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Commanders links Articles Washington Post (paywall) The Commanders are asking Jayden Daniels to do too much When the Commanders, who are officially eliminated from playoff contention at 3-10, look ahead to 2026, they probably will need to field a roster that can lighten Daniels’s burden. The quarterback certainly has work to do to improve at […]
The first day of the Winter Meetings passed by without much happening. The Tampa Bay Rays may have been the busiest team of the day as they reportedly reached an agreement with veteran LHP Steven Matz on a two year deal and also signed infielder Logan Davidson to a minor league deal. Today figures to […]
Meet the Mets Pete Alonso is scheduled to meet with the Red Sox and the Orioles this week at the Winter Meetings. He will not meet with the Mets, but David Stearns indicated it’s because the two parties know each other so well and does not reflect the team’s level of interest in the homegrown […]
Day 1 of the 2026 Winter Meetings was ice cold in terms of actual moves. However, there were, as expected, plenty of rumors going around in Orlando. For the Braves, there was a bit of news in the minor league signing of reliever James Karinchak. But overall, the biggest news of the day was former […]
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and general manager Brandon Gomes spoke on Monday at the winter meetings, both in scrums with reporters and on MLB Network separately. Nothing super newsworthy, but here is a summary of the topics discussed. Ken Rosenthal at The Athletic last week floated the possibility of the Dodgers trading outfielder Teoscar Hernández, […]
The Red Sox pitching staff is going to look a lot different in 2026. It’s the beginning of December, and the roster currently includes 13 pitchers with experience starting games in the major leagues. That number includes Garrett Whitlock and Jordan Hicks, both of whom will almost certainly work out of the bullpen, but it’s […]
While a formal announcement for a January 31 140 lb title defense between Teofimo Lopez and Shakur Stevenson was announced last week, the specifics around the venue had not been disclosed. ESPN is now reporting that the fight will take place at New York’s Madison Square Garden. The site will have both fighters competing close […]
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Results The last few years, Shohei Ohtani has simultaneously thrilled MLB fans with arm and bat. Well, Jim “Mudcat” Grant was perhaps the O.G. of dual-threat theatrics in the 1965 World Series! With the Twins needing a victory to stay alive, the Mudcat twirled a 1-run complete game AND homered in the sixth inning to […]
Anne Rogers writes the Royals aren’t likely to deal Cole Ragans. “It would be really difficult for us to trade Cole,” general manager J.J. Picollo said Monday. “When Cole is right, he’s as good as anybody in the game. It’s rare that you get an opportunity to have somebody like that, and we have him […]
After more than a month of voting, we’ve reached the end of our 2025 MVBrewers rankings. Closing out our group of 10 is first baseman Andrew Vaughn, another midseason addition and the fourth consecutive newcomer to close out our list, coming in behind Quinn Priester, Caleb Durbin, and Abner Uribe (who has been with the […]
The Winter Meetings are underway. Nothing under our collective tree yet. Ryne Stanek is a name in the wind, Michael King still draws interest, Zac Gallen is probably still a thing, and MacKenzie Gore’s name is out there. *means autoplay on, (directions to remove for Firefox and Chrome). {$} means paywall. {$} means limited views. Italics are often used on […]
They say “it’s the hope that kills you,” but hope isn’t exactly something that’s been widely felt at 20th and Blake over the last seven years. Honestly, you could argue hope has been in short supply for most of the Colorado Rockies’ soon-to-be 34 years of existence. There have been plenty of other emotions, many […]
Braves Franchise History 1976 – The Braves acquire Jeff Burroughs from the Rangers. 1992 – The Braves sign free agent Cy Young Award and Gold Glove winner Greg Maddux to a five-year contract, and then trade pitchers Charlie Leibrandt and Pat Gomez to the Rangers in exchange for 3B Jose Oliva. Maddux turned down a […]
The Tampa Bay Rays are signing veteran left-handed pitcher Steven Matz to a two year deal per a report from Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. Matz, 34, was originally drafted by the New York Mets in the 2nd round of the 2009 draft and reached the big leagues with that organization in 2015. […]
Tuesday’s college basketball schedule includes two games featuring ACC teams in action, and we’re here to help you with best bets. Among those contests is the Clemson Tigers playing the BYU Cougars. How to Bet on ACC Games Best ACC Spread Bet Today: BYU vs. Clemson The model and DraftKings both have BYU taking home the win, but the model has them winning by less (6.5 points). Lean towards taking Clemson. ATS Record Favorite ATS Record Underdog ATS Record Home ATS ...
Welcome to day two of the Winter Meetings! True connoisseurs say that it’s the best day of the meetings. Onto the links. Phillies news The Phillies look to be getting close to bringing in Don Mattingly as bench coach. Dave Dombrowski talks a bit about where things stand for the Phillies as the Winter Meetings […]
Good morning, Camden Chatters. The first day of the winter meetings is behind us, and so far there’s been a lot more talk than action, both for the Orioles and the rest of MLB. The only player who signed a major league contract yesterday was Daison Acosta with the Padres. “Who?” you ask, which is […]
Two days off before the Shark attack
A quiet first day at the winter meetings came and went, with rumors emanating from Orlando but little actual activity taking place. That’ll likely change at some point this week, but it’s anyone’s guess whether the Yankees will get in on the fun. Regardless of how busy baseball execs are down in Florida, it’ll be […]
This is part three of a series I started the week before last. Part 1 surveyed the current Jays roster, while Part 2 looked at the team’s financial situation and prospect capital. Since I wrote, they’ve signed Cody Ponce to add depth to the rotation and outrighted Yariel Rodriguez off the 40-man roster. I’d hoped […]
This one took awhile, close all the way until sputtering to a finish with a 13-11 win and no votes added in recent days. The winner was yet another southpaw starter, and one who’s yet to pitch a professional inning to boot: Blake Larson, earning 13 of 61 (21%) votes: The win came on Larson’s […]
New York Post | Justin Terranova: The ex must have shown up to Thanksgiving, because the contempt between Sonny Gray and Brian Cashman has only escalated. This time, the Yankee GM has claimed that Gray lied about his desire to pitch in New York back in 2017, and that those supposed lies were the catalyst […]
The Braves made a move at the Winter Meetings! And if you were ready for minor-league bullpen depth as the move to make, then it is your lucky day. The Braves agreed to a minor-league contract with reliever James Karinchak on Monday night. Karinchak was a reliever in Cleveland from 2019 to 2023, and put […]
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