Davey Martinez explained to a reporter who had questioned the manager about the Nationals’ 34-year-old, 12-year veteran Patrick Corbin at this point in his career, “It’s more staying out of these 2-3-run innings for him,” but things spiral for an inning before he settles down and he gets some big outs for us. Before taking…
As of right now, the Nats are what they are. A core relief group and strong starting pitching have led this slightly below average club. In order to prevent runs from being scored, the pitching staff has employed a Top 5ish HR rate* and a Top 10ish walk rate. This is not chance. K-rates are…
This afternoon, the Yankees declared that they had acquired infielder Jordan Groshans from the A’s in exchange for infielder J.D. Davis and financial considerations. The A’s had earlier in the week designated Davis for assignment. To create space for Davis on the 40-man roster, the Yankees placed right-hander Nick Burdi on the 60-day disabled list.After…
Rutgers baseball head coach Steve Owens announced on Friday that Mike Garza has been promoted to Associate Head Coach/Hitting/Recruiting. This will be Garza’s second season as hitting coach and his fourth overall with the RU staff. In addition, he was promoted to Associate Head Coach and will now be in charge of the program’s recruitment…
Early this month, while the Buffalo Bills were settling into mandatory minicamp, there were alarming rumors circulating regarding a wide receiving injury that wide receiver Khalil Shakir had suffered on practice’s first day. Beyond the injury that seemed to damage his lower left leg, not much was known. The most significant piece of information was…
There might be a reason why Johnson isn’t a HC just yet… For the second straight year, Ben Johnson is returning to the Detroit Lions. In both years he was available as a coaching option, Johnson was a strong favorite for many teams. As the architect behind the Lions’ devastating offense, Johnson was considered a near-lock…
The Cleveland Cavaliers have made it crystal clear that they do not intend to deal Donovan Mitchell prior to the NBA trade deadline next week, and they reportedly are also turning away anyone who might have interest in acquiring Jarrett Allen. The 25-year-old center is one of the high-profile names who don’t appear to be on the…
Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou admitted he was left disappointed with one failed move on transfer deadline day – missing out on Lewis Hamilton! Spurs were one of the most active clubs in the winter window, signing Radu Dragusin during the first half of January in a deal that could rise to £25million and bringing in Timo Werner on loan. The Premier League’s…
British Cycling has admitted it will be “incredibly challenging” to stage the Tour of Britain and the Women’s Tour this year after taking over the running of both races following the collapse of promoter SweetSpot. However, it says it is holding “positive discussions” with potential partners and intends to stage both races in their current…
An unprecedented broadcast distribution deal for ‘Ring of Fire’, the Undisputed World Heavyweight Championship fight between the WBC champion Tyson Fury and unified champion Oleksandr Usyk, has been set for fans worldwide. In a groundbreaking agreement, the first Undisputed heavyweight title fight of the century will be available to fans on PPV across three major…