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Flowers for Brandon Valenzuela
Max Scherzer had high praise for him. He likes how quickly he's adapted to the major leagues.
Max Scherzer has high praise for Blue Jays rookie catcher Brandon Valenzuela, who's been thrown into a “crash course” at the major league level this season.
Valenzuela's reaction to getting that praise from a future Hall of Famer?
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@6ixinningpod pic.twitter.com/ebdx3JMpFc— Lindsay Dunn (@LindsayDunnTV) August 20, 2026
Changing His Approach
Is that what lies ahead for Paul Skenes this winter?
Developing Story: Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes will need to perform a “total overhaul” of his mechanics this offseason
. It's uncertain at this time whether he'll work with the Pirates' coaching staff or a personal coach during the offseason to fix his mechanics pic.twitter.com/6NfRwjjLk4
— Uncovered MLB (@UncoveredMLB) August 20, 2026
The A's stadium in Nevada
It's coming along.
Las Vegas | The Athletics' future stadium is taking shape https://t.co/5th9c80c3X
— La Presse Sports (@LaPresse_Sports) August 21, 2026
Interesting
The Red Sox had calculated that they had a 30% chance of getting their money's worth with David Price.
Before we signed David Price, I wrote the analysis that went to ownership. It said there was a 30% chance that he would be worth the money we were offering.
We signed him anyway. He helped us win a World Series.
Our roster's construction at the time allowed us to take that… pic.twitter.com/HJ3WHmdM9Q
— Zack Scott (@ZackScottSports) August 20, 2026
The Mason Miller Case
If George Lombard Jr. had been available, the Yankees could have acquired the closer.
The Yankees “absolutely” could have gotten Mason Miller if they were willing to trade George Lombard Jr., per @JeffPassan
(Via @MaxMannisPod) pic.twitter.com/GTbrPHUMBu
— Punchoutpitch (@Punchoutpitch) August 21, 2026
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Buck Martinez is in the spotlight this week.
Caught up with the great Buck Martinez, who talked about beating cancer, the Hall of Excellence, and how one year with the #Bluejays turned into more than 40. https://t.co/JJWSLKJSBF
— Rob Longley (@longleysunsport) August 21, 2026
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