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Five Players for the New York Yankees to Target in Trade Discussions Coming into this offseason, there were a plethora of really good players that were rumored to be on the move and some of those individuals have already been traded. Lance Lynn was traded to the Chicago White Sox, Yu Darvish and Blake Snell […] READ MORE
Padres General Manager A.J. Preller Makes History with Major Trades San Diego Padres general manager A.J. Preller added 2020 NL Cy Young Award runner-up Yu Darvish and 2018 AL Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell through trades and signed stellar second base prospect Ha-Seong Kim all in the span of 24 hours. Just when you […] READ MORE
Six MLB Players to Monitor This Offseason The MLB Hot Stove Season is officially underway. Tuesday, the MLB Owners Meetings get underway and last thru Thursday. In typical 2020 fashion, the meetings are being held virtually. However, they will still allow all 30 front offices to converse with one another and exchange ideas. Typically, these […] READ MORE
The leading topic of every Philadelphia sports radio show in the past week has been the Philadelphia Phillies bullpen. And no, definitely not in a positive way like the New York Yankees or Oakland Athletics. The Phillies bullpen enters play on Saturday night with the worst ERA in the MLB at 7.89. The lineup is […] READ MORE
The Hard-Luck Trade History of Doyle Alexander “Whom did the Atlanta Braves trade to get John Smoltz?” Most serious baseball fans know the answer to this question is pitcher Doyle Alexander. Many use this as a punchline against the Detroit Tigers, the team who gave up Smoltz. Few, however, know that Alexander was once traded […] READ MORE
The Trade Tree Of Steven Souza Jr. The career of a major league player can at times be crazy. Long gone are the days when players spend their entire careers with the same organization. Some players get traded multiple times. Some players get released and some players sign with other teams when they get to […] READ MORE
Kris Bryant Trade Talks In the early stages of the off-season, most teams are preparing for the future — whether that be through free agency or trades. The Chicago Cubs are no different. Chicago’s front office led by Theo Epstein, have many decisions to make in the coming months. None bigger than the one involving […] READ MORE
With the trade deadline nearing, yet another domino has dropped. This time, it involves Texas Rangers relief pitcher Chris Martin, who is on the move to Atlanta in exchange for Braves prospect Kolby Allard. First reported by Ken Rosenthal, the deal exchanges pitchers as the Braves look to remain on top of the NL East, […] READ MORE
Eric Sogard Traded to Tampa Bay Rays The trade dominoes are starting to fall now beginning with the Blue Jays. As first reported by Joel Sherman, Toronto Blue Jays infielder Eric Sogard has been traded to the Tampa Bay Rays. Neither team has deemed the trade official as of press time, but Sogard had been […] READ MORE
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays agreed to a trade Friday, sending veteran catcher Russell Martin, along with cash considerations, to the Dodgers in exchange for two minor leaguers. Russell Martin Trade Details Dodgers Receive The Dodgers received Martin, the 13-year veteran catcher who is due to make $20 million next season. He […] READ MORE
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