On Thursday, Boston finally completed a trade for a starter. The Red Sox get Drew Pomeranz from the San Diego Padres for prospect Anderson Espinoza. READ MORE
Tag: San Diego Padres
The Wright Moments: David Makes a Spectacular Catch Against Padres
On a warm August night in San Diego, David makes a spectacular catch against the San Diego Padres, one that encapsulates his career. READ MORE
Jose Altuve, Wil Myers Win First Player of the Month Awards
Jose Altuve and Wil Myers have triumphed over different styles of adversity to earn their first Player of the Month Awards. READ MORE
Analyzing Nathan Eovaldi’s Dismissal From the New York Yankees Starting Rotation
On Monday, the New York Yankees removed Nathan Eovaldi from their starting rotation. Yankees manager, Joe Girardi, was forced to remove the struggling starter from the rotation in favor of the rookie Chad Greene. READ MORE
Miami Marlins Acquire Fernando Rodney
The San Diego Padres announced THursday that they traded closer Fernando Rodney to the Miami Marlins for minor league RHP Chris Paddack. READ MORE
The Wright Moments: David Wright Walks Off Against Padres
It’s no secret that David Wright‘s career may be coming to an end in the near future. The diagnosis of chronic spinal stenosis highlighted a slew of injuries over the past few seasons. However, things began to look up. After Wright returned towards the end of the 2015 season and participated in the postseason, it […] READ MORE
Restocking the Atlanta Braves Farm System
Over the past few years, the Atlanta Braves farm system has not been that impressive when it came to big named prospects. Early into the 2015 campaign for Atlanta, Jose Peraza was considered by many to be the top prospect in a rather dry system. Fast forward a year, and it’s a totally different story. The […] READ MORE
Dodgers Sign OF Will Venable
The Los Angeles Dodgers sign OF Will Venable to a major league contract and option utility man Austin Barnes back to Triple-A. READ MORE
Crowding the Plate Podcast Episode 11: The MLB First Year Player Draft
On the heels of Last Word on Sports‘s coverage of the MLB First Year Player Draft, Josh Greenberg joins Joe Hojnacki and Greg Hessen to talk about the top prospects and which ones to watch in a couple years after they bake in the minors. Josh highlights some of the top high school pitchers and […] READ MORE
NL West Report: First Quarter
It's the beginning of June, which means its time to take a look back to how the NL West has fared thus far. Here is the first quarter NL West report. READ MORE