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By Joshua Greenberg – Last Word On Baseball The Boston Red Sox entered the offseason in need of an upgrade to their starting rotation. However, given the weak free agent class and Dave Dombrowski’s insistence that the club would not make any big moves, it seemed likely they would enter 2017 with a staff that largely resembled […] READ MORE
The Toronto Blue Jays acquired a switch-hitting bat and catching help for the 2016 stretch run. General manager Ross Atkins announced on Friday that the team had acquired catcher Dioner Navarro from the Chicago White Sox. This trade occurred after Navarro successfully cleared waivers, as are the MLB rules after the August 1st deadline. Dioner Navarro […] READ MORE
An astounding eighteen trades were completed in the hours leading up to the 2016 MLB Trade Deadline. But which teams came away with the best hauls? READ MORE
The St. Louis Cardinals traded for left-handed relief pitcher Zach Duke of the Chicago White Sox. The deal was Duke for outfield prospect Charlie Tilson READ MORE
Profiling Ken Griffey Jr.'s Hall of Fame career, and how he paved his way to an unprecedented entry into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. READ MORE
At the All-Star break, Chicago's record stands at 45-43, seven games behind the Indians. Find out what stood out in the White Sox 2016 midseason report. READ MORE
The Atlanta Braves seem to have a knack for making history over this past week. First, they participated in the first baseball game on a military base on July 3rd. They followed that up by being part of the first pitching match-up to feature two Colombian born players. In the history of Major League Baseball, there […] READ MORE
On the heels of Last Word on Sports‘s coverage of the MLB First Year Player Draft, Josh Greenberg joins Joe Hojnacki and Greg Hessen to talk about the top prospects and which ones to watch in a couple years after they bake in the minors. Josh highlights some of the top high school pitchers and […] READ MORE
Zack Collins has one of the best bats in the draft and is the top catching prospect this year. But will his defense force him to move to first base? READ MORE
James Shields dealt to Chicago White Sox for prospects Fernando Tatis Jr., Erik Johnson, and cash options. The deal looks to be finalized today. READ MORE