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Running a baseball team is very much so a numbers game, and even the most successful of organizations will miss on a few acquisitions throughout the course of the year, particularly those on the fringes of your 40-man roster, short-term replacements who might evolve into something bigger. For the Dodgers in 2025, one of these […]
From True Blue LA | 3 months ago | 5 reads
1969 The White Sox dealt their star lefthander Gary Peters and catcher Don Pavletich to the Red Sox for Syd O’Brien and Billy Farmer. (Farmer retired instead of reporting, so as compensation Chicago received Gerry “Wheat Germ Kid” Janeski in early March 1970.) Peters would win 33 games over the next three seasons. Janeski won 10 games in 1970, then was shipped to […]
From South Side Sox | 3 months ago | 12 reads
Eric Garcia raised a few smiles with his post-match comments after Barcelona’s win over Osasuna in La Liga on Saturday. Two goals from Raphinha secured all three points for the Catalan giants and moved then seven points clear at the top of the table ahead of Real Madrid’s game against Alaves on Sunday. Pedri also […]
From Barca Blaugranes | 3 months ago | 3 reads
The Los Angeles Rams rebounded from a loss to the Panthers to blowout the Arizona Cardinals and head into their Week 15 matchup against the Lions in first place. Not just in the division, but in the entire NFC playoffs. Over 96% of Rams fans voted this week that they are confident in the direction […]
From Turf Show Times | 3 months ago | 4 reads
MLB Rumors: Kenley Jansen and the Detroit Tigers have agreed to terms on a one year deal with a club option, per multiple reports. The 38 year old Jansen spent the 2025 season with the Anaheim Angels on a one year, $10 million deal. He put up a 2.59 ERA, albeit with a 3.98 FIP […]
From Lone Star Ball | 3 months ago | 13 reads
The relief market continues to move quickly after the Winter Meetings, with Kenley Jansen the latest free agent to come off the board. According to multiple reports, the 38-year-old is signing a one-year deal with the Detroit Tigers, who already signed Kyle Finnegan earlier this month . His salary has not yet been reported, but I’ll update right here as soon as it is. In the meantime, let’s talk about the deal (which also includes a club option for 2027, per Mark Feinsand ). Kenley J...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 3 months ago | 6 reads
First and foremost, congratulations to Dick van Dyke who is celebrating his 100th birthday today! Even Jamie Moyer seems young by comparison. While van Dyke headlines the main news, the odd signing of Jorge Polanco by the Mets is the biggest story in today’s baseball newsroom. Crowded House: Mets Infield On the surface, the past […]
From Athletics Nation | 3 months ago | 5 reads
Now that the 2025 Major League Baseball season is well behind us, and the sting from the Detroit Tigers’ final-game marathon against the Seattle Mariners has begun to subside, I thought it would be a fine idea to look back at some Tigers statistics from, as the saying goes, a “thirty-thousand-feet-up view.” Stats are from […]
From Bless You Boys | 3 months ago | 7 reads
There are times where I have to wait until the last minute possible to write up the winner, because it is not clear who it is going to be. This was not one of those times. The victor always seemed likely, though I do have to feel for Brandon Pfaadt, whose “incomplete game shutout” would […]
From AZ Snake Pit | 3 months ago | 6 reads
One of the more interesting things around baseball in 2025 is the disconnect between how the Yankees are viewed by the professional analyst class and the more general population. The former sees them as more or less a perpetual motion machine, churning out quality teams year after year even as they don’t spend what they […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 3 months ago | 7 reads
It’s time for a rarity: a weekend adventure into the 2026 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List! Yes, our quest to rank the top 44 prospects in the San Francisco Giants organization is clocking in for work on a Saturday, because … well … because I never got around to it on Friday. So here […]
From McCovey Chronicles | 3 months ago | 10 reads
Rutgers Basketball Fans, it’s GameDay! The Scarlet Knights are taking the short trip up to Newark to play rival Seton Hall in the Garden State Hardwood Classic. Rutgers is coming into this game after two lopsided losses against ranked teams, Purdue and Michigan. Seton Hall, on the other hand, is coming into this game riding […]
From On the Banks | 3 months ago | 3 reads
The Mets and Padres have discussed several players in trade talks, per a report from Will Sammon and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, who note that no specific trades are imminent or guaranteed to happen. But the Padres have talked about Nick Pivetta, Ramón Laureano, Mason Miller, Adrian Morejon, and Jeremiah Estrada in the talks […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 3 months ago | 3 reads
The Mets made their first move after the Winter Meetings exodus of Pete Alonso and Edwin Díaz, signing veteran Jorge Polanco to a two-year, $40 million contract this afternoon. Polanco is an interesting signing for a myriad of reasons. The switch-hitting veteran, who will turn 33 during the 2026 campaign, has been a steady presence […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 3 months ago | 15 reads
Joey Wentz might be the most interesting man on the roster going into 2026 Spring Training. Well, that’s not really true. It’s probably the new free agent acquisitions. But, with a Braves rotation returning from injury, and a potential cure for his location worries accounted for, he could put himself right in the mix as […]
From Talking Chop | 3 months ago | 6 reads
Good tidings to all! Hosanna in excelsis in more ways than one maybe! We are in the full swing of both the offseason and Christmas season! So why not get even more in the spirit by baking a delightful batch of Christmas cookies? And these cookies aren’t just any old sugar cookies—these are the Red […]
From Over the Monster | 3 months ago | 5 reads
It is no secret that the Washington Nationals need bullpen help. The Nats 5.59 bullpen ERA was comfortably the worst in baseball. However, most of the top free agent relievers have already found new homes. To improve the bullpen, Paul Toboni is going to have to find diamonds in the rough rather than signing proven […]
From Federal Baseball | 3 months ago | 6 reads
The kids are collectively old enough now that it’s been a minute since I had to clean up a massive puke. I guess they just wanted to make sure I wasn’t rusty … On the one hand – fan attachment, mostly – I can understand why there is so much concern and frustration in New York about the Mets failing to re-sign Pete Alonso and Edwin Diaz, and trading away Brandon Nimmo. They were at the heart of the team for a long time, and bringing in Marcus Semien and Jorge Polanco is not going to feel...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 3 months ago | 11 reads
The New York Mets have responded to a relative exodus of name players by adding one of the better lesser-known players from the other coast. Infielder Jorge Polanco is headed to New York: Jorge Polanco and the New York Mets are in agreement on a deal, league sources tell The Athletic. — Will Sammon (@WillSammon) December 13, 2025 Polanco, 32, is a switch-hitter capable of playing at any infield spot, and hit .265/.326/.495/132 wRC+ this past season with the Mariners (.263/...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 3 months ago | 6 reads
The Winter Meetings are over as teams have made their long treks back home, or in the Rays case, a brief drive down I-4 back to Tampa Bay. It was a busy few days for the Rays, even if they only added one player to their projected Opening Day roster. Let’s break down what happened: […]
From DRaysBay | 3 months ago | 7 reads
Luken Baker spent four days on the Dodgers’ 40-man roster in August and played the final two months of the season in Triple-A Oklahoma City. Position player depth was an issue for the Dodgers in 2025, and at times they grabbed some players as they became available, in hopes of a potential contribution. Some players […]
From True Blue LA | 3 months ago | 7 reads
There’s something often prized above star power in baseball. It lies at the heart of the sport’s superstitions. It’s what a hitter aims for while drilling their swing, and what a pitcher practices with each wind-up. At the end of a lengthy 162-game regular season, it also tends to determine a player or team’s statistical […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 3 months ago | 5 reads
This is another photo from BCB reader Clark Addison. As you know, Mark Prior suffered two serious injuries that eventually ended his MLB career. The first one was a collision on the basepaths with Marcus Giles of the Braves. That happened in the bottom of the second inning July 11, 2003, after Prior had walked. […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 3 months ago | 8 reads
I’ve been looking around the majors at players rumored to be on the trade block this offseason and determining if they would be an ideal fit for the Phillies. Today, I will look at Cleveland Guardians outfielder Steven Kwan. The background Drafted in the fifth round of the 2018 draft, Kwan quickly rose through the […]
From The Good Phight | 3 months ago | 8 reads
Meet the Mets Edwin Díaz and Pete Alonso were introduced by their respective new teams and spoke about their time with the Mets and their decisions to leave. While providing a bunch of MLB notes, The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal noted that the Mets may need to trade some prospects to make the necessary additions to […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 3 months ago | 4 reads