Lucas Barrett, Author at Baseball Essential

Nats’ Storen Breaks Thumb, Done For Year

Sep 12, 2015

Washington Nationals relief pitcher Drew Storen has been diagnosed with a non-displaced fracture in his right thumb and is likely out for the season, according to Chelsea Janes of the Washington Post. Drew S...

Dugout Chatter: Interview With White Sox’s Top Pick Carson Fulmer

Lucas Barrett

Aug 21, 2015

Features, Interviews

Back to June 8th we go. The Chicago White Sox select RHP Carson Fulmer out of Vanderbilt eighth overall in the 2015 MLB Draft. The Commodores are in the College World Series the same day the pitc...

Red Sox Top Prospect Henry Owens Called-Up for MLB Debut

Lucas Barrett

Aug 3, 2015

American League, Breaking News, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball

Shortly after the Boston Red Sox disappointing 4-3 loss against the Tampa Bay Rays Sunday afternoon, manager John Farrell made the official announcement that LHP Henry Owens will make his major-league debut Tue...

The Price is Right: David Price Acquired by Toronto Blue Jays

Lucas Barrett

Jul 30, 2015

American League, American League Central, American League East, Detroit Tigers, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Toronto Blue Jays

The next domino has fallen prior to the July 31 trade deadline and it may be the most heavily prized domino of them all. LHP David Price has been traded from the Detroit Tigers to the Toronto Blue Jays, accordi...

Second Time’s A Charm: Nationals Ace Max Scherzer Throws No-Hitter

Lucas Barrett

Jun 20, 2015

Breaking News, Headlines

The Pittsburgh Pirates have been one of baseball's hottest teams recently, winning 21 of their last 27 games, but Washington Nationals RHP Max Scherzer cooled them down this afternoon as he retired the first 26...

Scherzer Flirts With Perfect Game, Settles For One-Hitter, Strikes Out 16

Lucas Barrett

Jun 14, 2015

Headlines

Nobody is considered perfect, but today Washington Nationals ace pitcher Max Scherzer was close and virtually unhittable. Scherzer threw an absolute gem this afternoon striking out a career high and National...

Exclusive Interview: Mississippi State Commit RHP Gray Fenter

Lucas Barrett

May 8, 2015

College, Draft, Features, Interviews

With the 2015 Major League Baseball draft exactly a month away, Mississippi State Bulldogs commit Gray Fenter continues to improve his draft stock. The 6'1", 190-pound Fenter belongs to the 2015 class at West M...

Cincinnati Reds’ Homer Bailey To Undergo Tommy John Surgery

Lucas Barrett

May 1, 2015

Headlines

The Cincinnati Reds have announced that RHP Homer Bailey has torn his UCL and will required the infamous Tommy John surgery. He is ruled out for the rest of the 2015 season. “After consulting with (team medica...

Orioles and White Sox Game Postponed Due to Riots in Baltimore

Lucas Barrett

Apr 27, 2015

Breaking News, Headlines

As baseball fans of the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox filed into Camden Yards in Baltimore, the game between the two American League teams was postponed due to the violent riots taking place a few mil...

Honoring #34: Nick Adenhart

Lucas Barrett

Apr 9, 2015

Features, History, Los Angeles Angels

Today marks the sixth anniversary of Nick Adenhart's death. The Silver Spring, Md., native was a rookie right-handed pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels. Adenhart was a star prospect during his high school ca...

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