Middle Infielders rumors, news

Middle Infielders news, rumors

  • • State of the Position, 2023: Second Base
    Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports With Brendan Rodgers likely to miss the season, the Rockies are left scrambling to formulate their battle plan at second base. In 2022, the Colorado Rockies seemingly had their second baseman for the future set in stone. Brendan Rodgers overcame a brutal April slump where hit hit just .078 and finished the season hitting .266/.325/.408 with 13 home runs, ...2023
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  • • 2023 Fantasy Baseball Dynasty Rankings: Players 25-1
    After seven weeks of highlighting the top 175 dynasty players, we are finally at the finish line of the 2023 Dynasty Rankings. Today is Christmas and Opening Day merged into one fantastical moment as the final 25 players - the Tier 1 group - are unveiled. What You Won't See When selecting from the top dynasty players, I lean heavily towards hitters. So, in this tier, there are only three pitcher...2023
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  • • 2023 Fantasy Baseball Dynasty Rankings: 75-51
    What a great Valentine's Day. Yeah, I had a nice date night with the wife, but more importantly, pitchers and catchers in Arizona and Florida are reporting for Spring Training! Baseball is officially back. And you know what else is back? Another edition of the 2023 Fantasy Baseball Dynasty Rankings. This week we dive into my Tier 3 players - numbers 75 to 51 on the overall list. Young Over Old,...2023
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  • • Thursday Rockpile: Who could shine with Randal Grichuk temporarily shelved?
    Photo by Katharine Lotze/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, February 16th, 2023 Colorado Rockies beat reporter Thomas Harding broke some unfortunate news out of Salt River Fields at Talking Stick this Tuesday: outfielder Randal Grichuk would miss the start of the season. Grichuk, who played 140 games for the Rockies last season, underwent surgery to repair a bilat...2023
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Middle Infielders injury and suspension

  • • State of the Position, 2023: Second Base
    Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports With Brendan Rodgers likely to miss the season, the Rockies are left scrambling to formulate their battle plan at second base. In 2022, the Colorado Rockies seemingly had their second baseman for the future set in stone. Brendan Rodgers overcame a brutal April slump where hit hit just .078 and finished the season hitting .266/.325/.408 with 13 home runs, ...2023
    Visit the page Brendan Rodgers
  • • Thursday Rockpile: Who could shine with Randal Grichuk temporarily shelved?
    Photo by Katharine Lotze/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, February 16th, 2023 Colorado Rockies beat reporter Thomas Harding broke some unfortunate news out of Salt River Fields at Talking Stick this Tuesday: outfielder Randal Grichuk would miss the start of the season. Grichuk, who played 140 games for the Rockies last season, underwent surgery to repair a bilat...2023
    Read about Randal Grichuk
  • • Sharing Sox Podcast 96 — Farewell to 2022
    And hello to the White Sox biggest free agent investment ever If a tree falls in a forest of deals at the Winter Meetings, but no one from the White Sox was there to hear it, did it really make a sound? To wrap up the year, SSS duty geezer Leigh Allan and his son and west coast correspondent, Will, delve into the biggest White Sox free agent contract ever, as the team strives mightily once again t...2022
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  • • 2022 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 146
    David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs fall behind early and their comeback falls short in a 4-3 loss If you had Game 146 of 2022 on your card for when the season would truly feel like a split squad game from Spring Training, kudos to you! The Cubs used six pitchers, none for more than two innings and they used 11 hitters. Eleven isn’t really a huge number to be sure, but in the DH era, the...2022
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  • • Indians manager: Francisco Lindor 'getting better every day'
    Lower-body injuries have kept the Indians’ starting middle infield — shortstop Francisco Lindor (high left ankle sprain) and second baseman Jason Kipnis (right calf strain) — from taking the field this season. The latter is making progress in his Triple-A rehab assignment, though there’s still no timetable for his return, Mandy Bell of MLB.com writes.  Lindor, who’s out until at least late April, ...2019
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  • • B/R MLB Offseason 100: The Top 15 Middle Infielders Available for 2017
    2016
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  • • 2016 MLB All-Star Roster: Predicting Starters, Full Lineup for Midsummer Classic
    2016
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  • • Brandon Phillips Injury: Updates on Reds Star's Finger and Return
    2016
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  • • Xander Bogaerts Injury: Updates on Red Sox SS's Wrist and Return
    2016
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  • • MLB's New 'Utley Rule' Proving to Be Mistake in Need of Quick Fix
    2016
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Middle Infielders lifestyle

  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Fifty-Six Reasons to Pay Attention in Spring Training
    2016
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Timeline

  • 2023
    "Outside The Confines: Tuning up for spring"

  • 2022
    "Versatile Rookie Infielders Give Yankees Infield Depth"

  • 2021
    "Latest On Tigers’ Pursuit Of A Shortstop"

  • 2020
    "Prospect Faceoff: Franco v. Lux"

  • 2019
    "Indians manager: Francisco Lindor 'getting better every day'"

  • 2018
    "Didi set at short, while Yanks' 2B up in the air"

  • 2017
    "Battle lines are drawn between Lindor and Kipnis"

  • 2016
    "Scott Miller's Starting 9: Fifty-Six Reasons to Pay Attention in Spring Training"

  • 2015
    "Mets' Young Amazin's Show Grit, Killer Instinct in Advancing to NLCS"

  • 2014
    "Infield Market Notes: Asdrubal, Drew, Toritani"

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Middle Infielders Trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • State of the Position, 2023: Second Base
    Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports With Brendan Rodgers likely to miss the season, the Rockies are left scrambling to formulate their battle plan at second base. In 2022, the Colorado Rockies seemingly had their second baseman for the future set in stone. Brendan Rodgers overcame a brutal April slump where hit hit just .078 and finished the season hitting .266/.325/.408 with 13 home runs, ...2023
    Click for news about Brendan Rodgers
  • • Thursday Rockpile: Who could shine with Randal Grichuk temporarily shelved?
    Photo by Katharine Lotze/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, February 16th, 2023 Colorado Rockies beat reporter Thomas Harding broke some unfortunate news out of Salt River Fields at Talking Stick this Tuesday: outfielder Randal Grichuk would miss the start of the season. Grichuk, who played 140 games for the Rockies last season, underwent surgery to repair a bilat...2023
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  • • Kiley McDaniel on the Rays system’s surplus of hitters
    Curtis Mead in the field at the All-Star Futures Game 2022 | Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Kyle Manzardo & Co. get a spotlight from ESPN prospect writer Kiley McDaniel. ESPN MLB Insider Kiley McDaniel answered questions for the press regarding his top MLB prospects series. The series includes McDaniel’s top 100 prospects, rankings of all 30 MLB teams’ farm systems, tea...2023
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  • • Outside The Confines: Tuning up for spring
    Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images A few trades in MLB. More rosters for the World Baseball Classic are coming out and their are new firsts. And other news from around MLB. Just 39 days until the start of the World Baseball Classic. News that is likely to affect many MLB teams is that Diamond Sports, the subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcasting that operates the Bally Sports Networks, is on ...2023
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  • • Sharing Sox Podcast 96 — Farewell to 2022
    And hello to the White Sox biggest free agent investment ever If a tree falls in a forest of deals at the Winter Meetings, but no one from the White Sox was there to hear it, did it really make a sound? To wrap up the year, SSS duty geezer Leigh Allan and his son and west coast correspondent, Will, delve into the biggest White Sox free agent contract ever, as the team strives mightily once again t...2022
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  • • 2022 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 146
    David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs fall behind early and their comeback falls short in a 4-3 loss If you had Game 146 of 2022 on your card for when the season would truly feel like a split squad game from Spring Training, kudos to you! The Cubs used six pitchers, none for more than two innings and they used 11 hitters. Eleven isn’t really a huge number to be sure, but in the DH era, the...2022
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  • • The Dog Days of Summer: Middle Infielders
    Good Day, We’re wrapping up the dog days of summer as we approach Labor Day. Hopefully, your teams are in a good position for a playoff/money spot in your leagues and hopefully, you’re not too focused on fantasy football as of now (even though it’s the biggest football draft weekend). Please, blog, may I have some more?...2022
  • • Searching For Surplus 2023 Value: Middle Infielders
    Good Day All, We find ourselves in the dog days of summer. Congrats to those in the hunt of their respective leagues, and congrats to those still reading these articles. If you’re in a keeper league, your trade deadline has likely come and gone, and accordingly, you have a good idea if your team is a contender or pretender for this year. Please, blog, may I have some more?...2022
  • • Top Dynasty Keepers – Take Lux, Or Look Elsewhere?
    Since being drafted with the 20th pick of the first round in 2016 by the Dodgers, high expectations have been placed on Gavin Lux. By 2019, he was one of the top prospects in baseball by 2019, ranked 40th overall by Baseball America and 70th by MLB Pipeline. Lux was so impressive in the minors, he appeared in 23 games with the Dodgers that season at the age of 21, slashing .240/.305/.400 with two ...2022
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  • • Hitter Profiles: Fantasy MVPs – Part 2
    This week we spend time in the infield examining another group of fantasy MVPs from the 2021 baseball season.  We will spend our time going up to the middle with the second basemen, shortstops, and the beer-league middle infielder position.  Heading into the season, the shortstops dominated the draft board ripe with young talent and guys like Tatis and Bichette.  Unfortunately, we saw plenty of du...2021
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Middle Infielders stats and results

  • • Kiley McDaniel on the Rays system’s surplus of hitters
    Curtis Mead in the field at the All-Star Futures Game 2022 | Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Kyle Manzardo & Co. get a spotlight from ESPN prospect writer Kiley McDaniel. ESPN MLB Insider Kiley McDaniel answered questions for the press regarding his top MLB prospects series. The series includes McDaniel’s top 100 prospects, rankings of all 30 MLB teams’ farm systems, tea...2023
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  • • Grading the White Sox: Elvis Andrus
    Elvis Andrus was as good as he could possibly have been with the White Sox in 2022. | Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports You just can’t get a better 43-game sample than this At midseason, the SSS staff graded the 46-46 White Sox, from head of the class Dylan Cease all the way down to Dallas Keuchel. We invented a WARsss metric that could very well be just a cute way to trot out our special...2022
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  • • 2022 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 146
    David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs fall behind early and their comeback falls short in a 4-3 loss If you had Game 146 of 2022 on your card for when the season would truly feel like a split squad game from Spring Training, kudos to you! The Cubs used six pitchers, none for more than two innings and they used 11 hitters. Eleven isn’t really a huge number to be sure, but in the DH era, the...2022
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  • • Top 100 Hitters Preseason Edition (Part 1)
    Draft season is upon us and it is time to unveil the inaugural Top 100 Hitter Rankings for the 2021 Fantasy Baseball season.  Throughout the year, I will be updating my rankings and calling out those movers and shakers.  This week we will be covering the first half of the top 100 broken down into six individual tiers.  Before we get started, we need to qualify how the rankings are developed and de...2021
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  • • Indians manager: Francisco Lindor 'getting better every day'
    Lower-body injuries have kept the Indians’ starting middle infield — shortstop Francisco Lindor (high left ankle sprain) and second baseman Jason Kipnis (right calf strain) — from taking the field this season. The latter is making progress in his Triple-A rehab assignment, though there’s still no timetable for his return, Mandy Bell of MLB.com writes.  Lindor, who’s out until at least late April, ...2019
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  • • B/R MLB Offseason 100: Top 100 Free Agents, Trade Targets Available
    2016
    Read about Starting Pitchers
  • • B/R MLB Offseason 100: The Top 15 Middle Infielders Available for 2017
    2016
    See more articles Mike Trout
  • • Weaknesses Hard to Find for Dodgers' Emerging Superstar Corey Seager
    2016
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  • • 2016 MLB All-Star Roster: Predicting Starters, Full Lineup for Midsummer Classic
    2016
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  • • Cavan Biggio: Prospect Profile for Toronto Blue Jays' 5th-Round Pick
    2016
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Middle Infielders parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • 2023 Fantasy Baseball Dynasty Rankings: Players 25-1
    2023
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  • • 2023 Fantasy Baseball Dynasty Rankings: 75-51
    2023
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  • • Kiley McDaniel on the Rays system’s surplus of hitters
    2023
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  • • Outside The Confines: Tuning up for spring
    2023
    Visit the page Steph Chambers
  • • Beat The Buzzer: 2022 Middle Infielders
    Happy Father’s Day to all you fathers out there this past weekend: If you’ve taken a break from baseball to focus on the NBA finals this past week, I’m happy to say we’ve had another exciting slate of MLB action. They say you always will see something new at the ballpark on any given day. Please, blog, may I have some more?...2022
  • • The End Of The World: Middle Infielders, June 2022 Edition
    The end of the world. No, I’m not talking about WWIII, the continued collapse of the US Dollar/economy, or the next predicted apocalypse conspiracy. I recently spent the weekend in Montauk, celebrating a dear friend’s wedding. Montauk is colloquially known by Long Island residents as the “End of the World” because it is the easternmost part of the island. Please, blog, may I have some...2022
  • • Indians manager: Francisco Lindor 'getting better every day'
    2019
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  • • Battle lines are drawn between Lindor and Kipnis
    A funny moment between the Indians' middle infielders....2017
  • • Weaknesses Hard to Find for Dodgers' Emerging Superstar Corey Seager
    2016
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  • • Cavan Biggio: Prospect Profile for Toronto Blue Jays' 5th-Round Pick
    2016
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Top Middle Infielders news

  • • Mets' Young Amazin's Show Grit, Killer Instinct in Advancing to NLCS
    2015
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  • • Umpire Gaffe on Chase Utley's Dirty Slide Saves Dodgers' Season from Brink
    2015
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  • • B/R's MLB 20 for '20: Projecting Top 20 Third Basemen in 2020
    2015
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  • • Latest On Tigers’ Pursuit Of A Shortstop
    The Tigers continue to cast a wide net in free agency as they attempt to build off an encouraging 2021 season. MLB Network’s Jon Morosi reports that the team has already spoken to representatives for six of this winter’s premier middle infielders (Carlos Correa, Corey Seager, Marcus Semien, Trevor Story, Javier Báez, and Chris Taylor). Morosi notes…...2021
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Fifty-Six Reasons to Pay Attention in Spring Training
    2016
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: With Zack Greinke, Will D-Backs Take Charge in West?
    2016
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  • • B/R MLB Offseason 100: Top 100 Players Available in Trades, Free Agency
    2015
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Yadier Molina, Cards Holding Breath for Healthy Year
    2016
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  • • Baez to play center in winter ball
    What do the Cubs do with their overload of middle infielders? Javier Baez will get some playing time in center field for Santurce in the Puerto Rican Winter League....2015
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  • • Cam Newton's New Deal Sets Course for Huge Paydays for Wilson and Luck
    2015
    Check it out Ndamukong Suh
  • • B/R MLB Offseason 100: The Top 10 Catchers Available
    2015
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  • • Correa: Middle infielders should be protected
    In the wake of the fractured right fibula suffered by Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada on Saturday night, the result of a hard slide by Chase Utley of the Dodgers, Astros shortstop Carlos Correa said Sunday that measures should be taken to protect middle infielders....2015
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  • • Knucksies edge Wizards in Hall of Fame Classic
    Melvin Mora and Jerry Hairston Jr., a pair of unassuming middle infielders, supplied all the power in both the Home Run Derby and the Knucksies' come-from-behind, 5-4, victory over the Wizards in the sixth annual Hall of Fame Classic....2016
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  • • B/R MLB Offseason 100: The Top 15 Middle Infielders Available
    2015
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Middle Infielders fantasy rankings and news

  • • The Last Leg Of The 2022 Race & A Quick Look At The 2023 Landscape
    We’re towards the end of our marathon, friends. One or two weeks separate us from fantasy glory depending on your league settings. If you’re in a head-to-head league, you’re likely looking at the 7 & 30-day Player Rater. Middle infielders Willy Adames, Gleyber Torres, Marcus Semien, and Gunnar Henderson have been among the hottest bats at the position this past week. Please,...2022
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  • • The Dog Days of Summer: Middle Infielders
    2022
  • • The Trade Winds Blow: 2022 Middle Infielders
    Hey All, I’ve been procrastinating writing this article this week, hoping to see how this season’s Trade Deadline unfolds even further before this article is due, and also before the August 2nd, 6 P.M. EST Trade Deadline. While most of the focus (rightfully so) has been on where Juan Soto will land, and if the Angels will trade Shohei Ohtani, there has been some activity, but not so mu...2022
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  • • The 20/20 Experience, 2022 Middle Infielders
    They say “20/20” refers to normal vision. It’s also been said that “hindsight is 20/20.” If you have played fantasy baseball for a while, particularly in auction or keeper leagues, this proverb holds true, especially looking back at waiver adds or trades made/not made over the course of the season while assessing where your team is, or could have been. Please, blog, ...2022
  • • Hitter Profiles: Fantasy MVPs – Part 2
    2021
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  • • Rodgers & Hampsonstein’s Buy! The Musical
    (NOTE: THIS POST WAS RELEASED EARLY THIS WEEK ON OUR PATREON. IT’S $10/MONTH OR $13/MONTH WITH AN EXTRA WEEKLY PODCAST.) "Listen, I want you to go out there and treat each game like it might be your last," Bud Black paused, as he addressed Garrett Hampson. Then, thoughtfully, he continued, "Because even if we don't bring back Trevor Story for 2022, there's a chance this offseason we sign the 33-y...2021
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  • Royals prospect Bobby Witt Jr. could help fantasy owners at second base
    • Royals prospect Bobby Witt Jr. could help fantasy owners at second base
    As any long-time fantasy baseball player will tell you, it has been ages since we have seen the middle infield so flush with talent. Recent ADP data shows you 16 middle infielders in the top 100 picks, but the depth is such that it still leaves big names like Carlos Correa, Dansby Swanson and Mike......2021
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  • • Fantasy baseball pickups: Crowded neighborhood for Brendan Rodgers
    Middle-infielders are on the menu in Tristan H. Cockcroft's Thursday exploration of the waiver wire in search of three players to add to fantasy baseball rosters....2020
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  • • Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Top 10 Pickups for Week 8
    2016
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  • • Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Top 10 Pickups for Week 8
    2016
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Middle Infielders schedule, game

  • • State of the Position, 2023: Second Base
    2023
    Continue with Brendan Rodgers
  • • Thursday Rockpile: Who could shine with Randal Grichuk temporarily shelved?
    2023
    See more articles Randal Grichuk
  • • The Dog Days of Summer: Middle Infielders
    2022
  • • Rodgers & Hampsonstein’s Buy! The Musical
    2021
    See more articles Bud Black
  • Mets’ J.D. Davis will need to keep hitting to stay in lineup
    • Mets’ J.D. Davis will need to keep hitting to stay in lineup
    J.D. Davis likely will need to keep his bat productive to remain in the Mets’ lineup regularly in what soon could become a logjam of position players once middle infielders Francisco Lindor and Javier Baez return from the injured list. While Jeff McNeil’s month-long slump continued, Davis drove in the Mets’ lone run in a......2021
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  • • Indians manager: Francisco Lindor 'getting better every day'
    2019
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  • • Marlins sign Pedro Alvarez, other former top prospects to minor league deals
    The Marlins announced Monday that they’ve signed a slew of players to minor league contracts with invitations to spring training. First baseman Pedro Alvarez and middle infielders Dixon Machado and Deven Marrero have the most recent MLB experience of the bunch. Left-hander Mike Kickham, right-hander R.J. Alvarez, infielder Jon Berti and outfielder Gabriel Guerrero all have big league experience as...2018
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  • • Mariners reportedly considering fire sale this winter
    Despite posting a solid 89-73 record this past season, the Seattle Mariners were a product of a top-heavy AL West en route to continuing MLB’s longest playoff drought. Falling well behind the Houston Astros and Oakland Athletics in the division, Seattle has not earned a postseason spot since all the way back in 2001 when the team won 116 games. According to Jeff Passan Yahoo! Sports, that could le...2018
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  • • D-backs fielding calls on arms, infielders
    At Day 2 of the Winter Meetings, Mike Hazen and the D-backs continued to receive lots of interest in their starting pitchers and middle infielders....2017
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  • • Jon Lester blasts MLB slide rule for making game ‘soft’
    Jon Lester and Joe Maddon are no fans of MLB’s new slide rule intended to protect middle infielders, with the pitcher saying it’s an example of making the sport “soft.” This is the second season that MLB has a new slide rule that penalizes teams an out for using breakup slides. The rule was enacted after Chase Utley injured the Mets’ Ruben Tejada in the 2015 MLB playoffs with this takeout slide at...2017
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Middle Infielders rumors, scandals

  • • 2022 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 146
    2022
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  • • B/R MLB Offseason 100: The Top 15 Middle Infielders Available for 2017
    2016
    Continue with Mike Trout
  • • MLB Trade Talk: Latest Social Buzz Surrounding Cole Hamels
    2015
    Visit the page Cole Hamels
  • • Cam Newton's New Deal Sets Course for Huge Paydays for Wilson and Luck
    2015
    Read about Ndamukong Suh
  • • MLB Rumors: Latest Trade, Free-Agent Buzz Around Spring Training
    2015
    See more articles Spring Training
  • • 2014 MLB Free Agents: Predictions for Latest Rumors Surrounding Biggest Stars
    2014
    Read about Jon Lester
  • • 2014 MLB Free Agents: Rumors and Predictions for Top Available Players
    2014
    Click for news about Cy Young
  • • The Deals Nationals GM Mike Rizzo Needs to Be Pitching at the Winter Meetings
    2014
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  • • MLB Trade Rumors: Latest on Ryan Howard, Evan Gattis and More
    2014
    Check it out Ryan Howard
  • • Impact Free Agents Who Won't Sign Where You Expect Them to
    2014
    See more Robinson Cano

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