Getting that amount of run on your pitch is crazy, especially when you regularly throw 100 mph like Skenes does.
BRADENTON, Fla. — Spring training is always the time for optimism. You know the cliché about every team tied for first place with a 0-0 record. And how the words pitchers and catchers report indicate that winter is almost over.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have been criticized for some recent moves. The Pittsburgh Pirates have made some shrewd moves lately to round out their roster, but not everyone is a fan.
How many of the 50 MLB players with three or more 40 home run seasons can you name in six minutes?
The Pittsburgh Pirates are reportedly reuniting with a former fan favorite of theirs on a one-year deal. Adam Frazier, a former San Diego Padres second baseman, is returning to the team where he spent the first seasons of his career on a contract worth $1.525 million.
Veteran infielder/outfielder Adam Frazier is rejoining the Pittsburgh Pirates on a one-year contract. Terms of the deal announced Wednesday were not disclosed but multiple reports put the value at $1.525 million.
The 33-year-old began his MLB career with the Pirates from 2016-21.
Free agent second baseman Adam Frazier is headed back to the Pittsburgh Pirates on a one-year, major league contract reports Jon Heyman of the New York Post.
Adam Frazier, who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 2016-21, has agreed to a major-league free agent contract with the team. The deal is for one year and $1.525 million, a source told Pittsburgh Baseball Now.
It's safe to say that things didn't work out the way they were intended to for one 2024 Kansas City Royals signee. Once an All-Star with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2021, Adam Frazier came to the Royals hoping to shore up the second base position and contribute a bit on offense.
A recent report that the Cleveland Guardians were interested in Gleyber Torres opened up a whole new possibility for the front office this offseason: signing a veteran infielder to a short-term deal.
The Kansas City Royals had an A+ offseason last year, even if not every signing worked out as it was intended to. The Royals won big on Seth Lugo and Michael Wacha, who formed the core of a dominant starting pitching rotation.
Josh Taylor is also released. Outfielder Hunter Renfroe and reliever Chris Stratton each picked up their player options for 2025, but the Royals declined a mutual option for infielder/outfielder Adam Frazier, making him a free agent.
What was your favorite dong? This year the Royals hit 170 home runs, second-most in club history behind only the 2017 team. Home run rates are up all over baseball, but even relative to the league, the Royals improved.
The 2024 playoffs are down to four teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets on the National League side of things and the Cleveland Guardians and New York Yankees for the American League.
Reality set in for the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night. The Cinderella run is over, and many of the players that brought them to the postseason likely won't be back in 2025.
Pinch hitter Adam Frazier delivered a tiebreaking two-run single in the top of the ninth as the visiting Kansas City Royals inched closer to a wild-card berth by completing a three-game sweep of the Washington Nationals with a 7-4 victory on Thursday afternoon.
It's the second time he has been on the IL this season.
The Kansas City Royals made a significant roster move today, promoting outfielder Drew Waters and infielder Nick Pratto from Triple-A Omaha. This decision comes after Hunter Renfroe's toe injury on Monday, landing him on the 10-Day DL, and as the team places Adam Frazier on the bereavement list, with no set timeline for his return.
In a bit of a surprise over the weekend, the Royals signed second baseman Adam Frazier, per veteran baseball reporter Jon Heyman.
This is one in a series of daily articles highlighting the latest news and notes from the MLB offseason. It was a busy day of the MLB offseason on Saturday, and a former Pittsburgh Pirates’ All-Star has landed a deal with a new team.
The Kansas City Royals’ winter of spending marches on.
According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, the Kansas City Royals have signed Adam Frazier to a one-year, $2 million deal with an $8.5 million mutual option for 2025.
The club has already inked Rowdy Tellez and brought back Andrew McCutchen to help fill out the lineup, and Kevin Gorman of TribLive relays comments from GM Ben Cherington indicating the club hopes to add at least one more position player to the mix.
Such a label would likely boost Frazier's stock as teams are constantly on the lookout for players that can bounce around all over the diamond like he can.
The Mariners acquired Adam Frazier from the Padres in a trade Saturday that will send relief pitcher Ray Kerr and outfielder Corey Rosier to San Diego.
Frazier is enjoying a breakout season with the Pirates and was voted as the National League's starting second baseman at next week's All-Star Game in Denver.
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