#Emmanuel Rodriguez

JJ Cooper hosted a chat to discuss the Twins system. You can read the transcript here. Brendan (Boston, MA): 6 months after the draft, how does Brooks Lee compare to the other top college bats he was being drafted around? Have any of the tier 1 college hitters significantly changed their value in that short time? J.J. Cooper: It's hard to make many…

No stranger to making boxing history, unified bantamweight king Naoya Inoue, who is rated by many as the pound-for-pound best in the game, will look to add the undisputed title to his resume when he attempts to become the first four-belt champion in 118-pound history. Inoue (23-0, 20 KOs), who has been listed as high as a 100-1 betting favorite,…

Naoya Inoue overcame a brief scare to move forward in his quest to create history. The three-division and reigning lineal/WBA/WBC/IBF bantamweight champion needed two tries to make weight for his undisputed championship with WBO titlist Paul Butler. Both boxers ultimately hit the mark ahead of a fight that-barring a draw or No-Contest-will crown…

Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (42-2-1, 41 KO) returns to the boxing ring seeking his first win in nearly three years against Robert Helenius (31-3, 20 KO) Saturday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The'Bronze Bomber' seems to already be looking ahead - not just to his next potential opponent but toward the end of his career -…