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Seattle Mariners: Landing Spots for Players on the Trade Block

Jun 8, 2019

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Seattle Mariners

The Seattle Mariners blew up their roster -- which won 89 games in 2018 -- in the offseason, trading away Robinson Cano, Edwin Diaz, James Paxton, Jean Segura, and Mike Zunino while losing designated hitter Nel...

Mariners, Indians Swap Santana, Encarnacion as part of Three-Team Trade

Jason Kelly

Dec 13, 2018

American League, Offseason, Transactions

The Seattle Mariners, Cleveland Indians, and Tampa Bay Rays have just completed a three-way trade involving several key corner infielders. The deal sees Carlos Santana returning to the Cleveland Indians, where ...

The Unlucky Blue Jays Offense

Raza Malik

Apr 24, 2017

Opinions & Predictions, Statistics, Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays started the 2017 season following back-to-back trips to the American League Championship Series. The roster was relatively the same, besides the painful departures of Edwin Encarnacion and...

With Encarnacion in Cleveland, Who Is the Favorite in the American League?

Ryan Chichester

Dec 28, 2016

American League, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians

The Cleveland Indians saw the Boston Red Sox acquire Chris Sale, and raised them with the signing of slugger Edwin Encarnacion, inking the best offensive player on the market to a three-year deal. Encarnacion w...

BREAKING: Edwin Encarnacion Signs with Indians

Josey Curtis

Dec 22, 2016

Breaking News, Cleveland Indians, Headlines

As first reported on Thursday evening by Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports and MLB Network, the Cleveland Indians have reached an agreement with free-agent slugger Edwin Encarnacion. The club has not confirmed. Yo...

With Dexter Fowler Signed, the Cardinals Should Chase Encarnacion

Jake Hasan

Dec 10, 2016

Features, Headlines, St. Louis Cardinals

On Friday the St. Louis Cardinals announced that they had signed center fielder Dexter Fowler to a five-year deal. The Cardinals signed Fowler for over $80 million but throwing that money at the 31-year-old was...

Matt Holliday Makes More Sense for Yankees than Edwin Encarnacion

Ryan Chichester

Dec 6, 2016

New York Yankees, Opinions & Predictions

The New York Yankees inked 37-year-old free agent Matt Holliday to a one year deal worth $13 million, filling a designated hitter need after bowing out of the Carlos Beltran sweepstakes. In a mainly underwhelmi...

Blue Jays Out on Edwin Encarnacion

Nick Hamelin

Dec 5, 2016

Breaking News, Toronto Blue Jays

According to former New York Mets general manager and now MLB Network Radio analyst Steve Phillips, the Toronto Blue Jays are out on Edwin Encarnacion. MLB source close to the negotiation tells our Steve Phi...

Forget Position — David Ortiz is the AL MVP

Evan Marinofsky

Jul 26, 2016

Boston Red Sox, Opinions & Predictions, Toronto Blue Jays

The designated hitter is a position that causes much controversy. Should a DH get into the Hall of Fame? Should the DH be in the National League? Why even have a DH? This year in the American League, two des...

Live in the Moment, Toronto

Dustin Saracini

Apr 6, 2016

Opinions & Predictions, Toronto Blue Jays

Baseball is back, and so are the Toronto Blue Jays. The lineup that took to the field on Opening Day in Tampa Bay is arguably the most potent the city of Toronto has ever seen. You have your classic All-S...

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