Amid a resurgent season with the New York Mets, Sean Manaea is pitching his way into the qualifying offer conversation. Manaea has not pitched at this high of a level in quite some time. Winning consecutive starts for the first time this season, he pitched another gem on Monday, allowing six hits over seven innings with 10 strikeouts and zero walks. In his last two starts, … [Read more...] about Resurgent Mets Pitcher Emerging As Qualifying Offer Candidate
Mets Outfielder To Begin Rehab Assignment
As the New York Mets battle for a wild-card spot in the last two months of the season, the team is looking to get one of its key players back. Right fielder Starling Marte has been out of the lineup since late June after aggravating a knee injury he’d been playing through. With Marte out, the team has been playing Tyrone Taylor, DJ Stewart, and the newly acquired Jesse … [Read more...] about Mets Outfielder To Begin Rehab Assignment
Yankees Release Right-Handed Minor League Pitcher
The New York Yankees have released 30-year-old right-handed relief pitcher Duane Underwood Jr., who can now sign with any team. Now a free agent, he had been pitching for the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. Underwood signed a minor-league contract with the Yankees in the offseason. The Yankees have made the following roster moves affecting SWB: • RHP Duane … [Read more...] about Yankees Release Right-Handed Minor League Pitcher
Yankees X-Factors in Quest for Division Title
Breaking fresh into the month of August, the New York Yankees are setting their eyes on the prize. With just under two months remaining in the regular season, the American League pennant race is heating up. In an intense divisional battle, the Yankees have some x-factors that will be crucial in their quest for a deep October run. The Bronx Bombers are rolling through the second … [Read more...] about Yankees X-Factors in Quest for Division Title
Do the Yankees Have Another Great Shortstop?
When Derek Jeter retired ten years ago, the Yankees had a big task: finding a viable replacement. At the time, the answer was Didi Gregorius, who was serviceable at best in his five seasons in New York. But now, it seems that the Yankees have found their franchise shortstop. Do the Yankees Have Another Great Shortstop? The Yankees drafted Anthony Volpe out of high school with … [Read more...] about Do the Yankees Have Another Great Shortstop?