MLB.com | Theo DeRosa: There are many ways to win a baseball game. Scoring 13 runs in an inning is certainly one of them; I’m surprised the Yankees don’t try it more often. Jokes aside, their 3rd-inning outburst against the A’s on Sunday was one for the ages, and I mean literally – the last time the Yankees scored more runs in an inning, according to this article, was on July 6, 1920 against the Washington Senators, when they hung a 14-spot in the 5th inning. It would be pretty cool if this year’s
squad did that too.
MLB.com | Ed Eagle: Rejoice, everybody: Ben Rice has won his first ever Player of the Week award! I guess hitting .462 with seven extra-base hits and 11 RBI in 26 at bats will do that for you. To be honest, Rice has been so good this year that I’m surprised that this was his first time winning this award – I could’ve sworn he had some blazing weeks earlier in the year. Congratulations, Ben, and here’s hoping this is the first of many to come.
Sports Illustrated | Mark Rosenstein: The Yankees need bullpen help, and they could be getting some from an old friend. Tommy Kahnle has had two stints in the Bronx, the second one ending in 2024. This March, he signed a minor league contract with the Red Sox, and he’s been pitching for their AAA affiliate. There’s a quirk to his contract, as if he’s not on the major league roster by June 1 – that is, today – he can opt out, becoming a free agent. Might there be a reunion in the works? If Kahnle is willing to accept another minor league deal, fine, I guess, but color me skeptical about the chances of him actually helping the team. The Yankees need high-caliber options, and a guy who walked 31 batters in 63 innings last year is not my idea of one.
ESPN | Kiley McDaniel: Prospect analyst Kiley McDaniel has released updated top 10 rankings for each MLB team, and right-handed pitcher Sean Paul Liñan receives a shoutout as a “riser to watch”. Acquired from the Dodgers’ system in the Jorbit Vivas trade, Liñan has struck out 51 batters in just 35 innings for the High-A Hudson Valley Renegades this year. If he can continue to post these kinds of numbers going forward, expect Sean Paul to get busy moving up the ranks.
