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MacKenzie Gore: 2026 ZiPS Projections and Cubs Trade Fit

One way or another, the Chicago Cubs are expected to supplement their rotation this offseason. The question is whether that addition will come via free agency or trade. Even here in the middle of December, both markets remain ripe with options, and I tend to believe their path could be dictated by what happens elsewhere with free agents like Michael King or Alex Bregman . In any case, one of the pitchers often connected to the Cubs is Nationals starter MacKenzie Gore. So that’s who w...

News & Rumors: The Crawfish Boil 12/15/2025

The latest news and rumors for the Houston Astros and from around MLB – it’s in here! Today’s offseason Crawfish Boil for December 15, 2025: That’s a good amount of deferred money, and a conditional option that kicks in if the following happens per Ronald Blum of the AP: Los Angeles has a $6.5 million […]

Injury news: Texans lose Mario Edwards Jr.

Per Houston Texans’ head coach Demeco Ryans, stud defensive tackle Mario Edwards Jr. suffered a pectoral injury in yesterday’s victory against the Arizona Cardinals. This will be a solid test for the culture of Ryans’ defense. The “next man up”, whether that’s Naquan Jones, Junior Tafuna, Marlon Davidson or someone else, will need to hit […]

2026 Opening Day moved to March 27 for Atlanta Braves

Today’s a pretty slow day in Braves Country, as you could imagine considering that we’re about to enter that portion of the offseason where moves and transactions tend to slow down a little bit. As such, we’ve got a little bit of housekeeping to talk about — it’s a tiny bit of sad news as […]

Dan Quinn: Jayden Daniels is done for the season

Dan Quinn spoke to reporters for “Tell the Truth Monday”. It was reported that Jayden Daniels was getting shut down for the season, and Quinn confirmed those reports at the start of his presser. Quinn said that Daniels isn’t cleared for contact, and there is a short week, then another quick turnaround for the Christmas […]

2026 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List No. 19

We’re all sitting around waiting for the San Francisco Giants to make some moves. It seems they won’t, so let’s instead look at the prospects, and continue on with our Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List. We’re almost halfway through ranking the top 44 prospects in the system! The next name to come off the […]

Astros Best Path to Contention is to Spend Money

Astros general manager Dana Brown gave a very telling quote while talking with reporters in Orlando at last week’s winter meetings in his quest to improve his team’s roster.  “Most of these teams, they’re not really asking much about the young prospects right now, so there’s a chance that we may have to trade from […]

Lukewarm Stove: Murakami Mystery, Cubs Out on King? Trade Rumors, Mets, Cardinals, More

MLB RUMORS —  Munetaka Murakami, the younger, homer-happy free agent slugger from Japan with strikeout issues, has until December 22 at 4pm CT to sign with a big league team. If he doesn’t, he’ll have to head back to Japan. So … how come there are literally NO rumors about his potential interests or suitors? Even Ken Rosenthal, who still expects Murakami to land a deal before time expires next Monday, concedes that “his destination remains a mystery.” It’s pretty odd, especially now that ...

Rockies to hire Ian Levin as assistant general manager

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 […]

George Mason vs Princeton Women’s College Basketball Odds and Prediction – Dec. 20

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...

Cubs position player pitchers: Gary Gaetti

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 […]

A Father/Son Reunion: Merrill Kelly Returns to Arizona

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 […]

Edwin Díaz contract details, Dodgers payroll, draft pick loss & more

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 […]

Monday Morning Minnesota: The “For Whom The Bell Tolls” Edition

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. […]

Twins sign First Baseman Josh Bell to 1 Year Deal

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. […]

2025 Season in Review: Jacob Lopez

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 […]

Pushing Back on the PCA Second-Half Concern and Other Cubs Bullets

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 ...

REPORT: Phillies sign Adolis Garcia

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, […]

2025 Atlanta Braves Player Review: Jurickson Profar

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 […]

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