Tio Daou Ballpark, Curaçao — For three days this week, Curaçao’s Tio Daou Ballpark has been transformed from the host ballpark of the Santa Rosa Indians to a veritable field of dreams for aspiring baseball players from the small Caribbean island which has developed some of the top talent in the game today. Thanks to […]

The best part about this time of the year is the completely wacky trade rumors that come across the wire. This one isn't a rumor, though: Jon Heyman of CBS Sports is confirming that the Tigers and Rangers have agreed to a deal that would send Ian Kinsler to Detroit and Prince Fielder to Texas. The […]

After not pitching in the majors at all in 2013, Chris Carpenter

Brian Sabean's San Francisco Giants have struck again, signing reliever Javier Lopez to a three-year, $13 million deal as reported by Bay Area Sports Guy. The 36-year old Lopez is the Giants' favorite LOOGY, holding left-handers to a .152/.208/.222 line in 2013.  While Lopez does have good splits overall, the Giants are still committing multiple […]

By just about every defensive metric known to the baseball world, Braves’ shortstop Andrelton Simmons had one of the greatest seasons we’ve seen in a long time. In 2013, his first full season in the majors, the 24-year old saved an ML-best 41 runs. He consistently made the impossible look ordinary and the difficult look […]

One of the more intriguing pitchers on the free agent market this offseason was Josh Johnson. The 6-foot-7 right-hander has the profile of an ace and when healthy, he's pitched like a No. 1 starter. But that's the caveat: Can Johnson stay healthy through a full MLB season? That question reduced his market value, but […]

The Cleveland Indians and outfielder David Murphy have agreed to terms on a two-year contract, pending a physical. According to Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News, the deal is expected to be worth more than $10 million. [UPDATE:

In the two weeks since free agency for the 2014 season opened, one question has developed as MLB teams, players, agents and executives make their moves and follow through on their offseason plans. What the hell is Ruben Amaro Jr. doing? The Phillies general manager has been aggressive since the free agent market opened, presumably […]

Baseball fans know that 2013 has been a pretty great year for Curaçao baseball. Let’s take a quick look at the accomplishments for the small island with a population of just 140,000 off the coast of Venezuela which is a constituent country of the Kingdom of Netherlands. The Dutch “Honkbal” team — filled with players […]

The Colorado Rockies have signed veteran reliever LaTroy Hawkins to a one-year, $2.25 million contract with second-year option worth $2.25 million. That unto itself is not that noteworthy. Hawkins is a solid reliever and that contract is perfectly reasonable given his track record. What makes this either headscratchingly stupid or sneakily brilliant is that when […]

After nearly a decade in Atlanta, Tim Hudson is returning to the Bay Area. The 38-year old right-hander has agreed to a two-year deal with the Giants that will pay him $23 million, and his signing was first reported by Bay Area Sports Guy. In 2013, Hudson pitched to a 3.97 ERA over 131 1/3 […]

Coming off of a 2012 season that saw the club win a franchise-best 98 games and their first full season NL East title ever, the Washington Nationals went all-in for the 2013 season. They bumped their payroll by nearly 30%, signing Rafael Soriano, Dan Haren, and Adam LaRoche to eight figure contracts while trading for […]

Ruben Amaro continues to get the jump on the rest of the market in terms of free agents, re-signing catcher Carlos Ruiz to a