The San Francisco Giants have had an offseason that lives at the margins of the roster, signing a steady back-end starter in Adrian Houser, a fringier bounce-back play in Tyler Mahle, and OK relievers in Jason Foley and Sam Hentges. They also hired a new manager in Tony Vitello, of course, and that may well prove to be the most impactful move of the offseason.
In free agency, it’s more at the margins:
Free-agent outfielder Harrison Bader in agreement with Giants on two-year contract,...
It’s been a hard year and we’re still in January. I’ve been working on some stuff. Researching. Hitting the archives. Looking for lost media. The digital world is an interesting place. The saying was, at one point, “the internet is forever” but now we know linkrot is a plague for the internet as websites shut […]
Current New York Giants head coach John Harbaugh will forever be linked with the DMV after his long tenure as coach of the Baltimore Ravens. And those ties shone through over the weekend. Harbaugh’s first official hire as Giants head coach was bringing in former Maryland cornerback and safety Dennard Wilson to be the team’s […]
We’ve definitely hit a lull here in the offseason — one where no news is good news as you hope that players and coaches are continuing to make personal preparations for the season while hopefully avoiding pratfalls such as, oh, I don’t know, slipping on ice or something like that. As such, this is a […]
This weekend, Michael discussed the new MLB Pipeline top-100 prospects list, which largely matched the Baseball America list that had dropped a couple days earlier . Namely, the Chicago Cubs have two prospects in the top-100, Moises Ballesteros and Jaxon Wiggins. Lots of recent graduates, some trades, some stalling out, and a lack of huge breakouts from deeper in the draft or in International Free Agency over the last five years have left the Cubs’ system relatively thin on impact-caliber tale...
If I’m being honest, baseball has not been top of mind for most folks in Twins Territory the past few weeks. It was a relatively busy week for the Twins, though, with the Twins Caravan in full swing around the state and surrounding areas, TwinsFest this past weekend, and the reunion with an old friend. […]
We’re back this week with more Photos of the Week! Wrestling gets its first feature as the Tigers fell to Oklahoma State 33-3 at home on Friday. Men’s basketball faced Oklahoma on Saturday in an overtime thriller topped off with not one but two buzzer beater threes amid rumors of cancellation due to weather. Apart […]
There are three Blue Jays on Keith Law’s Top 100 Prospect list. You can likely guess who they are: Among the things Law said: ….throwing both from a very high slot that gives the fastball more riding life and more generally makes it harder for hitters to pick the ball up out of his hand. […]
Third in the series. Today we look at the Cubs’ young DH/C/1B. In previous episodes, we looked at the Cubs’ two catchers, Miguel Amaya and Carson Kelly, indulged in a little speculation, and had video of some of their exploits. As we move on to the rest of the roster, it seems reasonable to look […]
Since the start of the baseball’s amateur draft, high school players have always been eligible. Selecting a young player out of high school and offering him enough money to forego college was just one of the ways to ensure an organization secured top-notch talent. If that player agreed to a deal, which included a signing […]
Special teams has been a major area of concern the last two seasons for Mizzou, and a vocal point of frustration among the fanbase. After consecutive years of inconsistent play that cost the team in some close games, the Tigers took major steps to fix the problem by allowing Erik Link’s contract to expire and […]
Last week, even as the Cubs were signing outfielder Chas McCormick to a minor league deal, Dylan Carlson was spotted working out in Arizona with the team . Fair to wonder, then, whether the Cubs were also going to try to bring in Carlson on a minor league deal as additional depth/upside/bench competition.
Greg Zumach hears that, yes, Carlson is coming:
There was some ambiguity about whether the Cubs would sign Dylan Carlson with Chas McCormick and Justin Dean in the organization, but...
Louisville Cardinals (14-5, 4-3) at Duke Blue Devils (18-1, 7-0) Game Time: 7 p.m. Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium: Durham, N.C. Television: ESPN Announcers: Dave O’Brien (play-by-play), Cory Alexander (analysis), and Jay Williams (analysis) Favorite: Duke by 7.5 Series: Duke leads, 18-9 Last Meeting: Duke won 84-73 on Jan. 6, 2026 in Louisville Series History: Projected Starting Lineups: Louisville Duke Injury Reports: Statistics: […]
Weather update – the game will be played as scheduled. Duke’s road victory over Louisville comes with an unfortunate asterisk: the Cardinals’ best player, freshman Mikel Brown Jr., was inactive. In fact, Brown had missed all of Louisville’s ACC action before playing in their win Saturday over Virginia Tech. Brown certainly performed like a player […]
Our CPL continues on this bright and beautiful morning and the third spot in our community’s rankings goes to another left-hander in Gage Jump. The Athletics’ second round pick last year had an amazing first season in the professional ranks, starting the year in High-A before getting promoted to Double-A, where he spent the majority […]
Despite being short of numbers in both defence and attack as the end of the January transfer window looms, a Liverpool side currently in sixth place and at threat of missing out on Champions League qualification appear set not to make any moves to strengthen their squad. That doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty of rumour […]
Jake Bloss is a 24-year-old (25 in June), right-handed pitcher. We picked him up (with Joey Loperfido and Will Wagner) from the Astros, at the trade deadlin in 2024, for Yusei Kikuchi. Kikuchi made 10 starts for the Astros and had a 2.70 ERA with a 5-1 record, helping them get the Wild Card spot […]
The MacKenzie Gore trade made it abundantly clear that Paul Toboni is thinking about the long game. It is not just that Toboni traded Gore that has me thinking this. The prospect package he chose is full of high upside players that are multiple years from the MLB. Four of the five pieces in the […]
Ryan Clifford, a North Carolina native, attended high school at Leesville Road High School, a public school in Raleigh for his freshman and sophomore seasons. It quickly became apparent that he was a big fish in a small pond, as he posted a .526 with 4 home runs over 21 games in his freshman year, […]
The number six prospect, according to you, in the team’s system is another in their quest to not have a baseball drop in the outfield once it is hit the air. Unfortunately, this one may not be a starter. Dante Nori – 74Francisco Renteria – 47Gabriel Rincones – 26Matthew Fisher – 7Moises Chace – 15Cade […]
In this episode of the Royals Rundown Podcast, Jacob Milham and Jeremy “Hokius” Greco take stock of the Kansas City Royals while balancing baseball discussion with the reality of current events and the importance of community support. The hosts dive into the MLB Top 100 player and prospect lists, breaking down where key Royals stand, […]
One of the things that have always been synonymous with the long and illustrious history of the New York Yankees have been the sheer amount of cash their biggest superstars make. Since Babe Ruth was making $52,000 in 1922, numerous players in pinstripes have had the distinction of being the highest-paid player in MLB. When […]
I do have more to come but you know - snow storm . So for today - what do you expect back for CJ Abrams. They don't HAVE to trade CJ but it seems EXTREMELY unlikely that they will be competitive in the time before he becomes a FA. Are they going to be good enough to convince him to stay? Do you take that chance instead of selling him on a decently high note with a couple years of control left? The way I read the Nats management the answer is no. So what do you want back...
There is latent hope in just about every baseball prospect. Prospect, by definition, implies a good bit of promise and a lot of expectation with variability. With Arnaldo Lantigua, though, there’s an added bit of prospect pressure. Acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers, he was dealt to the Cincinnati Reds for an amount of international […]
Ben Williamson doesn’t rush; he just moves quickly. The defensive standout’s quick feet and steady hands earned him a promotion to MLB after just 689 plate appearances in the minors, despite his college career coming in the decidedly mid CAA. And he spent most of the first two-thirds of the 2025 season as the Mariners’ […]