The A's are 10-42, the worst start in MLB in 91 years.
They have a 6.88 ERA as a team. They are batting .222. They have been outscored by 184 runs.
We are witnessing one of the worst teams of all-time. Always remember, this was done intentionally.
Kyle Glaser
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Kyle Glaser
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National MLB Writer and Analyst | Past: @BaseballAmerica, @FoulTerritoryTV, @ocregister, @pressenterprise | BBWAA member | HOF voter
- Just passed by Zack Greinke walking the concourse at Chase Field. He’s blending in with the crowd. No credentials, no flashy clothes, just a normal guy going to a game.
- Sandy Alcantara's last 11 starts 7 IP, 1 ER 8 IP, 1 ER 9 IP, 0 ER 8 IP, 1 ER 7 IP, 0 ER 9 IP, 0 ER 7.2 IP, 2 ER 8 IP, 2 ER 7 IP, 4 ER (no one's flawless) 9 IP, 2 ER 8 IP, 0 ER
- Andrew Vaughn - DFA’d former top-3 overall pick Brice Turang - high-profile 1st round pick Jacob Misiorowski- 2nd round pick out of JC William Contreras - acquired in creative three-team, nine-player trade Chad Patrick - acquired as a prospect for Abraham Toro Abner Uribe -
- This was also my first time visiting Cleveland and I was stunned at how beautiful and vibrant the city was. I'd heard all the stereotypes and had low expectations coming in, and I couldn't believe how different it was. Clean, beautiful, historic...I came away very much a fan
- Braves signed or under team control long-term 1B Matt Olson - Through 2029 (+ team option) 2B Ozzie Albies - 2025 (+ team option) 3B Austin Riley - 2025 OF Ronald Acuña Jr. - 2026 (+ team option) LHP Max Fried - 2024 RHP Mike Soroka - 2024 RHP Ian Anderson - 2026
- The Braves were 52-55 on Aug. 2 with no Ronald Acuña, no Mike Soroka and an entirely new outfield. Now, they are headed to the NLCS. Quite an impressive turnaround.
- The Dodgers announce manager Dave Roberts, OF Mookie Betts and LHP David Price are donating their full game salaries today to the Players Alliance in honor of Jackie Robinson Day.
- Tanner Scott - 4.91 ERA, 10 blown saves Blake Treinen - 5.55 ERA, 4 losses in last 5 appearances Kirby Yates - 5.23 ERA, 9 ER in last 10 IP The Dodgers trio is making a combined $42.5 million this season.
- Jackson Merrill is wearing a Jurickson Profar “relevant” shirt here during postgame.
- Hometown band Blink-182 is playing over the PA system here in San Diego and Petco Park is singing at the top of its lungs, rocking in the rain. It's absolute madness here.
- The Padres acquired Blake Snell and Yu Darvish while keeping six of their top seven prospects entering the day, all of whom will likely be on the 2021 @BaseballAmerica Top 100.
- Back in December, I was told by a team official that a prominent, influential owner had been openly saying his goal during negotiations was to "break the union", not find a fair deal. Not all 30 principal owners feel this way, but the fact that mindset exists is problematic.
- Just for reference, here is the hierarchy of how evaluators and front office officials generally view the quality of the various Asian leagues compared to MLB and MiLB. MLB NPB (Japan) AAA KBO (Korea) AA High A CPBL (Taiwan) Low A
