Archive for November, 2014

Cardinals pitching prospect Tuivailala impressing in Fall League

November 2, 2014 at 12:39 am Comments are Disabled

Two years after moving from shortstop to the pitching mound, Cardinals prospect Sam Tuivailala made his major league debut with the club in 2014. Although he can reach the mid-90’s with his fastball, Tuivailala is continuing to work on improving the control of his secondary pitches in the Arizona FallRead More

Around Baseball: Report- Twins to hire Paul Molitor as next manager

November 1, 2014 at 9:54 pm Comments are Disabled

The Minnesota Twins are all set to hire Paul Molitor as their next manager, according to Patrick Reusse of 1500ESPN. Molitor had been considered the favorite to land the job in recent weeks and served 2014 as an assistant coach for the Twins. Read more about Molitor’s potential hiring onRead More

In the Division: Brewers acquire first baseman Lind in trade with Blue Jays

November 1, 2014 at 9:43 pm Comments are Disabled

The Milwaukee Brewers became the first NL Central team to make a substantial move this offseason when they traded pitcher Marco Estrada to the Toronto Blue Jays for first baseman Adam Lind on Saturday. In the move that clearly makes sense for both sides, the Brewers greatly strengthened their weakestRead More

Bench coach Aldrete leaves for A’s

November 1, 2014 at 12:08 am Comments are Disabled

Bench coach Mike Aldrete has left the St. Louis Cardinals and will assume the same role with the Oakland Athletics in 2015. Aldrete grew up in the area and will get a chance to reunite with manager Bob Melvin, who Aldrete worked with on the staffs in Arizona and Seattle.Read More