Marlins Seeking Controllable Pitching
The latest on the Marlins, who have already shipped Dan Haren to the Cubs… About eight teams are interested in Capps, tweets MLB.com’s Joe Frisaro. At least a dozen teams have checked in on Capps,...
View ArticleRed Sox, Cubs, Dodgers In On Carlos Carrasco
2:32pm: One executive tells Rosenthal that he does not expect a Carrasco trade (Twitter link). 2:12pm: The Dodgers are one of many to discuss Carrasco with the Tribe, tweets Jon Heyman of CBS Sports....
View ArticleCubs Attempted To Acquire Carlos Carrasco, Tyson Ross
The Cubs aimed high at the trade deadline but ultimately settled for pitchers Dan Haren and Tommy Hunter, writes Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times. According to club president Theo Epstein,...
View ArticleAL Central Notes: Dombrowski, Tribe, Samardzija
Daniel Norris‘ career as a Tiger got off a fantastic start today as the newly-acquired left-hander held the Orioles to one run in 7 1/3 innings work. Norris allowed four hits and a walk while striking...
View ArticleZwelling, Keri Examine Blue Jays’ Active Deadline
In a pair of excellent columns, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet and Jonah Keri of Grantland offer behind-the-scenes looks at the chaotic week of Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos leading up to the trade...
View ArticleHeyman’s Latest: Padres/Reds, Gausman, Cubs, Rox, Cespedes, Marlins
In his latest Inside Baseball column, Jon Heyman of CBS Sports provides a laundry list of free agent and trade-related info. He kicks off the piece with a lengthy look at the curiously passive...
View ArticleCafardo On Cherington, Indians, Lackey
The game is getting younger, but we saw plenty of older players make a difference in 2015, as Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe writes. The list of impact vets starts off with Red Sox slugger David...
View ArticleQuick Hits: Hillman, Indians, Almonte
Astros bench coach Trey Hillman has been the subject of rumors about him becoming the manager of the Yokohama BayStars in Japan, but he says he has not been in touch with them, Evan Drellich of the...
View ArticleNL Central Notes: Cubs, Cards, Reds, Brewers
As the Cubs head into the offseason, the team is expected to look at reviving many of the summer trade deadline talks that never came to fruition, Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times reports. As...
View ArticleAL East Notes: Orioles, Rays, Red Sox, Greinke
The Orioles are generally patient in the free agent market under GM Dan Duquette, writes Rich Dubroff of CSN Baltimore. Duquette’s biggest free agent signings came late in the 2013-2014 offseason when...
View ArticleAL Central Notes: Thornton, Rondon, Tribe, Tigers
Here’s the latest from around the AL Central… The Twins don’t have interest in free agent southpaw Matt Thornton, 1500 ESPN Twin Cities’ Darren Wolfson reports (Twitter link), though in a subtweet,...
View ArticleCentral Notes: Cardinals, Samardzija, Cubs, Indians
Lance Lynn’s recent Tommy John surgery has the Cardinals hunting for starting pitching. While Lynn’s injury is unfortunate, the Cardinals’ need for pitching couldn’t be better timed, given the strong...
View ArticleOlney’s Latest: Price, Greinke, Carrasco, Shark, Cubs, Heyward
ESPN’s Buster Olney begins his latest Insider-only blog post by offering his take on David Price‘s deal with the Red Sox. Olney notes that while the blame for Boston’s failure to retain Jon Lester as...
View ArticleAstros Fielding Interest In Numerous Key Players, Including George Springer
The Astros are fielding interest in several of their most enticing players, according to a report from Evan Drellich of the Houston Chronicle. That includes top young outfielder George Springer, who...
View ArticleCentral Notes: White Sox, Frazier, Cubs, Indians, Pearce
Even after adding Brett Lawrie, Alex Avila and Dioner Navarro, GM Rick Hahn wants to continue to upgrade the White Sox‘ offense, Dan Hayes of CSNChicago.com writes. “We’re pleased with the improvements...
View ArticleNL West Notes: Rockies, Cueto, Dodgers
The Rockies have made a few small moves this offseason, but they haven’t yet addressed their rotation, Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post writes. It’s unclear where the Rockies will go from here,...
View ArticleIndians Notes: Starters, Uribe, Prospects
As Trevor Bauer celebrates his 25th birthday today, here’s the latest news from Cleveland… “The calls have stopped since Christmas” on the Indians’ top four starters, Peter Gammons writes in his latest...
View ArticleIndians To Place Carlos Carrasco On DL
TODAY: Carrasco is expected to be out for four to six weeks, the club has announced. Obviously, that’s just an estimate for an injury that will require quite a bit of careful monitoring, but it seems...
View ArticleCentral Notes: Cardinals, Indians, Royals
The Cardinals’ Jhonny Peralta is nearing a return from thumb surgery, but he might not be their everyday shortstop when he comes back, reports Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The Redbirds...
View ArticleInjury Notes: ERod, d’Arnaud, Carrasco, Sano, Pennington
The Red Sox received a highly promising start from southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez last night, as Evan Drellich of the Boston Herald reports. While Rodriguez wasn’t quite up to the top velocity he showed...
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