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The Houston Astros have agreed to a contract with RHP Ryan Weiss, according to Brian McTaggart of MLB.com. Weiss pitched the last two seasons in the KBO for the Hanwha Eagles. Eagles fans have nicknamed him “Daejeon Jesus”. Last season, Weiss was 16-5 with a 2.87 ERA and 1.024 WHIP for the Eagles. He made […]
Atlético de Madrid on Tuesday played at Camp Nou for the first time since April 2023 in a rescheduled fixture against FC Barcelona. This round 19 match was moved up a month in advance of these two teams participating in the Supercopa de España in Saudi Arabia next month. After extending its league record by […]
This afternoon, I said the following : “It’s pretty wild that we sit here on December 2, and the Cubs still have yet to make a single waiver claim or sign a player to a minor league deal. That’s their bread and butter, and I don’t even mean that as an insult!” The Cubs were listening, clearly: Cubs announce they signed INF Scott Kingery to a minor league contract with an invite to major league camp. — Maddie Lee (@maddie_m_lee) December 2, 2025 I guess beggars can’t be cho...
Overview (Drey Jameson’s injury and transaction page are very long for a guy who’s only played for one organization throughout his career. Any details that may have been skipped was purely intentional. I am doing my best to cover a guy who has pitched only three innings in the last two and half years and […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Cardinals fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Things are… well they are things. The Arizona Cardinals are 3-9 and staring potentially a 14-loss […]
As the offseason began, it appeared that among the St. Louis Cardinals veterans Willson Contreras would be the most likely to remain with the team during the rebuild. A new report seems to indicate that his desire to remain with the team might have changed. Katie Woo of The Athletic dropped this curious share on […]
The Tampa Bay Rays 2026 draft is starting to take shape with the announcement of the Competitive Balance picks (below) and the upcoming draft lottery to be conducted on Dec 9. Here’s where the Rays odds stand today, per mlb.com: White Sox (.370) — 27.73%Twins (.432) — 22.18%Pirates (.438) — 16.81%Orioles (.463) — 9.24%A’s (.469) […]
How Acquired The Braves signed Rolddy Munoz in the same 2017-18 international free agent class as his twin brother Roddery, giving him a $20k signing bonus – or $10k less than his brother.What Were Expectations? After spending the 2024 year mostly in Double-A, after initially being in High-A, the expectation for Munoz this year was […]
News & Rumors from around the league – The Crawfish Boil 12/2/2025 The Contemporary ballot includes players whose primary contributions were made since 1980. The eight member ballot includes: Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Carlos Delgado, Jeff Kent, Don Mattingly, Dale Murphy, Gary Sheffield and Fernando Valenzuela. A player needs 75% of the vote (12 of […]
MLB Rumors — A few days ago, free agent reliever (and rumored Cubs offseason target) Ryan Helsley signed a two-year, $28M deal with the Baltimore Orioles. Last night, Devin Williams followed suit, signing a meaty, three-year, ~$50 million deal with the Mets . We knew Helsley was a Cubs free agent target from various reports across the industry, but I can also tell you that Devil Williams was, too. I’m not sure if the Cubs were one of the “five other offers from teams with glaring needs at...
The first NET rankings of the season are our and, as expected, Purdue is among the nation’s elite teams. The hot stretch for Michigan in Las Vegas has the Wolverines at No. 1, but Purdue is currently third with a chance to take over the top spot in the next few weeks. Saturday’s game alone […]
On a depth chart full of veteran wide receivers, Kyle Williams has learned a valuable lesson throughout his rookie season. “You just always got to be ready,” Williams said. “It’s a saying, ‘Stay ready so you don’t have to get ready.’ You don’t want to wait until it is the last day or the moment. […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Once again, I am doing a repost here, largely because this walkoff home run by Willson Contreras came very, very close to me in the left-field bleachers on what was a very, very cold, rainy and long afternoon (four hours, 56 minutes of game time in a 15-inning contest). Lightly edited, here is […]
Yeah, it has come to this. We all knew this day would come. It’s just time. The Arizona Cardinals did not just lose to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday; they were eliminated from any playoff contention in the 20-17 loss. Keep in mind, the team has five games remaining. The offense is a roller […]
How Acquired The Braves took Mason Guerra in the 14th round of the 2024 MLB Draft out of Oregon State. He had previously been in the mix for a potential first round pick as a middle infielder in his high school days, but he came into the pros as a first baseman whose bat hadn’t […]
Inspiration. Last Season, Eugenio Suarez hit 49 homers, divided between two teams. This season, he will not be a Diamondback. How are the Diamondbacks going to compensate for the loss? Let’s assume that Suarez will regress to only 10% more than his 2024 total of 30 homers (2026 projected 33 homers). Currently, Blaze Alexander is […]
Maybe your first instinct when reading the title of this post will be the same as mine when first contemplating the idea of writing about the subject. Jo Adell is a young player who the Angels surely will want to keep hold of for their long-term—but, well, it isn’t quite so simple. Adell will be […]
Hunter Brown’s top-3 finish in the AL Cy Young Award voting has officially yielded it’s reward. Thanks to the Prospect Promotion Incentive (PPI), the Houston Astros will officially have the 28th pick in the MLB Amateur Draft as a reward, according to Joe Trezza of MLB.com. This pick is in addition to the Astros first […]
Back in November, rumors began to spread that New York Rangers' pending UFA Artemi Panarin might actually forego signing anywhere in the NHL after the season, and could actually head home to Russia to continue his career. But at that point, it was still a rumor emanating from Russia... We hadn't heard Panarin address it. Until now. And in an ominous statement about his NHL future, per Mollie Walker in the New York Post , the Rangers' best player refused to deny the ...
The Royals were awarded a selection after the first round of the 2026 draft, part of MLB’s program to help lower revenue clubs. The Competitive Balance rounds award extra draft picks to lower revenue clubs after the first and second rounds. As of right now, this would be the #30 pick overall, although free agent […]
Among the news items during Thanksgiving week was the allocation of the annual $50 million bonus pool for players not yet eligible for salary arbitration. Outfielder Andy Pages and pitcher Emmet Sheehan were the two Dodgers to receive bonuses under the system, which began in 2022 with the current collective bargaining agreement. All 30 MLB […]
How Acquired Cooper was an undrafted free agent signed by the Braves following the 2025 MLB Draft. What Were Expectations?After a strong collegiate career, Cooper went undrafted so while the potential is there, the expectations were not. 2025 Results In his final year at Auburn, Cooper appeared in 61 games and hit a robust .326/.431/.588 […]
It’s December now. The cold days are ahead of us, the dreary ending to the baseball season behind us. Soon, we’ll have the hot stove set aflame with rumors from the Winter Meetings, things that will occupy us for days on end. For now, we have little. Except mailbag questions! Those are always fun! On […]
‘Tis the season for trade rumors, which are more fun than free agency rumors, IMO, because they’re about more than just money. And here’s one I didn’t see coming: the Diamondbacks are reportedly open to trading all-star second baseman Ketel Marte, with the Red Sox considered to be “on the radar.” The 32-year-old Marte, who […]
Today in our Season In Review series we take a look at one of the better pitching prospects in the organization and his first taste of the big leagues. Right-handed starter Mason Barnett has a high ceiling and could be a big contributor to a future A’s playoff squad, and we finally got to see […]