What You Need to Know: This game felt off starting in the second inning. While Kyle Hendricks promptly retired the Phillies in order in the first, he walked Aaron Alther in the second and fell behind Nick Williams, making Williams comfortable enough in the box to turn on a pitch and deposit it in the right-field bleachers. […]
Day: June 5, 2018
Cubs’ Second-Round Picks Raise Some Eyebrows
Draft all the athletes. That is an easy adage to say… when you know who the athletes are. Last night in the second round, the Cubs took three players (two in the compensation round) that raised a lot of eyebrows. All three were slated to go somewhere between the third and fifth rounds. More than […]
A Tale of Two Happs
It’s time to check back in on one of last season’s breakout rookies, a slugger who won fans over with his pop and his ability to play both the infield and the outfield, but has struggled enough early this year to prompt talk of a Triple-A assignment. No, I’m not talking about Cody Bellinger. I’m […]