This is really amazing and overdue:
BREAKING: Negro Leagues statistics will officially be integrated into MLB database on Wednesday. Negro Leagues legend Josh Gibson will become MLB record holder in multiple categories.
Story to come for @YahooSports on a monumental day in baseball’s history.
— Russell Dorsey (@Russ_Dorsey1) May 28, 2024
Note: While you might not care one bit about Bryce Miller (Mariners), read the article on his splitter and how it is three different pitches. Guys who can manipulate pitches like he can, might be able to get away with fewer pitches.
Astros
• Joey Loperfido will work on playing first base in the minors.
During spring training, Loperfido himself said the team never hit him groundballs on the back fields. He started just seven Triple-A games at first base before his promotion. He worked with bench coach Omar López to learn the nuances of the position during his time with the major-league team, but the coaching staff never felt comfortable testing it.
Monday, Espada said he envisions “kind of the same” division of playing time for Loperfido during this stint in Triple A, which includes first base “three or four times a week.”
Goodbye to one of the “greats.”
F it, Angel Hernandez highlights.pic.twitter.com/lCeiw0IC43
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) May 28, 2024
Taking a partial holiday in that I skipped out on comments tonight so I can head back to the couch to enjoy HOU/SEA plus the hockey and basketball games going on. As always, I’ll gladly answer questions in the comments section if you want to know more about anyone. Heavy stud slate definitely makes it easier to skip doing the commentary, too!
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Sorry there was no chart on Friday. I wasn’t feeling well Thursday night and by the time I got to feeling better, it was around noon on Friday.
| RANK | TYPE | PITCHER | MATCHUPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tarik Skubal | PIT/at BOS |
| 2 | 1 | Cole Ragans | at MIN/SDP |
| 3 | 1 | Freddy Peralta | CHC/CHW |
| 4 | 1 | Max Fried | WSN/OAK |
| 5 | 1 | Luis Castillo | HOU/LAA |
| 6 | 1 | Joe Ryan | KCR/at HOU |
| 7 | 1 | Framber Valdez | at SEA/MIN |
| 8 | 2 | Justin Steele | at MIL/CIN |
| 9 | 2 | Bryce Miller | HOU/LAA |
| 10 | 2 | Nick Lodolo | STL/at CHC |
| 11 | 2 | Chris Bassitt | at CHW/PIT |
| 12 | 3 | Nestor Cortes | at LAA/at SFG |
| 13 | 3 | Brayan Bello | at BAL/DET |
| 14 | 3 | Robert Gasser | CHC/CHW |
| 15 | 3 | Charlie Morton | WSN/OAK |
| 16 | 3 | Michael King | MIA/at KCR |
| 17 | 3 | Blake Snell | PHI/NYY |
| 18 | 3 | Gavin Stone | at NYM/COL |
| 19 | 3 | Zack Littell | OAK/at BAL |
| 20 | 4 | Brandon Pfaadt | at TEX/at NYM |
| 21 | 4 | Alec Marsh | at MIN/SDP |
| 22 | 4 | Griffin Canning | NYY/at SEA |
| 23 | 4 | Mitchell Parker | at ATL/at CLE |
| 24 | 4 | Cooper Criswell | at BAL/DET |
| 25 | 4 | Simeon Woods Richardson | KCR/at HOU |
| 26 | 4 | Lance Lynn | at CIN/at PHI |
| 27 | 4 | Cole Irvin | BOS/TBR |
| 28 | 4 | Trevor Rogers | at SDP/TEX |
| 29 | 5 | Taijuan Walker | at SFG/STL |
| 30 | 5 | Tylor Megill | LAD/ARI |
| 31 | 5 | Mitch Spence | at TBR/at ATL |
| 32 | 6 | Jake Irvin | at ATL/at CLE |
| 33 | 6 | Austin Gomber | CLE/at LAD |
| 34 | 6 | Nick Nastrini | TOR/at MIL |
| 35 | 6 | Xzavion Curry | at COL/WSN |
In the article, I cover the players using CBS’s (about 40% or less initial roster rate) and Yahoo’s ADD/DROP rates. Both hosting sites have the option for daily and weekly waiver wire adds. CBS uses a weekly change while Yahoo looks at the last 24 hours. Yahoo is a great snapshot of right now while CBS ensures hot targets from early in the week aren’t missed. The players are ordered for redraft leagues by my rest-of-season preference grouped by starters, relievers, and hitters. Read the rest of this entry »
Angels
• Luis Rengifo (.824 OPS) is batting first or second.
• Willie Calhoun (.798 OPS) has started in 10 straight games.
• Mickey Moniak (.497 OPS) and Kevin Pillar (1.226 OPS) are splitting time in left field. Read the rest of this entry »
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Astros
• Hunter Brown has added a sinker.
On May 5, Brown reached a last resort. He had not thrown or thought about a sinker since starring at Wayne State University in 2019. Spring training is the time to test out anything, but even then, Brown never brought out his forgotten pitch.
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In four appearances since introducing his sinker, Brown has lowered his ERA from 9.78 to 7.06. He has allowed nine earned runs across those 20 1/3 innings, stabilizing a season that threatened to spiral. His six innings of two-run ball Wednesday against the Los Angeles Angels were the most encouraging example of what Brown can be.
“That’s the Hunter that we all know. He can be that type of pitcher. He’s got the stuff,” manager Joe Espada said. “That sinker was a game-changer — throwing that stuff in on their hands and setting up the four-seamer up, the breaking ball.”
