to the Nationals after the 2013 season. MORE: Ranking the top 15 FA starting pitchers Most Tigers fans should accept the notion with open arms. They’re hoping for two or three new pitchers to complement Justin Verlander and Anibal Sanchez, who are hardly sure things themselves. Fister, who went 32-20 as a starter for Detroit, would be a solid No....
That’s exactly what MLB Network’s Greg Amsinger did during the Giants and Rockies game on August 27. The two teams were knotted up at 2-2 in the ninth inning when Buster Posey stepped up to the plate for the Giants. Amsinger jokingly said he had “that feeling in my bad knee” and suggested Posey might go yard right before it happened. MORE MLB: Adam Dunn to Athletics Even better than calling the shot is Amsinger’s reaction once they cut back to the studio....
On the day before Thanksgiving, baseball’s annual Hot Stove Season was actually, legitimately kind of hot. Three pieces of news dropped within an hour on Wednesday morning, and all three deals could have an impact on the postseason in 2020 (or maybe 2021). FREE AGENT RANKINGS: SN’s list of best available players After a couple of slower-than-slow offseasons, when signings and deals trickled in all the way through spring training, a sudden burst of news was nice....
MLB enjoyed an offensive bonanza Tuesday. The Reds and Brewers combined for 26 runs and a major league record-tying three grand slams. The Blue Jays had the long ball going as well in a 13-6 win against the Orioles that included fireworks between Jose Bautista and Adam Jones. Some of the highlights from Tuesday’s games: Impact players C — Welington Castillo, Cubs: Castillo went 2 for 5 with a home run and two RBIs in a 9-8 win against the Pirates....
Not long ago, Prince Fielder was shipped away from Detroit to Texas and suffered a serious neck injury that threatened to affect the rest of his career. Those days now seem long gone, as the slugger has 11 hits and four home runs in his last four games with a tidy .365 batting average on the season. MORE: Watching Bartolo Colon run bases will brighten your day | NCAA Tournament brackets announced...
Here are some of the highlights from around the league Saturday night: MORE: Beltre breaks bats, bills Richards | Protests at Camden Yards | Wainwright injured Impact players C — Andrew Susac, Giants: Susac went 2 for 5 with a solo home run and a walk in a 5-4, 11-inning win against the Rockies. 1B — Mark Teixeira, Yankees: Teixeira bashed his eighth home run of the season in a 3-for-4 day despite the Yankees’ loss to the Mets....
One out. That’s all that stood between Braves right-hander Shelby Miller and a no-hitter Sunday afternoon against the Marlins. But with two outs in the ninth, Miller gave up a sharp single to Miami’s Justin Bour. Disappointing, to be sure, but the big picture is still very impressive. Miller ended with a two-hit shutout, meaning he’s allowed two or less earned runs in all eight starts this season. He’s 5-1 with a 1....
MLB betting lines: Live odds from Las Vegas For Kershaw, it’s his second lowest price of the season and first time in seven starts he’s seen a price below -205. The last time Kershaw was so cheap was May 21 at San Francisco, where he lost a duel with Madison Bumgarner. The Dodgers have won only 12 of Kershaw’s 21 starts, which has his profit margin at a stinky -6....
Yes, the Dodgers have lost three straight, and yes, they come off being no-hit last night by Houston’s Mike Fiers. But the major equalizer is probable NL Cy Young Award winner Zack Greinke taking the mound as a -122 favorite over lefthander Scott Kazmir, who comes off his worst outing since joining the Astros. MLB betting lines: Live odds from Las Vegas While Greinke (13-2, 1.58 ERA) has the lowest ERA in baseball and is 8-0 with a 1....
MLB betting lines: Live odds from Las Vegas The Giants’ last win was Wednesday at Atlanta, with Bumgarner going 7.1 innings and striking out nine en route to the 6-1 victory. Bumgarner has won four of his past five starts in dominating fashion, allowing a total of five runs in the four wins. But in the one loss on July 31 at Texas, he gave up six runs. Kazmir also got knocked around at Texas pretty good in his last start, or at least as well as any club has been able to get to him in the past two months....
Here is everything you need to know about opening day and the start of every Major League Baseball team’s regular-season schedule with projected starting pitchers in parentheses. MLB opening day schedule Opening day schedule for all 30 MLB teams (all times ET): Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Francisco Giants, Sunday, April 2, 4:10 p.m., ESPN2 (Zack Greinke vs. Madison Bumgarner) Atlanta Braves @ New York Mets, Monday, April 3, 1 p....
All 30 teams were in action on Thursday’s MLB schedule, with games spread out across the day. While Opening Day this year was technically March 20 when the Mariners and Athletics played a two-game series in Japan, Thursday was officially baseball’s Opening Day. MORE: Sign up to watch ‘ChangeUp,’ a new MLB live whiparound show on DAZN All of the stars were back in action, including Mike Trout, Mookie Betts, Christian Yelich and new Phillie Bryce Harper....
The Cubs lost both games in Los Angeles, scoring a grand total of three runs. During Monday’s workout-day news conference at Wrigley Field, I asked Maddon this: “Jason’s been very good in the field, but he’s struggled at the plate. How do you balance that when you’re making out your lineup?” MORE: 13 players who own unfortunate postseason records “Yeah, you’re right because he’s so …,” Maddon pauses for a moment, an almost pained look on this face, before continuing his thought....
Of course he didn’t. But he knew Thursday night was special well before he tied a postseason record with seven RBIs. MORE: Dodgers-Cubs Game 5 full recap He was starting in a potential clinching game, when a win would give the Dodgers their first trip to the Fall Classic since 1988. Hernandez had a special guest in the stands, too. Even though he was getting ready to start Game 5, his pregame thoughts were with his family and friends in Puerto Rico....
