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We’re into November and while the current Orange don’t have a lot to play for, let’s look back at the former Orange on NFL rosters: Arizona Cardinals: Garrett Williams Williams returned to Arizona’s line-up and made three tackles in the win at Dallas. Atlanta Falcons: Matthew Bergeron Bergeron played just three snaps against New England […]
Throughout his first full campaign in pinstripes, Jazz Chisholm Jr. built on the success he enjoyed with the Yankees after his midseason arrival from the Marlins in 2024. The 2025 season saw the flashy infielder finally settle back into his natural second base position, represent the Bombers in the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby, […]
It is the beginning of the offseason, and the blockbuster signings of the winter are steaming and brewing. But, for now, we wait and wonder what the Dodgers will do this time around after two exorbitant offseason spending sprees. Old friend Kenta Maeda, who spent four seasons with the Dodgers from 2016-19, won’t be on […]
When a reliever makes you hold your breath every time he enters a game, but still somehow records outs, is it still “relief” pitching? Ha. Ha. OK, but how should we estimate the value of a flamethrowing lefty who hits 98 on the radar gun, strikes out hitters in bunches, and also has an ERA […]
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Kasnas City native Connor Dawson is leaving the Brewers to join the Royals hitting staff: Dawson, 32, is a Kansas City-area native and has been a hitting coach with the Brewers since the 2022 season. The Royals have not confirmed the hire, but Brewers president of baseball operations Matt Arnold told reporters on Thursday that […]
By popular demand, I’ve flipped these rankings back to ranking from the top down, with the BCB community able to weigh in via The Feed. We’re kicking off the rankings of the Brewers’ 10 most valuable players in 2025 with staff ace Freddy Peralta. Peralta finished the season with 5.5 bWAR and 3.6 fWAR, good […]
Good morning, baseball fans! As many of you may already know, San Francisco was named as one of the first four cities to be getting a Women’s Professional Baseball League team, which is really exciting! I’m looking forward to adding coverage of the new team to our regularly scheduled San Francisco Giants coverage. We are […]
After a whirlwind week that sent Colorado Rockies fans and media into a bit of a frenzy, the team announced yesterday that they are expecting to hire ‘Moneyball’ analytics guru Paul DePodesta to head up their baseball operations department. According to Mike Klis, DePodesta will be named as the President of Baseball Operations and is […]
Braves History 1928 – The Boston Braves trade National League batting champion Rogers Hornsby to the Chicago Cubs for $200,000 and players Freddie Maguire (IF), Percy Jones (P), Lou Legett (C), Socks Seibold and P Bruce Cunningham. The hard-hitting Hornsby, who posted a .387 batting average with 21 home runs for the Braves, will enjoy […]
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Meet the Mets Juan Soto and Pete Aloso won National League Silver Slugger Awards at their respective positions, while Francisco Lindor saw Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo take home the silverware at shortstop. In news that came as no surprise, the Mets tendered a qualifying offer to Edwin Díaz. The Mets claimed José Castillo, the left-handed […]
If you were a baseball fan channel-surfing during the past month, there was a decent chance you’d tune into Canadian baseball programming of some kind. Without burying the lede, the Toronto Blue Jays played in their first World Series since they were back-to-back champs in 1992-1993. Alas, Toronto could not quite get Louie Varland his […]
Everybody’s favourite baseball analyst, Buck Martinez, turns 77 today. Buck had a 17-season career as a catcher in the major leagues. 6 of those seasons were with the Blue Jays. He worked as the right-handed half of a very successful platoon pairing with Ernie Whitt. Buck was a good glove/bad bat, serving as a backup […]
When the offseason started on the night of October 2nd, many of the true sickos in Red Sox Nation began looking ahead to 2026 to figure out how to fix a roster that mustered just six runs in a three-game series against the Yankees and struck out 13 times while being shutout in an elimination […]
Welcome to the first weekend without baseball. Well, MLB baseball, at least. The Winter Leagues are up and running. And there’s Fall League, too. Actually, there’s quite a bit of baseball to watch. So welcome to the first weekend without baseball, now with baseball. Onto the links. Phillies news Ranger Suárez and Kyle Schwarber received […]
The Rajah arrives, Glenn Beckert packs his bags for San Diego, Bruce Sutter wins the Cy Young, Nomar Garciaparra* heads for Chicago, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow the various narrative paths. “Maybe I […]
Good morning, Camden Chatters. The MLB offseason is starting to take off. Yesterday marked the fifth day since the end of the World Series, which is the deadline for teams to exercise or decline options on players who have them, and the first day in which they’re allowed to sign free agents from other teams. […]
The Islanders are back in action for a hyperlocal back-to-back, with the Wild at home tonight followed by a visit to the Rangers on Saturday night to tee up a long and dreaded Western trip. The Wild are coming in on a back-to-back after losing in Raleigh last night, but we know quite well that […]
Free-agency is officially underway, and the Pittsburgh Pirates have several positions that need tuning up before the start of Spring Training. Although the team needs to address several issues, there are at least three free-agent players that could fit within the Pirates’ offseason plans. Third Baseman Eugenio Suarez The Pirates traded two-time Gold Glove winner […]
Happy Friday, everyone. It’s a fairly straightforward day on the site! Barring any breaking news, our primary piece will see Jeremy grading Jazz Chisholm Jr.‘s 30/30 campaign for our Report Cards series. It also reminded me that the Yankees insisted on dragging out the withered husk of DJ LeMahieu for far too long in 2025, […]
There was no shortage of moves for the Atlanta Braves on Thursday since the player/club option deadline arrived. In addition to those announcements, the club also announced that outfielder Michael Siani was claimed off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals. Lastly, fellow outfielder Jake Fraley was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Rays. 26-year-old […]
It happened. It finally happened. A historically slumping Fiorentina finally took some accountability and started firing those responsible. Your favorite Fiorentina podcast idiots recorded this in the smoldering rubble of the Lecce game, before Stefano Pioli had been officially relieved of duty, but the writing was already on the wall, so we discussed his and […]
San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado won his third Silver Slugger Award Thursday, making him the only Padres player to do so for the 2025 season. Jake Cronenworth was also nominated for the award as the National League Utility Player, but that went to Alec Burleson of the St. Louis Cardinals. Machado had a […]
Cubs 2025 Rule 5 Draft & Minor League Free-Agent Watch List 11/6 UPDATE : 26 Cubs MLB Rule 9 minor league 6YFA have been declared free-agents (pitchers Yency Almonte, Tom Cosgrove, Brad Deppermann, Austin Gomber, Chris Kachmar, Caleb Kilian, Zach Pop, A. J. Puckett, Tommy Romero, Joe Ross, Antonio Santos, and Mitchell Tyranski, catchers Pablo Aliendo, Ethan Hearn, Caleb Knight, Miguel Pabon, and Carlos Perez, infielders Reivaj Garcia, Corey Joyce, Nicky Lopez, Dixon Machado, Rafael Mo...