This past week it was announced that the base pay for minor leaguers would increase.  Rookie ball would go from $290/week to $400.  A ball from $290/week  to $500.  AA from $360/week to $600. AAA from $500/week to $700.  That’s … Continue reading →

Commissioner Manfred has said MLB has been contemplating changes to playoffs.  The idea would be to increase the number of teams to 7 per league. The three division winners would get in along with the 4 best record teams otherwise … Continue reading →

Spring is coming, and the latest sign is players migrating to Florida and Arizona. Yet, there are number of offseason storylines still ongoing. Only former Astros have apologized/expressed remorse for the sign-stealing scandal (AJ Hinch, Dallas Keuchel, Charlie Morton). The … Continue reading →

You’ll be shocked to hear Pete Rose is again applying for reinstatement to MLB.  What’s fun/funny is what he is using as his justification: the fact that players were not punished in the Astros sign stealing scandal. From the ESPN … Continue reading →

We have some late breaking news for you all in one of the biggest MLB trades in recent history.  It seems the Dodgers, Red Sox, and Twins were involved in a massive three team deal.  The deal breaks down as … Continue reading →

It’s James Click, who had been the Rays’ Executive VP of Baseball Ops since 2017.  For those keeping track, the Dodgers, Red Sox, Giants and Astros are now all run by X-Ray front office personnel.  You can throw in X-Rays … Continue reading →

The Astros have hired Dusty Baker as their manager.  It’s a move reminiscent of the Dodgers hiring Burt Shotton when Leo Durocher got suspended for the 1947 season for offending Happy Chandler’s moral sensibilities. That is, they’ve hired a respected … Continue reading →

Remember that Kris Bryant and the MLBPA filed a grievance over the Cubs’ service time manipulation after the 2015 season?  It finally got to the arbitrator after this season, and said arbitrator has ruled in the Cubs’ favor. If he’d … Continue reading →

The tear down phase of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ tear down and rebuild continues.  They have traded Starling Marte to the Arizona Diamondbacks for a pair of prospects, neither of which hav been promoted past A ball yet.   They finished … Continue reading →

According to this Yahoo article, MLB Umpires will be mic’d up beginning in 2020.  The intent is to allow umpires to explain to fans in the ballpark (and I suppose those at home) the results of a challenged call. New … Continue reading →

We’ve all watched the sign stealing scandal surrounding the Astros and Red Sox unfold these past couple weeks.  Three. managers and a GM have lost their jobs.  Without apologizing for any of them, nor stating that they didn’t deserve the … Continue reading →

I was thinking about how the Hall of Fame voting went, and—after being done with being happy and surprised about Larry Walker’s selection—and came to a startling realization. Curt Schilling, having garnered 70% of the vote this year, is extremely … Continue reading →

The Big Reveal is tomorrow to find out who the BBWAA selects to join Ted Simmons and Marvin Miller in the 2020  Baseball Hall of Fame class.  I’ll save my applause or complaints for tomorrow.  For now, here’s how the … Continue reading →