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MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: The Yankees hadn’t selected anyone in the Rule 5 Draft since 2011, until they took Cade Winquest this year. What possessed them to turn the tables and actually take a player in the Rule 5 for once? “He’s got big velocity,” assistant GM Michael Fishman said. “He has characteristics that our […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 3 months ago | 6 reads
Although the free agent relief market has been extremely active of late, the free agent starter market hasn’t really gotten going. Dylan Cease’s big deal with the Blue Jays was over two weeks ago, and none of the other big-name free agent starters have signed since ( unless you count Merrill Kelly ). Until tonight! According to multiple reports, rumored Cubs free agent target Michael King has a new home. Well, an old home, new again. Let me state that more clearly: He’s going back to...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 3 months ago | 6 reads
The Rangers dominate the first forty minutes, and almost give away the game in the next twenty, but end up with a crucial two points in a St. Louis snoozefest
From Blueshirt Banter | 3 months ago | 7 reads
Rather than setting the topic, I thought I’d just leave a link to Thomas Harding’s weekly newsletter that’s been largely overlooked in terms of our discussion here. In it, he talks with the Colorado Rockies’ new pitching coach, Alon Leichman about his coaching history and pitching at elevation. Beyond that, I leave the evening’s agenda […]
From Purple Row | 3 months ago | 3 reads
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From Blueshirt Banter | 3 months ago | 7 reads
It's become the common phrase around the NHL for teams looking to make a big splash in the trade market. There have been a few teams already said to be 'Big Game Hunting' this season, including the usual suspects like the Carolina Hurricanes and the Dallas Stars, as well as the Utah Mammoth. But now we get to add the New York Rangers to that list, courtesy of David Pagnotta. The Fourth Period insider appeared on Daily Faceoff LIVE on Thursday, and he discussed the Rangers' desire to make...
From NHL Trade Rumors | 3 months ago | 8 reads
In 2023 Gelof took the league by storm after being called up and in 2024 he regressed to being “only decent”. But his power, speed, and defense still left hope that his floor was high and his ceiling higher. But then the ground opened up and the floor deepened…2025 was, really, an unmitigated disaster from […]
From Athletics Nation | 3 months ago | 7 reads
We haven’t even made it to Christmas and Bayern Munich are already almost 10 points clear of everyone else, with a whopping goal difference of +40. Absurd. As a result, these Bundesliga roundups have been a little more intermittent. There just isn’t enough to talk about! However, the good news is that the relegation race […]
From Fear The Wall | 3 months ago | 6 reads
While the MLB Hot Stove rumor mill continues to swirl with prospective free agent signings and trade deals, the San Diego Padres continue to be mentioned frequently with regard to major trades. Multiple members of the big league roster have been suggested as trade bait to bring in needed players or shed payroll. While president […]
From Gaslamp Ball | 3 months ago | 7 reads
The Cleveland Guardians and reliever Shawn Armstrong have agreed to terms on a one year, $5.5 million deal, per reports. If the name “Shawn Armstrong” sounds familiar to you, you might be a Rangers fan. Armstrong was picked up last offseason by Texas on a one year deal for $1.125 million. The righthander ended up […]
From Lone Star Ball | 3 months ago | 3 reads
This was not an expected signing by the Chicago Cubs baseball team: Hmm, I said. This is not a player I’m familiar with, and probably, neither are you. Tyler Austin was the Yankees’ 13th round pick out of high school in Georgia in 2013. He made his MLB debut in 2016 and played parts of […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 3 months ago | 5 reads
Paul Toboni made a surprising but exciting decision yesterday when he named Ani Kilambi the new general manager of the Washington Nationals. As the GM, Kilambi will serve as the second in command to Toboni, handling more of the day-to-day aspects, including, but not limited to, waiver claims and lower-level trades. At just 31 years […]
From Federal Baseball | 3 months ago | 10 reads
Our Week 16 picks for the 2025 NFL season are in! Bleeding Green Nation staff members are here to predict the winners of every game on the schedule. We’ll tally the results along the way and see who comes out on top at the end of the season. Feel free to post your own predictions […]
From Bleeding Green Nation | 3 months ago | 9 reads
Tokyo travelogue: Street scenes in Shinjuku Tokyo travelogue: Sunday at the Imperial Palace grounds, Ueno Park and Akihabara Japan travelogue: A day trip to Kyoto Japan travelogue: Hakone and Mt. Fuji Tokyo travelogue: Tea ceremony and Tokyo Tower A Tokyo travelogue, and Tuesday at the Tokyo Dome A few thoughts about traveling to Japan to see the Cubs play
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 3 months ago | 5 reads
After a fast start with Sonny Gray being traded from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Boston Red Sox, the trade market has slowed to a crawl. There are, however, two changes to the potential trade market that could affect what the St. Louis Cardinals do with Brendan Donovan. As I shared a few days […]
From Viva El Birdos | 3 months ago | 8 reads
Try as I might, I cannot remember one game in which Carlos Hernandez pitched for the Phillies. In fact, searching for his picture in the database for this piece, I had to get real specific about what I was looking for. 2025 stats (w/ Phillies): 25 G, 25 2/3 IP, 18.7 K%, 10.6 BB%, 0.83 […]
From The Good Phight | 3 months ago | 7 reads
Dan Rafael reports that Erika Cruz, slated to rematch Amanda Serrano on January 3rd, has been pulled from the fight after turning in an “atypical VADA test result for clenbuterol.” Rafael emphasizes that the result is an “adverse finding” rather than an outright failure, “meaning it needs more analysis,” but Serrano will instead face undefeated […]
From Bad Left Hook | 3 months ago | 2 reads
The 2026 World Baseball Classic is shaping up to be another outstanding tournament, and this time around Team USA may have the pitching to go all the way. On Thursday, it was announced that Detroit Tigers’ ace Tarik Skubal will be a member of Team USA for the first time. That gives manager Mark DeRosa […]
From Bless You Boys | 3 months ago | 6 reads
MLB RUMORS — We touched on this in the latest episode of The BN Cubs Podcast (out this afternoon), but I’ll reiterate it here: The Arizona Diamondbacks are being increasingly lumped into the Alex Bregman sweepstakes of late, with Ken Rosenthal even reporting that “a scenario exists in which the Arizona Diamondbacks would both sign free-agent third baseman Alex Bregman and keep second baseman Ketel Marte.” Pretty big/juicy addition to our slate of MLB Rumors, right? Eh, maybe … let’s talk ...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 3 months ago | 0 reads
The Chicago Cubs today announced at least some of the lineup for the 10th anniversary reunion of the 2016 World Series team, which will be heading up the Cubs Convention next month. As you can see, it’s a truly loaded collection of nostalgia: Albert Almora Jr.? The tag-up! Trevor Cahill? The swing man! Chris Coghlan? Underrated! Carl Edwards Jr.? The Stringbean Slinger! Dexter Fowler? The lead-off homer! Justin Grimm? The fireman! Jason Hammel? Given him potato chips and he rock...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 3 months ago | 0 reads
The Cincinnati Reds further bolstered their bullpen on Wednesday with the signing of lefty Caleb Ferguson, who comes to the Queen City fresh off a 2025 season split between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Seattle Mariners. He fired 65.1 IP of 3.58 ERA, 3.26 FIP ball with a new and improved arsenal on the mound, and […]
From Red Reporter | 3 months ago | 1 read
The New York Giants (2-12) host the Minnesota Vikings (6-8) on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at MetLife Stadium and will look to halt an eight-game losing streak. The Vikings are averaging 20.6 points per game on offense, which ranks them 25th in the NFL. On the other side of the ball, they rank 13th, surrendering 21.9 points per contest. The Giants’ defense has been a bottom-five unit in scoring defense this season, conceding 28.3 points per game, which ranks fourth-worst in the NFL. On offense...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 3 months ago | 5 reads
There is a race for the No. 1 overall draft pick in the 2026 NFL draft with just three games remaining in the regular season and the Las Vegas Raiders are in the thick of the mix. Let’s take a closer look of where things stand: New York Giants, 1 spot, 2-12 rec0rd: Remaining schedule: […]
From Silver And Black Pride | 3 months ago | 6 reads
Before he was Cubs manager for four years, before he was a World Series hero, before he was “Grandpa Rossy,” David Ross was just another Cubs backup catcher. Well, not “just” another one. He had been signed at the recommendation of Jon Lester, who the Cubs signed to a long-term deal before 2015, as Lester […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 3 months ago | 6 reads
In the Mets’ quest to remake the bullpen after the utter disaster it was in 2024, they signed Devin Williams, former Yankees reliever who had a down season after years of excellence, looking to bring him back to his former glory. And after that signing, and their 2024 signing of Clay Holmes, another former Yankees […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 3 months ago | 5 reads