After weeks if not months of hand-wringing throughout New England, the Boston Red Sox have finally landed some starting pitching help. Per ESPN’s Jeff Passan, Boston is in agreement with righty Lucas Giolito on a two-year, $38.5 million contract, which also includes an opt-out after the 2024 season. BREAKING: Right-hander Lucas Giolito and the Boston […]
December 29, 2023
Baseball gave us a little bit of everything in the year 2023. It began with a World Baseball Classic that shattered viewership records across the globe, and ended with the most momentous (and, arguably, the wildest) free-agent decision in MLB history. There were new rules, first-time champions and even some all-out brawls. So before we […]
December 29, 2023
The calendar is about to flip to 2024, but there’s still plenty of big names left on the Hot Stove — and plenty of action expected now that Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto have freed up the market a bit. Who’s heading where? Each weekday, we’ll be bringing you the latest news, rumors and reports […]
December 29, 2023
After whiffing on the two biggest names on the market, the Toronto Blue Jays have finally made their first big foray into free agency — although it’s likely not the one most fans were hoping for. Per multiple reports, the team is set to bring back center fielder Kevin Kiermaier on a one-year, $10.5 million […]
December 27, 2023
After weeks of waiting, we finally have an answer: Yoshinobu Yamamoto is off to L.A., joining the Dodgers’ budding superteam on a record 12-year, $325 million deal. For Los Angeles, it’s a coup, arguably one of the best pitchers in the world just entering his prime. For the righty’s many spurned suitors, however, it’s the […]
December 22, 2023
Once again, the Boston Red Sox find themselves on the outside looking in on a top free-agent target. This time it’s Japanese ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto, off to the Dodgers on a 12-year, $325 million deal. At just 25 years old and with true ace stuff, Yamamoto would’ve been the perfect fit for a Boston team […]
December 22, 2023
The Dodgers have flipped the baseball landscape on its head over the past couple of weeks, following up the biggest free agent in baseball history (Shohei Ohtani) with the best pitcher on the market in Japanese ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto — a combined billion dollars across two historic contracts. We’ve gone over the real-world ramifications of […]
December 22, 2023
Welcome to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ billion-dollar offseason. Weeks after reeling in the biggest free agent in baseball history on a record (and, granted, heavily deferred) 10-year, $700 million deal, L.A. managed to land the best remaining player on the market to another record deal — signing Japanese ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto to a 12-year, $325 […]
December 22, 2023
The decision is in, and the best pitcher on the market is officially a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Yoshinobu Yamamoto is following Shohei Ohtani’s path to Chavez Ravine on a 12-year, $325 million deal, putting a cap on a whirlwind week-plus bidding war featuring just about every big-market behemoth in the league — […]
December 21, 2023
After weeks of speculation, the Los Angeles Dodgers managed to pull off their second shocker of the offseason, landing Japanese ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto on a whopping 12-year, $325 million-plus deal. From pretty much the moment the dust settled on the Shohei Ohtani signing, all eyes in L.A. turned to Yamamoto — the top pitcher on […]
December 21, 2023
Despite Steve Cohen’s very deep pockets (and even some weekend wining and dining), the New York Mets have been spurned by top free-agent target Yoshinobu Yamamoto, with the Japanese ace instead signing with the Dodgers on a 12-year, $325 million deal. It’s a tough pill to swallow for the team and its fans, who had […]
December 21, 2023