San Diego, CA

I generally steer clear of end-of-year awards chatter. The reality is that most awards in sports are quite arbitrary. They are handed down by people with agendas. With biases. With… opinions. But something about 2024 has me thinking about award season a bit more frequently. More specifically, I’m thinking about it in conjunction with the rookie season of Jackson Merrill.

On Jackson Merrill & Bad Timing

Every morning, the We Love Baseball crew reviews the Nastiest Pitches from the previous day’s games. If you see something you think should be included here be sure to tweet @PitcherList to let us know. Or, if you’re a PL+ Member and part of our Discord, shout it out in the Nastiest Pitches channel.

The 10 Nastiest Pitches From Tuesday

Saint Louis, MO

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A St. Louis Cardinals top pitching prospect has thrown the most strikeouts of any minor league pitcher this season. Does he have the potential to be a front-end starter?

Cardinals Top Pitching Prospect Leads Minors In Strikeouts; Could He Be Next Ace?

San Francisco, CA

Matt Chapman -- with a slugging percentage of .500 in his past 10 games, including two home runs) -- will be in action for the San Francisco Giants versus the Atlanta Braves, with Max Fried on the mound, on August 15 at 3:45 PM ET. Watch MLB, other live sports...

MLB Home Run Props for Thursday, August 15: Matt Chapman vs. the Braves

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San Diego Padres farm affiliates went 3-3 on Tuesday. Here is a recap of the day’s events. El Paso Chihuahuas (Lost 12-3 vs Reno) (46-69 on the season) Nabil Crismatt - 4 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 2 K (73 pitches, 49 strikes)

Padres Down on the Farm: August 13 (Nett dominates for FW)

Phoenix, AZ

The Arizona Diamondbacks sent Alek Thomas down to Triple-A on Wednesday, hoping he can return to the hitting form that made him a standout during the postseason last year. Thomas, who is 24 years old, was the team’s starting center fielder at the start of the season but missed about three months after straining his left hamstring in the opening week. Since coming back, he has hit .191 with three home runs and 17 RBIs.

Arizona Diamondbacks demote outfielder Alek Thomas to Triple-A and promote infielder Blaze Alexander

Minneapolis, MN

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Ober turned in his 10th straight quality start as the Twins took the series opener.

Santana drives in go-ahead run, another quality start for Ober as Twins beat Rangers

Tampa, FL

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Jacksonville, FL

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Three men and a woman have been arrested on murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Charles Jones , a Jacksonville rapper known as Julio Foolio,” outside a hotel in Tampa.

4 arrested in slaying of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio

Chattanooga, TN

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee – The Rocket City Trash Pandas were on both ends of walk-off scenarios against the Chattanooga Lookouts on Wednesday evening, by scores of 2-1 and 5-4 respectively. Following an offensive shutout on Tuesday night, Rocket City’s bats struggled to get going once again in game one. Facing...

Trash Pandas Split Doubleheader on Wednesday in Chattanooga

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Carlos Santana hit a sacrifice fly off All-Star closer Kirby Yates in the ninth inning and the playoff-contending Minnesota Twins won 3-2 at Texas on Thursday night in the series opener against the reigning World Series champion Rangers.  Santana’s deep fly to right-center came after Yates (4-2) issued consecutive one-out walks and then threw a wild pitch.  “He’s seen it all ... he really knows what he needs to do,” Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said of Santana. “We don’t need a bomb. We don’t need really anything but a barrel. He got the pitch up and drove it out there. Nice job, professional.” Willi Castro homered for the Twins (68-53), who moved within four games of idle Cleveland for the AL Central lead. Minnesota currently holds the American League’s second wild card. 

Santana's sacrifice fly in 9th off All-Star closer Yates sends Twins past Rangers 3-2

Denver, CO

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On the night in January 2024 when volunteers counted people experiencing homelessness in Denver, no shelter beds were available for individuals or families, according to data provided by the National Alliance to End Homelessness. More than 2,500 individuals and 181 families slept outside, the data showed.

State of homelessness in Denver: Full shelters, surge in older adults

Atlanta, GA

Lawrenceville, GA

Only three of the five scheduled games for Atlanta’s minor league affiliates were played on Wednesday. However, there was still plenty of action to dive into. (55-61) Gwinnett Stripers 13, (55-61) Norfolk Tide 3. Drake Baldwin, C: 3-5, 5 RBI, 2 R, BB. Justin Dean, LF: 2-4, 2B, 2...

Braves Minor League Recap: Drake Baldwin drives in five for Gwinnett

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Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker had a positive update on Jorge Soler's hamstring injury.

Braves Receive Positive Jorge Soler Injury Update

Chicago, IL

On the heels of updates for its leaguewide and team-by-team prospect lists, MLB Pipeline also reranked the 30 farm systems, and it leaves the White Sox plenty of room for improvement. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Sam Dykstra placed the White Sox 11th, the most bearish of the revised rankings...

White Sox Minor Keys: Aug. 14, 2024

Colorado State

Elías Díaz will always be remembered as the first All-Star Game MVP in Colorado Rockies history. But a year later, mired in a slump and with just weeks left on his contract, the Rockies said enough. The Rockies waived Díaz Tuesday. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic and Fox...

Rockies waive former All-Star MVP

Los Angeles, CA

Milwaukee, WI

This content was writter in partnership with DataSkrive. DataSkrive leverages a combination of human expertise, machine learning, and pre-built content libraries to assemble and personalize sports content. The Los Angeles Dodgers (71-50) are -114 moneyline favorites to win Thursday when they plan to send Jack Flaherty to the mound to...

Dodgers vs. Brewers Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets – Thursday, August 15, 2024

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For years, teams feared Yadier Molina. From 2005-2022, Molina's first and final years as the St. Louis Cardinals' starting catcher, the Cardinals allowed just 886 stolen bases, the fewest in baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks, the next-best team at limiting stolen bases, allowed 1,310 stolen bases. That's a gap of over 400 stolen bases in 18 years.

Yadier Molina's absence is showing once again for the Cardinals

Nick and Eno talk about the craft of pitching, with conversations revolving around a select few pitchers. This week’s episode focuses on conversations centered around discussions about Spencer Schwellenbach, Grant Holmes, Hayden Birdsong, Lance McCullers Jr., Taj Bradley, Kutter Crawford, Zebby Matthews, Matthew Boyd, Joe Boyle.

CFT 28 – Who Needs A Slider?

PHOENIX (AP) — Jake McCarthy hit a two-out, two-run single down the left-field line in the ninth inning to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-3 win over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night. The Diamondbacks continued their hot streak, winning five in a row and 17 of 20....

Jake McCarthy’s 2-out, 2-run single in 9th lifts the Diamondbacks over the Rockies 4-3

We lost a few reliever to the IL this week but we also gained two prominent 2024 breakouts in Bryan Hudson, and Reed Garrett who both returned from the IL. Hudson returns to a Brewers bullpen that is just Trevor Megill away from being at full strength, but I’d still expect to see Hudson get plenty of holds chances (Megill as well). Garrett struck out hte side in order in his first game back, looking like his early season self and he too should slot right back into a high leverage role as the Mets bullpen tries to nail down their late inning bridge to Edwin Diaz.

The Hold Up 8/15: Ranking the Top 100 Relievers for Holds Every Thursday

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PLV Weekly: Trust the Process

A better understanding of player performance can give you an edge in fantasy, and that’s where PLV comes in handy by assessing hitters’ contact ability, swing...

PLV Weekly: Trust the Process

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