Tyler Anderson features very prominently in this analysis of which pitchers are serving up the most meatballs. Jose Soriano, on the other hand, is “the king of avoiding home runs this year.” Fangraphs is careful to point out that there are worse pitches than meatballs. If you bounce the ball fifteen feet in front of home plate, most hitters will take that pitch all day long and the result will be a lot of free passes Woo hoo! The Angels claimed infielder Logan Davidson off waivers from the Astros.
Benches cleared in Colorado over a home run trot. There was a lot of shouting but nobody got laid out. Matt Chapman pushed somebody and got a one game suspension. Several guys got fined. Top prospect Konnor Griffin got hit in the face flap by a 97 mile per hour fastball, took his base and stayed in the game. Roman Anthony is now on the injured list with a left oblique issue. Shelby Miller will probably be having his second Tommy John procedure.
The White Sox claimed infielder Ben Cowles off waivers from the Cubs. The Nationals claimed reliever Sauryn Lao off waivers from the Mariners. They designated infielder Darren Baker for assignment in a corresponding move. The Mariners, for their part, just claimed Jose Castillo off waivers from the Mets. They designated Joe Jacques for assignment.
Right-hander Guillo Zuniga just got a minor league deal with the Mariners. KBO infielder Sung-Mun Song is hoping to be posted by the Kiwoom Heroes this offseason.
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