0 comments by Joe Lucia on 11/14/2013
Jose Fernandez's story has been well-documented this year. His journey from Cuba to America is well-known by now, and is more than enough to tug on your heartstrings. Before the announcement of the Rookie of the Year award winners on Monday, Fernandez was being interviewed at Marlins Park – when he was surprised by his […]
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To the shock of no one, Max Scherzer won the AL Cy Young Award on Wednesday, and Clayton Kershaw won the NL award. Scherzer went 21-3 for the Tigers, throwing 214 1/3 innings, striking out 240 hitters, and pitching to a 2.90 ERA. His 6.4 fWAR led the American League, and his win marks the […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 11/13/2013
When I saw that the A's had signed Nick Punto to a one-year,
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The free agent catching market is a bit slim. After Brian McCann and Jarrod Saltalamacchia, the next best option is 35-year old Carlos Ruiz. If you're one of the many teams that needs help behind the plate, you might be a little dissuaded by the mess in front of you. Texas' one-year contract with Geovany […]
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Veteran utility infielder Mark DeRosa has retired. The Blue Jays exercised a $700,000 club option on DeRosa for the 2014 season earlier this month, and expected him to be a crucial part of their bench for the 2014 season. The 37-year old spent parts of 16 seasons in the majors with eight different clubs, with […]
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Hey everyone, we have our first free agent signing of the winter! Of course, it's the Phillies. Of course, it's a veteran coming off of a career year. And of course, it's a multi-year deal that seems a little steep: Marlon Byrd for two years and $16 million. Also this week, MLB announced a new […]
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The BBWAA has revealed their 2013 Manager of the Year award winners, and they are Terry Francona of the Cleveland Indians and Clint Hurdle of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Francona received 16 of 30 first place votes and 112 points to win his first ever Manager of the Year award. Just two years ago, Francona was […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 11/12/2013
The Philadelphia Phillies have gone cheap in their search for an outfielder, inking former Met and Pirate Marlon Byrd to a two-year deal. Terms are currently unknown, though Adam Rubin of ESPN New York had a source tell him that Byrd would make
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Your 2013 AL Rookie of the Year is Wil Myers of the Tampa Bay Rays, and your 2013 NL Rookie of the Year is Jose Fernandez of the Miami Marlins. Myers received 23 of the 30 first place votes in the AL, and finished with 131 points out of a max of 150. Jose Iglesias […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 11/11/2013
All week, we waited with baited breath to see if any of the 13 players given qualifying offers by their former teams would accept the offers. On Monday we learned the answer: nope. All 13 players
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The Atlanta Braves are moving from Turner Field to a new stadium in the Atlanta suburb of Cobb County for the 2017 season. The news, first reported by the Marietta Daily Journal, caught everyone off guard, considering that the Braves began play at Turner Field in 1997 after the demolition of Atlanta Fulton County Stadium. […]
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MLB's award winners will be announced, beginning tonight with the Rookies of the Year. The announcements will continue throughout the week, with the Managers of the Year being announced on Tuesday, Cy Young award being announced on Wednesday, and MVPs being announced on Thursday. After the announcement of the MVP winners on Thursday, the 2013 […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 11/8/2013
Another year, another batch of disappointment at the end for Atlanta. The Braves led the NL East nearly wire to wire, overcoming the heavily-favored Washington Nationals to win their first division title since 2005. But the club faltered in the Postseason, losing to the Dodgers in four games in the NLDS and ending their season […]
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The Cincinnati Reds unexpectedly signed catcher Brayan Pena to a two-year deal on Friday. After the signing,
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The market for starting pitchers this winter turned absurd before the offseason even began when the Giants gave Tim Lincecum a two-year, $35 million contract extension at the end of October. The Rays are understandably going to be wanting a haul of prospects for David Price. And now, we've heard what Ervin Santana and Ricky […]
