Joakim Soria CINCINNATI, OH – JULY 31: Joakim Soria #38 of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitches in the seventh inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on July 31, 2015 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Pirates defeated the Reds 5-4. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

Royals sign Joakim Soria for three years, $25 million

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The Royals have been the example by which other teams strive to model their bullpen after. Their relief core has been hands down the best in baseball over the last three years. Unfortunately for them once dominant closer Greg Holland become a non-tender after undergoing Tommy John surgery. In an effort to compensate for that […]

LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 15: Zack Greinke #21 of the Los Angeles Dodgers smiles from the dugout while taking on the New York Mets in game five of the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium on October 15, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

D-Backs taking risk with Zack Greinke mega-deal, but not done yet

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While considered a non-contender by many in the league this off-season, the Arizona Diamondbacks have been consistently trying to improve their team, particularly the starting rotation. Of known interest were Shelby Miller of the Braves (for whom Atlanta wanted A.J. Pollock, which was an easy no for Arizona) and Johnny Cueto, offered a six-year, $120M […]

KANSAS CITY, MO – OCTOBER 27: Ryan Madson #46 of the Kansas City Royals throws a pitch in the eleventh inning against the New York Mets during Game One of the 2015 World Series at Kauffman Stadium on October 27, 2015 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

Athletics sign Ryan Madson to ridiculous three-year, $22 million contract

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Ryan Madson didn’t pitch in the majors in 2012. Or 2013. Or 2014. But he *did* pitch in the majors in 2015, turning in a great season with the Kansas City Royals in which he pitched to a 2.13 ERA in 63 1/3 innings, striking out 58, and walking 14 en route to a World […]

DETROIT, MI – JULY 19: Darren O’Day #56 of the Baltimore Orioles pitches during the ninth inning of the game against the Detroit Tigers on July 19, 2015 at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)

Darren O’Day heads back to Orioles with four-year, $31 million deal

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Baltimore Orioles reliever Darren O’Day isn’t going anywhere. O’Day re-upped with Baltimore on a four-year deal worth a reported $31 million on Sunday, ending a busy courtship that included interest from the Nationals and Braves. The 33-year old O’Day has been a force in relief for the Orioles over the last four seasons after bouncing around […]

CHICAGO, IL – JULY 09: Jeff Samardzija #29 of the Chicago White Sox pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays during the first inning on July 9, 2015 at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by David Banks/Getty Images)

Giants sign Jeff Samardzija to five-year, $90 million deal

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The Giants were a finalist for the services of Zack Greinke but lost out to the mystery team which turned out to be the Diamondbacks. Not to be deterred they made a quick turnaround signing one of their back-ups: Jeff Samardzija. That sound you hear is a few dozen Bay area writers crying out in […]

LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 15: Zack Greinke #21 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts on the mound while taking on the New York Mets in game five of the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium on October 15, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

Diamondbacks stun baseball world, sign Zack Greinke

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News is breaking that Zack Greinke has finally made his choice as to which team he’ll sign with. It’s long been assumed he would sign back with the Dodgers. Then as the final decision got closer the Giants emerged as strong contenders. So tonight it came as no surprise when Ken Rosenthal tweeted this: Sources: Greinke in […]

CHICAGO, IL – OCTOBER 13: John Lackey #41 of the St. Louis Cardinals throws a pitch in the first inning against the Chicago Cubs during game four of the National League Division Series at Wrigley Field on October 13, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Chicago Cubs sign John Lackey to two-year, $32 million deal

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The Chicago Cubs have added another frontline pitcher to their starting rotation, inking John Lackey to a two-year deal worth between $32 million reports Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports. The 37-year-old had a masterful 2015 season with the St. Louis Cardinals, posting a 13-10 record with a 2.37 ERA (3.57 FIP), logging an impressive 218.0 […]

NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 12: John Smoltz #29 of the Atlanta Braves throws a pitch against the New York Mets during their game on September 12, 2007 at Shea Stadium in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Mets GM Sandy Alderson diagnosed with cancer

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Sad news out of New York, as the Mets announced general manager Sandy Alderson has been diagnosed with cancer and will not be attending Winter Meetings. The news comes after an incident earlier last month when announcing a new contract for manager Terry Collins, Alderson collapsed in a room full of reporters. According to the […]

Arizona #DbacksEvolution takes uniforms to a different level

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In addition to their backs, Arizona now has diamonds on their shoulders, hats and pants. Last night, the Diamondbacks became the second team to announce new uniforms this offseason as they at least slightly changed their entire line for the upcoming 2016 season. As stated during the exhibition at Chase Field, the Diamondbacks spent the […]

MIAMI, FL – MAY 22: Henderson Alvarez #37 of the Miami Marlins pitches during the third inning of the game against the Baltimore Orioles at Marlins Park on May 22, 2015 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)

The best of the non-tendered players

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Last night was the deadline for teams to tender contracts to their arbitration eligible players. Those that were not tendered contracts have now become free agents. I think a lot of people assume that if a player was non-tendered it means he isn’t good. That’s not always the case though. Sometimes a player just doesn’t […]

SEATTLE, WA – SEPTEMBER 30: GM Jerry Dipoto of the Seattle Mariners looks on from the dugout prior to the game against the Houston Astros at Safeco Field on September 30, 2015 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

Mariners are getting a face lift courtesy of Jerry Dipoto

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The Seattle Mariners are taking on a new look this offseason. It started way back in August when they relieved general manager Jack Zduriencik of his duties. They spent almost exactly a month searching before finally hiring former Angels GM Jerry Dipoto. Not three full months have passed, and we can already see a significant change […]

Examining the most likely Red Sox starting pitcher to be dealt

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The Boston Red Sox made a huge move yesterday, inking ace starting pitcher David Price to a mammoth seven-year, $217 million deal. The contract will pay Price at least $30 million per season annually as the deal makes him the highest-paid pitcher in MLB history. With the move, the Red Sox have dropped a serious […]

We need to talk about these new San Diego Padres uniforms

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On Tuesday night, the San Diego Padres unveiled not one, but two new alternate uniforms to be worn during the 2016 MLB season along with a new home jersey commemorating the 2016 All-Star Game, which will be held at Petco Park in July. First, to continue with their tradition of honoring the US military, the […]

SAN DIEGO, CA – AUGUST 31: Yonder Alonso #23 of the San Diego Padres hits a double during the third inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Petco Park August, 31, 2015 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)

Padres and A’s trade four ahead of tender deadline

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Today is the deadline to offer contracts to arbitration eligible players and it seems that may have been the motivation in a deal that went down moments ago between the Athletics and Padres. Oakland is sending Drew Pomeranz, Jose Torres, and a player to be named later to San Diego for Mark Rzepcynski and Yonder […]

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