Emily Shoffit, Author at Baseball Essential

The hottest Tebow take yet belongs to Samardzija

Sep 22, 2016

Almost a month into the mayhem that has become Tim Tebow mania, the former star quarterback finally made his debut with the New York Mets instructional league. While the Internet has made a frenzy of Tebow's...

Josh Bell to Make Debut This Weekend

Emily Shoffit

Jul 8, 2016

Breaking News, Pittsburgh Pirates

Top Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Josh Bell will be ringing in the weekend with his major-league debut, according to Jon Heyman of Today's Knuckleball. Josh Bell has been called up by pirates — Jon Heyman (@J...

Steven Moya: The Outfield Mondo

Emily Shoffit

Apr 30, 2016

Features, Headlines, Prospect Reports

Baseball is no stranger to height. Typically, we find the tallest of players hurling from the mound, but that's not the case for one 6-foot-7, 260-pound right fielder. "Everybody wants to hit that good pitch...

Building Momentum: Colby Rasmus prepares for another year in Houston

Emily Shoffit

Mar 28, 2016

Features, Major League Baseball, Spring Training

The Florida sun grows hotter and the days longer as spring training reaches its close and April 3 is ushered in. Kissimmee's days are numbered before the doors of Osceola County Stadium are closed and the Houst...

Port Charlotte pitching duel ends in Phanatical win

Emily Shoffit

Mar 15, 2016

Headlines, Spring Training

Port Charlotte, Fla. - A pitching duel between Philadelphia Phillies go-to Aaron Nola and Tampa Bay Rays starter Drew Smyly ended with a Phanatical victory for Philadelphia Tuesday afternoon. The Rays took a...

Almonte: “I’m taking all the responsibility”

Emily Shoffit

Feb 28, 2016

Headlines

Cleveland Indians outfielder Abraham Almonte accepted responsibility for his failed drug test which resulted in an 80-game suspension, but says he's unaware of how the performance-enhancing drug entered his bod...

Fantasy Baseball: First round, first pick

Emily Shoffit

Feb 15, 2016

Fantasy, Headlines

It's that time of the year. The North remains blanketed in snow while the South embraces the sun's warmth, and the trucks have completed their voyage to their respective spring training sites. Regardless of whe...

The 27th Out: Injury

Emily Shoffit

Feb 7, 2016

Features

All good things must come to an end. For athletes, the close of a career doesn't always come by choice, and the human body doesn't always cooperate the way it's expected to. In baseball, the 27th out comes a va...

Dan Duquette on Chris Davis: “Sometimes you just got to move on”

Emily Shoffit

Dec 10, 2015

Baltimore Orioles

Winter Meetings wrapped up at the Opryland Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee with the Rule 5 draft Thursday. In the midst of a nearly guaranteed breakup with first baseman/outifelder/designated hitter C...

Rule 5 Draft Results

Emily Shoffit

Dec 10, 2015

Headlines, Major League Baseball

The annual Winter Meetings came to a close Thursday morning at the Opryland Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee, with the Rule 5 Draft. Sixteen players were selected in the Major League portion of the dra...

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