After yesterday’s trade for Derrek Lee of the Orioles, the Pirates took another step towards bolstering their offense by picking up Ryan Ludwick from the Padres for a player to be named later. Ludwick has struggled with the bat this season, as he’s playing all of his home games in Petco Park, a notorious hitters […]

Ken Rosenthal just broke the news on Twitter and MLB Network: the Rangers have acquired Mike Adams from the Padres for pitchers Robbie Erlin and Joe Wieland. The acquisition of Adams will really bolster their bullpen, especially when you combine it with the earlier trade that brought Koji Uehara to Texas. They picked up arguably […]

The Diamonbacks needed relief help, and today, they got it by acquiring Brad Ziegler from the A’s for P Jordan Norberto and 1B Brandon Allen. Arizona’s bullpen is very top heavy, with guys like JJ Putz and David Hernandez having great years, Sam Demel and Joe Paterson being solid, and everyone else ranging from average […]

After looking at various options, and losing out on Hunter Pence and Carlos Beltran, the Braves finally got their center fielder, trading for Michael Bourn of the Houston Astros. The package the Braves gave up was slim: center fielder Jordan Schafer, and pitchers Paul Clemens, Brett Oberholtzer, and Juan Abreu. Bourn is a legit leadoff […]

We have a pair of minor moves now, neither of which is worth a full post on their own….but together? Yeah, we could make a post out of that. First off, the Giants picked up Orlando Cabrera from the Indians for AAA OF Thomas Neal. Cabrera is a decaying corpse at this point, and he […]

You knew the Red Sox wouldn’t be quiet for long. Theo Epstein pulled the trigger on a deal today, picking up starting pitcher Rich Harden from the A’s for first baseman Lars Anderson and a PTBNL. You all know Harden, of course, as the oft-injured stud pitcher who strikes out the world…when he’s healthy. Boston […]

The Red Sox and Yankees were tied to Ubaldo Jimenez most closely during the trade season. But out of nowhere tonight, the Cleveland Indians swooped in and put a package together to get Jimenez from the Rockies. The deal hasn’t been officially confirmed yet, but all of the pieces are in place and it’s just […]

When writing about the Jason Marquis trade, I noted that that Diamondbacks could still use a reliever, someone like Koji Uehara. Well, that idea is over and done with, because Uehara is the newest member of the reigning AL champion Texas Rangers. Baltimore receives Chris Davis and Tommy Hunter. Uehara is having a fantastic year […]

When I went over the NL West on Monday, I mentioned that the Diamondbacks needed a starting pitcher to fill out the back end of their rotation. I mentioned Jason Marquis of the Nationals as a possibility for Arizona. Kevin Towers and Mike Rizzo must have been reading the post, because that trade has just […]

Here are a couple updates on trades that have happened since the Doug Fister trade, and other that are in the works right now. -Rafael Furcal appears to be going to the Cardinals. All that’s really left is Furcal approving the trade. Since he has 10 and 5 rights, he has veto power on any […]

The Mariners have begun to blow up their team, reports Jon Heyman of SI. They’ve traded Doug Fister, their 27 year old third starter, to the Tigers. David Pauley is also heading to Detroit. Charlie Furbush and Casper Wells will be heading to Seattle. Also, top prospect Jacob Turner is reportedly going to be making […]

I just wrote about this a few hours ago. Well now, the deal is official. Hunter Pence has been traded to the Philadelphia Phillies from the Houston Astros. The cost for Philly wasn’t cheap: they gave up prospects Jarred Cosart and Jonathan Singleton, the top two prospects in the organization and two of the top […]

With Carlos Beltran off the market, and Jose Reyes not being traded, the hottest name on the trading market right now is…Hunter Pence of the Astros? How did this happen? There are reportedly up to half a dozen teams in the market for Pence, with the two teams most prominently linked to him being the […]

This Cleveland Indians team is struggling. After an 18-8 April, they’ve played at a 34-40 clip. After Thursday’s Tigers loss to the Angels, the Indians are a game and a half out of first place in the AL Central. But help is on the way: the team acquired Kosuke Fukudome from the Cubs on Thursday […]

Well, the Beltran trade became official today, and he’s making his Giants debut tonight, hitting in the three hole against Philly. I reached out to Outside Corner contributor and diehard Giants fan Tim Livingston to get his take on the deal, and we’ve put a little Point/Counterpoint together. Take it away, Tim. Tim Livingston: Brian Sabean […]