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Coming into 2025, Bo Bichette had spent seven seasons with the Blue Jays (one of them was a Covid-shortened season). All of them were good, until 2024. He had received MVP votes in 2021, 22 and 23. He led the league in hits. Then came 2024. He went from a 4.8 bWAR in 2023 to […]
From Bluebird Banter | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
How was he acquired? Atlanta chose Bagwell out of Collinsville High School (Ga.) in the 6th round of the 2024 draft, using the 191st overall selection on the righty. As a result, Bagwell received a signing bonus of $822,500, which was significantly over-slot for his draft position, in order to keep him from his commitment […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The Clemson Tigers take on an FCS opponent, the Furman Paladins (5-5), at Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC) on Saturday, November 22, 2025. Hoping to attend this game in person? College football tickets are available on Vivid Seats . Clemson vs. Furman Tickets & How to Watch Info Tickets: Get tickets to this game on Vivid Seats Game date: Saturday, November 22, 2025 Game time: 4:30 p.m. ET Location: Clemson, South Carolina Venue: Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC) TV channel: The CW...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 1 month ago | 1 read
In a game where drops were an issue for the Chicago Bears, rookie wide receiver Luther Burden III stepped up down the stretch, hauling in a 27-yard catch ahead of the two-minute warning in the fourth quarter. It was part of a day in which Burden caught three passes for 51 yards in Chicago’s Week 10 victory against the New York Giants. It brought his season total to 16 catches (on 18 targets) for 222 yards and a touchdown. And perhaps more is on the way. Sunday’s drop totals were costly in...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
In a just-for-fun exercise at ESPN today , Jeff Passan picked one perfect offseason move for each of the 12 playoff teams plus 9 other plausibly active clubs. No overlaps or duplicates, so each club gets just one more. The one Passan picked for the Cubs, incidentally, is the one I would pick, too (well, with a little caveat to follow). It’s Japanese ace Tatsuya Imai, who will be posted soon . From ESPN : “The perfect transaction: Even with Tucker expected to leave, the Cubs still h...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
The Seattle Mariners have made their first pile move of the 2025-26 offseason, inking veteran RHP Randy Dobnak to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The 30 year old reliever has one of the more interesting pathways to the bigs you’ll find. The native Pennsylvanian is the […]
From Lookout Landing | about 1 month ago | 1 read
While it is possible, I find it unlikely that the Washington Nationals will be shopping at the top of the free agent market. However, I do think and hope that they attack the middle of the free agent market. The Royals 2023/24 offseason is always one I look at and think why can’t the Nationals […]
From Federal Baseball | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
How was he acquired? Drafted by Detroit in the 11th round of the 2023 draft out of the University of Alabama, Atlanta acquired Jarvis in a trade for Rafael Montero at the trade deadline. Expectations for 2025 Seeing as though he was acquired via trade halfway through the season, the expectations for Jarvis were relatively […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The run-around given to the media members covering the Cincinnati Reds from the front office early this offseason has pretty much dictate that the 2026 payroll is going to be just about the same as it was in 2025. That payroll changed a lot during the course of the year – they added Miguel Andujar, […]
From Red Reporter | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
Craig Breslow addressed the media on the first day of the annual GM meetings and laid out the Red Sox’ offseason wish list. What does he want? A middle-of-the-order bat and a top-of-the-rotation starter, stating that “I don’t think we’re going to spend a ton of time trying to add a No. 4, No. 5 […]
From Over the Monster | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The Arizona Fall League is already in its fifth week, and the White Sox have nine prospects in action, headlined by OF Braden Montgomery (White Sox No. 1/MLB No. 35) and LHP Hagen Smith (No. 5/No. 88). Rounding out the crew: IF Sam Antonacci (No. 11), RHP Tyler Davis, IF Ryan Galanie, RHP Carson Jacobs, […]
From South Side Sox | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
As we all know, there are some matters of concern about the extent to which the Chicago Cubs spend commensurate with revenue, market size, and brand identity. I’m not about to throw stones without at least some measure of humility. But there’s a nine-figure chasm between the Cubs’ alleged parsimony and that deployed by clubs like the Pittsburgh Pirates and Miami Marlins. Two clubs that have been the subject of grievance(s?) by the MLB Players Association for how little they actually spend...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
The other day, we wrote up a quick newser about Baseball America releasing their top prospects in the Phillies’ organization. They included a ton of extras with it as well, things like predicted lineups for five years from now, best tools and so on. Overall, the tenor of the article was one of cautious optimism. […]
From The Good Phight | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
The Royals announced they have acquired pitcher Mason Black from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for pitcher Logan Martin. Black is a 25-year-old right-hander who has made ten appearances for the Giants over the last two seasons with a 6.47 ERA in 40.1 innings. He was designated for assignment by the Giants last week. […]
From Royals Review | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
When the Green Bay Packers finally kicked off against the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday Night Football in Week 10, they were underdogs for the first time all season according to most sportsbooks. Late money came in on the Eagles, pushing the line in their favor in the hours before the game started, and the result […]
From Acme Packing Company | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
The magnitude whenever Kentucky and Louisville are playing each other on the hardwood is always palpable. But with the game between the Wildcats and Cardinals happening on Veteran’s Day, Tuesday, there’s a different magnitude with the Bluegrass Rivalry being played in just the third game of the season for both teams. Still, though, the intensity […]
From A Sea Of Blue | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Louisville Cardinals (2-0) vs. Kentucky Wildcats (2-0) Battle of the Bluegrass Game Time: 8 p.m. Location: KFC Yum Center: Louisville, Ky. Television: ESPN Announcers: Dan Shulman (play-by-play) and Jay Bilas (analysis) Officials: TBA Favorite: Louisville by 6.5 Series: Kentucky leads, 40-17 Last Meeting: Kentucky won 93-85 on Dec. 14, 2024 in Lexington Series History: Projected Starting Lineups: Louisville Kentucky Statistics: Kentucky’s Season to […]
From Card Chronicle | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
The date in the headline likely sounds familiar to you. Of course, it’s the date of The Sandberg Game, in which Ryne Sandberg burst on the national scene with a 5-for-6 performance that included game-tying home runs in the ninth AND 10th innings. The Cubs came from deficits of 7-1 and 9-3 to defeat the […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
Inspiration. This AZ Snake Pit article identified four possible acquisitions for the Diamondbacks rotation. It looked at quality start percentage, ERA+, seasons with 150 innings pitched, injury risk, and their fastball’s average velocity. Let’s look further at those four players. Which pitcher would be most worth acquiring? The last article was published on 4 August. […]
From AZ Snake Pit | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
The Derek Shelton era is underway in Minnesota and his first coaching staff is beginning to take shape as his two major pitching coaches have been selected. According to Dan Hayes of The Athletic, Pete Maki has been retained as pitching coach while LaTroy Hawkins will be brought in as bullpen coach, replacing Colby Suggs. […]
From Twinkie Town | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
You may vaguely remember that, a few years ago, there were stray rumors about the possibility the Cubs could try to trade for Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette, rather than signing one of the big shortstops available in free agency at the time. The Cubs, of course, went on to sign Dansby Swanson. A year later, there were stray rumors about whether the Cubs might try again to trade for Bichette, this time to play third base. There hasn’t been much there since, in part because Bichette had su...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
Tuesday is another night under the lights at the Kohl Center, and the Wisconsin Badgers have a chance to keep building early-season momentum against the Ball State Cardinals. Greg Gard’s squad showed flashes of what this team can become in its last few outings, and tonight’s matchup is about consistency, discipline, and depth. The Cardinals […]
From Bucky's 5th Quarter | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Sunday’s loss to the Los Angeles Rams wasn’t completely unexpected for the San Francisco 49ers, but man, was it deflating at times, given the lack of resistance from the defense. The 49ers’ defense actually generated one more pressure than the 15 against the Giants, but the back seven had a tough time holding up in […]
From Niners Nation | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
Next up in our Season in Review series is another player that got plenty of playing time in Triple-A Las Vegas before his first promotion to the big leagues. While he’d ultimately end the year with another organization, outfielder Drew Avans will always remember his time with the A’s, where he made his big league […]
From Athletics Nation | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The Wisconsin Badgers are taking on the Ball State Cardinals on Tuesday, looking to improve to 3-0 after back-to-back wins to kick off the season last week. Wisconsin opened things with a 96-64 win over Campbell last Monday at the Kohl Center, using a 29-2 run to end the game after a fairly close battle […]
From Bucky's 5th Quarter | about 1 month ago | 0 reads