Ronald Acuña Jr. leads Braves home run barrage to torture Joe Ryan
Joe Ryan was lights-out in his last start for the Twins, but Ronald Acuña Jr. and the Braves unleashed hell on the starter with a home run barrage.Coming into his start at Truist Park on Tuesday night, Joe Ryan had been a force. Boasting a 2.98 ERA on the year while allowing just eight ho...
1970-01-01 08:00
MLB Rumors: Yankees trade could easily replace Josh Donaldson
The New York Yankees could easily replace Josh Donaldson (even though the team believes in him), and there's one replacement option available. But it could come at a high cost.Whenever a team loses its top player, struggles are likely to follow. But for the New York Yankees, losing outfield...
1970-01-01 08:00
MLB Rumors: Cubs after Goldschmidt, Braves-Pirates trade, Red Sox help ‘pen
MLB Rumors: Red Sox make two trades to upgrade bullpen depthHitting has not been the reason why the Boston Red Sox are at the bottom of the AL East standings. Alex Cora's club ranks eighth in the league in team batting average and seventh in team OPS on the season thus far.It's been ...
1970-01-01 08:00
NY Mets: 3 major decisions Steve Cohen should make at his press conference
New York Mets owner Steve Cohen is holding a press conference on Wednesday. Here are three changes he should make, but likely won't.The New York Mets have a lot of work to do. While their struggles technically start from the top, this is a team that is lacking in their on-field product....
1970-01-01 08:00
Braves' radical offseason trade has panned out beautifully
The Atlanta Braves have the best catching tandem in all of baseball with Sean Murphy and Travis d'Arnaud behind the dish for the NL East leaders.As if the Atlanta Braves could not improve upon their dynamic catching tandem from a season ago, they traded for Sean Murphy, despite already havi...
1970-01-01 08:00
Latest Max Fried update puts Braves ace much closer to return
The Atlanta Braves have been without Max Fried since early May but the latest update on his recovery has him much closer to getting back on the bump.With the best record in the National League by 4.5 games and the second-best record in all of baseball, the Atlanta Braves don't have a dire n...
1970-01-01 08:00
Braves Rumors: 4 trade targets to address 3 biggest needs
Breaking down four Braves trade targets for each of the three biggest needs in Atlanta to hopefully secure another World Series win.The Atlanta Braves just keep winning baseball games and it becomes more difficult with each victory to not think about the franchise winning its second World Series...
1970-01-01 08:00
NY Mets Rumors: Verlander deflated, Steve Cohen blame, some trade buzz
NY Mets Rumors: Justin Verlander is deflatedThe Mets are 16 games out of first place in the NL East. They've been an abject disaster this season, despite having both Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer leading their rotation, and a lineup which features Francisco Lindor, Pete Alonso and more. O...
1970-01-01 08:00
MLB standings based on team pitch clock violations
Not all MLB teams are adjusting to the newfangled pitch clock the same this season.While some MLB franchises are doing just fine with the league's implementation of the controversial pitch clock, that blanket statement cannot be applied to all teams.There are early adopters, and then th...
1970-01-01 08:00
MLB Rumors: Cardinals make all the wrong choices as trade deadline approaches
The St. Louis Cardinals could -- and should -- be better this season. But the preseason NL Central favorites haven't lived up to the hype. So, what's next per the latest MLB Rumors?Often, when an aging core fails to reach expectations, the front office will answer by selling off some o...
1970-01-01 08:00
Astros may not need to trade for a first baseman after all
The Houston Astros are getting a whole lot more out of Jose Abreu after a couple of "reset" rest days and the signing of Jon Singleton.Sometimes, all a player needs is some rest and competition to jump start their production. Just ask Jose Abreu, who has come alive in recent games for ...
1970-01-01 08:00
Braves rumors: Culberson a free agent, Freeman milestone, Duvall trade?
Braves rumors: Charlie Culberson chooses free agencyThe Braves did Charlie Culberson a bit dirty on Father's Day when they designated him for assignment just before his father was scheduled to throw out the first pitch. That's just a reminder that baseball is a business. Atlanta needed t...
1970-01-01 08:00