https://www.insidehook.com/daily_brief/sports/drug-kingpin-who-allegedly-ordered-david-ortiz-hit-arrested-in-colombia
If he is guilty of ordering the "hit", he should never see the light of day again. Move the trial to Boston.
The guy was wanted by many countries and will likely face many hours...
https://www.mlb.com/news/gerrit-cole-rumors
They don't want to miss out on this guy. They have missed out on a lot of great starters recently and have not been in a world series for 10 years. Their fanbase is not happy.
And now, the carousel has completed its run. Derek Shelton goes from being the Twins Bench Coach to the Pirates. Good hire, IMO. He is a great baseball man and has a lot of patience with young players.
Here is a list of the players added to their team's 40-man rosters to be protected from the Rule V Draft:
https://www.mlb.com/news/top-prospects-eligible-for-rule-5-draft
If the allegations are true, this is really bad. The Astros will go down as a team that "cheated" their way to the top.
Teams need to tighten up their signals a lot. A possible solution is headsets for pitchers, catchers and managers to communicate through. MLB could assign proprietary...
The Pirates settled on a general manager -- Ben Cherington. He has had a hand in some very good teams, most notably the Red Sox. Now, they can hire a manager so they can figure out which direction the franchise will go. I think Buck Showalter would be a good choice for them as he has built...
Not a real surprise about Abreu, but Odorizzi was contemplating his future for a few days before making this decision. He said it would be good to be back with his catcher and pitching coach, and that he felt really comfortable in the Twins' clubhouse.
On a personal note, as a Twins' fan I am...
If I were commissioner, he would not play next year. #53 from the Steelers should be suspended for the rest of the year for kicking the Browns player in the head (helmet on).
Justin Verlander and Jacob DeGrom take home the Cy Youngs. I'm glad that Kate Upton won't be upset this winter. I'd hate for her to take it out on Justin.