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Prospect Watch:
ICYMI:
- The A’s lost 3-2. Manaea was fine and that’s why now might be the right time to shut him down...
- There are a few seats remaining for the AN meet-up next week...
- Franklin Barreto headlines Mike Axisa’s Five September Call-Ups to Watch list...
- Former A’s catcher and current free agent Derek Norris suspended for rest of 2017 season for violating MLB’s domestic violence policy...
- Derrick Goold may have written this piece two years ago but he made clear on Twitter he’s still in favor of hockey-style MLB roster rules, especially for September...
- Jon Heyman: Which managers are on the hot seat?
- Joe Sheehan: Baseball is broken...
- Among the primary concerns of people who were worried about the introduction of replay - what happens when video review gets it blatantly wrong? MLB apologized yesterday for erroneously reversing a homerun call...
- Are the Yankees on the cutting edge of a new pitching trend?
- The Padres introduced the Dodgers to the Imperial March...
Today in Baseball History:
- 1995 - Tim Raines is caught stealing, halting his AL-record consecutive stolen bases streak at 40...
Best of Twitter:
- Nothing short of incredible...
Jorge Mateo tied the Texas League lead today with 7th triple. He's been in the Texas League for 27 games, 132 PAs.
— Alex Hall (@AlexHallAN) September 2, 2017
- From Thursday, but still awesome...
The world needs more people like Joey Votto. pic.twitter.com/3wg2l4Ob8h
— MLB (@MLB) August 31, 2017
- Your current AL playoff odds via Fangraphs...
Playoff chances, per Fangraphs: NYY 75%, MIN 42%, LAA 32%, O's 15%, TB 15%, KC 11%, TEX 7%, SEA 5%. https://t.co/WiqQr6eXvi
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) September 2, 2017
