Giants fans should have known by how the week started. Less-major-but-still-major win: Carlos Correa and a projectable starter I’m stretching the definition of “projectable pitcher” to include Ross Stripling and Noah Syndergaard, who are relatively established. If the Giants get Correa and another pitcher to work their magic on, though, it’s still a pretty strong offseason. Both would require a …
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and pitcher Max Scherzer talk about losing Game 2 of the NLCS to the Atlanta Braves. “That’s two, Braves fans!” Two, as in two improbable walk-off victories in two nights over the heavily favored Dodgers. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts had options besides Julio Urías, a starter all regular season, to face the top of the Braves’ …
Miami University pitcher Sam Bachman was selected ninth overall by the Angels in the MLB draft Sunday. Making their highest overall draft selection in 24 years, the Angels picked right-handed pitcher Sam Bachman out of Miami University ninth overall in Sunday’s first round. The hard-throwing 21-year-old became the second straight college pitcher the Angels have taken with a first-round pick, …
Reid Detmers was the ACC pitcher of the year in 2019 after going 13-4 with a 2.78 ERA in 113 1/3 innings. On Wednesday, three months after Swanson watched the junior pitcher make his final college start, the Angels made Detmers their first-rounder, choosing him with the 10th pick of MLB’s 2020 amateur player draft. He was ACC pitcher of …