Fantasy Baseball
2016 Fantasy Baseball: Indians to Sign Mike Napoli and Rajai Davis
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
2016 Fantasy Baseball: Johnny Cueto to Sign with Giants
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
2016 Fantasy Baseball: Seattle Mariners Sign Steve Cishek
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
2016 Fantasy Baseball: Chicago Cubs Sign Jason Heyward
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
White Sox Aquire Brett Lawrie
Brett Lawrie is on the move once again. Lawrie was drafted in the first round back in the 2008 MLB ametur draft by the Milkawkee Brewers and made his debut in 2011 for his home country Toronto Blue Jays. He posted an impressive .952 OPS in his 43-game rookie season,
Washington Nationals Trade Yunel Escobar to the Los Angeles Angels
The Los Angeles Angels continued to rebuild their middle infield and their lineup when they traded reliever Trevor Gott and minor league pitcher Michael Bradley to the Washington Nationals for second baseman/shortstop Yunel Escobar. The move accompanies their previous acquisition of Andrelton Simmons to give the Angels and a new
Philadelphia Phillies Trade Ken Giles to Houston Astros
The Houston Astros were after an upgrade at closer. It was the worst kept secret in baseball over the past several weeks. They finally got their guy when they traded three players to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for young fireballer Ken Giles. In exchange, the Phillies will get pitchers
Arizona Diamondbacks Aquire Shelby Miller
The Arizona Diamondbacks are all in for 2016. After breaking the bank to sign starting pitcher Zack Greinke to a record deal worth $206.5 million in total and over $34 million annually for the next six years, the D-Backs made another high profile move in what was the first true
New York Mets trade Jon Niese to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Neil Walker
Baseball’s Winter Meetings (and the time immediately before and after it) has often been compared to Christmas. That metaphor is way too easy and doesn’t quite encapsulate the feeling. I suppose we could call it the 12 days of Christmas, but that also doesn’t quite capture it. In short, it
Chicago Cubs Trade Starlin Castro to the New York Yankees
The New York Yankees have been rather quiet this offseason, though that changed quickly Tuesday afternoon when the team agreed to acquire shortstop/second baseman Starlin Castro from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for RHP Adam Warren and shortstop Brendan Ryan. Castro, who had been with the Chicago Cubs since signing
Dodgers and Hisashi Iwakuma ink 3-year, $45M pact
In the wake of Zack Greinke signing a mega-contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Los Angeles Dodgers went out Sunday and signed free-agent starter Hisashi Iwakuma to a three-year, $45 million dollar contract. While the deal has yet to be officially announced by the ball club, it is all but
Winter Meetings: Aroldis Chapman Deal On Hold
Day-one of Major League Baseball’s annual Winter Meetings delivered a hectic day of news to say the least. Fox Sports Senior Baseball writer Ken Rosenthal tweeted early Monday morning that an apparent deal had been struck between the Dodgers and Reds that would send dominant All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman to