A week into the season, it turns out there are plenty of teams that could use bullpen help (shocking), and elite closer Craig Kimbrel is still out there on the free-agent market. When will someone bite the bullet and sign him? It’s a question that many are beginning to ask around Major League Baseball. Other questions they’re asking: What’s wrong with the Red Sox? How long will Jake Lamb be out? And who hit for the Majors’ first cycle of the season?
Craig Kimbrel might not be signed until June 3, when teams no longer will cost themselves a compensatory draft pick by bringing him aboard. But how many saves will the Cubs, Red Sox, Braves and others blow before then?
Craig Kimbrel will get his money soon as MLB clubs face pressure to improve https://t.co/aeXVbWj3jn pic.twitter.com/TMMPVVIh0x
— Sporting News MLB (@sn_mlb) April 6, 2019
Meanwhile, Kimbrel’s former team, the Boston Red Sox, are in disarray. The reigning World Series champs are 2-7 on their season-opening West Coast road trip, and frustrations are mounting…
Cooler heads did not prevail. pic.twitter.com/eIeSwI9Lo1
— MLB GIFS (@MLBGIFs) April 6, 2019
Diamondbacks slugger Jake Lamb will miss about six weeks with a strained quadriceps.
Jake Lamb’s injury a final blow on Diamondbacks’ opening trip https://t.co/O6lWbHhnPB via @azcentral
— jeffmetcalfe (@jeffmetcalfe) April 4, 2019
It’s possible to have a better game, but hitting for the cycle is a time-honored baseball accomplishment, and it’s worth celebrating the first one of the season. Take a bow, Jorge Polanco (even though it came in a loss).
1st cycle of the 2019 season? That goes to our guy @Jorge_Polanco1! 💯#MNTwins pic.twitter.com/7j98BR39MB
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) April 6, 2019
Finally, for something lighter. Saturday is the 30-year anniversary of the release of the movie Major League. We should have gotten the live chicken.
For the 30th anniversary of Major League’s debut in theaters, I ranked the top 30 quotes from the classic baseball movie. https://t.co/SzkzKX3Xht
Cutting the list to 30 was damn tough, though. So many great, great lines. Here are some that didn’t make my top 30 … pic.twitter.com/WoG8EYmFOE
— Ryan Fagan (@ryanfagan) April 5, 2019
Top Stories
• Craig Kimbrel will get his money soon as MLB clubs face pressure to improve | Sporting News
• Rick Porcello lit up, Red Sox frustration boils over in 15-8 loss | Boston Herald
• Arizona Diamondbacks’ Jake Lamb out six weeks with quad strain | AZCentral.com
• Jorge Polanco hits for 11th cycle in Twins history | ESPN.com
• ‘Major League’: 30 things we still love about the classic baseball movie | Sporting News
