Earlier this offseason, the Arizona Diamondbacks weren’t too keen on trading starting pitcher Wade Miley. But now? They’re apparently trying to shed more payroll, and Miley has been made available. The Arizona

The Houston Astros wanted a top reliever, a sentiment we questioned yesterday. Today, they got him, inking former Oakland Athletic Luke Gregerson to a three-year, $18.5 million deal. The A’s acquired Gregerson last winter from the Padres for Seth Smith, and he put together a typically solid season in Oakland. In 72 1/3 innings, he […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates lost catcher Russell Martin earlier this winter to the Blue Jays, but they won’t be losing starting pitcher Francisco Liriano. The club has agreed to a three-year, $39 million deal with Liriano that will keep him in the black and gold. I actually like this. At 31, Liriano is obviously no spring chicken. […]

The Chicago Cubs are close to acquiring Diamondbacks catcher Miguel Montero, and the deal is expected to be done by the end of the day today. Cubs incumbent catcher Welington Castillo hit .237/.296/.389 with 13 homers in 110 games last season. In 136 games last year, Montero hit a similar .243/.329/.370 with 13 homers. And Castillo is four […]

The Max Scherzer Derby won’t really begin until after Jon Lester chooses his new home, expected to be either the Giants or Cubs. But teams are starting to position themselves to make a run at Scherzer, and while the Yankees possibly jumping in isn’t shocking, the Cardinals getting involved would be. Via Jon Heyman of CBS…. The […]

After days of speculation, Brandon Moss has finally been dealt by the Oakland A’s. As expected, the Cleveland Indians are his new home. In return, Cleveland sends minor league second baseman Joey Wendle west. Wendle hit .253/.311/.414 in just 87 games with AA Akron in 2014. He missed two months of the year with a […]

It’s obvious that the Braves really want to trade outfielder Justin Upton. And following the team’s trade of Jason Heyward (and Jordan Walden) for Shelby Miller and Tyrell Jenkins, expectations are set high for the club’s return. There’s only one problem – teams think that the Braves got overpaid for Heyward, and don’t want to […]

After already losing both Nelson Cruz and Nick Markakis this offseason, the Baltimore Orioles  are looking to improve their offense with some bats this winter. As a result, the team seems destined to trade some of their pitching depth. They’ve already chatted with both the Rockies and Angels about acquiring Drew Stubbs and Howie Kendrick, […]

Now here’s a story I didn’t expect to see today – the Toronto Blue Jays are looking to replace president and CEO Paul Beeston, and one of their top targets is Orioles GM Dan Duquette. Duquette was one of the big reasons for Baltimore’s success over the past three seasons, helping overhaul the club’s roster and […]

There’s really only one baseball video game out there anymore – MLB The Show, which is exclusively on Sony consoles. On Friday, The Show announced their 2015 cover athlete – Yasiel Puig. What an awesome cover. I’m sure everyone is going to react rationally to this.

The Tampa Bay Rays finally have named Joe Maddon’s replacement as manager – Indians bullpen coach Kevin Cash. Cash turns 37 on Saturday, and is a two-time World Champion with the Red Sox and Yankees. He grew up in Tampa and went to Florida State, making him a truly local choice for manager. Cash also […]

UPDATE: The deal is done. Gregorius to New York, Greene to Detroit, Ray and another pitcher to Arizona. Previous post: A three-way trade is in the works that would net the Yankees a possible replacement for Derek Jeter at shortstop – Didi Gregorius. The three-way deal would send Shane Greene from New York to Detroit, […]

The Dodgers outfielder that may find a new home this winter may not be Carl Crawford or Andre Ethier – it could be Matt Kemp. Interest in Kemp is high this offseason, and the Padres have now jumped into the fray for Kemp. The 30-year old Kemp mostly stayed healthy and productive in 2014, playing […]