Driveline changed how baseball develops hitters. But what happens to the players it hasn’t fixed?
Months of reporting on Kristian Campbell, a changing coaching profession, voices afraid to speak out and a sport wrestling with what works and what doesn’t.
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We are deeply saddened by the passing of Tommy John, a veteran of 26 MLB seasons who helped revolutionize recovery from pitching injuries in the 1970s.
John broke in with Cleveland as a 20-year-old in 1963 and made his last appearance for the Yankees at age 46 in 1989, also pitching for the White Sox, Dodgers, Angels, and Athletics. The left-hander won 288 games, made 4 All-Star teams and anchored 3 pennant-winning teams, while twice finishing as a runner-up for the Cy Young Award. His 700 games started rank 8th on the all-time list.
After John injured his elbow in 1974, he received the first ulnar collateral ligament replacement surgery from Dr. Frank Jobe. John returned to pitch in 1976, then won 20 games three times in four years from 1977-80.
He would go on to pitch 14 of his 26 seasons after the procedure that is now known as Tommy John Surgery, a measure that has helped extend pitching careers in the more than half a century since it was first performed.
He was 83.
The Red Sox are sending minor league OF Harold Rivas as the PTBNL in the Adley Rutschman deal, per @ByAndrewParker.
When the trade was initially reported, Rivas was a part of it.
#10 on @SoxProspects. 2nd biggest bonus from the 2025 IFA class. Was there a condition based on Adley’s return?
Mike Maddux and his staff weren't using the available tech as much as they should, John Mozeliak said.
Updated with comments from Mozeliak, Reid Detmers.
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Gage Ziehl (BOS) was one of my breakout pitching prospect picks this season thanks to his stupendous strike-throwing. His miniscule 4.8 BB% illustrates his strong command and he has seen a notable uptick in strikeouts this year. He was acquired from the White Sox over the winter
Jake Rogers caught every start Tarik Skubal made in 2024, his first Cy Young season.
Payton Tolle tonight reminded Rogers of that.
"It was like I could call anything, and they were gonna have weak contact or swing and miss," Rogers said. "It felt like he had it tonight."
I definitely think the Red Sox deserve some blame for how they handled Marcelo Mayer’s call up last year. It was clear he wasn’t close to a finished product offensively. Especially with time missed.
Ended up playing 114 games in Boston. We made a lot of Brandon Crawford comps. Good place to try and fulfill that prophecy. Not shocked the west coast kid is happy to be back on the west coast.