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Astros Prospect Report: August 30th

Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. Check out the previous day’s recap here. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (68-63) won 11-6 (BOX SCORE) Mayer started for Sugar Land and allowed 4 runs, all in the first inning, but settled down and struck out 10 over 5 innings. […]

NFC Notes: Aaron Donald, Leonard Williams, Cardinals, Rams, Seahawks

Cardinals The Cardinals signed C Hjalte Froholdt to a two-year, $20 million contract extension with $14.75 million guaranteed, including $13.5 million fully guaranteed at signing and $9.98 million in new money guarantees. Froholdt received a $5.25 million signing bonus, while his 2026 salary is fully guaranteed, $4.25 million of his 2027 salary is fully guaranteed, […] The post NFC Notes: Aaron Donald, Leonard Williams, Cardinals, Rams, Seahawks appeared first on NFLTradeRumors.co .

Cubs’ Shota Imanaga makes worst kind of history in another disastrous start

As the Chicago Cubs try to make a deep playoff push, they’re hopeful Shota Imanaga will play a crucial role in their pitching department. But in his most recent outing against the Cincinnati Reds, the left-hander didn’t look the part. Imanaga allowed three home runs in a 7-5 defeat. It was the sixth time this […] The post Cubs’ Shota Imanaga makes worst kind of history in another disastrous start appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The career of Spencer Schwellenbach might already be in jeopardy

Injuries have been a problem in Atlanta over the last several seasons, but nobody has been plagued more than the Braves’ young pitchers. That unavoidable truth took another nasty turn over the weekend, when it was announced both Hurston Waldrep and Spencer Schwellenbach will go under the knife again. Waldrep will have Tommy John surgery, […]

Quirky Packers roster streak reaches 22 years after cutdown day

Green Bay Packers Wide receiver J. Michael Sturdivant faced significant pressure heading into the exhibition finale. He was recovering from a concussion sustained during a game against Denver but managed to log 15 important special teams snaps across two preseason games. Sturdivant also returned to full team drills during joint practices with the Arizona Cardinals, […] The post Quirky Packers roster streak reaches 22 years after cutdown day appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Three up, three down: week of Aug. 24-30

The week that started out not so hot ended up being a solid week for the Phillies, the team going 4-2 against the Mariners and Angels. Now they head on to Arizona for a big wild card showdown. Three up Bryce Harper – I think one day, we’ll appreciate a little more the dedication Harper […]

The Royals are going to have to figure out center field next year

Center field is one of those defensive positions where the Kansas City Royals have been blessed to have a long history of excellent players. Between 1970 and 1990, Amos Otis and Willie Wilson played a combined 24,632.2 innings in center—nearly 90% of all center field innings across that two-decade span. From 1995 to 2004, Carlos […]

Today in White Sox History: August 31

1926 In a twin bill at Detroit, White Sox infielder Ray Morehart tied a major-league record in cranking out nine hits in 10 at-bats! Morehart went 5-for-6 in the opener, and then capped it off with a 4-for-4 performance in the nightcap. Two of his nine hits were doubles. Morehead’s five hits fueled a 19-2 win in the opener, […]

Off-Day Open Thread

Our last Monday off-day. We have three Thursday’s off, starting September 10th. Tomorrow the Jays have a three-game series with the Guardians, one of the teams they have to pass to get to the playoffs. We are just a game and a half behind the Guardians. A series win would be useful. And we have […]

Can the Padres Rotation Be a Strength in September?

While sporting the worst offense in baseball, the San Diego Padres were simultaneously rolling out one of the worst rotations. The rotation was a combination of Michael King, Walker Buehler, Randy Vásquez, Lucas Giolito, Germán Márquez, Griffin Canning, and JP Sears. And to make matters worse, Nick Pivetta went on the 60-day injured list on […] The post Can the Padres Rotation Be a Strength in September? appeared first on Just Baseball .

Pete Crow-Armstrong in Ken Griffey Jr. territory with amazing August

Virtually no one can stop Pete Crow-Armstrong. The Chicago Cubs’ center fielder is putting on a clinic this month with the playoffs around the corner. In fact, PCA’s excellence is so great that he has found himself in the company of Ken Griffey Jr, per Sarah Langs of MLB.com. He has hit 14 home runs […] The post Pete Crow-Armstrong in Ken Griffey Jr. territory with amazing August appeared first on ClutchPoints .

County officials cite AI, “The Giving Tree” as reasons for approving Rays’ $2B stadium subsidy

The Hillsborough County Commission voted 5-2 on Friday to approve a new Tampa Bay Rays stadium development on the current campus of Hillsborough College, making the team’s long-running saga all over but the postmortems. (If you want those, you can choose from among Forbes, the Tampa Bay Times, and Florida Politics, only one of which name-checks […]

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