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Boston Red Sox Acquire Andrew Cashner

Jul 13, 2019

American League, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Breaking News, Transactions

The first major domino of the Major League Baseball trade deadline season has fallen, as the cellar-dwelling Baltimore Orioles shipped veteran right-handed pitcher Andrew Cashner to the division-rival Boston Re...

Legal Roadblocks Stymie Rays’ Potential Move to Montreal

Jason Kelly

Jun 22, 2019

Headlines, Major League Baseball, Rumors, Tampa Bay Rays

It was announced on Thursday that Major League Baseball had granted permission to the Tampa Bay Rays to explore the possibility of splitting their home games between St. Petersburg, Florida and Montreal, Quebec...

Hindsight: The Best and Worst Free Agent Signings of Last Offseason

Robbie Stratakos

Sep 19, 2018

Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

With roughly a week and a half left in the 2018 Major League Baseball regular season, it's evident which offseason additions are paying dividends and which ones have general managers yearning in regret. Here ar...

Free Agency Roundup: Moustakas, CarGo Return; Lucroy to A’s

Tom Dorsa

Mar 12, 2018

Headlines, Major League Baseball, Offseason, Transactions

In a Major League Baseball offseason with few impactful free agent signings, the past few days have been somewhat of a change of pace. News concerning three former MLB All-Stars grabbed the headlines, as Mike M...

The Aaron Boone Hiring is Puzzling

Robbie Stratakos

Dec 5, 2017

New York Yankees, Offseason

Aaron Boone is forever remembered for his walkoff home run in the 11th inning in Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS off Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield. Well, now he's known as the manager of the New York Yankees. ...

Ideal Landing Spots For Top 10 MLB Free Agents

Robbie Stratakos

Nov 30, 2017

Contract, Features, Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

MLB free agency has gotten off to a rather quiet start. However, with the Winter Meetings just days away, the dominos should begin to fall. Here are the best landing spots for the 10 best MLB free agents (in al...

Yankees Announce 2018 Spring Training Schedule

Christian Kouroupakis

Nov 18, 2017

American League, American League East, Headlines, New York Yankees

Before the frigid winter hits, warm up to the thought of New York Yankees baseball. The team announced their full spring training schedule on Friday, including report dates for pitchers and catchers, positio...

Oakland Athletics and Pitcher Jarrod Parker Avoid Arbitration

Tyler Milliken

Dec 19, 2015

American League, American League West, Breaking News, Major League Baseball, Oakland Athletics, Offseason, Transactions

According to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com, the Oakland A's and oft-injured pitcher Jarrod Parker have avoided arbitration thanks to a one-year, 850,000 deal. It's been a rough few seasons for the former top pros...

Are the Twins Trying to Move Ricky Nolasco?

Matthew J. Kozlowski

Dec 8, 2015

American League, American League Central, Contract, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, National League West, Offseason, Rumors, San Diego Padres

The Minnesota Twins are searching the league for a possible trade partner to dump struggling pitcher Ricky Nolasco, Chris Cotillo of SB Nation reports on Twitter. Being that Nolasco is coming off of an ankle su...

The Boston Red Sox Are Ready To Give Jackie Bradley Jr. His Shot

Tyler Milliken

Nov 27, 2015

American League, American League East, Boston Red Sox, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Offseason

It finally clicked for Jackie Bradley Jr. in 2015. Well, at least it did for a month. The success Jackie had put together throughout his journey in the minors left many analyst drooling about his full potential...

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