When Tampa gets healthy, Jose Siri's playing time is going away, right? Maybe not. Also: Fallout from predictable moves come into focus in BAL, Duran or bust in BOS, intentionally thinned SP ranks in NYY and Whit and White's situations in TOR.
Among the disappointments in Detroit have
been a lack of stolen bases; is there any hope for bags to come in the final two months? Plus infield woes in Chicago; a Franimal demotion opens up DH in Cleveland; Singer shows seeds of growth in KC; and the Twins try to nurse Buxton along.
With the trade deadline passing, some players may receive new spots in the lineup. Last week focused on hitters taking over at leadoff, this week looks at three hitters with a chance at more RBI hitting in the heart of the batting order.
Wily Peralta is Tarik Skubal's likely rotation replacement in DET. Plus, PIT closer hits IL, Ross Stripling out for TOR, Michael Massey gets call for KC, Garrett Cooper returns for MIA, Trevor May back in NYM, and more.
Jake Meyers is blowing his opportunity to seize the Astros CF job, but a new option may be emerging at AAA-Sugar Land. LAA's back-of-the-rotation issues, the SEA catching battle postmortem, and more ...
When Tampa gets healthy, Jose Siri's playing time is going away, right? Maybe not. Also: Fallout from predictable moves come into focus in BAL, Duran or bust in BOS, intentionally thinned SP ranks in NYY and Whit and White's situations in TOR.
Among the disappointments in Detroit have
been a lack of stolen bases; is there any hope for bags to come in the final two months? Plus infield woes in Chicago; a Franimal demotion opens up DH in Cleveland; Singer shows seeds of growth in KC; and the Twins try to nurse Buxton along.
With the trade deadline passing, some players may receive new spots in the lineup. Last week focused on hitters taking over at leadoff, this week looks at three hitters with a chance at more RBI hitting in the heart of the batting order.
Wily Peralta is Tarik Skubal's likely rotation replacement in DET. Plus, PIT closer hits IL, Ross Stripling out for TOR, Michael Massey gets call for KC, Garrett Cooper returns for MIA, Trevor May back in NYM, and more.
Jake Meyers is blowing his opportunity to seize the Astros CF job, but a new option may be emerging at AAA-Sugar Land. LAA's back-of-the-rotation issues, the SEA catching battle postmortem, and more ...