Matt Holliday's injury creates a hole in the OF for St. Louis, with Randal Grichuk in line to get some extra ABs. Plus updates on Mark Reynolds, David Peralta, Nathan Eovaldi, Bruce Rondon, Luke Gregerson and more.
Raisel Iglesias locked down his first save, one night after Tony Cingrani got torched in the ninth inning. Could there be more save chances in his future?
Has Jonathan Lucroy altered his approach to hit more home runs and is Rick Porcello really a $20 SP? Plus performance validation analysis of Mike Napoli, Devon Travis, and Matt Andriese.
Jacob deGrom and Madison Bumgarner highlight a full Saturday slate of games, but what's in store for some of the "Wildcard" options like Jerad Eickhoff and Brandon McCarthy?
HQ founder Ron Shandler of ronshandler.com and ESPN… Also NL/AL News, Minor League Minute, Playing Time, Frequent Fliers, weekend Pitcher Matchups, Master Notes… Runs 2:11:05
Matt Duffy will get his chance with the Rays on Friday, moving Brad Miller to 1B. Plus updates on Jose Fernandez, Mark Reynolds, Luis Cessa, Matt Adams, Pedro Strop and more.
As expected, Anthony Rizzo's slow start to the season is now a distant memory, and he's proving to be well worth his lofty draft day cost. Plus, Francisco Cervelli, Freddy Galvis, Jimmy Nelson, and Cody Reed.
Stephen Strasburg must be happy to face an Atlanta Braves offense that is the worst in baseball tonight. Strasburg is a top selection on Friday in his home start.
Matt Holliday's injury creates a hole in the OF for St. Louis, with Randal Grichuk in line to get some extra ABs. Plus updates on Mark Reynolds, David Peralta, Nathan Eovaldi, Bruce Rondon, Luke Gregerson and more.
Raisel Iglesias locked down his first save, one night after Tony Cingrani got torched in the ninth inning. Could there be more save chances in his future?
Has Jonathan Lucroy altered his approach to hit more home runs and is Rick Porcello really a $20 SP? Plus performance validation analysis of Mike Napoli, Devon Travis, and Matt Andriese.
Jacob deGrom and Madison Bumgarner highlight a full Saturday slate of games, but what's in store for some of the "Wildcard" options like Jerad Eickhoff and Brandon McCarthy?
HQ founder Ron Shandler of ronshandler.com and ESPN… Also NL/AL News, Minor League Minute, Playing Time, Frequent Fliers, weekend Pitcher Matchups, Master Notes… Runs 2:11:05
Matt Duffy will get his chance with the Rays on Friday, moving Brad Miller to 1B. Plus updates on Jose Fernandez, Mark Reynolds, Luis Cessa, Matt Adams, Pedro Strop and more.
As expected, Anthony Rizzo's slow start to the season is now a distant memory, and he's proving to be well worth his lofty draft day cost. Plus, Francisco Cervelli, Freddy Galvis, Jimmy Nelson, and Cody Reed.
Stephen Strasburg must be happy to face an Atlanta Braves offense that is the worst in baseball tonight. Strasburg is a top selection on Friday in his home start.