08/13/20

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS/INJURIES/RUMORS

• STL/CWS PPD Friday
  • Dylan Carlson likely up once they resume
• Alec Bohm coming up
• Aaron Judge didn’t play Wednesday (lower body tightness?)
  • Mike Tauchman hasn’t started since Stanton to IL lol
• Ozzie Albies not coming back next week
• Ronald Acuña Jr. out through weekend (wrist inflammation)
• Andrew Benintendi to IL
• Sean Doolittle to IL
• Jorge Mateo added to taxi squad

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08/11/20

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS/INJURIES/RUMORS

• Mike Clevinger & Zack Plesac being cool & unselfish
• Offense way down (AVG down 19 pts, SLG down 34)
• Aaron Nola dominant again
• Dustin May w/another QS
• Randy Dobnak now has MLB-best 0.90 ERA

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08/06/20

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS/INJURIES/RUMORS

• Max Scherzer left early w/hamstring
• Jake Odorizzi to start Saturday
• Shohei Ohtani slated to return Thursday
• Kyle Tucker starts v. b2b lefties
• Ozzie Albies to IL w/wrist
• Nick Madrigal to IL w/shoulder
  • 2B replacements: Michael Chavis, Joey Wendle, Jonathan Schoop

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08/04/20

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS/INJURIES/RUMORS

• Mike Soroka out for the year (achilles)
• Rich Hill to IL (shoulder)
• Shohei Ohtani out 4 wks w/flexor pronator mass
• Jo Adell called up
• Monte Harrison called up

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8/2/20

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07/30/20

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS/INJURIES/RUMORS

• Nate Pearson sharp in debut (Max even better)
• Cristian Javier outduel Dustin May
• Jesus Luzardo sharp in relief, to start next time out
• Zach Plesac awesome (Aaron Civale great on Wed, too)
  • Brad Hand blows it (trouble?)
• Charlie Morton’s misleading 2nd start
  • Oliver Drake has 2 SVs, then pitched in 6th
• Rich Hill great in season debut

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07/28/20

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS/INJURIES/RUMORS

• MIA COVID Outbreak
  • WAS doesn’t want to play them
  • NYY/PHI cancelled again Tuesday
• Nate Pearson starting Wednesday v. Max Scherzer
• Justin Verlander & Corey Kluber hurt
• Alex Wood to IL (shoulder)
• Mike Foltynewicz DFA’d

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07/23/20

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS/INJURIES/RUMORS

• No Country for Old Jays
• Anthony DeSclafani to IL
• John Means to IL
• Charlie Blackmon ready to go
• Tom Murphy to IL

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07/21/20

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS/INJURIES/RUMORS

• Corbin Burnes wins #2 job
• Ryan Pressly closer in waiting
• Gavin Lux sent down
• Masahiro Tanaka to IL w/concussion
• Griffin Canning dominant in final tuneup
• Carlos Martinez set to start
• Starlin Castro batting 3rd
• Anthony Rendon (oblique) might not be set for OD
• Jays likely playing in PNC

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07/20/20

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2020 STARTING PITCHER RANKING REVIEW

• Reviewing my latest SP Rankings (here)

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