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Zack Wheeler, Phillies Strike Five-Year, $118 Million Deal

Dec 4, 2019

Major League Baseball, Offseason, Philadelphia Phillies, Transactions

As first reported by Marc Carig of The Athletic, the Philadelphia Phillies snagged Zack Wheeler off the free agent market on a multi-year deal. https://twitter.com/MarcCarig/status/1202306295652659200 Sho...

Travis d’Arnaud Signing Continues the Atlanta Braves’ Busy Offseason

Joe Orsatti

Nov 25, 2019

Atlanta Braves, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Transactions

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

Joe Orsatti

Nov 22, 2019

Chicago White Sox, Major League Baseball, Transactions

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

Joe Orsatti

Nov 19, 2019

Atlanta Braves, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Transactions

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...

Pete Alonso And Yordan Alvarez Take Home Rookie of the Year Awards

Quinn Allen

Nov 12, 2019

Headlines, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, New York Mets, Opinions & Predictions

We were extremely blessed to see a number of exciting young talents play in Major League Baseball this season. From Fernando Tatis Jr. to Pete Alonso, there are so many exciting youngsters in the big leagues to...

Recent MLB Roster Shuffles

Joe Orsatti

Nov 10, 2019

American League, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball, National League, Offseason, Transactions

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...

Boston Red Sox: J.D. Martinez Opting in Just Made the Offseason More Complicated

Jason Kelly

Nov 6, 2019

Boston Red Sox, Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions, Transactions

A significant domino was set to fall for the Boston Red Sox on Monday afternoon, and that piece was J.D. Martinez and his looming decision of whether to opt into the remaining $62.5 million on his contract. ...

Game 7: This is Why the Astros Acquired Zack Greinke

Tom Dorsa

Oct 30, 2019

Hall of Fame, Headlines, Houston Astros, Opinions & Predictions, Postseason

On July 31, the Houston Astros looked to the near future when they traded away their long-term plans, acquiring Zack Greinke from the Arizona Diamondbacks for a package of four top prospects. Greinke had been A...

Minor Moves: Deolis Guerra, Josh D. Smith

Joe Orsatti

Oct 19, 2019

Cincinnati Reds, Headlines, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Transactions

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...

Minor Moves: Drew Robinson, Peter Tago

Joe Orsatti

Oct 13, 2019

Headlines, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants

While baseball is focused on the postseason, players who had been sent outright from a 40-man roster throughout the last year have begun to elect minor-league free agency. With the developing minor-league free ...