Jacob Fagan, Author at Baseball Essential

Matt Duffy Leaves Game after Hit by Pitch

Jun 1, 2016

Headlines, Injuries, San Francisco Giants

Matt Duffy of the San Francisco Giants left Monday’s game in Atlanta after being hit by a pitch on the left wrist. He was able to run the bases, but was lifted for a defensive substitution as part of a double s...

Orioles Trade Brian Matusz to Braves

Jacob Fagan

May 24, 2016

Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles

According to Roch Kubatko of MASN, the Baltimore Orioles have agreed to trade Brian Matusz and the 76th overall pick in the 2016 MLB Amateur Draft to the Atlanta Braves for two minor league pitchers, Brandon Ba...

Benches clear, punches thrown between Blue Jays and Rangers

Jacob Fagan

May 15, 2016

Breaking News, Features

Since Jose Bautista flipped his bat in last year’s American League Division Series, there has been tension between the Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays. It came to a head on Sunday when Matt Bush hit Bautist...

Watch: Tim Lincecum’s Showcase Streaming Live at 2:30 PST

Jacob Fagan

May 6, 2016

Features, Headlines, San Francisco Giants

As you probably know by now, Tim Lincecum has a showcase at Scottsdale Stadium Friday at 2:30 PST. He was diagnosed with a degenerative hip condition last season and underwent surgery. The 31-year-old is sai...

Joe Girardi Would Ban the Infield Shift

Jacob Fagan

Apr 27, 2016

Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, New York Yankees

New York Yankees’ manager, Joe Girardi told Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal that he would ban infield shifts if he were the commissioner. Joe Girardi said if he were commissioner, he'd ban infield s...

Johnny Cueto is Having New Success

Jacob Fagan

Apr 18, 2016

Features, San Francisco Giants

After his second performance against his new rival Dodgers, Johnny Cueto showed the Giants why they invested $130 million in him. The funky right-hander took a perfect game into the fifth inning and ended up su...

Brandon Belt, Giants agree to extension

Jacob Fagan

Apr 9, 2016

Headlines, Major League Baseball, San Francisco Giants

Update: The deal is official and John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle says the deal is worth $79 million. Giants just made the Belt deal official. Goes through 2021. — Alex Pavlovic (@AlexPavlovic) Apri...

Gregory Polanco, Pirates agree to five-year extension

Jacob Fagan

Apr 3, 2016

Breaking News, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Pittsburgh Pirates

According to Jeff Passan of Yahoo, the Pirates and Gregory Polanco have agreed to a five-year extension worth over $30 million. The deal will include two club options and could reach $60 million if they are exe...

What should a Brandon Belt extension look like for the Giants?

Jacob Fagan

Mar 29, 2016

Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, San Francisco Giants

It has been reported that the San Francisco Giants and Brandon Belt’s representatives are talking about an extension. On his podcast, Buster Olney of ESPN said the club is looking to buyout at least three years...

Jarrett Parker and Mac Williamson Battling to Make Giants Roster

Jacob Fagan

Mar 21, 2016

San Francisco Giants, Spring Training

Jarrett Parker and Mac Williamson are in a race for the fifth outfield position on the San Francisco Giants. Both are having respectable springs, but only one had success in the big leagues last season. Obvious...

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