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The Colorado Rockies announced the hire of Ian Levin on Monday afternoon as an assistant general manager under Paul DePodesta and Josh Byrnes. Levin spent nearly 20 years of his professional career with the New York Mets organization. He first joined the Mets in 2005 as a media relations intern and later a baseball operations […]
Jonathan Gannon. If there was any one game that signaled to the world the 2023 Philadelphia Eagles were in the midst of a collapse the likes of which few NFL teams had ever seen, it was Week 17 against the Arizona Cardinals at Lincoln Financial Field. The Cards limped into Philly with a 3-12 record […]
The Princeton Tigers (10-1) will attempt to build on an eight-game win streak when they hit the road to take on the George Mason Patriots (6-5) on December 20, 2025 at EagleBank Arena. George Mason vs. Princeton NCAA Game Info Date: Saturday, December 20, 2025 Time: 1 p.m. ET TV: ESPN+ Where: Fairfax, Virginia Venue: EagleBank Arena Last Game For Each Team George Mason fell to Liberty 74-73 in its last game. Maliyah Johnson led the way with 25 points, seven rebounds and fou...
Eight years have passed since the last Cubs position player to pitch, Doug Dascenzo, who pitched in four games for the team covering five innings. There was great hope for the 1999 Cubs entering the season. And, in fact, the team started out well. After defeating the Diamondbacks June 8, they were 32-23 and just […]
The Mets bolstered their outfield depth and defense today by adding outfielder Cristian Pache to a minor league contract. Pache, who last played in the majors in 2024, has played for the Braves, Athletics, Phillies, Orioles, and Marlins. The contract also includes an invitation to major league spring training. Pache is a defensive specialist with […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks have officially reunited with a key part of their rotation, agreeing to a two-year, $40 million contract with right-hander Merrill Kelly. It was a move many were hoping for this off-season, bringing The Mainstay back to the desert where he and his family live. The deal likely keeps him in a D-backs […]
The Dodgers finalized their contract for closer Edwin Díaz on Friday, signing the veteran closer for three years and $69 million. At $23 million per year, Díaz has the largest reliever contract by average annual value in baseball history, breaking his own record. Much like several Dodgers contracts in recent years, Díaz has deferred money […]
Time to get the bell-related puns out of the way, as the Twins made their first major-league move of the offseason by signing Josh Bell. Other than that, the winter meetings went by without too much fanfare, with the Twins making a selection in the Rule 5 draft, only to promptly trade that pick away. […]
According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, The Twins have agreed to a deal with first baseman Josh Bell for one year with a mutual option for 2027. Due to mutual options never getting picked up, it’s a de facto single season contract with a buyout allowing the Twins to spread the money over two seasons. […]
Next up in our look back at the A’s players in 2025, we turn back to the rotation and look at the year with Jacob Lopez. Will 2026 be his year to break permanently into the starting rotation? How was he acquired? Jacob Lopez was originally drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 26th […]
Good morning and Happy Monday. Brett is still out sick, so you’ve got me for your Cubs coverage today. If you haven’t yet made your way to my META post , please do! We’ve got two new Bulls writers to welcome and some new features being rolled out on the Bears category page! Separately, I am extremely sad to hear of Rob Reiner’s tragic death this weekend. His run as a director from 1984-1992 is legendary (This is Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally, Misery, A ...
With the Phillies in need of multiple outfielders for next season, they have reportedly come to terms with free agent Adolis Garcia, formerly of the Texas Rangers. The Cuban-born Garcia got a late start in MLB, playing his rookie season at age 28 in 2021. But he quickly acclimated, making the All-Star team that year, […]
The era of free agency in Major League Baseball began in full in 1976, which came after a December 1975 decision from arbitrator Peter Seitz in favor of players Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally, effectively ending the “reserve clause” that had been the law of the land for decades. However, many point to something that […]
The Braves didn’t make many notable changes to their roster between 2024 and 2025 — what they changed was largely under the hood, so to speak, with some pretty awful results. That said, the one guy they did add, Jurickson Profar, could’ve been read as a portent of those under-the-hood changes. Profar was suspended for […]
With the 2025 Texas Rangers season having come to an end, we shall be, over the course of the offseason, taking a look at every player who appeared in a major league game for the Texas Rangers in 2025. Today we are looking at Josh Jung. There is a level of irony in the fact that […]
The Texas Rangers let Adolis Garcia go after a steep decline the last two years, but the 32-year-old outfielder found a healthy big league contract available to him. The Philadelphia Phillies are betting relatively big on a Garcia bounce-back: BREAKING: Cuban OF Adolis García and the Philadelphia Phillies are finalizing a one-year, $10 million contract, pending a physical, per sources. Adolis will look to contribute on a contending team and return to his 2023 offensive production, wh...
It is Jimmy Rollins’ fifth time on the ballot. He got 18.0% last year, so he’s moved up a bit from his 9.4% the first time. But he’s not moving up quickly enough to make it. Rollins played 17 seasons, 15 of them with the Phillies. He hit .264/.324/.418 with 231 home runs and 470 […]
MLB Rumors: Adolis Garcia and the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to terms on a one year, $10 million deal, per Francys Romero. Garcia, who turns 33 in March, was non-tendered by the Texas Rangers in November after his second straight disappointing offensive season in 2025. Garcia was a huge part of the Rangers’ 2023 World […]
There’s a presumption that this offseason is far from finished for the Cincinnati Reds. Though they were rendered second fiddle (at best) in their pusuit of slugger Kyle Schwarber and have so far not managed to land any other impact bats via trade, their seemingly genuine efforts to acquire some legitimate bats shows they know […]
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When looking back on the 2025 season of Michael Conforto with hindsight, one realizes that the Dodgers were using Conforto to answer a question that was quickly rendered moot: what do the Dodgers do if Teoscar Hernandez decides to sign with Toronto or elsewhere? Unlike the 2021-signing of Trevor Bauer or the 2025-signings of Tanner […]
Julio Rodríguez has time to kill (more fly balls). Julio is one of the 10 best defensive centerfielders in MLB. He finished seventh in 2025 with 11 OAA; he’s second since his debut with 38 OAA. It’s the skill that separates him as one of the best young players in history. How long can he […]
Cubs 2025 International Free-Agent Class IFA SIGNED BY CUBS IN 2025 ISP : last updated 12-14-2025 * bats or throws left # bats both SIGNED 12/14 : Johan Gomez , C (age 18 - 5'9 186) - VENEZUELA Esmerbin Guerrero , P (age 18 - 6'0 170) - COMINICAN REPUBLIC * Fenuel James , P (age 22 - 5'10 172) - COLOMBIA Ruben Torres , P (age 18 - 5'11 149) - VENEZUELA SIGNED 11/10 : * Juan de Jesus , OF (age 17 - 6'3 175) - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC # Dylan Guzman...
He was good. Then he was disappointing. Then he got hurt. One could also say that Alvarado’s injury was a major inflection point for the 2025 Phillies season and not really in the good way. 2025 stats 28 G, 26 IP, 7 SV, 28.1 K%, 6.1 BB%, 1.38 HR/9, 3.81 ERA (3.60 FIP), 0.3 fWAR […]
The Royals are making moves, and this episode breaks down what they really mean. Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco are joined by Thomas Nestico (TJ Stats) to analyze one of the most surprising trades of the offseason, as the Kansas City Royals strike a deal with the Milwaukee Brewers that could quietly pay dividends. The […]