David Lesky reviews a promising start from Daniel Lynch IV on Thursday.
Since Lynch has been back in the rotation, this is the first game where he’s led with the changeup. He threw it 24 times in his 24 pitches, with his sinker next and his four-seamer after that. He’s always had that really good changeup, and his slider is often a nice swing-and-miss pitch. I wonder if he could actually find success as a starter if he continued to throw his changeup this much, but maybe added a cutter and stepped
back a bit from the four-seamer. I think his sinker legitimately gets grounders, so it’s an important pitch, but if he can spin the slider, maybe he can add that third fastball, as Brian Sweeney talks about, and stick.
Not to be the Debbie Downer on a five shutout inning night, but I still don’t buy it.
Noah Yingling at MLB.com compares Elly de la Cruz to Bobby Witt Jr.
David Shields was named Midwest League Pitcher of the Year.
The Kansas City Business Journal reports Hallmark may get a premium price for their property used for the new stadium. [$]
That Hallmark may fetch well above market value for an aging headquarters it barely occupies — and get a new one from the bargain — does not hurt matters, either.
The team’s downtown Stadium tax increment financing plan lists an $80 million sum for “land” in a sources and uses document for the $2.05 billion stadium. The footprint will occupy about 14.7 acres in place of Hallmark’s current headquarters at 25th Street and McGee Trafficway.
Field of Schemes blames KCUR for misrepresenting the financing for the downtown ballpark.
How George Brett helped coin the phrase “The Mendoza Line.”
The Astros fire former Royals scouting director Deric Ladnier.
Mets first baseman Jared Young gets a CT scan after a scary collision.
Aaron Judge is back on the Injured List.
Tommy Pham was activated from the Injured List by convincing Chris Getz in the elevator.
Which teams could make front office changes after the year?
The Nationals sign pitcher Cade Cavalli to a four-year contract.
Is it true you shouldn’t make the first or third out of an inning at third base?
Russell Dorsey at Yahoo Sports asks executives who the best GM candidates are.
The free agents that helped or hurt themselves this season.
ESPN is interested in having Joe Buck do the World Series.
The Broncos may be nervous about potential tampering charges for trying to get Drew Brees last season.
The Atlantic is having a record-low number of hurricanes this year.
Warren Buffett steps down as chair of Berkshire Hathaway.
World War Z is finally getting a sequel.
Your song of the day is AC/DC with It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘N’ Roll).
