1 month agoNew York Mets starting pitcher
Kodai Senga (calf, triceps) has a chance to be added to the postseason roster for the NLDS. The Mets will take on the Philadelphia Phillies in a best-of-five series, and the team is discussing whether they should make him available to pitch. Senga threw batting practice on Monday and is progressing well according to the team. The 31-year-old has battled injuries all season and has only made one start with the big league club. If he is added to the roster, he will likely be on a pitch count and could be used out of the bullpen.
--Matt Garon - RotoBallerSource: Will Sammon
1 month agoThe Cincinnati Reds are hiring Terry Francona as their next manager, according to sources. Francona will come out of retirement just one year after stepping away from the Cleveland Guardians and will now take over a young and talented Reds club. The 65-year-old managed the Guardians for 11 seasons before retiring. He won almost 55% of his games with Cleveland after winning two World Series championships with the Boston Red Sox. Before retiring a year ago, Francona cited health issues that caused him to miss some time. He'll take over a Reds team that finished 82-80 in 2023 but regressed in 2024 to finish 77-85. Cincy fired previous manager David Bell less than a year after giving him a contract extension. Francona has 1,950 wins in his career (13th all time), including 285 in his first job with the Philadelphia Phillies more than a quarter century ago.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ESPN.com - Jeff Passan
1
month
agoLos
Angeles
Dodgers
first
baseman
Freddie
Freeman
(ankle)
hit
during
the
team's
simulated
game
on
Thursday,
but
he
didn't
play
first
base.
Freeman
was
injured
last
week
against
the
San
Diego
Padres
and
was
held
out
of
the
final
series
against
the
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1
month
agoThe
Los
Angeles
Dodgers
originally
announced
right-hander
Jack
Flaherty
for
Game
1
of
the
National
League
Division
Series
on
Saturday
at
Dodger
Stadium
against
the
division-rival
San
Diego
Padres,
with
right-hander
Yoshinobu
Yamamoto
going
in
Game
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1
month
agoLos
Angeles
Dodgers
right-hander
Yoshinobu
Yamamoto
is
lined
up
to
start
Game
2
of
the
National
League
Division
Series
on
Sunday
against
the
division-rival
San
Diego
Padres
at
Dodger
Stadium.
He
will
be
opposed
by
fellow
Japanese
hurler
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1
month
agoSan
Diego
Padres
right-hander
Yu
Darvish
is
listed
as
the
probable
starter
for
the
Friars
for
Game
2
of
the
National
League
Division
Series
at
Dodger
Stadium
against
the
division-rival
Los
Angeles
Dodgers
on
Sunday.
SD
will
go
with
ace
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1 month agoSan Diego Padres right-hander
Dylan Cease will start Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the division-rival Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on Saturday. Cease will be followed by right-hander
Yu Darvish in Game 2 on Sunday. The mustachioed right-hander was acquired from the Chicago White Sox before the regular season and went 14-11 with a 3.47 ERA (3.10 FIP), a 1.07 WHIP and a 224:65 K:BB in a career-high 189 1/3 innings over 33 starts. It was the fourth straight year for Cease with 200-plus strikeouts, and he also tossed a no-hitter against the Washington Nationals. He was one of the most dominant starters with a 29.4% strikeout rate, just behind Dodgers starter
Jack Flaherty, who will oppose him in Game 1 on Saturday. In his two starts against LA in 2024, Cease held a 3.38 ERA with 10 K's and six walks in 10 2/3 innings.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The San Diego Union-Tribune - Jeff Sanders
1 month agoArizona Diamondbacks pitching coach Brent Strom, assistant pitching coach Dan Carlson and bullpen coach Mike Fetters will all not be returning to the team for the 2025 season in their current roles. The moves come after the D-backs ranked 27th in the big leagues in 2024 with a 4.64 ERA, mainly due to injuries to their starting rotation throughout the season.
Zac Gallen,
Merrill Kelly,
Ryne Nelson,
Eduardo Rodriguez and
Jordan Montgomery all missed time due to injuries this year. Strom was hired by Arizona before the 2022 season after being with the Houston Astros from 2014-21. Carlson had been with the Snakes for 23 seasons. Fetters pitched for Arizona in 2002 and 2004 and was the team's quality-control coach from 2013-16 before being promoted to bullpen coach in 2017.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com - Steve Gilbert
1
month
agoNew
York
Yankees
first
baseman
Anthony
Rizzo
(fingers)
hasn't
attempted
any
baseball
activities
yet,
according
to
general
manager
Brian
Cashman.
The
Yankees
consider
Rizzo
to
be
a
long
shot
to
be
included
on
the
roster
for
the
American
League
Division
Series
against
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1
month
agoWith
New
York
Yankees
first
baseman
Anthony
Rizzo
(fingers)
and
infielder
DJ
LeMahieu
(hip)
injured,
general
manager
Brian
Cashman
considers
Oswaldo
Cabrera
and
rookie
Benread more...
1
month
agoBaltimore
Orioles
general
manager
Mike
Elias
said
that
right-hander
Grayson
Rodriguez
(lat),
relief
pitcher
Felix
Bautista
(elbow)
and
infielder
Jorge
Mateo
(elbow)
will
all
be
more
or
less
full-go
for
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1 month agoHouston Astros general manager Dana Brown said on Thursday that right-handers
Cristian Javier (elbow) and
Jose Urquidy (elbow) are both projected to return at the end of July in 2025, "hopefully earlier." Javier and Urquidy both had Tommy John surgery in June of this year, so they will most likely miss all of the first half of next season as they recover. Javier is the more attractive fantasy option, but neither pitcher is going to be able to make any kind of impact until after the All-Star break, and even then, they'll both be risky coming of TJ surgery. The 27-year-old Javier only made seven starts for Houston in 2024, going 3-1 with a 3.89 ERA and 1.41 WHIP with 27 K's and 19 walks in 34 2/3 innings. Urquidy was unable to pitch at all in the big leagues in 2024, and he only appeared in 16 (10 starts) games in 2023 due to injuries as well.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com - Brian McTaggart
1
month
agoHouston
Astros
veteran
right-hander
Justin
Verlander
said
he
plans
to
continue
his
career
and
pitch
in
2025.
Verlander,
who
dealt
with
injuries
in
2024
and
pitched
in
only
17
games,
wasn't
even
included
on
the
team's
playoff
roster
for
the
Wild-Card
Series
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1
month
agoSan
Diego
Padres
right-hander
Joe
Musgrove
(elbow)
will
undergo
an
MRI
exam
on
his
right
elbow
after
leaving
his
start
on
Wednesday
in
Game
2
of
the
Wild-Card
Series
against
the
Atlanta
Braves
at
Petco
Park
with
right-elbow
tightness
in
the
fourth
read more...
1 month agoMLive's Evan Woodbery expects Detroit Tigers left-hander
Tarik Skubal to pitch Games 2 and 5 of the American League Division Series against the division-rival Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. Although it's unlikely, short-rest starts would allow Skubal, the pitching Triple Crown winner in the American League this year, to pitch in Game 1 and Game 3, plus Game 1 of a potential AL Championship Series on normal rest. Skubal, the front-runner for the AL Cy Young award, threw 88 pitches in the Game 1 win over the Houston Astros in the Wild-Card series on Tuesday. He worked exclusively on regular rest throughout the regular season, which makes him unlikely to start Game 1 of the ALDS on Saturday on short rest. Skubal has already thrown 198 innings in 2024, 50 more than his previous career-high, so using him on short rest in the playoffs would bring added risk.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLive - Evan Woodbery
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