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Imagine Andrew Benintendi Freddy Lynn reincarnated in Joe Maddons mind flying all over Wrigley Field and hitting in a lineup that already included Kyle Schwarber, Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo and Addison Russell all under club control through the 2021 season. Two names stood out at the top of the draft board on June 8, 2015, the Cubs targeting their favorite demographic college hitters with the ninth overall pick: Benintendi and Ian Happ. A Boston Red Sox scouting department with deep connections to Theo Epstein and Jason McLeod came at the No. 7 pick with a similar philosophy. Continue to Article

May 18, 2017 1:10:am EST

ST. LOUIS — A thorny situation is going to leave a lot riding on Carson Smith. Three significant pieces for the Red Sox presently on the disabled list seem like they’ll be able to contribute some time soon: Smith, Pablo Sandoval and David Price. What exactly they'll bring is hard to predict, but at least they're on the way. Tyler Thornburg, on the other hand, is stalled as he and the Red Sox search for answers about his sore shoulder. His situation leaves less security for a bullpen that has been good thus far, but is not loaded with proven commodities. With so much uncertainty around Thornburg, Smith's progress becomes even more important.  “Hard to say,” Sox manager John Farrell said when asked Continue to Article

May 17, 2017 9:19:pm EST

A lot has changed for David Ross since the Chicago Cubs made history by breaking their World Series curse last October — and it ain’t slowing down anytime soon. “I’ve not done ‘Wednesday Night Baseball’ before, this is whole other challenge for me and is causing a whole lot of new butterflies,” Ross told TheWrap, before joining play-by-play commentator Jon Sciambi and analyst Aaron Boone for the Boston Red Sox v. St. Louis Cardinals game. Continue to Article

May 17, 2017 9:00:pm EST

ST. LOUIS - Prior to the start of tonight’s game the 1967 St. Louis Cardinals were honored to celebrate the 50th anniversary of that team winning the World Series. “I think it was the best team that I played on from the mere fact, we didn’t beat ourselves too much,” stated Bob Gibson earlier in the afternoon. “We made mistakes–physical, but not mental. And I think a lot of times when you lose games it’s from mental mistakes.” “It was a smart team,” echoed Tim McCarver. “We learned a lot from Lou Brock about how to run the bases, we weren’t naturally as fast as Lou. But he taught us daring on the bases and we didn’t make mistakes on the bases.” The 1967 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record Continue to Article

May 17, 2017 8:41:pm EST

Curt Schilling seems pretty convinced he’s got the whole Adam Jones situation figured out. The Breitbart radio host expressed skepticism after Jones said he heard racial taunts during a game against the Boston Red Sox. After Jones brushed off those comments, Schilling again doubled down, calling Jones a liar and saying the outfielder has an agenda. Continue to Article

May 17, 2017 1:44:pm EST