Jon Lester had a 2.75 ERA in 578.7 IP with David Ross behind the plate.and a 3.71 ERA in 1425 IP with all other catchers throughout his career. Should we expect Lester’s ERA to rise now that David Ross has retired?
Brandon Moss is close to signing with Royals according to source https://t.co/LgXdJPIqyA
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The Mariners have high hopes for newly acquired Mitch Haniger.r-old
The Astros haven’t been willing to give up 21-year-old pitching prospect Francis Martes in order to get Jose Quintana
Of those players who played in at least 20 games at their respective position last year:
- Shortstop: Eight batted higher than .260 and hit 20 or more home runs
- Second Base: Ten batted .270 or greater and hit 20 or more home runs
- First Base: 23 hit 20 or more homers and fifteen of those hit above .255
Jason Hammel is being linked to Kansas City
The Orioles’ 2016 rotation:
- ERA 4.72 – Third worst in the American League
They are hoping for more from Kevin Gausman and Dylan Bundy
Mark Trumbo is expected to play more first base in 2017 in an effort to keep Chris Davis fresh. Trumbo played first base six times last year so unless you play at Yahoo, he will not qualify at first to start the season
Steven Matz is “ramping up” his throwing program and expects to be fully ready when spring training begins
Justin Upton was hitting .226 with 13 home runs On Aug. 16, He was striking out almost 25% with 139 strikeouts. From Aug. 20 on, Upton hit .309 with 18 home runs, including 13 home runs in September.
Andrew Friedman is “cautiously optimistic” about reports that Hyun-Jin Ryu has already been throwing off a mound. If Ryu can make a comeback from shoulder and elbow surgeries that limited him to one start in the past two years “it would be a real boon to us,” Friedman said.
C.J. Cron has a minor league option, and he also could be a trade candidate at any time. The same also goes for Jefry Marte, who plays first, third and left field.
With Brad Miller likely moving to 2B, the Rays are poised to pounce on an over-saturated market for right-handed first basemen. Chris Carter might be the best fit as Mike Napoli will still probably sign a bigger contract than the Rays want to offer.
A good trade option for the Rays could be C.J. Cron, who stands to lose playing time to the newly signed Luis Valbuena, and should come at a more affordable cost.
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