The NL West has been one of the most difficult divisions in MLB the past few seasons. The San Francisco Giants have won the World Series every other season since 2010, and the resurgent Dodgers have spent vast amounts of money on players such as four time All-Star Adrian Gonzalez, Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw,...
It’s far too early into the season to know which teams will make the playoffs, but on Monday the Padres did their part in securing a valuable part of their future. The team and second baseman Jedd Gyorko agreed to a six-year, $35 million dollar extension with a club option for the 2020 season.
The 25-year old sophomore batted...
Major League Baseball has announced their plans to rename two end of the season awards with each respected league naming the top relief pitcher after Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman.
Rivera spent 20 seasons in New York pinstripes, where he accumulated a league record of 652 saves. The American League will name their...
Earlier this week it was reported that San Diego Padres' outfielder, Cameron Maybin, had ruptured his left bicep tendon. After an MRI on Monday, the prognosis was that surgery would be the the only way for the 26-year old outfielder to heal. This would have kept Maybin out of baseball for at least three months if not more. That is...
As we head into Spring, counting down the days to Opening Day, it's time to write up my predictions. We have seen some truly astonishing things this off-season, including; Jay Z earning Robinson Cano a mad $240 million deal, Masahiro Tanaka becoming the fifth highest paid pitcher in baseball history in order to don the...
Just like a Hollywood movie, the Los Angeles Dodgers stormed to the National League West title leaving the rest in their wake. The Arizona Diamondbacks, San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres and Colorado Rockies all failed to even worry the Dodgers a little. The Dodgers winning record of 92-70 is the benchmark each team will try to...
With pitchers and catchers set to report to Spring Training in just weeks, there are still teams in need of key players and the free agent pool is getting smaller by the day. The Baltimore Orioles and New York Mets have this problem and both need to fill the same key role. They need a late-inning reliever, preferably an experienced...
The Oakland Athletics were having a quiet Major League Baseball Hot Stove Season up until early last week. Last Monday they signed free-agent pitcher Scott Kazmir to a two year, $22 million deal thus ending their pursuit of veteran pitcher Bartolo Colon.
They also traded minor league infielder Jemile Weeks and a player to be named...
With the July 31 Non-Waiver Trade Deadline coming up this Wednesday, teams are starting to make calls to other organizations to inquire on players that have been speculated to be on the trade market. At this point, most teams know whether they will be buying or selling in the next coming days. Now it's time to just sit back and see which...
