Matt Wojciak, Author at Baseball Essential

Padres, Wil Myers Agree To Long-Term Extension

Jan 14, 2017

Breaking News, Contract, Offseason, San Diego Padres

On Friday afternoon, FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal tweeted that the San Diego Padres and 26-year-old first baseman Wil Myers were close to agreement on a contract extension worth roughly $80 million over the next s...

Positional Power Rankings: First Base

Matt Wojciak

Dec 24, 2016

Features, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

If you asked a casual baseball fan to close their eyes and envision a stereotypical first baseman, almost every one of those fans would describe a large, lumbering fellow with a powerful bat, slow feet, and a s...

St. Louis Reaches Agreement with Dexter Fowler

Matt Wojciak

Dec 8, 2016

Breaking News, Contract, Offseason, St. Louis Cardinals

Despite reports that Dexter Fowler was not interested in the team due to issues with manager Mike Matheny, the St. Louis Cardinals have managed to reach an agreement with the 30-year-old outfielder pending the ...

Cubs Nearing Deal with Koji Uehara

Matt Wojciak

Dec 8, 2016

Breaking News, Chicago Cubs, Contract, Offseason

Late on Thursday afternoon, the Boston Globe's Evan Drellich tweeted that it appeared former Orioles, Rangers, and most recently Red Sox reliever Koji Uehara was on the verge of signing a contract with the Chic...

Colorado Inks Desmond to Five-Year Deal

Matt Wojciak

Dec 7, 2016

Breaking News, Colorado Rockies, Contract, Offseason

Early on the third day of the 2016 Major League Baseball Winter Meetings in Washington, D.C., Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal tweeted that it appeared free agent SS/OF Ian Desmond would be headed to the Colorado Rock...

How Ken Giles Has Dominated the Last Three Months

Matt Wojciak

Aug 31, 2016

Houston Astros, Statistics, Video

It didn't take long for Ken Giles to make a name for himself, despite coming up as "just" a set-up man on a relatively bad Philadelphia Phillies team. In his debut season in 2014, Giles struck out 64 batters in...

Pittsburgh Sends Caminero to Seattle in Waiver-Wire Deal

Matt Wojciak

Aug 6, 2016

Breaking News, Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle Mariners, Transactions

At 12:43 ET on Saturday afternoon, the Seattle Mariners' public relations Twitter announced that the club had acquired right-handed reliever Arquimedes Caminero from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for a pai...

Alex Bregman Struggling to Find Success in Houston

Matt Wojciak

Aug 6, 2016

Features, Houston Astros, Minor League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Alex Bregman hasn't known much struggle in his baseball career. If anyone kept statistics from little league, I'm sure Bregman's would be ridiculous. The stats from high school are ridiculous, as Bregman hit .5...

Carl Edwards Jr. Making Waves out of Chicago’s Bullpen

Matt Wojciak

Aug 2, 2016

Chicago Cubs, Features, Video

After Chicago Cubs starter Brian Matusz was rocked (shocker!) for six earned runs over three innings (by allowing two-run homers in each inning) in Sunday’s matchup against the Seattle Mariners, Cubs right-hand...

Red Sox Calling Up Andrew Benintendi

Matt Wojciak

Aug 1, 2016

Boston Red Sox, Breaking News, Transactions, Video

In a bit of surprising news coming out of Boston near midnight ET on Monday, the Boston Herald's Evan Drellich has reported that Red Sox number two prospect Andrew Benintendi will be joining the major-league cl...

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