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Tom Henke turns 68 today. Seeing the age of some of these guys makes me feel older than when I think of my age. The Blue Jays got Henke as compensation for the Rangers’ signing of Jays’ free-agent Cliff Johnson. Back then, teams that signed another free agent gave up a player to the original […]
Hunter Feduccia in 2025 finally got his chance at extended major league time, but it took getting traded from the Dodgers for the opportunity. The 12th-round pick in 2018 out of LSU got one brief run with the Dodgers this April, called up for six games as Freddie Freeman finished off his early-season injured-list stint. […]
MLB Rumors: Munetaka Murakami and the Chicago White Sox have agreed to terms on a two year, $34 million contract, per multiple reports. Murakami, who turns 26 in February, is a lefthanded hitting third baseman with big time power, but who also has had major contact issues during his time in the NPB. In 69 […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Padres fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The Friar Faithful have been waiting for some good news this offseason and it finally came […]
Here’s one more from BCB reader Clark Addison. As I have noted in some previous sleuthing photos, this has to be from 2005 or 2006, one of the two seasons this century where the Cubs removed names from the back of home jerseys. The key to the year is No. 5. In 2005, that number […]
In what will be one of the most shocking moves of the offseason, the Chicago White Sox signed famed Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami to a 2-year $34 million deal. At the beginning of the offseason, many analysts expected Murakami to sign a deal north of $100 million. However, his market was much slower than expected […]
Well, how about that! The Chicago White Sox are rolling the dice on Munetaka Murakami, the 25-year-old free agent slugger from Japan who set the NPB record for most homers by a Japanese-born player in a single season (56). I’m no fan of the White Sox, but I really love this move for them. © Sam Navarro-Imagn Images White Sox Sign Munetaka Murakami For one, they’re limiting their risk quite a bit by handing him just a two-year, $34 million deal. Sure, that means they’re ca...
Good morning, folks… I regret to inform you that the pre-Christmas Rangers news landscape is pretty barren. At least David Laurila has his Sunday Notes column up at Fangraphs.
Twas the morn of Sunday, and time for links cameBut few could be found, holidays found them tameLet the heralds rest, they too should enjoy the cheerA Landing hearth to comment, let us bring cheer here In Mariners news… Around the league…
The Rangers swung big for Quinn Hughes, insiders are openly questioning untouchables, and the word “reset” is creeping closer to reality across the NHL media landscape.
If you have any interest in the history of baseball and the Yankees, you’ve probably wondered what the best Yankees team of all-time might be. However, unless someone invents a real time machine anytime soon, there’s no real way to figure that out. Even then, just dropping the 1927 Yankees into 1998 for a series […]
With the departure of Pete Alonso, the Mets have a challenge ahead of them to rebuild their offense without their longtime first baseman. One potential option for the club has a limited time frame, with Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami’s window for signing with a major league club expiring at 5pm ET on Monday, December 22. […]
Several Atlanta Falcons players have a chance to finish the 2025 season strong, which will carry ramifications fo both the team and those individual players entering the 2026 offseason. That creates a lot of intrigue for this Week 16 matchup against the Arizona Cardinals. Thus, I’m tasked with naming five, and only five, Falcons who […]
Welcome to the Game Day Thread for the games in the week of 12/21. Happy Holidays to everyone! Play safe out there! 🎄🎁🎅🎉 Games this week are: Sunday 12/21 vs New York Rangers 6pm Central on FanDuel and ESPN (oops I left this off last week’s thread!) Tuesday 12/23 at Minnesota Wild 7pm Central on ESPN+ and Hulu Saturday 12/27 at Saint Louis Blues 7pm Central on FanDuel and ESPN Go Preds!
San Diego Padres President of Baseball Operations and General Manager A.J. Preller was reportedly involved in trade talks with several teams, but to this point in the offseason nothing has come to fruition. Preller, instead, looked to the free agent market to make his most significant moves by re-signing starter Michael King and reportedly agreeing […]
The Rangers pulled off a rare third-period comeback with four goals at home, but even a win like this feels more like survival than progress.
The Arizona Cardinals are bad. They are actually bordering on awful at this point, and now they have to try and stop another valley running back product, this one who is going to be an All Pro in Bijan Robinson. This should be… interesting. Jess and I are both hopeful that we see a more […]
As it stands right now, if we’re to believe Fangraphs and their payroll estimator, the Phillies have spent about $300 million on their luxury tax payroll. If we assume that the re-signing of J.T. Realmuto is cost about $15 million in average annual value, that would vault that number to $315 million. According to the […]
On Thursday, the Tigers inked LHP Enmanuel De Jesus to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring camp that will be worth up to $1.3 million if he makes the major league roster. This continued a week of loading up on minor league pitchers in the usual and very necessary offseason process of […]
Coming into the offseason, I was excited for what I thought was going to be plenty of moves made early and often by the St. Louis Cardinals. Those expectations were met quickly with the trade of Sonny Gray, but then it has been tumbleweeds on the trade market since. With the holidays approaching, the unwritten […]
When Ha-Seong Kim joined the Braves in September, we weren’t really sure what we were getting. Kim had underwent surgery on his shoulder in 2024. He missed most of the first half of the season, only to hit the Injured List twice more with back and calf problems. All we knew was that we were […]
We do a lot of debating in the baseball world about whether “clutch” is a real thing, and, if so, the extent to which we can measure and quantify it. I won’t resolve that debate for you this morning. But I will tell you that, when it comes to QB1, clutch is ABSOLUTELY a thing, and Caleb Williams has it in spades . That throw-and-catch is going to be remembered and celebrated for a very, very long time. It’s not *quite* as good as the Caleb Williams throw, but it does still make me ...
Meet the Mets Though Jorge Polanco has very little live game experience at first base (where he is expected to play for the Mets), over two months starting in the middle of June, Polanco worked out at first base several times before games, spending time with Mariners infield coach Perry Hill and bench coach Manny […]
CBS has a doubleheader this week while FOX will show a single game to each region. If you live in the New York area, you will see: Jets at Saints early on CBS Vikings at Giants early on FOX Steelers at Lions late on CBS The Jets and the Saints are scheduled to kick off […]
The bookmakers have the New York Rangers at -119 on the moneyline, and the Nashville Predators at -101, for their game on Sunday, Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. ET. Watch the NHL on Fubo! Rangers vs. Predators Favorite, Moneyline, Total Favorite: Rangers (-119) Underdog: Predators (-101) Total: 6 Best Rangers vs. Predators Promo Codes How to Watch Rangers vs. Predators Date: Sunday, December 21, 2025 Time: 7 p.m. ET How to watch on TV: ESPN+ Location: Nashville, Tennessee Ve...