Highly touted Chicago Cubs prospect Javier Baez is coming to The Show, and will be with the Cubs in Tuesday for their series in Colorado with the Rockies. The 21-year old Baez is a consensus top ten prospect in baseball, and has hit .260/.323/.510 with 23 homers for AAA Iowa this season. Last year, Baez […]

Controversy was afoot once again in Phoenix on Sunday, and this isn’t a good look for second base umpire Lance Barrett. Andy Marte grounded into what looked like an inning-ending double play, but Jayson Nix’s throw hit Nick Ahmed in the hands as Ahmed slid into second. Barrett ruled the contact incidental instead of intentional, […]

Before Friday night’s Twins-White Sox game at US Cellular Field, Olympic gold and silver medalist McKayla Maroney threw out the first pitch, complete with a couple of handsprings. And shockingly…she looked impressed with her efforts.

The Atlanta Braves didn’t make a blockbuster deal leading up to the trade deadline, but did upgrade both their bench and bullpen by acquiring Emilio Bonifacio and James Russell from the Cubs. Bonfiacio is hitting .279/.318/.373 with 14 stolen bases this year, playing second, third, short, and center field for the Cubs. Russell has a […]

The Miami Marlins have bought (!!!!!) at the trade deadline, acquiring Jarred Cosart, Kike Hernandez, Austin Wates from the Astros in exchange for Jake Marisnick, Francis Martes, Colin Moran, and a comp balance pick. Wates appears to just be a throw-in by the Astros, but Cosart has a 4.41 ERA in 116 1/3 innings for […]

Keep on selling, Diamondbacks – Martin Prado and the two and a half years remaining on his contract are heading to the Diamondbacks. Prado is hitting .270/.317/.370 this year with Arizona, playing mainly at third base. Due to their recent trades of both Chase Headley and Stephen Drew, it’s initially unclear where Prado will play […]

I didn’t think it would happen, but it did – David Price is on the move. The Rays have dealt their ace to the Detroit Tigers in a three-team deal also involving the Seattle Mariners. There’s still a lot to unwrap here, but it looks like the Rays got Franklin and Smyly for Price, with […]

The Boston Red Sox have continued making moves, dealing Stephen Drew to the Yankees for Kelly Johnson. Drew has been terrible since the Red Sox re-signed him earlier this summer. In 39 games, Drew has hit a paltry .176/.255/.328 with four homers and hasn’t given the Red Sox the boost they expected at all since […]

The Red Sox have made their fifth trade in the last week, moving reliever Andrew Miller to the Orioles in exchange for minor leaguer Eduardo Rodriguez. Miller is having his best year as a major leaguer in 2014, pitching to a 2.34 ERA in 42 1/3 innings, punching out 69 and walking just 13. The […]

Washington is clearly concerned about the health of Ryan Zimmerman, as they’ve acquired shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera from the Indians in exchange for Zach Walters. He’ll likely get most of the reps at second base, deposing Danny Espinosa from the position. Cabrera’s trade value has decreased in recent years for the Tribe. This season, his final […]

The Seattle Mariners needed offense, and they get some offense – though I’m not sure if they really needed a platoon outfielder like Chris Denorfia. Denorfia is hitting just .242/.293/.319 this year, but over his lengthy career, he has a .301/.367/.443 triple slash against left-handers. When you consider that as a team, Seattle is hitting […]

The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired Gerardo Parra from the Arizona Diamondbacks, adding his typically solid glove to their bench. Parra is still under team control through next season. He won Gold Gloves in both 2011 and 2013, but his performance has decreased substantially this year. Parra also has had a worse year offensively in 2014, […]

The Red Sox have dealt away their fourth starting pitcher in the span of a week, sending John Lackey to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Allen Craig and Joe Kelly. The 35-year old Lackey has a 3.60 ERA in 21 starts for the Red Sox this season, and because of his Tommy John […]