Monthly Archives: July 2019

Posted on July 16, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine On the same day they placed a catcher on the 10-day Injured List, the Chicago Cubs acquired a catcher, leaving nothing to chance down the stretch. The Cubs have placed Willson Contreras on the IL because of a strain of the arch muscle in his right foot. […]

Posted on July 14, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine The Oakland Athletics aren’t going to wait around until the trade deadline to improve their starting rotation. On Sunday, they swung a deal with the Kansas City Royals for starting pitcher Homer Bailey. In exchange for Bailey, the Royals will receive infield prospect Kevin Merrell. The 33-year-old […]

Posted on July 13, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine The post-all-star-break trade season is officially underway, and it’s the defending champion Boston Red Sox who broke the ice. Saturday night, the Red Sox finalized a trade with the Baltimore Orioles for starting pitcher Andrew Cashner. In exchange for Cashner, the Orioles will receive minor leaguers Noelberth […]

Posted on July 13, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine The Los Angeles Angels are a team in mourning following the sudden death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs earlier this month. But Friday night they found the perfect way to honor their fallen teammate. Pitchers Taylor Cole and Felix Pena combined to throw a no-hitter in a 13-0 […]

Posted on July 12, 2019, by Travis Pulver Fans of the Houston Rockets have learned a very important lesson in recent years—trust Daryl Morey. Their team’s general manager will move heaven and earth to make the team better than it was the year before. It looks like he has managed to do so again. According […]

Posted on July 11, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine When the Colorado Rockies resume play after the all-star break this weekend, they will do so with a familiar face returning to the team. Left-handed starter Kyle Freeland is expected to be recalled from triple-A in time to start against the Reds on Saturday. Freeland has been […]

Instagram is filled with sports handicappers and touts who are posting photos of their lavish lifestyles and betting performances whether it’s Cody Covers Spreads or Vegas Dave there’s always some promotion going after the younger demographic that is on Instagram. This often includes videos of fancy cars, photos of betting tickets from Delaware Park and […]

Posted on July 9, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine With the all-star break upon us and the trade front still quiet, now seems like the perfect time to re-examine each team’s 2019 World Series odds. For some teams, the first half of the season hasn’t exactly gone according to play while other teams have far exceeded […]

Posted on July 8, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine With the first half of the MLB season officially in the books, it’s time to start looking ahead toward trade season. One of the top players who appears to be on the trade block is San Francisco Giants lefty Madison Bumgarner. While he’s not having his best […]

Posted on July 7, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine As the first half of the season comes to an end, the Philadelphia Phillies are facing questions about the state of their starting rotation. The team confirmed on Sunday that starter Jake Arrieta is dealing with bone spurs in his pitching elbow. The announcement comes one day […]

Posted on July 6, 2019, by Travis Pulver NBA fans have had a pretty good idea what the competitive landscape will look like next season with most of the significant free agency deals done within hours of free agency opening. But one player had kept the picture from becoming clear—Kawhi Leonard. As it turns out, […]

Posted on July 6, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine Cleveland Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco has revealed that he’s currently in a battle with leukemia, a type of cancer. The Indians placed Carrasco on the Injured List in early June with a non-baseball illness, only sharing that it was a blood condition. But Carrasco has told a […]

Posted on July 6, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine The Philadelphia Phillies will be going through the rest of the 2019 season without center fielder Odubel Herrera. On Friday, Major League Baseball issued a suspension for 85 games, retroactive to June 24, covering the rest of the season, for violating MLB’s joint domestic violence, sexual assault […]

Posted on July 5, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine The Los Angeles Dodgers aren’t exactly in need of a lot of help these days. They already have 60 wins and a 14.5-game lead in the NL West. But they’re about to get some help anyway. The team announced Thursday that center fielder A.J. Pollock will come […]

Posted on July 4, 2019, by Travis Pulver Most of the NBA’s marquee free agents agreed to deals shortly after free agency began. This allowed oddsmakers to go ahead and alter the 2019-20 championship odds for quite a few teams. With the most impactful deals (excluding one) done, odds for most teams have stabilized. But […]