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Indians Justin Dunn Jersey pitcher has had quite a ride on his way to being on of the starters in a rotation that helped the Tribe get to within a game of winning the World Series in 2016. The pitcher was 11-8 last season with a 3.32 ERA before a in a September game against the ended his season. Carrasco is being counted on this season to be one of the main pieces in a Tribe rotation that many say is the best in the American League, and fans are hoping his will be a minor enough one that won't stop Alex Colome Jersey him from having a big impact. Today a story from The Players' Tribune entitled 'The American Dream,' came out about Carrasco, detailing his journey from being a child all the way to being on the Indians AL Championship team last season. There's a lot of good tidbits out of the article, which is by all means worth the read . There is one part of the piece that stands out in a rather humorous way, and it has to do with Carrasco's diet for an entire 90 days.Scroll to Continue Pizza. Yes, the Indians hurler ate the one thing for 90 days that just about everyone in America loves - pizza. In the piece he says that he had Dan Vogelbach Jersey one particular kind of pizza for 90 days straight in his first spring training, that being . Here's the piece in the story about Carrasco's love of pizza:During my first spring training, I ate Dominos pizza every day for dinner. Im not exaggerating. I had Dominos every single day. It was the only thing I knew how to order. Hisashi Iwakuma Jersey So for 90 days, I ate pizza. I ordered it so much that the Dominos near our facility ended up giving me one month of free pizza as a reward for being their best customer. Aside from eating pizza and playing baseball, I didnt do very much, though. For those first few years in the U.S., I didnt really talk to many of my teammates. Not because I didnt want to, but because I didnt know how. The story talks quite a bit about his having to learn the language, leaving his mom in Mitch Haniger Jersey tears when he came to America, wanting to become to become a U.S. citizen, and a whole lot more. So next time you partake in Dominos Pizza, just imagine eating it for 3 months straight.

Earlier in the season, the story with Vinnie Pasquantino was that while his proce ses were exquisite, his results weren't catching up. , the Kansas City Royals' rookie first baseman caught fire and was showing exactly why he belongs with the big-league club for years to come.On the year, Pasquantino is slashing .291/.381/.441 with an 11.9% walk rate, 11.5% strikeout rate and .150 ISO in 69 games. His 135 wRC+ ranks first on the team entering Monday's play. He's been nothing short of stellar in his debut campaign, raising Jeff Keppinger Jersey questions as to why the Royals took so long to call him up in the first place. MLB readine s aside, however, Pasquantino has been legit for quite some time now.A shoulder injury in late August saw Pasquantino land on the injured list and mi s some time but upon his return on Sept. 9, there's been no rust. Leury Garcia Jersey On the contrary, the 24-year-old has been one of the very best hitters in baseball since coming off the IL and is closing out his rookie season on his terms. In 20 games since his return, the 'Italian Nightmare' or 'Italian Breakfast' (take your pick) is slashing .361/.453/.458 good for a .912 OPS with four doubles, a home run and 10 RBIs.The impre sive numbers don't stop there, though. Among all qualified hitters during the aforementioned stretch, Pasquantino's 164 wRC+ ranks 20th. Using those same parameters, his 14% walk rate is 16th in all of baseball. He's sixth in OBP and fifth in strikeout rate. Not only is Pasquantino cementing himself as a legitimate force for the Royals, but he's doing so on a Ryan Goins Jersey leaguewide basis in the proce s. The scariest part is that his plate discipline numbers and his general approach at the plate remain mostly unchanged. The game is slowing down for him, and his stats are on the rise despite him experiencing a power outage of sorts at the same exact time.Scroll to ContinueWhen comparing Pasquantino's numbers since his return on Sept. 9 to his 2022 numbers as a whole, it's easy to see that he doesn't have the same "pop" in his bat. Not only is his ISO down, but he's barrelling the ball 3.3% le s often and recording hard hits 6.5% le s of the time. His average exit velocity is down 2.2 mph, and his launch angle is down 3.1 degrees.Pasquantino is hitting fly balls 40% of the time this season, but that percentage since his return is just 35.8. All of that, combined with more changeups being thrown his way (17.1% on the year versus 23.1% in the last 20 games) and even worse succe s (-1.49 wCH/C in 2022 versus -4.13 wCH/C in the last 20 games) against the offering makes for a pretty glaring and explainable lack of power.The good news for the Royals, though, is that Pasquantino' Luke Appling Jersey s advanced approach at the plate isn't going anywhere. He'll continue to walk and strike out at somewhat close to the same rate if he maintains his integrity as a hitter, and his OBP should remain elite. The exit velocity, hard-hit data and overall power project to come back around. While Pasquantino doesn't quite have the raw power of a Nick Pratto, but his lowest ISO in his entire minor Chris Beck Jersey league career was .250. His .150 figure in 2022 should improve moving forward.This season hasn't been a very productive one for the Royals, but they did learn over the past several months that Bobby Witt Jr. and MJ Melendez are sure-fire franchise centerpieces. While Pratto has struggled to enter that conversation, Pasquantino has a seemingly permanent seat at that table. With one of the highest floors in the organization and plenty of room still left over for things to click on all levels, the last few weeks of his rookie campaign have only further shown what Kansas City already knew.

Former Angels manager Joe Maddon to talk baseball. Among the topics was his former superstar, Shohei Ohtani. Patrick asked Maddon about .He then Jace Fry Jersey asked him if Ohtani, the two-way superstar, deserves to be paid differently than a normal one-way player."You have to," Maddon said in response to whether someone should pay Ohtani two salaries. "I mean this is two players. It really is. I mean its unique to Ron Santo Jersey negotiate or evaluate a Shohei Ohtani. Hes not one dude. You look at his pitching record and look what he did at the plate offensivelyhis pitching keeps getting better. I witne sed it personally. Offensively its been really good the last couple years."You can't blame Maddon for thinking Ohtani deserves to be paid like the two- Lucas Giolito Jersey way superstar he is. Coming off his unanimous MVP 2021 season, Scroll to ContinueAs a hitter, Ohtani ranked among the league leaders in home runs, RBIs, triples, walks, runs and OPS. As a pitcher, he ranked among the league leaders in wins, ERA, WHIP strikeouts and K/9.As a hitter, he was nominated for the . And as a pitcher, he's a top candidate for the AL CY Young. Luke Appling Jersey He's truly a ."Youre paying one guy to do two different things and he does it on a level thats a top 5, Nicky Delmonico Jersey top 10 in all of baseball," Maddon said.It'll be interesting to see exactly what type of contract Ohtani gets at the end of next season. He already he signed with the Angels this year to avoid arbitration.But for now, .He's .

With Greg Bird Jersey baseball still on the back burner until who knows when, here at "Cleveland Baseball Insider" we've been using the past few weeks to do a little 'lookback,' a little history le son on the team that we all know and love - the Cleveland Indians.When we decided to do some posts dedicated to the past, we decided to do it on a couple of topics - players that were impactful in some fashion, trades that rocked the fans and the teams, and finally games that we all recall with great fondne s.From the Bartolo Colon trade to the fifth game of the 1997 ALDS against the Yankees, we've had a blast so far looking at the past of our beloved baseball franchise.Here are all the posts to date of our "lookback" series, and if there's a topic, player or game you would like to hear more about, leave us Masahiro Tanaka Jersey a comment or tweet at us what you'd like to see us cover.Enjoy this lookback all in one post: - In this lookback Casey Drotter covers the Indians career of former outfielder Grady Sizemore, a player who for a few short seasons in the mid 2000's was one of, if not maybe the best player in all of baseball. - Many did not give the Indians much of a chance in the 1997 American League Divisional Series against the defending champion Yankees, but Mark Warmuth takes us back 23 years when a young pitcher named Jaret Wright helped the Tribe send the Yankees packing. - It was a deal that had many levels to it, but one that new GM Mark Shapiro felt he had to make, as the team dealt their ace of their pitching staff, Bartolo Colon, to the Montreal Expos in a deal that netted them Grady Sizemore, Brandon Phillips and Cliff Lee. Matt Loede takes us back to break down the huge 2002 deal. - Matt Loede breaks down the polarizing story and career of former Indians closer Chris Perez, who was never shy to share his opinion about the fans or anything else that came to mind. Scroll Paul O'Neill Jersey to Continue - 15 years ago the Indians had a sembled a team that looked like they could be a contender in the American League, and they had a chance the final weekend of the season to secure a playoff spot. Instead, it was a tough pill to swallow as Mark Warmuth recalls the letdown of a memorable Tribe squad. - It's not an exact science by any means, but the Tribe has had a good track record of drafting going back to 1994, and in this piece both T.J. Zuppe and Alex Hooper break down the last 26 years of Tribe's draft. - Casey Drotter takes an inside look at the very odd career of former Indians pitcher Fausto Carmona, who after a couple of circumstances it was discovered his real name was Roberto Hernandez. It's a fascinating look at the pitcher's career. - For eight seasons over two stints Julio Franco was a player who was popular as well as productive for the Indians. Mark Warmuth gives a look back at a player who to this day is likely playing on a field somewhere even at the age of 61. - He is a Hall of Fame closer, but early in his career as a member of the Indians, Dennis Eckersley was a starter in the Tribe rotation, and Mark Warmuth gives us Zach Britton Jersey a look at his early career and the succe s he had before a trade moved him. - He was an ace with the Colorado Rockies, and a pitcher that the Tribe felt would put them over the top in 2011 when they dealt two ex-first round picks for his services. Casey Drotter takes a look back at Jimenez and his time in Cleveland. - From 1961 to 1971 Sam McDowell was one of the best pitchers in baseball, winning 10 or more Randy Johnson Jersey games in seven of the 11 years with the franchise. Mark Warmuth takes a trip down memory lane to take a look at McDowell's career. - Many Tribe fans to this day recall with great fondne s the 2016 postseason performance of reliever Andrew Miller, and his dominance against the Red Sox, Blue Jays and Cubs. Alex Hooper recalls Miller's time in Cleveland.

One would expect interim manager to have good things to say about his new direct report, , who just took over for the departed . But Beasleys praise David Robertson Jersey for Young comes from a place of experience.The pair go back to their time in Hickory, N.C., 20 years ago, as detailed by . Back then, Young was in his second year in Pittsburghs minor-league system after being taken in the third round of the 2000 MLB Draft out of Princeton. Beasley, meanwhile, was in his first year as the manager of the South Atlantic Leagues Hickory Crawdads. Back then, Beasley was Youngs bo s. Now the roles are reversed. Beasley said Tyler Austin Jersey he doesnt see much difference. He was what you see now, Beasley said. There was attention to detail, there was focus and grit. Hes straight with people. Hes firm. Hes whatever he needs to be. Thats who he was as a player. He was a great teammate, but he was he was all about busine s. Blank Jersey He was a fierce competitor. Thats the characteristic that he wants to see in his ballclub. Because thats who he was. And is.Scroll to ContinueYoung and Beasley spent just one season together. Young went 119 with a 3.11 ERA in 26 starts for the Crawdads. Beasley led Hickory now the Rangers High Cla s-A affiliate to the 2002 South Atlantic League crown, the fifth-best season in all of the minor leagues and earned Low Cla s-A Manager of the Year award.After the season, Young was included in a trade to the Montreal Expos. The Expos eventually traded Young to the Texas Rangers and he made his MLB debut with Texas in 2005, which started a 13-season career. Beasley, meanwhile, managed eight years in the minors, winning more than 600 games and earning another Manager of Adam Lind Jersey the Year award. He spent part of that time in the Washington organization and eventually reached Texas in 2015 as a part of manager Jeff Banisters staff. Hes now the interim manager in the wake of the firing of . Babe Ruth Jersey Young will now determine if Beasley will get the full-time managing job with the Rangers. Both he and who was fired on Wednesday said that Beasleys prospects of keeping the job werent entirely contingent on his win-lo s record.

In his 19th game since being demoted to Triple-A Tacoma, Mariners outfielder Jarred Kelenic has exited with an apparent injury.During the seventh inning of Wednesday night's game against Angels affiliate Salt Lake, Kelenic Boone Logan Jersey ripped an RBI double to right field and advanced to third base on a throwing error by Bees second baseman Kean Wong. But as Kelenic got up from his slide Glenn Robinson Jersey , he began to grab at his back left thigh.He stayed in for Justin Upton's subsequent at-bat, but after Upton struck out swinging, Rainiers manager Tim Federowicz and athletic trainer Michael Feliciano jogged out to third to confer with the visibly ailing Kelenic and decided to remove him from the game shortly thereafter.No further information is available at the time of this writing.But if Kelenic's apparent injury proves Robin Yount Jersey serious, it could not have come at a worse time.Scroll to ContinueEntering Wednesday's game, the 22-year old was sporting an impre sive slash line of .316/.357/.633 with six home runs and 15 RBI since being sent down on May 13. These eye-catching numbers, however, have come with a strikeout rate that at one point hovered Josh Hader Jersey around 40 percent, though Manny Pina Jersey it's been gradually lowered to a le s jarringbut certainly not ideal32.1 percent.Kelenic exited with the Rainiers leading the Bees by a score of 11-4. He went 1 for 4 with the aforementioned RBI double, a walk and a strikeout.Go Inside the Mariners

The Indians gave an update Jhoulys Chacin Jersey on pitcher Danny Salazar, and has had been the case quite a bit lately, the news is not good. Salazar, who has not thrown a pitch this season or last, has had another setback as he tries to make his way back to the mound to try and help the Indians beat up pitching staff. The 29-year-old has been throwing bullpens for Jonathan Villar Jersey over a month, but something didn't feel right after his most recent one. He visited with Dr. Keith Meister, who performed his shoulder surgery last June and has been shut down for a few days. Scroll to Continue Salazar does not have Cory Spangenberg Jersey a clear timeline to return to the field. He's not thrown in a regular season game since September 27th of the 2017 season. In 2017 Salazar went 5-6 with a 4.28 ERA, making 19 starts, 23 appearances total. He was Ryan Braun Jersey an All-Star in 2016 when he Paul Molitor Jersey went 11-6 with a 3.87 ERA. This season the Indians are paying Salazar $4.5 million, money that appears now could have went to try and get some help elsewhere on the roster.

CLEVELAND - Remember The midges? Former Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain does, and today he got an apology from the Indians, David Justice Jersey the team he inked a Minor League deal with this morning with a non-roster invitation to Major League spring training camp. It's a rather comical way to welcome Chamberlain to the team, but in reality the 30-year-old is an interesting pickup as he looks to continue his Phil Niekro Jersey MLB career at the age of 30. The last three seasons with the Tigers, Royals and Yankees haven't been all that good. In 30 games with the Tigers last season he was 0-2 with a 4.09 ERA. Julio Teheran Jersey He was 2-5 in 2014 with the Tigers, and in 2013 was 2-1 in his final year with the Yankees with a 4.93 ERA. Scroll to Continue Overall Chamberlain owns a career Major League record of 25-21 with 7 saves over 365 outings/43 starts since debuting with the New York Yankees in Babe Ruth Jersey 2007 (535.1IP, 528H, 230ER, 528SO). He was the 41st overall pick in the 2006 First-Year Player Draft by the Yankees out of the University of Nebraska. For the 30-year-old, this could be his last good chance at Chipper Jones Jersey making a Major League roster, and it will be with the Indians when they report to Goodyear in February.

On Thursday morning, the Dodgers formally introduced Brandon Gomes as their general manager. Austin Riley Jersey Gomes is the Dodgers first general manager since Farhan Zaidi departed for the Giants in the winter of 2018.During the , team president said Gomes had declined several front office job opportunities from other clubs in the past.And I will say that at every turn, Brandons response was always the Robbie Erlin Jersey same, which is: No thanks. I want to be with the Dodgers. ... So it makes it even that much more special today, to reward him in this way.Some of those offers, according to Friedman, were for general manager positions. Gomes has rapidly progre sed through the Dodgers baseball operations staff. Gomes began his career with the Dodgers as a pitching coordinator and subsequently moved to the team's director of player development. He was then promoted to a sistant general manager in Jose Ramirez Jersey 2019.Scroll to ContinueNow, Gomes is Friedman's closest aide.Friedman commented on Gomes fast track to the big chair. I agree that it has been a quick ascension, I could argue it could have been even quicker. His ability to connect with people and what stems from thatjust how curious he was as a player and how curious he is now in this rolehis natural leadership qualities, you put all that together and its a pretty rare executive profile.Gomes last pitched in 2015, so he Fred McGriff Jersey 's is well-versed with the subtleties of a modern-day MLB clubhouse. Team chemistry, not talent, is what makes a succe sful team. Gomes will play a significant role in maintaining team harmony in the Dodgers locker room.Gomes always knew he wanted to Orlando Cepeda Jersey stay with the Dodgers organization in the end. Just seven years after his playing career ended, Gomes is now the general manager of one of the most succe sful franchises in MLB.

The Indians and Braves couldn't Jose Canseco Jersey get a break from Mother Nature on Friday to play the first game of their three-game set, forcing the two teams to play a pair today at Progre sive Field. Today's first game will start at 4:10pm, with Corey Kluber going for the Indians against Julio Joakim Soria Jersey Teheran of the Braves. Kluber is coming off a bad start last Sunday in which he was given a 3-0 lead and then gave it and more back. He earned a no-decision as the Tribe rallied to tie the game, only to fall in the 9th to the Royals 9-8. Game two will see Trevor Bauer go for the Indians, he comes into Saturday with a mark of 2-1 with a 2.05 ERA. He took Mark McGwire Jersey care of the Mariners in his last start out last week in Seattle. Scroll to ContinueTouki Tou saint will pitch in game two for the Braves, he' Fernando Rodney Jersey s 1-0, throwing a solid game back on April 13th against the Mets in which he didn't allow a run in six innings. Here's the lineup for the Indians for game one Ramon Laureano Jersey against the Braves.Leonys Martin CF Jose Ramirez 3B Jason Kipnis 2B Carlos Santana 1B Jake Bauers DH Greg Allen LF Tyler Naquin RF Kevin Plawecki C Max Moroff SS And the Braves starting nine.