Brent Maguire, Author at Baseball Essential

Blue Jays Continue Quietly Effective Offseason, Sign Jaime Garcia

Feb 16, 2018

Breaking News, Offseason, Toronto Blue Jays

Toronto bolstered their rotation Thursday by adding veteran left-hander Jaime Garcia to their roster. Garcia will be guaranteed $10 million: $8 million in 2018, and a $10 million club option for 2019 with a $2 ...

Cubs Sign Yu Darvish to Six-Year Deal

Brent Maguire

Feb 10, 2018

Breaking News, Chicago Cubs, Transactions

The Chicago Cubs and Yu Darvish, who have been a connection all offseason, agreed to a six-year-deal on Saturday. According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, Darvish will make $126 million with the chance to ma...

Jones, Guerrero, Thome, Hoffman Elected to Hall of Fame

Brent Maguire

Jan 24, 2018

Baseball History, Hall of Fame, Headlines, Major League Baseball

The results are in: Chipper Jones, Vladimir Guerrero, Jim Thome, and Trevor Hoffman are the newest members of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Along with Alan Trammell and Jack Morris, who were elected via the Modern...

The 2018 Angels Will Live or Die by Their Starting Rotation

Brent Maguire

Jan 23, 2018

Los Angeles Angels, Offseason

The Los Angeles Angels have been one of the rare active teams in this MLB offseason, arguably improving their club more than any other team in the process. The Angels surprisingly won the Shohei Ohtani sweepsta...

Top 10 MLB Free Agent Contracts of All Time

Brent Maguire

Jan 12, 2018

Headlines, Major League Baseball, Offseason

MLB Free Agency is one of the biggest crapshoots in all of sports. Given that more and more players are signing pre-arbitration deals that lock them up into their late twenties, most players reach free agency i...

MLB’s All-Underrated Team

Brent Maguire

Jan 2, 2018

Major League Baseball, Offseason

The MLB season is the longest of the major American sports, spanning from April through late October. With 30 teams each playing 162 games, it's nearly impossible to follow what every player on every team does ...

Rockies Sign Wade Davis

Brent Maguire

Dec 29, 2017

Breaking News, Colorado Rockies, Major League Baseball, National League, National League West, Offseason, Transactions

The Colorado Rockies continued to bolster their bullpen as they grabbed the best reliever on the free agent market. Wade Davis signed a three-year deal to become the new closer in Colorado, according to Jeff Pa...

Remembering Dick Enberg

Brent Maguire

Dec 23, 2017

Breaking News

According to his wife Barbara, Enberg suffered a heart attack in their home in La Jolla, California. For years, the phrase "Oh my!" was one of the most recognizable sayings in all of sports. Enberg's work sp...

Nationals Sign Matt Adams

Brent Maguire

Dec 20, 2017

Breaking News, Contract, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League East, Offseason, Transactions, Washington Nationals

Matt Adams has had himself an eventful last calendar year. After proving to be a useful left-handed power bat for St. Louis for five seasons, he was sent to the Atlanta Braves early on in the 2017 season. Af...

Cubs Interested in Yu Darvish

Brent Maguire

Dec 16, 2017

Breaking News, Chicago Cubs, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League Central, Offseason, Rumors

The Chicago Cubs have had a very active offseason on the pitching front, adding starting pitchers Tyler Chatwood and Drew Smyly and relievers Brandon Morrow and Steve Cishek. The club isn't done, however, as th...

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