The Los Angeles Dodgers decision to sign left handed pitcher Scott Kazmir had a slight stench of desperation to it. As a die-hard Met fan who once saw the once-prized pitching prospect dealt for the likes of Victor Zambrano, I’d like to state right off the bat that I have no

The Los Angeles Dodgers continued the arms race in the NL West by reaching an agreement with free agent right-hander Kenta Maeda. Now, the top three teams in the division have each added two arms to their rotation (although the Dodgers technically lost Zack Greinke, so they net one extra

The New York Yankees have been uncharacteristically quiet this offseason season, though that changed quickly when they traded for the flame-throwing lefty relief pitcher, Aroldis Chapman. Soon after the trade, the Internet was set on fire for various reasons. For one, and I’ll touch on this a bit, Chapman is

Daniel Murphy had become one of the most polarizing players for the New York Mets’ fan base in recent memory. Despite being an incredibly gifted contact hitter, Murphy was essentially a positionless player who was very susceptible to the bonehead defensive play or the proverbial “brain-fart” on the bases. He

One of the four remaining notable starting pitchers is off the board after the St. Louis Cardinals agreed to sign Mike Leake to a five year, 80-million dollar deal. The Cardinals had become somewhat desperate once Lance Lynn had season ending surgery and John Lackey signed with the Cubs. Now,

The bartering of talent in Cincinnati continued when the Cincinnati Reds dealt Todd Frazier to the Chicago White Sox in a three-team deal that also included the Los Angeles Dodgers. Three team deals get really tricky and usually what happens is one of the teams shoehorns themselves in when their

Most watercooler discussion surrounding the Cleveland Indians’ offseason has mainly focused on them being the seemingly ideal landing spot for the Chicago’s Jorge Soler. The Cubs decision to sign Jason Heyward has made the young prospect expendable and it appears that all Chicago has left to accomplish this offseason is possibly

The San Francisco Giants are beginning to look like a very scary team. Aside from the trivial fear of knowing that it’s an even-number year and the Giants took home World Series titles in 2010, 2012, and 2014, the ballclub had only a few gaping holes in 2015 and the

Jerry Dipoto began tying up loose ends when they signed Steve Cishek to become their closer. He will earn a base salary of 10 million dollars over the next two years with the possibility of earning an additional 3.5 million in incentives. The Mariners have already indicated that Cishek will

The Chicago Cubs nabbed arguably the biggest name on the free agent board when they signed Jason Heyward to an eight year 184 million dollar contract. Naturally, like with the John Lackey signing, the Cubs simultaneously get stronger and weaken their division rivals at the same time. Like most modern