#Bryant Flete

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La novena capitalina aseguró al menos jugar por el comodín HUMBERTO CONTRERAS Liderados por un productivo Harold Castro, los Leones del Caracas derrotaron a las Águilas del Zulia 8-4 en el Estadio Monumental de Caracas. Caracas se adelantó con una en el primero, Freddy Fermín conectó un sencillo que remolcó a Harold Castro. Harold Castro abrió el tercer inning de Leones conectando su quinto cuadrangular de la temporada, mientras que la segunda de la entrada la anotó José Rondón con rodado de Wilfredo Tovar. Caracas fabricó tres más en el quinto. Castro conectó su tercer hit de la noche, un doble por el jardín central, Aldrem Corredor lo traería al plato con un sencillo. La segunda de la entrada la anotó José Rondón, que fue golpeado, llegó a tercera por el hit de Corredor y anotó por un wild pitch. Corredor anotaría la sexta de Leones con un rolling a primera base de Orlando Arcia. Los rapaces fabricaron su primera carrera en el sexto, gracias a elevado de sacrificio de Freddy Galvis. En el octavo, de nuevo Galvis por la misma vía traía la segunda de Águilas, mientras que un triple Bryant Flete impulsó a Rougned Odor y Ángel Reyes. Gabriel Noriega se encargó de poner distancia en la baja del octavo, con un jonrón por el jardín derecho con Orlando Arcia en circulación. Rito Lugo tuvo una buena labor como abridor, aunque se fue sin decisión al lanzar solo cuatro entradas sin permitir anotaciones, la victoria se la adjudicó Wilfredo Boscán (5-0) que lanzó dos entradas y permitió una carrera. El derrotado fue Jasier Herrera (1-2) que lanzó por espacio de dos entradas y permitió seis inatrapables y tres carreras. Leones deja atrás una seguidilla de cuatro derrotas y deja su récord en 29-21, garantizando al menos estar en el partido del comodín entre el quinto y sexto lugar de la ronda regular. Por su parte Águilas queda con 22-28 en el séptimo lugar de la tabla de posiciones. Para recibir en tu celular esta y otras informaciones, únete a nuestras redes sociales, síguenos en Instagram, Twitter y Facebook como @DiarioElPepazo El Pepazo/Líder

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Estos son los 10 sucesos más curiosos de la temporada 2019-20 de la LPB

Terminó la primera parte de la temporada 2019-20 de la Liga Profesional de Béisbol Colombiano (LPB) y las curiosidades ocurridas en estos dos meses no pueden pasar desapercibidas.

Jonrones, errores, récords y peleas fueron algunas de las situaciones que marcaron una diferencia en esta campaña de la LPB que ha contado con nueve jugadores con experiencia en Grandes Ligas.

Primer jonrón de Gigantes…

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Big news to report on this Independence Day🇺🇸 morning as Bryant Flete has been signed by the Cincinnati Reds! He will join their Double-A affiliate after dominating the Frontier League, leading the league in batting average and on-base percentage this year en route to being voted an All-Star starter. He is also the 57th former Miner to sign with an MLB organization in our 13 years of franchise history. Congrats, Bryant! https://ift.tt/2YzRZ8a

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Big news to report on this Independence Day🇺🇸 morning as Bryant Flete has been signed by the Cincinnati Reds! He will join their Double-A affiliate after dominating the Frontier League, leading the league in batting average and on-base percentage this year en route to being voted an All-Star starter. He is also the 57th former Miner to sign with an MLB organization in our 13 years of franchise history. Congrats, Bryant! https://ift.tt/2YzRZ8a

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Also when I finally got to read what the actual trade was, I was so preoccupied with Contreras that I first skimmed and saw "Bryant Flete" and missed the Flete part and thought we'd traded Bryant

Holy shit I spend a few hours in an exam and reemerge to discover that all of Chicago baseball has exploded

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White Sox Prospect Primer: South Side on top

White Sox Prospect Primer: South Side on top

Some players are on the verge of stardom, others are entering a crucial phase of their development and still others are getting their first tastes of full-season ball. With the 2018 season approaching, MiLB.com takes a look at the most intriguing prospects from each MLB organization.

Shining Star: Eloy Jimenez, OF

Acquired with Dylan Cease, Bryant Flete and Matt Rose in the deal that sent Jose…

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A piedras atacan bus de las Águilas del Zulia (Fotos)

19/12/2017

El autobús que transportaba este lunes al equipo de beisbol Águilas del Zulia en Porlamar fue impactado por una piedra, de acuerdo con información del periodista deportivo Augusto Cárdenas en su cuenta Twitter.

Fuente: El Nacional

Los jugadores Bryant Flete y Herlis Rodríguez, quienes estaban cerca del lugar donde cayó el objeto, salieron ilesos.

El conjunto rapaz, clasificados a la postemporada, tiene un compromiso este martes ante los Bravos de Margarita.

Ayer el bus que transportaba a @aguilasdelzulia en Porlamar recibió una pedrada, saliendo ilesos Bryant Flete y Herlis Rodríguez, quienes estaban cerca de donde cayó el objeto http://pic.twitter.com/6YuuHsYvcr

— Augusto Cárdenas (@ACardenas13) December 19, 2017

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Con un buen trabajo del bullpen Águilas dividió ante Leones en Maracaibo HUMBERTO CONTRERAS Las Águilas del Zulia contaron con una gran labor de sus relevistas y derrotaron a los Leones del Caracas 5-1 en el segundo de la serie en el Luis Aparicio “El Grande”. Tras cuatro entradas en blanco Águilas fabricó la primera carrera del partido en el quinto inning. Osleivis Basabe conectó sencillo que trajo al plato a Jackson Chourio. Leones no tardó mucho en empatar la pizarra. Doble de José Rondón, hit de Aldrem Corredor rodado por segunda de Eliezer Alfonzo ponían el juego 1-1. Eduardo Torrealba volvió a poner adelante a Zulia con un hit por el jardín derecho en el sexto que remolcó a Bryant Flete. La ofensiva zuliana continuó con la producción con un rally de tres en el séptimo. Dos sencillos, un boleto, un golpeado y Luis Castro poniendo el colofón al inning con un triple, ponían el juego 5-1. Silvino Bracho cerró una gran labor de los relevistas de Águilas lanzando el noveno inning en blanco. El relevo zuliano permitió apenas tres hits y una carrera en cinco entradas y un tercio de trabajo. Eiberson Castellano (1-1) se adjudicó el triunfo con dos entradas de labor en los permitió un hit y ponchó a dos rivales. Bryan Blanton (1-1) fue el derrotado al recibir una carrera en un tercio lanzado. Con esta victoria Águilas queda con registró de 12-11, mientras que Leones deja su récord en 16-7. Para recibir en tu celular esta y otras informaciones, únete a nuestras redes sociales, síguenos en Instagram, Twitter y Facebook como @DiarioElPepazo El Pepazo/Líder

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Toros de Sincelejo ganan a Gigantes de Barranquilla y avanza a playoffs

LPB: Toros de Sincelejo ganan a Gigantes de Barranquilla y avanza a playoffs

En este domingo, los Toros de Sincelejo ganaron 15 carreras por 5 ante Gigantes de Barranquilla, convirtiéndose en el primer equipo en avanzar a playoffs en la temporada 2019-20 de la Liga Profesional de Béisbol Colombiano (LPB).

Toros, que es comandado por el barranquillero José Mosquera, también coach de lo Piratas de Pittsburgh, se han mantenido en el primer lugar de la tabla de posiciones por…

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5 winners and losers from the 2017 MLB trade deadline

Who won the trade deadline? Who lost? We don't know yet. But come guess at the five winners and losers with us.

Last year at this time, the Rangers made one of the biggest moves at the trade deadline, acquiring Jonathan Lucroy for some of their top prospects. He was widely seen as a huge acquisition, an All-Star who was still under control for 2017. Even though the Rangers gave up a formidable chunk of their farm system, it was hard to blame them.

Over the weekend, the Rangers traded Lucroy to the Rockies for a player to be named later.

That’s how quickly the walls can melt around you, so let’s not pretend that we actually know who won or lost the trade deadline. Last year, apparently, the only winners were the Cubs, Indians, all of the teams that got prospects back, and absolutely no one else. We’ll know the real winners and losers in a few months, if not a few years.

We can guess, though! We can guess. Here are the provisional winners and losers of the 2017 MLB trade deadline*.

*I’m not going to write about every team and every trade because I’m not that sick. Five. You’ll get five winners and five losers.

Winners

Chicago White Sox

ACQUIRED: Eloy Jimenez, Dylan Cease, Bryant Flete and Matt Rose (from Cubs). Ryan Cordell (from Brewers). Casey Gillaspie (from Rays). Ian Clarkin, Tito Polo, Blake Rutherford, and Tyler Clippard (from Yankees). A.J. Puckett and Andre Davis (from Royals), sweet, sweet cash (from Rockies).

TRADED: Jose Quintana, Anthony Swarzak, Dan Jennings, Todd Frazier, Tommy Kahnle, David Robertson, Melky Cabrera, Will Lamb

There was no team that did as much, no team that has as much to show from the deadline, no team that executed their plans so faithfully. The White Sox looked like they were starting at a disadvantage, with Quintana’s season not going according to plan and Todd Frazier hitting close to the Mendoza Line again.

Instead, the Cubs were willing to pretend that the first three months of the season didn’t happen. The Yankees were willing to take David Robertson’s contract (or most of it) as part of a Tommy Kahnle tax and still give up some of their better prospects. The best part might have been the White Sox getting value from pitchers like Dan Jennings and Anthony Swarzak, the latter of whom was signed this spring as a minor league free agent.

I was bleating that the White Sox needed to contend, not rebuild, for the last two years. In a way, the bounty of prospects sort of proves my point — there’s a reason why they got so much back, and it’s because of the talent that went out. On the other hand, if you had told me that they were going to nail each and every one of their trades ...

Los Angeles Dodgers

ACQUIRED: Tony Watson, Tony Cingrani, Yu “Tony” Darvish

TRADED: Oneil Cruz and Angel German (to Pirates); Hendrik Clementina and Scott Van Slyke (to Reds); Willie Calhoun, A.J. Alexy, and Brendon Davis (to Rangers)

Oh, how I was going to savage the Dodgers in this silly little exercise. When the clock struck 1:00 p.m. PT, they had two new left-handed relievers, and both of them were buy-low guys they are assuming can be polished up. Tony Watson isn’t really close to the All-Star he was a couple years ago, and Cingrani is a befuddling mess. On the one hand, the Dodgers are the team that’s turned Brandon Morrow into a late-inning monster. On the other hand, tick tock. Better fix them before the postseason.

It was an underwhelming cavalry for a team that could be forgiven for assuming they didn’t need any substantial upgrades.

AND THEN KEN ROSENTHAL YELLED INTO HIS PHONE.

Source: Darvish TRADED.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 31, 2017

ROSENTHAL: SIRI, SEND TWEET.

SIRI: OK. What would you like me to tweet?

ROSENTHAL: “SOURCE: DARVISH CAPS LOCK TRADED CAPS LOCK OFF PERIOD.”

SIRI: Your pizza will arrive in 45 minutes.

ROSENTHAL: SIRI, IF MOROSI GETS THIS FIRST BECAUSE OF YOU, I WILL KILL YOU.

SIRI: Sending a hitman to kill Jon Morosi.

ROSENTHAL: WAIT. START OVER.

You can read why I think this makes the Dodgers winners over here. The short version: They’re going to have a four-man rotation in the postseason. That’s so danged huge for them. They’ve needed that for years, and now they have it. Terrifying.

Arizona Diamondbacks

ACQUIRED: J.D. Martinez, David Hernandez, John Ryan Murphy

TRADED: Dawel Lugo, Sergio Alcantara, and Jose King (to Tigers); Luis Madero (to Angels); Gabriel Moya (to Twins)

The Diamondbacks played it cool, for the most part, and I actually dislike the Murphy trade an awful lot. Moya looks like a pitcher who can contribute in a major league bullpen right away; Murphy was hitting poorly for a Triple-A catcher, much less someone who belongs on a major league roster.

At the same time, the Diamondbacks got J.D. Martinez. They struggled against lefties, and they picked up one of the best lefty-mashers in the business. I’m not learned enough to accurately grade a lot of the prospects going back and forth*, but I know that exactly one exciting position player changed hands this deadline, and the Diamondbacks got him for what most prospect mavens felt was an underwhelming return.

The Diamondbacks didn’t have a great farm system. They still walked away with a player who fit their needs perfectly. That’s a winner.

* Which means I have no business deciding which teams are winners or losers. But you already clicked. Thanks ... ssssssucker.

Washington Nationals

ACQUIRED: Sean Doolittle, Ryan Madson, Brandon Kintzler

TRADED: McKenzie Mills and international bonus pool space (to Phillies); Blake Treinen, Jesus Luzardo, and Sheldon Neuse (to A’s); Tyler Watson (to Twins)

I’m not going to pretend that these pitchers don’t come with some red flags. Doolittle has troubles staying on the field; Madson is on the older side and often has injury concerns of his own; Kintzler is a weirdo no-strikeout pitcher, even if he’s been successful.

But the Nationals have a bullpen now. They can mix and match better. They can shorten the game just a bit. Their biggest weakness was addressed, which is exactly what a team in their position needs to do. There’s no thinking about 2020 for the Nationals. There’s Max Scherzer and Daniel Murphy and Bryce Harper and go go go go go.

If they got Zach Britton or Justin Wilson, they would have made my “Super Winners of the Trade Deadline” column that’s available for premium SB Nation Gold subscribers. As is, they did what they needed to do.

New York Yankees

ACQUIRED: Todd Frazier, Tommy Kahnle, David Robertson, Sonny Gray

TRADED: Ian Clarkin, Tito Polo, Blake Rutherford, and Tyler Clippard (to White Sox). Dustin Fowler, Jorge Mateo, and James Kaprelian (to A’s)

Not only did they shorten the game by an absurd amount — Kahnle, Robertson, Betances, and Chapman in a postseason schedule with regularly scheduled rest days should be against the rules, really — but they added a third baseman and a no. 2 starter, both of which they desperately needed.

The best part? They kept Gleyber Torres, Clint Frazier, Chance Adams, Estevan Florial, Justus Sheffield ... they still have one of the better farm systems in baseball. There are a lot of other teams who did moves that I liked — the Rockies getting Jonathan Lucroy for a player to be named later was outstanding — but the Yankees checked off all of their boxes, and they didn’t decimate the organizational depth.

The moral of the story appears to be “have a million prospects, and good things will happen.”

Losers

San Francisco Giants

ACQUIRED: Shaun Anderson and Gregory Santos (from Red Sox)

TRADED: Eduardo Nuñez

Oh, it’s not really the Giants’ fault. Getting the very bad players on their very bad baseball team was, I suppose. But after that, everything was designed to hose the Giants as much as possible. They had mid-tier, quasi-interesting relievers. The market was saturated with relievers who were a tier above.

They had an ace who had started last year’s All-Star Game and was going to be a rental, a similar situation to Yu Darvish, really. He was ineffective and blister-addled, though, and no one wanted to take the risk he would opt in to his contract.

They had a breakthrough year from a starter who ranks seventh in the National League in FanGraphs’ WAR. He has the seventh-best xFIP in baseball. He also ranks 55th in the NL in ERA and makes a lot of money, enough that teams weren’t willing to overlook the old stats to focus on the new stats.

They had a young pitcher under a reasonable contract who was ultra-desirable last year. That pitcher has the worst ERA in the NL.

They had a dominant closer, the kind every postseason wants, even if the Giants would have had to pay down his salary a little. The closer was partially ineffective, and now he’s hurt.

They had an outfielder in the middle of a very nice offensive renaissance. But he can’t field and, whoops, looks like absolutely no team is looking for an outfielder.

I could go on. Don’t make me go on. But the Giants didn’t make a move after Eduardo Nuñez because they couldn’t. They were screwed in all the right ways, bless them. And it’s why they’re stuck between a rebuild and a forced reload.

San Diego Padres

ACQUIRED: Esteury Ruiz, Travis Wood, and Matt Strahm (from Royals)

TRADED: Ryan Buchter, Trevor Cahill, Brandon Maurer

I guess a free Travis Wood is something that any team can use. Ruiz is an 18-year-old raffle ticket in Rookie League. Strahm is a 25-year-old starter with dodgy control and homer problems. It’s possible that all three work out, but it’s an underwhelming return for a team that’s openly rebuilding.

More importantly, however, we have the decision to keep Brad Hand. Considering that the Orioles held on to Zach Britton, it’s possible that the bottom fell out of the super-reliever market, especially after Justin Wilson went to the Cubs. With Hand under team control at bargain rates for the next two seasons, there was no reason to give him away.

There had to be one deal that made sense. One deal that fit in with an organizational philosophy of “We’ve found Brad Hand before. We’ll find Brad Hand again,” which would allow the Padres to get the kinds of prospects or young players they can’t find under a rock. Instead, the Padres set an Andrew Miller asking price based on a few months of Miller-like pitching, which is total second-wave-trend stuff. The Padres are trying to tell you why their fidget spinner is as good as those name brand fidget spinners, and you’re right to be skeptical.

Man, my analogies have been horrible lately.

Tampa Bay Rays

ACQUIRED: Steve Cishek, Lucas Duda, Dan Jennings, Sergio Romo, Chaz Roe

TRADED: Erasmo Ramirez (to Mariners). Drew Smith (to Mets). Casey Gillaspie (to White Sox). PTBNL/cash (to Dodgers). Caaaassssh (to Braves).

This was the have-cake-and-eat-it-too deadline, which is understandable for a team that needs a steady supply of prospects and pre-arbitration players in order to compete. That doesn’t make the bullpen reinforcements any more appealing, though.

Cishek is the big bullpen catch, a ball of funk who was having a nice season for the Mariners. But he still needs to be protected against left-handers, which isn’t something teams usually have the luxury of doing with their best relievers. Romo was designated for assignment for a reason, and his fall has been precipitous. Roe has thrown two innings in the majors this year, and the 30-year-old’s ceiling has been entirely ordinary up until now.

I love the Lucas Duda trade, but the bullpen reinforcements are what a team gets when they don’t want to give away good prospects. It makes sense for the Rays, given what they need to survive. That doesn’t mean I can slap a winning grade on them, though.

Chicago Cubs

ACQUIRED: Jose Quintana, Justin Wilson, Alex Avila

TRADED: Eloy Jimenez, Dylan Cease, Bryant Flete and Matt Rose (to White Sox). Jeimer Candelario, Isaac Parades, and a player to be named later (to Tigers).

The Cubs are here for exactly one reason: Eloy. That doesn’t mean Quintana wasn’t a perfect fit. He was, and his contract will allow the Cubs to be even more creative in the offseason. I’m also a huge Justin Wilson fan, and reinforcing the catching position with a lefty bat who almost made the All-Star team was extra sweet. So I love the talent the Cubs got back, and it will make them a better team right now. Maybe even a much better team. Which is the point, I guess.

But the Cubs had to give up a top-10 prospect to get Quintana. The Yankees didn’t. While Quintana is off to the kind of start with the Cubs that reminds us all that he’s a better pitcher than Sonny Gray, I’m not sure that the difference is that vast. But the Cubs gave up a top-10 prospect in baseball and another top-100 prospect, and the A’s got to hang on to Gleyber Torres, Clint Frazier, and Chance Adams.

I’m not sure if the lesson is to wait until the last second, but it feels like the Yankees helped themselves by waiting. The White Sox didn’t want to watch Quintana have a second half as disappointing as his first half, so they had some urgency too, just like the A’s with Gray. The Yankees waited the A’s out. The Cubs got things over quickly.

That means the Cubs got the better pitcher, too, I suppose. But they also gave up Eloy.

They will miss him.

Houston Astros

ACQUIRED: Francisco Liriano

TRADED: Nori Aoki, Teoscar Hernandez (to Blue Jays)

That’s ... that’s it. And it’s not as if they traded for a proven Andrew Miller-type, either. They traded for a struggling starter with the hopes that they can turn him into an ace reliever by the time the postseason starts. That sounds iffy, and that’s before you get to the part where Liriano has made just two relief appearances in the last five years, and just 29 overall. That’s before you get to the part where his ERA as a reliever is nearly a full run higher than it is as a starter.

I’m willing to believe that what Liriano did in 2012 as a reliever has little to do with how he’ll do in 2017. But that’s kind of the point. No one knows how he’ll adjust to a setup role. He dominates lefties like some of the other available power bullpen arms, as Crawfish Boxes points out, but this is still very much an experiment.

I hate experiments for teams like the Astros. Pitching Clayton Kershaw on three day’s rest every danged postseason was an experiment the Dodgers kept trying, over and over again. The correct answer was to take the existing team and make it exponentially better. Making the Astros five percent better doesn’t sound like a worthwhile goal when they’re going to coast into the postseason, but baseball fans know that a five-percent difference can be the difference between a .250 hitter and a .300 hitter.

For the Astros, adding Yu Darvish could have been the difference between them being a .350 hitter and a .400 hitter, metaphorically speaking. The .350 hitter is great, fearsome, one of the best. But ... the .400 hitter is Ted Williams in his best season. Wouldn’t you rather take your chances with the latter in a situation where the season’s success is going to be defined by how far the team makes it in the postseason? This is year three of the Great Astros Renaissance, and while division titles aren’t exactly getting old, they would certainly like one of the bigger trophies at this point.

We’ll see if holding on to their best prospects will pay off like it did for the Dodgers when they were in a similar spot. Three years ago, I was yelling about them keeping Corey Seager and Cody Bellinger instead of getting Chris Sale, and I’m sure the Dodgers have zero regrets there. But at some point, the Dodgers snapped. I think the Astros will get there. There are no guarantees they’ll get a Bellinger or Seager before they do.

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Five biggest deals of the 2017 MLB trade deadline

A good trade at the MLB trade deadline can turn a good team into a World Series winner. There is, after all, a long history of teams swinging deadline deals for pieces that helped them win a World Series; the Cubs added Aroldis Chapman, the Royals grabbed Ben Zobrist, and so on.

One of these deals could certainly put someone over the top and help them to a championship.

Here are the five best deadline deals made throughout the month of July by MLB teams.

5) Cubs acquire Jose Quintana from White Sox

In a certain sense, the Cubs’ acquisition of Jose Quintana was as important symbolically as it was in terms of talent addition. The reigning champions spent much of the first half of the season floundering around the .500 mark, falling behind the surprisingly potent Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central standings. Something had to be done, both to improve the team and send a message to a group of players that had the talent to perform much better than they were.

Yes, Quintana was extremely expensive in terms of prospects. The Cubs gave up Dylan Cease, Bryant Flete,, Eloy Jimenez, and Matt Rose, with Jimenez in particular having the potential to be elite. But the Cubs have so much talent that is just entering its prime, and they’ll be fine on the depth front.

Getting someone like Quintana, who has a long track record of success and is under team control through 2020, will be huge. The early returns are extremely encouraging, too — he has a 2.37 ERA in his first three starts for the Cubs. The team has responded as well by surging into first place, and suddenly things look rosier on the north side.

4) Yankees acquire Frazier, Robertson, and Kahnle from White Sox

Todd Frazier is a rental who should shore up third base for the Yankees for the rest of the season and provide some power. He’s not the same guy he was in his heyday with the Cincinnati Reds, but he can still hold down an everyday job.

The pitchers are the real prize here for the Yankees. Robertson isn’t the same guy he was in his first stint with New York, but he’s still a steady hand in the back of the bullpen who will be able to get the ball to the likes of Dellin Betances and Aroldis Chapman. Kahnle might actually end up being the true gem of the trade for New York. He turns 28 next week, will be Yankees property through 2020, and is striking out opponents at a remarkable rate — 69 in 41.1 innings, to be exact. He is the forgotten name in the deal, but he may end up having the biggest long-term impact.

The trade didn’t come at no cost to the Yankees. They traded Tyler Clippard along with minor leaguers Ian Clarkin, Tito Polo, and Blake Rutherford. Rutherford was a first-round pick last year and Clarkin was a first-rounder in 2013. Both are far from the big leagues, yet have promise and talent and could provide a nice return to the White Sox. But the Yankees were willing to pay the price to add a lot of depth to their current club.

3) Washington Nationals acquire Sean Doolittle and Ryan Madson from A’s

The Nationals’ bullpen has been such a problem that members of the team have supposedly complained off-the-record to media members about how long it took to fix. Fix it they did, though, with a deal that brought them two quality relievers for a relatively modest price, all things considered.

Ryan Madson’s career once appeared to be over due to elbow injuries, but he resurrected it with Kansas City and then Oakland to re-establish himself as one of the league’s more reliable relievers. He brings a lot to the table as he has an ERA under two this season, has extensive postseason experience, and is under contract for 2018.

Doolittle is the key piece. Injuries have held the lefty back throughout his career, but when healthy, he’s one of baseball’s best power lefties out of the bullpen. Add in Monday’s addition of Brandon Kintzler and you have three solid new arms in the Washington bullpen, all of whom can get outs late in ballgames.

Coupled with a powerful offense and a great group of starting pitchers, they should not be slept on in October, particularly if they can batten down the hatches late in games. In order to acquire the two pitchers, Washington sent Blake Treinen and minor leaguers Jesus Luzardo and Sheldon Neuse to Oakland.

2) Yankees acquire Sonny Gray from A’s

That the Yankees were able to get this done while keeping five of their top six prospects speaks to both the depth of New York’s system and the fact that Brian Cashman is really, really good at his job. Gray drew interest from many teams, but the Yankees were the ones able to match things up and strengthen their rotation with the 27-year-old righty.

The Yankees shouldn’t have needed to buy a starter, but Masahiro Tanaka’s struggles and Luis Severino’s youth necessitated a move like this. Gray will help, and not just in 2017. He appears to be back to his best, with a 3.43 ERA and a 3.24 FIP that bests all of his other seasons except his first one. He will also be with the team for two full seasons beyond this one. The Yankee rotation just got deeper for October, and they may well be the favorites to win the American League East now.

In this trade, the Yankees had to part with Dustin Fowler, James Kaprielian, and Jorge Mateo. Fowler and Kaprielian will need to rebound from season-ending injuries, but could provide Oakland plenty of good players down the road.

1) Dodgers acquire Yu Darvish from Rangers

The rich get richer. It looked like the Dodgers were going to be content to pick up a couple relief pitchers and call it a day, but they sneaked in just before the deadline to grab Darvish from Texas, all while managing to hold on to top prospects Alex Verdugo and Walker Buehler. They still surrendered minor leaguers A.J. Alexy, Willie Calhoun, and Brendon Davis in the deal, with Calhoun being the biggest name.

The Dodgers didn’t particularly need Darvish, but Clayton Kershaw’s recent injury created a bit of a question mark atop the rotation. Darvish should answer those questions. His 4.01 ERA is inflated because of a 10-run start against the Miami Marlins in his last outing with Texas in which he allegedly tipped his pitches. Provided he fixes that, Darvish will bring the same nasty stuff he has always had with him to the National League.

In the postseason, Kershaw, Darvish, and Alex Wood will likely prove a devastating 1-2-3 punch for opponents, and the Dodgers have added even more talent to a team that was on pace to win 114 games. It’s almost unfair.

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¡Clasificados! Águilas venció a los Bravos y estará en la Postemporada

17/12/2017

Águilas del Zulia llegó este sábado la clasificación a la Postemporada con la cifra mágica de las 30 victorias a manos de los Bravos de Magarita 3-1, en el estadio Luis Aparicio “El Grande” de Maracaibo.

Fuente: Panorama

Los zulianos contaron con un buen trabajo monticular de Wilfredo Boscán y el madero oportuno de Bryant Flete.

Boscán concedió una carrera, cuatro hits, regaló dos boletos y ponchó a uno en 5.1 entradas de labor para sumar su cuarta victoria de la campaña y la segunda de esta semana.

Por su parte, Flete que impulsó una rayitas y anotó otra terminó el encuentro de 3-1.

Héctor Giménes también contribuyó al ligar de 3-1 con remolcada.

El relevo zuliano se encargó del resto con seis brazos que apagaron la ofensiva insular, incluyendo Arcenio León quien logró su salvado 9.

Fue la cuarta victoria consecutiva de los zulianos y la sexta de esta semana en el nido con lo que subieron a la cuarta posición de la clasificación.

Rapaces se pronunciaron con el caso Rodríguez

Por otro lado, en horas de la noche la directiva zuliana envió un comunicado de prensa pronunciándose en lo referente al caso de Reynaldo Rodríguez.

Luis Amaro, gerente general del equipo, indicó que: “Ofrecemos disculpas por lo ocurrido. Tenía que haber un castigo y Reynaldo va a cumplirla”, mientras que el mánager Lipso Nava expresó que: “Esperemos que esto no nos afecte en los juegos que faltan para obtener la clasificación”.

El colombiano Rodríguez quien cumplió ayer su primer juego de sanción dijo que: “No debí actuar de esa manera. No puedo dejarme llevar por las emociones. Quiero decirle a los fanáticos que si de alguna manera los ofendí, no era la intención”.

Los Caribes de Anzoátegui superaron a los Tigres de Aragua 5-2 y Navegantes del Magallanes apaleó a los Tiburones de La Guaira 3-1.

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Trade Deadline all about starting pitching

Gray will be the most coveted starter during the trade deadline

           Every trade deadline there’s usually an emphasis on starting pitching and this year is no exception. Mostly all contenders at this point could add another arm because you can never have enough pitching especially when you get to the postseason.

           Deals already started before the deadline.

           Jose Quintana stayed in Chicago but switched leagues as the Cubs acquired him from the White Sox. The price was very high though as the White Sox ended up getting four prospects in the deal. OF Eloy Jimenez and P Dylan Cease were two of the Cubs top prospects and the other two 1B Matt Rose and INF Bryant Flete were also highly regarded prospects.

           The White Sox are clearly in rebuilding mode but now have a bevy of prospects going back to the Chris Sale deal in the offseason too. If all these players live up to their potential then the Sox should be a very competitive team within the next two to three years.

           For the Cubs it’s just another move to bolster their rotation in the hopes of winning the NL Central for the second year in a row. Theo Epstein, the GM of the Cubs, wasn’t afraid to make this move because if he waited closer to the deadline another team may have swooped in with a better deal to get Quintana. This move will doubt hurt the Cubs farm system, but they get a pitcher who is under control until 2020. In just two starts with the Cubs he’s 2-0 with a 2.08 ERA and 19 strikeouts.

           Another starting pitcher changed teams this week as Jaime Garcia went from the Braves to the Twins. Garcia, along with catcher Anthony Recker was sent to Minnesota for a 19-year-old righty Huascar Ynoa. Garcia has been average at best this year going 4-7 with a 4.30 ERA. He should at least be an upgrade to a struggling Twins pitching staff. The starting staff’s ERA is 24th in the majors at 4.92.

           There are still plenty of pitchers available but most of them will come at a steep price.

           Justin Verlander, Yu Darvish and Sonny Gray are the top three pitchers who will more than likely be dealt by next week’s deadline.

           The Tigers are looking for a lot in return for Verlander plus they would no doubt have to consume some of his astronomical salary. He is under control until 2020 and his average salary is a whopping $27 million! Verlander is 34 years old and clearly not the same pitcher he was five years ago. If he is put on a team vying for the postseason though he will more than likely pitch at a better level. The Cubs and Brewers have been linked to Verlander.

           Darvish is an interesting case because he is a pure rental as he is due to become a free agent after this season. The Rangers are just 3.5 games out of the second AL Wild Card spot, but need to pass four teams in front of them so it’s more than likely they will sell unless they go on some kind of an extended winning streak.

           Darvish has always been a swing and miss pitcher and it’s hard to believe this is only his fifth season pitching in the majors. A lot of teams have been linked to Darvish like the Dodgers, Cubs, Astros and Yankees.

           Gray might be the most coveted piece left on the trade market because he is under control the next two years and is only 27 years old. He is still in his prime and whichever team acquires him could potentially have him for the foreseeable future if he excels.

           In 2014 and 2015 he went a combined 28-17 and finished third in Cy Young voting in 2015. A lot of analysts think that Gray going to a team where he is not expected to be their top starter at this point will be best for him. The Nationals are thinking about pursuing Gray if Stephen Strasburg has to be put on the DL. The Yankees really want to add Gray to a pitching staff that has a lot of concerns since Michael Pineda’s injury. The Astros would also like Gray because aside from Lance McCullers Jr. and Dallas Keuchel when he comes off the DL they need that third guy to rely on.

           There are still some other pitchers that teams will be focusing on like Jeff Samardzija, Johnny Cueto, Jeremy Hellickson, Derek Holland, Francisco Liriano, Dan Straily, Marco Estrada and Anibal Sanchez.

           At this time next week a flurry of moves will be going down during the deadline.

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Jose Quintana strikes out 12 in Chicago Cubs debut vs. Baltimore Orioles

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Jose Quintana strikes out 12 in Chicago Cubs debut vs. Baltimore Orioles

BALTIMORE — Jose Quintana dazzled in his debut for the Chicago Cubs, striking out a time-substantial 12 in 7 sharp innings to beat the Baltimore Orioles eight- Sunday for a 3-match sweep.

Acquired by the Planet Sequence champions for the duration of the All-Star crack from the Chicago White Sox for a playoff press, Quintana gave the Cubs specifically the kind of strengthen they hoped to get. The lefty ace allowed 3 hits, walked none and joined Matt Garza as the only pitchers in Cubs heritage to supporter 12 in their debut.

Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo homered to assistance the Cubs shift above .five hundred for the first time because June 29. The Cub strike 10 residence operates for the duration of the sweep at Camden Yards.

Chicago took benefit of yet another wild get started by Ubaldo Jimenez (4-five) and opened a 4- direct in the second. Willson Contreras included a career-substantial four hits.

The Cubs traded their best two prospects, outfielder Eloy Jimenez and correct-hander Dylan Stop, alongside with infielders Matt Rose and Bryant Flete, to get Quintana. He was 4-eight with a 4.forty nine Era for the White Sox.

Chicago began the day 5½ games driving in the races for the NL Central and second wild-card place.

Quintana retired 9 straight batters right up until Adam Jones led off the fourth with a double. This was the 10th time in his career, and third this time, he fanned at least 10.

Ian Happ had a two-operate double and scored on Jason Heyward‘s single in the second. Heyward stole second and scored the fourth operate on a two-out single by Ben Zobrist.

A two-operate homer by Bryant, his 19th, boosted the margin to six- in the fourth.

Jimenez allowed six operates and 11 hits, a person shy of tying a career-substantial, above 3⅔ innings. He has not pitched earlier the fifth inning in four of his earlier 5 commences.

Rizzo strike his twenty second residence operate in the ninth off Darren O’Day.

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White Sox Trade Jose Quintana to Cubs

White Sox Trade Jose Quintana to Cubs

The Chicago Cubs pulled off a blockbuster deal with their crosstown rivals, as the White Sox traded lefty Jose Quintana after months of speculation for top hitting prospect Eloy Jimenez as well as top pitching prospect Dylan Cease. The Cubs are also sending Class A infielders Matt Rose and Bryant Flete to the White Sox to complete the deal. Jimenez, a 20-year-old outfielder, is the No. 5 prospect…

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Por segunda vez consecutiva Gigantes deja en el terreno a Vaqueros

Por segunda vez consecutiva Gigantes deja en el terreno a Vaqueros

Los Gigantes de Barranquilla volvieron a dejar en el terreno a Vaqueros de Montería en la temporada 2019-20 de la Liga Profesional de Béisbol Colombiano (LBP) con un marcador final de 4-3.

Pese a ser los perdedores, Vaqueros fue el primer equipo en pisar el home luego de que el venezolano Bryant Flete, tercera base de los Gigantes, intentara atrapar la pelota con la mano desnuda.

Andrés Angulo…