From the moment the blockbuster trade for Juan Soto became official, the New York Yankees have been focused on one thing: finding a way to upgrading their starting rotation behind Gerrit Cole. As if the sting of the franchise’s worst season in decades wasn’t enough, Soto’s looming free agency — not to mention two superstars […]
January 5, 2024
The San Francisco Giants have swung a trade for a starting pitcher, although it’s not one that really anyone saw coming. Per ESPN’s Jeff Passan, San Fran is acquiring 2021 AL Cy Young winner Robbie Ray from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for outfielder Mitch Haniger and righty Anthony DeSclafani. BREAKING: The San Francisco Giants […]
January 5, 2024
Veteran MLB outfielder Michael Brantley has announced his retirement at the age of 36, wrapping up a 15-year Major League career in which he established himself as one of the most respected all-around hitters of his generation. Brantley is coming off a 2023 season in which recurring shoulder problems limited him to just 15 games […]
January 5, 2024
With Yoshinobu Yamamoto off to the Dodgers, the pitching market has now become a high-stakes game of musical chairs — a ton of pitching-needy teams hoping to grab one of the few remaining seats before the music stops. So it’s no surprise that the competition is starting to heat up for the top trade target […]
January 5, 2024
The calendar has flipped to 2024, and with the holiday behind us, expect the Hot Stove to get cranking again soon — with 15 of our top 25 free agents still available and lots of money freed up now that Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto are off the market. So who’s heading where? Each weekday, […]
January 4, 2024
Love something as much as the Atlanta Braves love locking players up to team-friendly extensions. A few days after landing Chris Sale in a shocking deal with the Boston Red Sox, Atlanta has signed the lefty to a new two-year, $38 million deal. The contract will include an $18 million club option for 2026 as […]
January 4, 2024
The calendar has fliipped to 2024, and with the holiday behind us, expect the Hot Stove to get cranking again soon — with 15 of our top 25 free agents still available and lots of money freed up now that Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto are off the market. So Who’s heading where? Each weekday, […]
January 3, 2024
It feels like baseball’s offseason has just gotten going — 15 of our top 25 free agents remain available, plus top trade targets like Dylan Cease, Corbin Burnes and Jonathan India — and yet here we are: the year 2024 upon us already, closer to the start of spring training than to the end of […]
January 3, 2024
The holiday season has come and gone, and now it’s time to embark on a brand new year. For most of us, that means gym memberships we definitely won’t be lapsing on this time next month. For MLB teams, it means it’s time to put the finishing touches on rosters ahead of pitchers and catchers […]
January 2, 2024
The Atlanta Braves and Boston Red Sox delivered a major jolt to Hot Stove season on Saturday afternoon, with star lefty Chris Sale headed to Atlanta in exchange for infield prospect Vaughn Grissom. The 34-year-old Sale, who waived his no-trade clause in order to make this deal happen, may not be the overwhelming ace he […]
December 30, 2023
Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s free-agent sweepstakes captivated the entire league in recent weeks, and now it looks like another elite Japanese pitcher could do the same next winter. According to a Sponichi Annex report shared by Yahoo! Japan, 22-year-old righty Roki Sasaki — one of the most talented pitchers on the planet, regardless of league — is […]
December 29, 2023