Pitchers again dominate Rule 5 draft, making up 11 of 15 players taken in big league phase
Pitchers again dominated the big league phase of the Rule 5 draft at the winter meetings, making up 11 of the 15 unprotected ...
Agent Scott Boras Says Disparity is Part of Baseball, Free Agency
Of course, as seems to be frequently the case, it's the D-backs' rivals who are benefiting from the Free Agent market. The inevitable Los Angeles Dodgers dumped $182 million on a five-year deal for Cy ...
Neal: What does Soto’s contract say about the future of baseball?
Owners likely will propose payroll disparity solutions with the player’s association when the current collective bargaining agreement expires following the 2026 season. That, however, could lead to a ...
Dunn: Maybe Manfred’s idea isn’t as ‘bananas’ as it seems
Last week Commissioner Rob Manfred advanced an idea that he admits originated with a comedy act called the Savannah Bananas. It would allow each manager to, once per game, replace the scheduled hitter ...
Mets Could Pivot to This Veteran Starter After Missing Out on Garrett Crochet
In a December 9 article, The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon revealed that the New York Mets were pursuing a trade ...
Tigers Take a Shot on Alex Cobb: Contract details, analysis, and fantasy outlook
Alex Cobb signed a one year, $15 million deal with the Tigers earlier this week. Many Tigers fans were… distressed by Cobb being their team’s potentially biggest signing following a playoff berth.
3 big moves Jed Hoyer has to make after the Cubs missed out on Garrett Crochet
The Boston Red Sox landed White Sox ace Garrett Crochet for a haul, which included two top-100 prospects per MLB Pipeline and four top-15 prospects in the Red S ...
With Garrett Crochet trade, Red Sox get their frontline starter and White Sox infuse their rebuild with prospects
The new Red Sox ace thrived in his first full season as a starter in 2024, quickly becoming one of the game’s elite power arms as he struck out 209 batters to the tune of a 3.58 ERA. One look at ...
Longtime Mets’ Slugger Pete Alonso Meets with Teams as Free Agency Heats Up
Since Juan Soto agreed to his historic deal with the New York Mets, MLB’s offseason activity has surged at the Winter Meetings, and it appears things are heatin ...
Rocky Colavito, baseball slugger involved in ill-fated trade, dies at 91
Rocky Colavito, one of baseball’s leading power hitters and a rising star with the Cleveland Indians until he was dealt away in an ill-fated 1960 trade that some fans believed blighted the team’s ...
3 Mets backup plans for David Stearns to pursue after missing out on Garrett Crochet
The New York Mets did sign Juan Soto, but that doesn't mean that their offseason is over. They still have several holes on their roster, particularly in their r ...
Rangers get slugging corner infielder Jake Burger from Marlins for prospects and sign a reliever
DALLAS (AP) — Texas acquired slugging corner infielder Jake Burger from Miami for three minor league players Wednesday during the winter meetings, and the Rangers later signed reliever Jacob Webb to a ...