Although there are a handful of high-quality free agent starters available to the Cubs after they whiffed on Dylan Cease (Framber Valdez and Ranger Suarez chief among them), the majority of their rumored focus seems to fall on two guys: Michael King and Tatsuya Imai.
The former is a little bit older and often injured, but has already had significant big league success. The latter has just as much (if not more) upside and is younger, but hasn’t proven himself in the big leagues yet. He’ll ...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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The offseason is in full swing and the stove is hot. We’ve already seen a big trade with Brandon Nimmo heading from the Mets to the Rangers for Marcus Semien. We’ve already seen a huge signing with Dylan Cease landing a seven year deal with the Toronto Blue Jays. But the biggest story of this […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue
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Well, we’ve always known that the Phillies wanted to make headway in the Japanese market. Might they be aiming high? I mean, if you’re going to go high, then go to the top! Again, as we know, Jon Heyman is a mouthpiece for Scott Boras and Boras is the agent for Imai. He’s trying to […]
From The Good Phight
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Because the needs at the front of the rotation are so acute, and because the pitching market is relatively much stronger than the positional market, it seems unlikely that the Cubs will splurge on a big-name bat this offseason like Alex Bregman.
That isn’t to say the Cubs couldn’t benefit from a short-term upgrade or two on the offense, but, if you’re choosing from among the areas where the Cubs could get the most bang for their free agent buck, it’s the rotation and the bullpen first. Th...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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As we get closer to the MLB Winter Meetings, the rumor mills are kicking into high gear and that includes new interest in a St. Louis Cardinals reliever. New reports indicate that JoJo Romero is one of the favored targets for the Seattle Mariners. There’s a new update just shared today by MLB Trade Rumors. […]
From Viva El Birdos
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For the first time since 2019 – and the first wintertime event since 2017 – the Mariners are reinstating Fan Fest, a long-time fan favorite and highlight of the off-season. The two-day event will take place January 31st and February 1st and will feature player meet-and-greets, the opportunity to tour normally off-limits areas like the […]
From Lookout Landing
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Kansas City Royals fans get one more reason to count down to spring as Royals Rally returns for its fourth straight year. The event turns Kauffman Stadium into a celebration of baseball, spring energy, and up-close access to the players who will shape the season ahead. The event takes place Saturday, January 31, 2026, and […]
From Royals Review
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The boys are back in town!
From Silver Seven
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The Missouri Tigers ended the regular season with a 31-17 win over the Arkansas Razorbacks to finish 8-4 overall (4-4 SEC). Mizzou checks in at No. 25 in the latest AP Top 25 poll as they’ll look to finish the season on a high note. Now, there’s just a bowl game left to play before […]
From Rock M Nation
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Overview 2025 review It’s surprising to realize how long Kevin Ginkel has been with Arizona. This was his seventh season as a Diamondback: he’ll tie the franchise record as a pitcher next year, joining Randy Johnson and Andrew Chafin on eight. Ginkel took a few years to establish himself: his ERA across his first three […]
From AZ Snake Pit
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Yesterday, we learned that the Chicago Cubs were in the running for free agent starting pitcher Dylan Cease … right up until his total commitment approached the $200 million mark. Whether that makes you feel any better about the Cubs payroll/financial intentions this offseason is up to you, but I won’t blame the skeptics among us. Even after Bruce Levine confirmed the Cubs’ involvement in the process ( they were reportedly one of seven teams bidding on Cease ), we know talk is cheap.
But ...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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It is no secret that the first base position has been a problem for the Washington Nationals. The team thought they had solved their dilemma, at least for two years when they brought in Nathaniel Lowe. However, that move did not work out, which means the Nats are back to the drawing board at the […]
From Federal Baseball
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The Arizona Fall League wrapped up play recently, with Royals prospects helping to power the Surprise Saguaros to another AFL Championship. This was the third title in the past four years for the Saguaros, as well as their sixth consecutive championship appearance. Though success has waxed and waned in that span for the Kansas City […]
From Royals Review
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Once again, this is a repost of the game recap from this exciting walkoff homer that Michael Busch hit against the Padres. Busch, of course, had a breakout season in 2025 and hopefully will be a 30-homer man for the Cubs for several more seasons. Busch’s home run was hit just as it […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue
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As the NFL season winds down, one of the most important awards of the season is coming up, the Walter Payton Man of the Year award. This year, Kelvin Beachum was named the 2025 Arizona Cardinals Walter Payton Man of the Year. From the team: The Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award is […]
From Revenge of the Birds
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How was he acquired? Atlanta signed Joseph out of the Dominican Republic as part of their 2019 international signing class. As he signed at the age of 19, Joseph was one of the oldest players to put pen to paper in his respective class. What were the 2025 expectations? When it comes to “risk versus […]
From Talking Chop
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For a moment, let’s imagine the unimaginable. Kyle Schwarber signs with the Cincinnati Reds. Or the Boston Red Sox. Or, the nightmare of all nightmares, the New York Mets. Let’s imagine Schwarber, the NL MVP runner-up, signs somewhere other than Philadelphia. Aside from losing the leader of the clubhouse and the glue that has held […]
From The Good Phight
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While Kevin McGonigle and Max Clark tend to draw the most coverage, the Detroit Tigers have a trio of top shelf prospects looking to storm their way to the major leagues in 2026. Josue Briceño’s defensive future is as murky as McGonigle’s at this point but he destroyed High-A pitching and got a good taste […]
From Bless You Boys
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Welcome back to the 2025-26 edition of Smash or Pass, in which we examine potential free agent and trade targets to determine whether the Red Sox should pursue them and what it would take to land them. Today, we’re taking a look a player who was heavily linked to the Sox last year and seems likely […]
From Over the Monster
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When you take into account the full picture of a player, particularly in terms of expectation, it’s hard to find an individual who had a more disappointing campaign for the Yankees than Marcus Stroman in 2025. It got so bad to the point that the Yankees chose to release him to make room for deadline […]
From Pinstripe Alley
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The Kansas City Royals journey to figure out where they are going to play when their Kauffman Stadium lease expires after the 2030 season has been quite the saga. Ever since John Sherman first brought up the possibility of a downtown stadium in 2021, the steady drumbeat of stadium talks has been a reality for […]
From Royals Review
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Right-handed pitcher Bryce Elder has now spent parts of four seasons with the Atlanta Braves, and there have been quite a lot of ups and downs — with a notable amount of downs — in his career so far. Braves fans are probably pretty split when it comes to their feelings about Elder as a […]
From Talking Chop
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The next player up in our “Season in Review” series is rookie shortstop Jacob Wilson. The runner-up Rookie of the Year made a name for himself quickly in 2025. How was he acquired? Jacob Wilson was the first-round pick, sixth overall, of the 2023 MLB June Amateur Draft from Grand Canyon University (GCU) in Arizona. He played three seasons […]
From Athletics Nation
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On Monday, news broke about the San Francisco Giants that was both deeply disappointing and not particularly surprising. On Tuesday, news broke about the San Francisco Giants that was both extremely shocking and quite exciting. Monday’s news was that the Giants are not willing to spend the requisite buckeroos to make a competitive offer for […]
From McCovey Chronicles
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With the 2025 Texas Rangers season having come to an end, we shall be, over the course of the offseason, taking a look at every player who appeared in a major league game for the Texas Rangers in 2025. Today we are looking at pitcher Carl Edwards, Jr. It is always kind of fun when a […]
From Lone Star Ball
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