Jose Soriano of the Los Angeles Angels enjoyed a breakout season in 2024. After being used primarily in the bullpen, Soriano was stretched out as a starter this year and pitched well finishing with a 3.42 ERA and 1.2o WHIP. His calling card was his ability to induce ground balls at an elite rate. His 59.7% ground ball rate ranked third among all starting pitchers (minimum … [Read more...] about Jose Soriano: The Groundball Maestro
Gold Glove First Baseman A Good Fit For These Teams
After winning his first Gold Glove at first base with the Minnesota Twins, Carlos Santana has become a free agent. Santana spent the 2024 season with the Twins under a one-year, $5.25 million contract. At the general managers meeting in San Antonio this past Tuesday, Twins President of Baseball Operations, Derek Falvey, wouldn’t rule out Carlos Santana’s return. While it would … [Read more...] about Gold Glove First Baseman A Good Fit For These Teams
GM: Athletics Plan to Keep Former All-Star
Despite the Athletics‘ 2023 All-Star Brent Rooker having been on the trade block, the A’s plan to hold onto the 30-year-old. A’s general manager David Forst stated they will be keeping Rooker, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Rooker sported a .293 batting average with 39 home runs, 160 hits, 112 RBI, and 11 stolen bases. Brent Rooker trade speculation ended today. … [Read more...] about GM: Athletics Plan to Keep Former All-Star
Notable Third Baseman Has Procedure to Address Elbow Issue
Highly touted baseball agent Scott Boras spoke to the media at Wednesday’s general managers meeting in San Antonio. Boras discussed the situation about many of his clients, including third baseman Alex Bregman. The free agent underwent a procedure to remove a bone chip from his right elbow. The surgery, which took place on Wednesday, is expected to have a minimal impact on … [Read more...] about Notable Third Baseman Has Procedure to Address Elbow Issue
Braves Linked to Two-Time World Series Pitcher
Going into this offseason, starting pitching is already one of the top priorities for Atlanta Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos. With news out of the general manager meetings yesterday in San Antonio, starting pitching may be a bigger priority than anticipated. It was reported that along with Ronald Acuña Jr., the Braves do not believe Spencer Strider will be ready for … [Read more...] about Braves Linked to Two-Time World Series Pitcher