Baseball is Back! Exhibition Takeaways
Baseball has officially returned, as the Texas Rangers kicked off spring training with a 5-4 win against the Kansas City Royals.
The game wasn't a complete loss for the Royals, however, as they saw Ryan O'He...
How Does Taijuan Walker Fit in Seattle?
On Wednesday, it was announced that free agent right-hander Taijuan Walker would re-join the team for whom he made his major-league debut with, the Seattle Mariners. The contract is an affordable one-year deal ...
San Francisco Giants Fans, Meet Tyler Heineman
On Saturday, it was announced that catcher Aramis Garcia will miss six-to-eight months after undergoing labrum surgery. It was widely expected that the 27-year-old would serve as the primary backup to Buster P...
Let’s Talk About Robert Broom
As the different online outlets continue to release their organizational top prospect lists, some names tend to slip under the radar. The Cleveland Indians have some exceptionally young and exciting relievers i...
Travis d’Arnaud Signing Continues the Atlanta Braves’ Busy Offseason
The Atlanta Braves have, undoubtedly, been baseball's busiest team this offseason, as profiled on Baseball Essential last week. Their activity continued on Sunday, as they signed catcher Travis d'Arnaud to a tw...
Chicago White Sox Sign Yasmani Grandal
Very few people have used the free agent market to their advantage as well as Yasmani Grandal. After reaching free agency for the first time last offseason, Grandal was shackled by a qualifying offer. Despite d...
Atlanta Braves Start Shopping Early
The Atlanta Braves have been quite active in the early stages of the Major League Baseball offseason, re-signing outfielder Nick Markakis, catcher Tyler Flowers, and right-handed Darren O'Day, while also bringi...
Recent MLB Roster Shuffles
With the World Series over, Major League Baseball teams have begun to shave their 40-man rosters in preparation for the offseason. Here is all of the player movement from the MLB period, which I call "The Purge...
Minor Moves: Deolis Guerra, Josh D. Smith
As October continues, non-roster players have continued to elect free agency, and organizations have begun to trim their 40-man rosters to facilitate offseason acquisitions.
Right-handed pitcher Deolis Guerr...
Gerrit Cole vs. Hyun-Jin Ryu: Who Fits Where?
Gerrit Cole is, without question, the top option on the free agent market this offseason. He's coming off a dominant 2019 season that has continued into October, and he will spend all of 2020 at just 29 years o...