I didn’t get a lot of Whit Merrfield this year, but I landed plenty of a Whit Merrifield All-Star, Kid Yaz. What is a Whit Merrfield All-Star? A non-pedigree player who blooms late and is commonly underrated further because the market sticks to its prior opinion. Over 161 games, Yastrzemski has a .281/.357/.535 slash with 31 homers, 103 runs, 90 RBIs. How much proof do you want that this guy can hit?
"His velocity is up," Cora said. "And sometimes it's like, 'OK, I can do this, but I need to do things delivery-wise to be consistent.' And that's where he's at. He understands and he knows that at one point during the season he's going to be here and he's going to contribute."
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Tauchman should find a new home in the league after what he's been able to do in the Bronx.
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Pitching and hitting in the same game for the first time in his Angels career, Ohtani took the mound for the bottom of the first inning already covered in dirt stains after hitting a single in the top of the inning.
Phillies manager Joe Girardi officially named his opening day starter on Monday and there was no surprise who it'll be.
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Senzel has been injury prone and a disappointment, but the No. 2 pick has a nice pedigree and has put up big numbers throughout the minors. He has the Reds centerfield job to himself, and a healthy, energized version could easily lead to a 25/25 season.
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Did anyone expect that scoreless outing to beat one of those Cy Young pitchers, Clayton Kershaw, and the Dodgers to clinch the 2016 pennant and World Series berth? That shut-down Game 7 start 11 days later (albeit, arbitrarily brief)?