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Two of the biggest names on the Nationals have avoided arbitration and have come to terms on deals for the 2026 season. Paul Toboni was able to avoid arbitration with both CJ Abrams and MacKenzie Gore. With their salaries confirmed for 2026, it could potentially kick start trade talks, especially for Gore. Earlier today, Andrew […]
From Federal Baseball | about 2 months ago | 8 reads
Today marks the deadline for MLB teams to come to agreements with their arb-eligible players before a hearing is scheduled in the arbitration process. Over the course of today, many players, who are in the team control portion of their careers and haven’t yet hit free agency, will come to agreements with clubs on what […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
The Texas Rangers have finalized deals with Josh Smith, Jake Burger, Josh Jung and Ezequiel Duran, their four unsigned arbitration-eligible players, according to Shawn McFarland of the DMN. No details as of yet on the amount each player will receive. The Rangers had nine arbitration-eligible players on November 21 — the deadline to tender contracts […]
From Lone Star Ball | about 2 months ago | 5 reads
There were only two Cubs who were arbitration-eligible, Justin Steele and Javier Assad, before today’s deadline for players and teams to avoid having to exchange figures for an arb hearing. The trade for Edward Cabrera adds one more player to that list. One of the three has now avoided arbitration: Steele made $6.55 million in […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | about 2 months ago | 4 reads
More than a week into the new year and about a month before major league spring training camps, now is about the time when minor league coaching staffs get finalized and/or announced. On Thursday, the Tulsa Drillers announced that Eric Wedge will return to manage the Dodgers’ Double-A affiliate in the Texas League. Wedge managed […]
From True Blue LA | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
According to MLBTR, the A’s and Shea Langeliers are in agreement on a contract for 2026 that will pay the catcher $5.25M and avoid the dreaded arbitration hearing. Langeliers was the last arbitration eligible player on the A’s, who previously have come to agreements with Austin Wynns ($1.1M), Ken Waldichuk ($825M, claimed by the Braves […]
From Athletics Nation | about 2 months ago | 7 reads
Today is the deadline for arbitration-eligible players to file their request for a 2026 salary, and for teams to file their corresponding number. If it comes to that point at the end of the day, typically the team and the player will proceed to an arbitration hearing next month, where one of those two numbers will be selected. To avoid that potentially nasty process, teams and players like to sign contracts by today for the upcoming season. For example, the Cubs have avoided arbitrat...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 2 months ago | 6 reads
Today is the day for teams and players to exchange arbitration numbers with each other, also a day where a lot of these two settle their differences. The Phillies are no different and have settled with a few players already. There are still a few outstanding cases to be settles and we’ll update them as […]
From The Good Phight | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
The last entry in this series was about Ben Zobrist, who pitched in the final game — in fact, the last inning — of the Cubs’ disastrous 2019 season. No Cubs position players pitched in the abbreviated 2020 season. And that had nothing to do with the length of the season — there were 35 […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The St. Louis Cardinals have announced the official Cardinal Caravan schedule today revealing which players will be participating and what locations they’ll be traveling to. This was just shared by the St. Louis Cardinals on social media. In case you can’t see the small print of the Cardinals share, here’s the rundown of who’s going […]
From Viva El Birdos | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
The Miami Dolphins have a chance to hire John Harbaugh, but they will face competition from the New York Giants, among others.
From Phin Phanatic | about 2 months ago | 7 reads
Coming into Thursday, January 8, 2026 there were seven teams in need of a new head coach. It is the usual cast of characters, the Arizona Cardinals, New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, New York Giants, Atlanta Falcons, and Tennessee Titans with a new name, the Baltimore Ravens. Then this morning the Miami Dolphins, a team […]
From Revenge of the Birds | about 2 months ago | 10 reads
It’s early January in Boston. Every day, or so it seems, there is the dreaded wintery of sleet/snow/rain/ice and of course wind. But over the next month there will be more and more stories about guys “in the best shape of his life” and heading to Florida for Spring Training. And as soon as those […]
From Over the Monster | about 2 months ago | 1 read
There are two sides to every trade, and, for as excited as we are to have Edward Cabrera now in the Chicago Cubs’ organization, we have to say farewell to a trio of prospects who are off to Miami: outfielder Owen Caissie, shortstop Cristian Hernández, and infielder Edgardo De Leon. On the outgoing side of the trade, Owen Caissie is obviously the headliner, and a prospect about whom opinions out there are pretty well-divided, even though everyone tends to agree on the nature of the playe...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
It’s officially 2026, and the DBacks Dispatch crew is back for the start of the year! In the first episode of the new year, hosts Brett, Gabe, and Brandon got straight to the point about what is on every fan’s mind this off-season. From the non-stop rumors about a Ketel Marte trade to some dream […]
From AZ Snake Pit | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
The Cubs were looking to bolster their starting rotation heading into next season, and they did so Wednesday, sending Owen Caissie, Cristian Hernandez and Edgardo De Leon to the Miami Marlins for a tantalizing starting pitcher: Edward Cabrera. Al covered the specifics yesterday, including the fun trade tree note that Cabrera basically closes out the […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | about 2 months ago | 4 reads
When signing a talent from a foreign league, you don’t necessarily know what to expect. You can do all the in-person scouting and do all the statistical breakdowns you want, sometimes the jump in talent from another country to the majors ends up being too much to overcome. In cases like Hideki Matsui, he was […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Diamondbacks fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. This week saw sports books chipping in with expected win totals for the 2026 baseball season, […]
From AZ Snake Pit | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
The Houston Astros will host the 14th annual Houston Winter Invitational at Daikin Park at the end of the month, from Jan. 30-Feb. 1. The tournament will feature six NCAA Division II universities, squaring off in nine games across the three days. Tickets for the tournament are now available for purchase at Astros.com/WinterInvitational. The tournament field features […]
From The Crawfish Boxes | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Season In Review continues and this morning’s subject is another reliever. Right-hander Scott McGough didn’t start the year with the A’s but he did finish the year as a member of the Athletics’ bullpen. How Was He Acquired? The 36-year-old began the season with the Arizona Diamondbacks but didn’t last long with them. After getting […]
From Athletics Nation | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
The real meat of the Chicago Cubs offseason is rolling now. No, I don’t mean the Edward Cabrera trade . Obviously I mean the minor league signings and waiver claims of reclamation relievers! ( I am making a joke here, but not a mean-spirited one! The Cabrera deal is the big move, but we always knew the Cubs were going to be doing this other smaller pitching stuff, too, and I’m glad they are. They’re really good at it! ) The Cubs made so many guaranteed deal moves in their bullpen this tim...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Today (Thursday the 8th of January) marks the deadline for arbitration-eligible MLB players and their teams to swap salary numbers for the 2026 season. For the Cincinnati Reds, that means negotiations with a full dozen of their currently rostered players need to wrapped up today lest they end up at the hands of an independent […]
From Red Reporter | about 2 months ago | 1 read
It is not a hot take to believe the Phillies should sign free agent Bo Bichette to a free agent contract. The reasons why it would be a brilliant on-field move are legion. The 27-year-old shortstop was leading the American League in hits before he went on the Injured List with a bad leg, but […]
From The Good Phight | about 2 months ago | 6 reads
Davie, Florida native Antonio Jimenez attended Archbishop McCarthy High School in Southwest Ranches, Florida, developing into a four-year letter-winner who became team captain. Over the course of his four-year varsity career with the Mavericks, the star shortstop hit a cumulative .338/.457/.466 in 91 total games with 13 doubles, 4 triples, 5 home runs, a perfect […]
From Amazin' Avenue | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Villanova (12-3) suffers its first loss in conference play, losing 76-72 to Creighton on Wednesday night. The Blue Jays scored 46 second-half points, scoring on nearly every possession. On the few possessions where an initial shot was missed, Creighton often got the offensive board. Austin Schwartz was on fire in the second half, scoring 20 […]
From VU Hoops | about 2 months ago | 0 reads