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Former Cub and Ray Christopher Morel is now a Marlin, sources reveal. It sucks about Devin Williams, who would surely have been a fine Cub. Also revealed: several MLB players have signed with teams that aren’t the Dodgers. Dennis Franz still wants to know “What is a Met?” Insiders predict that the Dodgers plan to […]
Good morning, baseball fans! Last weekend, we watched all of the San Francisco Giants walk-offs of the 2025 season. Today, we’re going to keep that fun going with a video from the Giants’ social media team with every cooler shower celebration. Because half of the fun of a walk-off win is watching the hero/culprit get […]
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. Next up, a controversial, Number Two starting pitcher who is known for acting out. Who is he and where […]
The NHL has a player freeze period during Christmas where teams cannot make moves during the holiday. Seems like a good deal for the players where they don’t have to worry about their holiday being upset by a trade or release happening. Something for the players to think about during CBA negotiations, though one wonders […]
Happy Saturday one and all. The Arizona Cardinals take on the Houston Texans on Sunday, but before that we need to take a look back at the debacle of the Arizona Cardinals loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Was there anything to take away from the game that was a positive? What is happening on […]
How likely is a prospect to go from an unknown non-prospect to a top prospect in one season? Rainiel Rodriguez went from unranked by Fangraphs to hitting the Top 100 prospect list last year. That’s a little unfair though because Rodriguez was a relatively unheralded international signing that only had one professional season under his […]
Commanders fan confidence I’ll be honest, following the brutal 0-31 shutout loss to the Vikings this past Sunday, I expected fan confidence expressed in our Reacts survey of Hogs Haven readers to collapse to single digits. It didn’t. Instead, roughly 1 in 3 respondents to our survey continue to express confidence in the direction of […]
The offseason slosh continues, as the Winter Meetings fade and we approach the holidays with plenty of big fish still in the sea. It’s not quite the frozen wasteland offseasons of the recent past like when Manny Machado and Bryce Harper were free agents, but its been the first slow burn we’ve seen in a […]
The Seton Hall Pirates (9-1) will try to build on a three-game winning streak when they host the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-5) on December 13, 2025 at Prudential Center. In its previous game, Seton Hall beat Kansas State on Saturday, 78-67. A.J. Staton-McCray scored a team-high 16 points (and contributed four assists and five boards). On Saturday, in its last game, Rutgers fell to Michigan 101-60. With 13 points, Harun Zrno was its top scorer. When is Seton Hall vs. Rutgers and when does i...
On Saturday at 7 p.m. ET, the New York Rangers will play the Montreal Canadiens at Madison Square Garden. If you’re considering making a wager, we have best bets ideas in this article. Best Rangers vs. Canadiens Prop Bets Player & Team Odds to Score a Goal Goals & Games Played Cole Caufield, Canadiens +170 17 G in 30 GP Artemi Panarin, Rangers +170 10 G in 32 GP Mika Zibanejad, Rangers +195 11 G in 32 GP Nick Suzuki, Canadiens +210 8 ...
Another reliever is off the table as the Mets continue to struggle to reinforce their bullpen. Just days after Edwin Díaz signed with the Dodgers and Robert Suarez signed with the Braves, former Met and rumored target Tyler Rogers signed a three-year, $37 million deal, with a vesting fourth year option that would kick the […]
Louisville Cardinals (8-1) vs. Memphis Tigers (4-4) Game Time: 3:30 p.m. Location: KFC Yum Center: Louisville, Ky. Television: ESPN Announcers: Wes Durham (play-by-play) and Cory Alexander(analysis) Officials: TBA Favorite: Louisville by 15.5 Series: Louisville leads, 54-36 Last Meeting: Louisville won 81-72 on Dec. 16, 2017 at the Gotham Classic in Brooklyn, NY Series History: Projected Starting Lineups: Louisville Memphis Statistics: Relevant Videos: Memphis […]
The Texas Rangers have agreed to one year contracts with righthanded reliever Alexis Diaz and lefthanded reliever Tyler Alexander, per reports. This news broke literally as I hit publish on the post regarding the Rangers agreeing to a deal with Danny Jansen. No financial terms on the deals with the pitchers, which I assume are […]
The Texas Rangers and free agent catcher Danny Jansen are in agreement on a two year, $14.5 million deal, per multiple reports. Catcher was the one remaining spot among the position player group that the Rangers needed to address, and the 30 year old Jansen gives the team someone who can share the catching responsibilities […]
It’s no secret that the importance of starting pitching has been in decline for some time. There was a point where throwing two hundred innings in a season was a reasonable mark to aim for in a team’s rotation. But those pitchers are now a severely endangered species. Barely a decade ago, in 2014, thirty-four […]
Earlier this week, it was revealed that longtime Red Sox pitching prospect Bryan Mata was taking his talents to Japan. Though terms have not yet been disclosed, it appears as though the 26-year-old right-hander is signing with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball. Originally signed by the Red Sox for $25,000 as an international … Continue reading "Longtime Red Sox pitching prospect Bryan Mata taking talents to Japan, signing with NPB’s Yomiuri Giants"
The Jays have made their big move on the relief market, signing Tyler Rogers to a three year, $37m deal with a $11m vesting option for 2029. It’s the largest reliever contract the current front office has handed out. Rogers, who turns 35 on Wednesday, is atypical for a shutdown reliever. He’s a true submariner, […]
2026 is the Mariners’ 50th season, and the team is holding a live vote for the 50 “greatest” Mariners that you can go participate in right now. Ryan Blake posted his 50 greatest, as chosen by him, and Zach Mason created an absolutely devilish 50 greatest Mariner left fielders list, a position that has long […]
The San Francisco Giants have had a frugal offseason to this point, with plenty of reports and rumors that frugality will be a central theme over the next few days, weeks, and months. And now we have perhaps the most painful example of it yet, as the team did not sign the one player that […]
The Blue Jays have traded minor league left hander Johan Simon to the Detroit Tigers for righty reliever Chase Lee. The move clears a spot on Detroit’s 40 man roster for newly signed closer Kyle Finnegan. For the Jays, Lee takes the final spot on the roster. He has two options left, so his role […]
2025 stats: 150 G, 617 PA, .266 / .327 / .407, 107 wRC+, .141 ISO, .291 BABIP, 7.6 BB%, 11.5 K%, 2.4 fWAR Remember April? Remember how great the Giants were — the kind of great that got people ridiculously excited, that caused young men to see visions and old men to dream dreams and […]
The MLB offseason is always overflowing with rumors and ideas, major national voices saying where players could sign or who could be traded. It makes for a lot of fun in the winter keeping the hot stove burning. In keeping with this tradition, here are 5 bold moves the Astros could make this offseason that […]
The Tigers have been stocking up on minor league pitchers over the last few days. On Friday afternoon, they made a trade as well, sending side arm specialist Chase Lee to the Toronto Blue Jays. In return, they got left-hander Johan Simon. The move clears a 40-man roster spot for reliever Kyle Finnegan, and adds […]
The Chicago White Sox have claimed 28-year-old lefthander Ryan Rolison, a day after the Atlanta Braves DFA’d him to make room for Robert Suarez. Rolison was selected in the first round of the 2018 draft by the Colorado Rockies, which just has to be the most extreme sort of “good news/bad news” call a pitcher […]
Cubs 2026 Rule 5 Draft & Minor League Free-Agent Watch List 12/12 UPDATE : The Cubs signed free-agent RHRP Collin Snider to a 2026 minor league contract. If he were to be selected to the MLB 40-man roster at some point in 2026, Snider is out of minor league options and he has the right to elect free-agency if he is subsequently outrighted back to minors. 12/11 UPDATE : The Cubs released LHRP Burl Carraway and RHRP Wil Jensen, a day after they went unselected in the AAA Phase of the 20...