NEWSLETTER
There’s been a TON of stuff going on around baseball lately – particularly with the Cubs, their injured players, and their potential trade targets – so let’s do a quick round-up of MLBits to get back on top of things, shall we?
Zach Davies had had another setback. Instead of beginning a rehab assignment Thursday, he’s heading for an MRI on his back.
— Adam McCalvy (@AdamMcCalvy) July 25, 2018
When Jack Flaherty starts today, @EliasSports reports it will be the first time the #Cardinals start 3 rookie pitchers in a series before September since Aug. 7-9, 1959!
Those 3: Bob Gibson, Ernie Broglio, Marshall Bridges
— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) July 25, 2018
Cespedes, through an interpreter: "Nobody would like to have surgery at any time. But I try to do my best to stay on the field and play a lot. We had exhausted all the conservative treatment options. … I was not able to be on the field and play the way I used to."
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) July 25, 2018
For reference, the Mets recoup 75 percent of David Wright's contract via insurance. Jeff Wilpon said in January that he considers Wright's entire contract part of the payroll, and so the team does not reinvest money saved via insurance into baseball operations.
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) July 25, 2018
Ko Young-Pyo's changeup is just unfair. #KBO pic.twitter.com/eucSjV3fur
— Sung Min Kim (@sung_minkim) July 25, 2018
