The most stereotypical Oakland Athletics player is heading to the Bay Area. The A’s have reportedly agreed to a three-year, $30 million contract with former Royals DH Billy Butler. The 28-year old Butler had arguably the worst year of his career in 2014, hitting .271/.323/.379 with just nine homers for Kansas City. However, he did […]

I think Zach Duke is a fine reliever. I ranked him eighth among all free agent relievers last week. However, for as much as I like Duke, I don’t like him enough to sign him to a three-year, $15 million contract, which the Chicago White Sox just did. I’m not going to trash Zach Duke’s […]

It’s taken awhile to get the full breakdown on Giancarlo Stanton’s mammoth new contract with the Marlins, but the numbers have finally been revealed by ESPN’s Jayson Stark. And as expected, they’re shocking, and the contract is severely backloaded. According to a major league source who had seen the terms, Stanton’s salaries over those first […]

Jason Heyward is gone after today’s trade that sent him to the St. Louis Cardinals. The general consensus about why Heyward was traded is that he would be too expensive to sign long-term, and he’d leave as a free agent after the 2015 season. We don’t know that for sure, however. According to Heyward, who wanted […]

It hasn’t been a good tour of Japan so far for the MLB All-Star team that has been sent over there. They’ve lost the first three games in the five game Japan All-Star Series, and on Saturday, they lost 4-0 and got no-hit. Hoo boy. Here’s a highlight video of Samurai Japan’s no-hitter. This wasn’t […]

The Detroit Tigers will more than likely have a new every day right fielder in 2015. GM Dave Dombrowski told Hunter that after the signing of Victor Martinez earlier this week, he wouldn’t be retained. From the Detroit Free Press… “I called and said it just didn’t look like it was going to fit the […]

Earlier this week, a news tidbit broke that stated the Rays were getting close to dealing starting pitcher Jeremy Hellickson to a National League team. Today, that news finally broke – Hellickson is heading to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for a pair of minor leaguers, the first significant move for the new regimes in […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates made probably the most shocking move of the early part of the MLB offseason, bringing back A.J. Burnett on a one-year deal worth $8.5 million. Burnett shined for the Pirates from 2012-13, tossing a total of 393 1/3 innings, striking out 389, and pitching to a 3.41 ERA. He then signed a […]

The Miami Marlins are getting very, very close to finalizing their mammoth extension with Giancarlo Stanton – and won’t be coming cheaply. Yep, that’s right – 13 years, $325 million, a no-trade clause, AND an opt-out. So in other words, they’re paying Stanton what could be considered fair market value, locking him in long-term, ensuring […]

At the end of his introductory press conference, new Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon said that he’d buy the media a round of drinks. Apparently, no one took him up on the offer, and Maddon is offering a make-good to Cubs fans after an early season win. Joe, I hope you choose a middle of […]

The Kris Bryant era is more than likely starting in 2015 at Wrigley Field. Bryant is already getting in on the act with these shoes from Adidas, covered in the famous Wrigley Field ivy. Could this guy become more of a fan favorite without playing in a major league game? I don’t think so. [Chicago […]

The extension talks between Giancarlo Stanton and the Miami Marlins are heating up. How much? Well…he’d have the largest contract in American sports if the deal goes down as is being rumored. ESPN’s Buster Olney reports in an Insider article that Stanton getting hit in the face back in September has perhaps changed his viewpoint […]

The biggest criticism about baseball’s instant replay system in 2014 was the prevalence of managers taking their time walking onto the field, chatting with the umpire, and then walking back into the dugout without challenging the call. It drove everyone insane, especially when it would happen every inning. Thankfully, MLB EVP of baseball ops Joe […]

The New York Mets might be shopping starter Jon Niese this winter, and they’re already damning his name…which won’t do a whole lot for his trade value, even though the story itself seems relatively tame. Via the New York Daily News… In the third inning of that Friday night home game against the Astros, after […]

A team of MLB All-Stars are facing off the Japanese National Team this week in Japan as part of the 2014 Japan All-Star Series. On Wednesday, they faced Samurai Japan and Kenta Maeda, who will likely be the next potentially dominant Japanese pitcher to be posted. Maeda looked pretty good while pitching five shutout innings, […]