With the holiday season in the rearview mirror and the new year underway, the deep freeze that has settled over free agency is likely to thaw in the coming weeks. Believe it or not, there are only about six weeks left before pitchers and catchers report to camps in Florida and Arizona, serving as a … Read more
Chris Sale trade to Braves \n\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”thumbnail_url”:null,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”Injuries ended the dominance Sale displayed while finishing within the top six in balloting for the American League Cy Young Award seven straight seasons (2012-18). The 34-year-old lefty underwent Tommy John surgery in 2020 and battled both a rib fracture and right wrist fracture during the ’22 campaign. He totaled … Read more
BOSTON — As soon as the Hot Stove season started, new Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow had his eye on starting pitching. It took a while, but the Sox finally came up with a significant addition to the rotation, agreeing to terms with free-agent right-hander Lucas Giolito on a two-year, $38.5 million deal on … Read more
Martín Maldonado agrees with White Sox \n\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”thumbnail_url”:null,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”Long renowned for his superb defense and ability to handle a staff, Maldonado became the Astros’ top catcher across the last half-decade. Despite a .623 OPS in an Astros uniform — that number dropped to .593 the last three seasons — Maldonado was slotted in as Houston’s primary catcher … Read more
Yuki Matsui, Japanese reliever, signs with Padres \n\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”thumbnail_url”:null,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”Matsui posted a 2.40 ERA over 10 seasons in Japan with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. Across the past three seasons, as he shifted to a one-inning relief role, he registered a 1.42 mark with 214 strikeouts in 152 innings pitched, making him one of the most dominant … Read more
Outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and the D-backs will reunite next season after the sides agreed to a three-year, $42 million deal that includes a $14 million club option for 2027 and an opt-out after 2025, a source told MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand on Sunday. The team has not confirmed the news. Gurriel’s 2023 season with Arizona … Read more
KANSAS CITY – Pitching has been a priority for the Royals this offseason, but they haven’t forgotten about the need to upgrade their offense heading into 2024. On Friday, they found the outfield bat they’ve been looking for in Hunter Renfroe. Kansas City agreed to a one-year, $5.5 million deal with the 31-year-old slugger, along … Read more
After igniting the Hot Stove with the record-breaking signing of Shohei Ohtani, the Dodgers are on the verge of landing one of the best starting pitchers available this offseason: Tyler Glasnow. And like Ohtani, Glasnow likely won’t be going anywhere anytime soon. The Rays are in agreement on a deal that would send Glasnow and … Read more
This offseason has belonged to Shohei Ohtani and Juan Soto. Following Ohtani’s record-shattering 10-year, $700 million deal with the Dodgers and Soto’s trade to the Yankees last week, teams will now pivot to the remaining free-agent hitters to bolster their rosters. Given that Ohtani and Soto likely held up the market, few position players have … Read more
Blue Jays’ next steps after Shohei Ohtani signs with Dodgers “,”providerName”:”Instagram”,”providerUrl”:”https://www.instagram.com/”,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:658,”contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”The Blue Jays have been teetering atop Mount Everest in this pursuit, particularly since the division-rival Yankees traded for a superstar of their own in Juan Soto and took an elite “Plan B” off the market. This was going to end in either a parade … Read more