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Five Best and Five Worst Free Agent Signings Early on in 2018

Apr 26, 2018

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Transactions

With nearly a full month gone from the 2018 Major League Baseball regular season, we're beginning to see which free agency deals have been worth the money, and which could use a do-over. Even in market slowed t...

Phillies Sign Jake Arrieta to Three-Year Deal

Jason Kelly

Mar 11, 2018

Breaking News, Headlines, Offseason, Philadelphia Phillies, Statistics, Transactions

The wait is finally over for one of Major League Baseball's best free agents available as Jake Arrieta has agreed to sign with the Philadelphia Phillies, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today. https://tw...

Jake Arrieta in a Phillies Uniform Makes Perfect Sense

Brendan Smith

Mar 2, 2018

Features, Opinions & Predictions, Philadelphia Phillies

As managers and front-office personnel alike continue to adapt to the ever-changing landscape of Major League Baseball, some high-profile starting pitchers remain unsigned as spring training heats up. In an off...

Alex Cobb: Update on Contract Demands

Chris Northrop

Jan 8, 2018

Chicago Cubs, Offseason

Alex Cobb has reportedly made his contract wishes known, and Evan Altman of Cubs Insider writes that Cobb is willing to sign in the four-year, $70 million range, as first reported by Jon Heyman. Cobb has been m...

Top Ten Free Agents Remaining for 2018

Kyle Drobnik

Jan 5, 2018

Features, Offseason

A slow offseason for baseball's free agents has left many players without contracts heading into the new year. While many middle relievers have found lucrative multi-year deals, many top-tier players have yet t...

Nationals Are Team To Watch In Jake Arrieta Sweepstakes

Robbie Stratakos

Nov 24, 2017

Chicago Cubs, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League Central, National League East, Offseason, Rumors, Washington Nationals

Chicago Cubs' righty Jake Arrieta is undoubtedly the best starting pitcher on the free agent market this Winter. Despite his rough start to the 2017 season, the former Cy Young winner is bound to receive a big ...

Jake Arrieta’s Velocity is Down. No, It’s Not a Big Deal

Billy Collins

Apr 11, 2017

Chicago Cubs

Jake Arrieta set the baseball world on fire two years ago, pitching to the tune of a 1.77 ERA and 236 strikeouts, winning the National League Cy Young Award. Looking at the numbers, there are a few anomalies fr...

Shohei Otani: The Intrigue of a Two-Way Player

Charles Gattin

Nov 14, 2016

Features, Offseason

Shohei Otani is the latest phenom that is getting a lot of buzz from Japan. The 22-year-old is generating a lot of interest from Major League Baseball clubs not only because of his right arm on the mound, but a...

Who Is Able To Defeat Jake Arrieta?

Nick Schaeflein

Jun 3, 2016

Chicago Cubs, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League Central

Is anyone able to defeat Jake Arrieta? If you follow the Chicago Cubs, after Arrieta's start Tuesday night, you may be aware that one streak did come to an end. After 23 straight starts in which Arrieta took th...

Chicago Cubs: Two Months In and Still Rolling

Robert Villarreal

Jun 1, 2016

Chicago Cubs

Today is the first day of June and the Chicago Cubs are still going strong. Strong? Strong is an understatement in a world where this Wrigleyville ball club, one that had taken the barrage of "losing" jokes for...

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