Katrina Stebbins

New York

Staff Writer at FanSided

mlb staff writer @fansided, covering dodgers & tigers. umich alum. she/her.

Articles

Red Sox trading Rafael Devers might have one momentous, irreversible effect

1 week ago | bosoxinjection.com | Katrina Stebbins

On Sunday night, mere hours after he hit his 15th home run of the season to help propel the Boston Red Sox to a series sweep over the Yankees, the team traded Rafael Devers to the SF Giants. The deal was astounding, enraging, and frankly unbelievable in the first few minutes after it was reported by FanSided insider Robert Murray. Details of the trade followed in a torrent.
Red Sox, Craig Breslow already made another egregious decision after Rafael Devers trade

1 week ago | bosoxinjection.com | Katrina Stebbins

A day after the Boston Red Sox traded Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants, with the wound still very much fresh, chief baseball officer Craig Breslow and team president Sam Kennedy made things even worse over a Zoom presser on the trade. Breslow openly admitted that the return from San Francisco might not've been the best Boston could've gotten, as if that was a normal and not insane thing to say.
Red Sox stun MLB by trading Rafael Devers to NL contender after Yankees sweep

1 week ago | bosoxinjection.com | Katrina Stebbins

On Sunday night, FanSided insider Robert Murray reported that the Boston Red Sox had traded Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants, after a contentious start to the season between Devers and the team. Trade rumors ran rampant after drama regarding Devers' third base status and then a potential move to first base, rumors which died down but which the Red Sox never actually dismissed outright.
Red Sox trade reliable pitching depth option to Reds after deal with Twins

1 week ago | bosoxinjection.com | Katrina Stebbins

On June 9, the Red Sox selected the contract of farmhand Brian Van Belle, hinting at a major league debut for the 28-year-old righty, who was signed to a minor-league deal in 2020 after going undrafted. However, he spent all of one day in Boston during the Red Sox's series opener against the Rays on Monday and did not take the mound before being DFA'ed on Tuesday.
Dodgers Injury Update: Improvements for Tyler Glasnow, Blake Snell, Emmet Sheehan, Tony Gonsolin

2 weeks ago | dodgersway.com | Katrina Stebbins

At some point, the Dodgers have to be embarrassed about the sheer volume of pitchers they've already lost barely over a third of the way through the season. They've put 28 different arms on the mound (30, if you count Kiké Hernández and Miguel Rojas) and have had 20 on the IL as of June 7. They've been forced to scrape the bottom of the barrel just to get fresh arms on the roster — waiver claims, minor trades, and minor-league signings abound.
Dave Roberts makes arrival of high-profile Dodgers trade acquisition seem imminent

3 weeks ago | dodgersway.com | Katrina Stebbins

The Dodgers acquired former Reds All-Star closer Alexis Díaz on May 29, about a month after Cincinnati demoted him to Triple-A. It was an intriguing trade, given Díaz's history of excellence and then steep decline over his last two seasons, but a harmless one (for now); the Dodgers sent unranked pitching prospect Mike Villani to the Reds in exchange.
Dodgers’ patience with Max Muncy paid off in game-changing performance vs. Mets

3 weeks ago | dodgersway.com | Katrina Stebbins

The Dodgers were down to their last three outs against the Mets on Tuesday night, on the verge of losing this year's NLCS rematch after a mortifying blowup by Tanner Scott on Monday. Max Muncy was the first man up, and he'd already hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the first to cap off a four-run inning for LA.
Tanner Scott finally lost Dodgers' most optimistic fans with absolute Mets meltdown

3 weeks ago | dodgersway.com | Katrina Stebbins

Tanner Scott was supposed to let the Dodgers to breathe a sigh of relief whenever he entered a game in late innings with a close or tied score. Lately, he's making Dodgers fans want to turn off their TVs and call it a day whenever we see him jogging out of the bullpen. We would've been better off doing the latter on Monday night.
Volatile reliever could be Pirates' most valuable trade deadline asset

3 weeks ago | rumbunter.com | Katrina Stebbins

Unless a miracle happens, the Pirates look like they'll be open for business as major sellers at the trade deadline. Bob Nightengale reported on Sunday that they were willing to listen to offers on everyone except Paul Skenes and Oneil Cruz, which could indicate a fire sale at the end of July.
3 other players Red Sox could've spent $140 million on instead of Trevor Story

3 weeks ago | bosoxinjection.com | Katrina Stebbins

Ever since he signed with the Red Sox on a six-year, $140 million deal in 2022, Trevor Story has gone back and forth between two lanes — hurt and bad. His 2022-24 seasons were all abbreviated, amounting to 163 games played; he's only sat out of two games this year, but he's batting .218 with a .581 OPS. Gone was the friendly air at Coors Field, and Story's performance has been in freefall ever since.