Well, we're here. At midnight, nine and a half hours ago, MLB's free agency period started. A pair of names were taken off the market before they even got there, after Seattle re-signed Hisashi Iwakuma for two years and Boston gave David Ortiz two years as well. We also had one more player nearly go […]

A trade that would have brought Carlos Marmol to the Angels and Dan Haren to the Cubs is dead, reports

Despite losing the Albert Pujols last winter, the Cardinals won 88 games, the wild card playoff against the Braves, their Division Series against the best regular season team in the National League, and had a 3-1 lead on the Giants in the ALCS before the Giants caught fire and obliterated them and the Tigers on […]

The offseason is upon us, and of course, talk has turned to free agency. Teams can sign players at midnight Saturday, and there are already rumblings concerning various players. However, in a free agent class that is thin at the top, there's the very distinct possibility that some players are going to get way too […]

The Giants trudged along this year in the NL West, getting continually overshadowed by the Dodgers trading for every name player with a pulse and spending money by the truckload. But when the dust settled, the Giants were the division champions, and after a tough month of October, the World Champions. But San Francisco has […]

Last off-season, Detroit made a big splash in landing Prince Fielder as part of owner MIke Ilitch's "World Series or bust" mandate.  The Tigers reached the World Series but fell just short.  Having been to the brink of the promise land, Ilitch is hungrier for a title than ever (especially since his Red Wings won't […]

Tomorrow is a special day in the baseball offseason calendar. What's so significant about November 3rd? Well, it's the first day of free agency. Woohoo! Signings and stuff! Unlike the NBA and NFL though, MLB free agents don't normally sign on the first day they're able to. Things usually drag out for weeks, if not […]

Dan Haren is going to be traded.  This much seems inevitable.  After first hearing news that the Angels were shopping Santana and Haren, both of whom they had options for, there's been a flurry of updates coming from the most trusted names in the hot stove business.  When MLBTR, Ken Rosenthal, The Boston Globe, Jim […]

Something just didn't feel right about the 2012 New York Yankees. While they still won the AL East, the divisional race was a dogfight that went down to the final days of the season, with New York prevailing over the Baltimore Orioles, as opposed to their usual rivals in Boston or Tampa Bay. Then in […]

Washington's 2012 season came a year early. Most fans expected the Nationals to contend in 2013, and that 2012 would be more of a stepping stone year. Of course, the team had the best record in baseball during the regular season and boosted expectations for fans of the franchise. Needs Contrary to popular belief (mostly […]