Today is the start of Cactus League play for the Dodgers, who hit the road to battle the Angels in Tempe for their first game. For 27 of the next 29 days the Dodgers will play a televised game in Arizona. The first two games are this weekend in the afternoon, and 13 of the […]
The first game of the spring for the Dodgers is finally here on Saturday afternoon, with a bus ride to Tempe to face the Angels at Diablo Stadium. Yoshinobu Yamamoto gets the start for the Cactus League lid-lifter (hat tip to Bill Plunkett), making what will be his only start before leaving next week to […]
The Dodgers on Tuesday announced the broadcast schedule for spring training, with 29 of 31 exhibition games televised by SportsNet LA, plus an extra game that serves as a tuneup for the World Baseball Classic. The Dodgers begin their spring training schedule this Saturday against the Angels in Tempe. The only two Cactus League games […]
The Dodgers open their Cactus League schedule this weekend with a pair of road games — Saturday against the Angels in Tempe, and Sunday vs. the Padres in Peoria. Shohei Ohtani will be in the lineup for each of the first two games, manager Dave Roberts told reporters on Wednesday at Camelback Ranch. Additionally, Yoshinobu […]
Down a rabbit hole of things that didn’t happen, the Red Sox apparently made several attempts to acquire Zach Neto from the Angels before pivoting and trading with the Brewers for Caleb Durbin. This was confirmed by Sean McAdam earlier this week, and from there, Tyler Milliken was asking the right question. Neto is one […]
It’s been a little over a year since the Mets claimed right-handed relief pitcher Austin Warren off waivers from the Giants, and with today being Warren’s 30th birthday, it seems like as good a time as any to take a look at what might be in store for him in 2026. Taken by the Angels […]
Earlier on Monday, we got word that the Atlanta Braves were one of three teams (alongside the Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Angels) that didn’t decide to follow the Brewers, Cardinals, Rays, Reds and Royals to MLB Media as far as their televised games are concerned. Well, now we know why the Braves didn’t join […]
The last time Shohei Ohtani was in the World Baseball Classic, he struck out his then-Angels teammate Mike Trout to give Team Japan their third title in tournament history. Three years later, fans from around the world will only get to see half of the Ohtani experience. After a 22 month absence from pitching on […]
After the mostly-promising but late-season collapse of 2022 2024 1984, the Minnesota Twins sagged to 77-85 in 1985. Things got worse in ‘86: 71-91, 6th in the AL West—21 GB the West-winning California Angels. The average draw of 15,000 per Metrodome contest—2nd-worst in AL attendance coffers—presented a lot of bad baseball for Bob Kurtz & […]
Morning everyone! Recently we’ve been hearing more and more whispers about the A’s looking to add some more certainty to the lineup. First we got the news that the front office was kicking the tires on a potential Miguel Andujar reunion, followed by a scuttled trade for future Hall of Famer Nolan Arenado. After being […]
The Mets have signed reliever Luis García to a one-year deal, according to Joel Sherman. The deal is pending a physical and is reportedly worth $1.75 million, with the right-hander able to earn $1.25 million in incentives. García, who turns 39 later this month, split last season between the Dodgers, Nationals, and Angels and pitched […]
Fifteen years ago today, Alex Anthopoulos managed to trade Vernon Wells, something that I figured was pretty much impossible. The Angels took Vernon and his rather large contract in exchange for Juan Rivera and Mike Napoli. We were: At the time of the trade, Vernon was owed about $86 million over the next four years. […]
It is Brad Fullmer’s 51st birthday. Also, 23 years ago (2002), the Blue Jays traded Brad Fullmer to the Angels for Brian Cooper. So it is a shared birthday/today in Jays’ history post. About the trade: Cooper was an RHP. He was 27 at the time. He pitched for the Angels for portions of three […]
The Tampa Bay Rays, Anaheim Angels and Cincinnati Reds have made an interesting three-team trade that has former Rangers pitcher Brock Burke going from Anaheim to Cincinnati, Chris Clark going from Anaheim to Tampa, Gavin Lux going from Cincinnati to Tampa, and Josh Lowe going from Tampa to Anaheim. From Anaheim’s perspective, this is a […]
In need of a primary second basemen and with several left handed hitting outfielders on the roster, the Rays have traded from a position of depth by sending OF Josh Lowe to the Los Angeles Angels in a three team deal, receiving back 2B Gavin Lux from the Cincinnati Reds and prospect RHP Chris Clark […]
Welcome to Tuesday guys! Yesterday evening we got word that the Athletics have named former big league pitcher Barry Enright as the organization’s new pitching coordinator: That job also comes with the title of director of pitching. While Enright has spent the past two years in the big leagues with the division-rival Los Angeles Angels, […]
I was a Nolan Arenado fan when he was a member of the Colorado Rockies and was thrilled when he was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals. It’s been difficult watching his performance decline due to injuries and age-related decline. Is it possible that a potential trade to the Los Angeles Angels could revive his […]
Unless you follow the Brewers’ minor league system, you probably haven’t heard of Coleman Crow. Crow just turned 25 but has been around the minor leagues for six years. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in the 28th round all the way back in 2019, but didn’t play a game of affiliated ball […]
Spring training is not too far in the distance with the Dodgers having their first cactus league game in seven weeks against the Angels. With plenty of star talent still available for the taking both in the open market and on the trade block, the Dodgers are playing with precious time to complete their offseason […]
Let’s just say that Daniel Descalso was no one’s favorite Cub. He was signed after the Cubs traded Tommy La Stella to the Angels for a minor leaguer who never pitched in a single game in the Cubs organization, much less in the majors. Then TLS went on to have a monster first half in […]
MLB Rumors: Kirby Yates and the Anaheim Angels have agreed to terms on a one year, $5 million deal, while fellow righty reliever Hunter Harvey and the Chicago Cubs have agreed to terms on a one year, $6 million deal, with $1.5 million in incentives, per reports. In addition — and potentially related to the […]
I fully expect the Nolan Arenado rumor mill to start churning at full blast now that it appears the Los Angeles Angels have a clear path for him to potentially join the team, but there are still so many questions. Let’s start with what we know. MLB Trade Rumors just shared word that the Angels […]
Well, if the Japanese sports front pages are to believed – take that figuratively or literally, at least in one case – infielder Kazuma Okamoto has three finalists for his services ahead of his January 4 posting expiration.
The front page of Nikkan Sports today has Kazuma Okamoto in an Angels, Padres, and Pirates hat as his posting window deadline looms. https://t.co/z1ZqcKABSd — Yakyu Cosmopolitan (@yakyucosmo) December 30, 2025
Maybe he’ll do a college decision-style video wi...
Good morning, LSB. The Rangers have officially signed reliever Chris Martin. The Angels have reached a settlement with the family of Tyler Skaggs, putting an apparent end to that saga. The Orioles might be good next year. And MLB dot com has a list of each team’s best single-game performance in 2025. That’s all for […]
The Cubs bullpen was a strength for the Cubs in 2025 but with Andrew Kittredge returning to the Baltimore Orioles, Drew Pomeranz signing with the Los Angeles Angels and Brad Keller inking a two-year deal with the Phillies, the late innings of Cubs games will look a lot different in 2026. The Cubs have been […]