With most of the baseball world about to shut down for the Thanksgiving holiday, we have our most substantial trade of the young offseason so far. Per a report from Mark Feinsand, the Arizona Diamondbacks are set to acquire third baseman Eugenio Suarez from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for catcher Seby Zavala and reliever […]
November 22, 2023
As the New York Yankees get set to embark on one of their most pivotal offseasons in recent history, the team has filled the last remaining hole on Aaron Boone’s coaching staff. Per a report in the New York Post, New York is set to hire former Tigers and Angels manager Brad Ausmus as its […]
November 21, 2023
We saw first-hand the difference a lights-out bullpen can make in October, from the Phillies’ NLDS upset of the Braves to the Diamondbacks’ magical run to the World Series. But the free-agent market this winter is awfully thin on high-leverage relievers — which means we could see an intense bidding war for the one star […]
November 20, 2023
With free agents officially on the market, qualifying offers extended (and rejected), contract options exercised and/or declined and 40-man rosters whittled down, it’s almost time for the MLB offseason to really start heating up. Items No. 1-5 on everyone’s agenda involve the future home of Shohei Ohtani, but outside of that, there’s one story that […]
November 20, 2023
We’re now almost two weeks removed from the Rangers’ World Series win, and we’re still waiting for the first offseason domino to fall. With the non-tender deadline coming up on Friday, Nov. 17, and Winter Meetings the first weekend in December, it shouldn’t be too much longer until the Hot Stove starts really warming up. […]
November 20, 2023
This will probably come as cold comfort to Cardinals fans just a day after the team missed out on landing Aaron Nola, but St. Louis has landed the first of what figures to be multiple starting pitching additions this offseason. Jon Heyman reports that the team has reunited with veteran right-hander Lance Lynn on a […]
November 20, 2023
Hot Stove season is just starting to heat up, but that’s not the only baseball news of the moment. The Baseball Hall of Fame released its ballot for the class of 2024 on Monday afternoon — one that features a stacked class of first-time candidates including Chase Utley, David Wright, Adrian Beltre and many, many […]
November 20, 2023
Free agents are officially on the market, qualifying offers have been extended (and rejected), contract options exercised and/or declined and 40-man rosters whittled down. Welcome to the MLB offseason. For the Cincinnati Reds, this winter represents a major inflection point. One of the league’s best farm systems broke into the Majors in a big way […]
November 20, 2023
Free agents are officially on the market, qualifying offers have been extended (and rejected), contract options exercised and/or declined and 40-man rosters whittled down. Welcome to the MLB offseason. For the Cardinals, it can’t come soon enough, as they’ll try to wash away the taste of a season that began with World Series aspirations and […]
November 17, 2023
With qualifying offers extended (and rejected), contract options exercised and/or declined and 40-man rosters whittled down, it’s almost time for MLB’s free agency to begin in earnest — and one of the biggest fishes available is on the verge of jumping into the pool. Buster Olney reported on Friday afternoon that star Japanese right-hander Yoshinobu […]
November 17, 2023
Free agents are officially on the market, qualifying offers have been extended (and rejected), contract options exercised and/or declined and 40-man rosters whittled down. Welcome to the MLB offseason. It’ll be one of some consternation for the Seattle Mariners, both because of how the season ended and what happened in the immediate aftermath. For the […]
November 17, 2023