When one player in a baseball team’s clubhouse become a nuisance, chances are he will be shipped out at the first decent opportunity. With reports surfacing Marlins pitcher José Fernandez has been a disruptive force in the clubhouse, Marlins president David Samson says he is not prepared to deal Fernandez in exchange for the best possible […]

You don’t have to look far to see how much baseball has changed in the past few years. We are far from the days of Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds blasting 70 home runs, instead entering an age where pitchers don’t even sniff the MLB ERA title unless they are well below 2.00. Looking at […]

The 2015 AL and NL Cy Young award winners are announced, and a pair of newbies are taking home hardware. Dallas Keuchel of the Houston Astros is the AL winner, while in the NL, Jake Arrieta claimed the award. Keuchel pitched to a 2.48 ERA in 232 innings this season for Houston, striking out 216 and […]

The San Francisco Giants went into the offseason with money to spend and holes to fill. It’s a combination with the potential to make it an exciting winter, and yesterday they spent some of that money. Only it wasn’t on an ace starting pitcher like Zack Greinke or an outfielder like Jason Heyward. Instead, the […]

If you claim that you knew who A.J. Pollock was at this time last year and you live outside of the Mojave Desert, you are probably lying. But if you don’t know him now, you must not follow baseball too closely. The MVP candidate and 2015 All-Star and Gold Glover broke onto the scene with […]

The Atlanta Braves are in the trying start of a long rebuild. Braves fans were given another reality check this week when the club traded star shortstop Andrelton Simmons to the Los Angeles Angels. If that wasn’t a tough pill to swallow on its own, reports suggested the team was willing to move first baseman […]

THE DETROIT TIGERS HAVE A CLOSER! (again) Their new ninth inning man is veteran Francisco Rodriguez, who the club acquired on Wednesday from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for minor leaguer Javier Betancourt. K-Rod will turn 34 (really, only 34?) in January, and is coming off a season in which he pitched to a 2.21 […]

The San Francisco Giants have signed shortstop Brandon Crawford to a mammoth six-year contract extension worth $75 million reports Ken Rosenthal. Crawford receives a full no-trade clause. “Brandon is an integral part of the team whose performance on the field will be one of the keys to our success for years to come,” said Giants […]

The Miami Marlins could be losing their damn mind. According to SiriusXM’s Craig Mish, the belief around baseball and within the Marlins organization is that Jose Fernandez will be traded this offseason. Yes, you read that correctly. This news comes after reports of Marlins team president David Samson publicly calling out Fernandez’s agent Scott Boras after he […]

The only member of the three most recent Boston Red Sox World Championship teams will be hanging it up after the 2016 season. This will reportedly be David Ortiz’s last year in the majors. Ortiz turns 40 on Wednesday, and will make $16 million this year after a club option vested and maxed out with Ortiz’s […]

Kris Bryant and Carlos Correa were named the 2015 Rookies of the Year in the National and American Leagues on Monday night. Bryant won the NL award unanimously, collecting all 30 first place votes. Correa collected 17 of 30 first place votes to win the AL award. Bryant hit .275/.369/.488 with 26 homers and 13 […]

The Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners have agreed to a deal which will send center fielder Leonys Martin and reliever Anthony Bass to the Mariners in exchange for reliever Tom Wilhelmsen, outfielder James Jones, and a player to be named later. Yahoo’s

Despite finishing the season just a single win away from .500 and being only two years away from a Wild Card victory, the Rays have been rumored to be interested in selling off some pieces. This isn’t a simple strategy of trying to get the most out of players who are only signed on for […]