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Which prospects did Red Sox trade to Pirates for Johan Oviedo?

To acquire right-hander Johan Oviedo (and two others) from the Pirates on Thursday night, the Red Sox traded outfield prospect Jhostynxon Garcia and pitching prospect Jesus Travieso to Pittsburgh. Garcia, who turns 23 next week, was ranked by Baseball America as Boston’s No. 6 prospect. Otherwise known as “The Password,” the native Venezuelan originally signed … Continue reading "Which prospects did Red Sox trade to Pirates for Johan Oviedo?"

Rams vs. Cardinals Best Bets, Picks and Prediction – Dec. 7

The Los Angeles Rams (9-3) visit a struggling Arizona Cardinals (3-9) squad on Sunday, December 7, 2025 at State Farm Stadium (and best bets are available). The Cardinals have lost four straight games. Sign up for Fubo to watch the NFL, live sports and entertainment without cable! Best Over/Under Bet O/U Pick: Under (48.5) Rams games have finished over 48.5 points scored five times (out of 12) this season. Six of the Cardinals’ 12 games this season have gone over 48.5 total points ...

Astros Acquire Minor League Pitcher Nico Zeglin

The Houston Astros announced that they have acquired minor league pitcher Nico Zeglin from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for $250K international bonus pool money. Zeglin, 25, last pitched in 2024. He went 7-0 with a 0.95 ERA in 25 appearances combined for the Cubs Single-A and High-A affiliates, striking out 90 batters and only […]

MLB Winter Meetings preview

Major League Baseball is on the cusp of the 2025 Winter Meetings with front office personnel, scouts, media, vendors and those seeking jobs gathering for the meeting. This year the meetings take place in Orlando, Fla. beginning Dec. 7 and closing on Dec. 10. There are multiple highlights that take place as well as the […]

Chicago Cubs Trade Pitching Prospect Nico Zeglin to the Astros

Here’s an interesting minor deal for the Chicago Cubs. They’ve sent right-handed pitching prospect Nico Zeglin to the Houston Astros … for International Free Agency Bonus Pool Space. Francys Romero reports that it’s a $250,000 chunk of pool space. You may recall that, in the IFA system, teams are hard-capped on how much they can spend. The only way to increase your bonus pool is by making a trade like this. With the current period set to close on December 15, the implication of this trade...

Pirates and Red Sox Getting Together on Five-Player Trade

The Winter Meetings don’t start until Monday, but things have definitely been heating up this week. The latest installment is a five-player trade between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Red Sox: Two others moving in the Oviedo-for-Password deal, per sources: left-hander Tyler Samaniego and catcher Adonys Guzman are going to the Red Sox. The Pirates will get one player in addition to Jhostynxon Garcia. — Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) December 5, 2025 Johan Oviedo, 27, was...

Offseason open thread: December 4

I hope everybody’s been having a lovely day. If you haven’t checked out our prompt asking y’all about which position of need you think the Braves should prioritize upgrading during the Winter Meetings, be sure to drop in and let us know what you think! The floor is now yours and here’s your random clip:

Player review: Christian Koss

2025 stats: 76 G, 191 PA, .264/.309/.368, 94 OPS+ (91 wRC+), 1.9 bWAR… 0.00 ERA I’ve always thought it’d be fun to compile an encyclopedia of all the San Francisco Giants utility infielders in the 21st century. A completely frivolous tome of all the what was his name again players that scratch together 150 to […]

Arizona Diamondbacks in talks with Pete Fairbanks

According to Nick Piecoro, the Diamondbacks have been in discussions with free-agent relief pitcher Pete Fairbanks. GM Mike Hazen has made no secret of this desire to improve the D-backs bullpen, an area which has been one in desperate need of improvement for years. Last month, I looked at the situation, and found that this […]

Mets interested in Joe Ryan, Twins like Jonah Tong

The Mets are interested in Twins ace Joe Ryan, per a report by Jon Heyman, who adds that the Twins like Mets pitching prospect Jonah Tong. Ryan had a 3.42 ERA, the best single season mark of his career, with a 3.74 FIP in 171.0 innings for the Twins this year. The 29-year-old righty has […]

Padres offseason begins slowly

Going into the official start of the Hot Stove season, the Padres still have some outstanding work to be done regarding housekeeping. President of baseball operations/general manager A.J. Preller is still a lame duck general manager and there has still not been a third base coach hired/announced.  The lack of any decision regarding Preller is […]

News & Rumors: The Crawfish Boil 12/4/2025

Just like a real crawfish boil – everything is in here. Here’s the latest on the Astros and from around the league in today’s off-season Crawfish Boil: “Alimber Santa, RHP (No. 13)After jumping on prospect radars after he dialed his fastball up to 100 mph in August 2022, Santa has settled into the mid 90s […]

‘Ronaldinho or Ronaldo would not accept living like him’ – Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski hailed as ‘a true professional’

Robert Lewandowski has been hailed as a “complete professional” by Poland boss Jan Urban who has revealed just how impressed he’s been by the Barcelona striker. The Poland ace turned 37 in August but continues to ply his trade at the very top of the game. Urban says that Lewandowski’s professionalism is impressive and is […]

BN Cubs Podcast Ep. 41: PCA Extension, Winter Meetings Expectations, Free Agent Relievers, More

Episode 41 of the Bleacher Nation Cubs Podcast is officially live! In this week’s episode, Brett and I talk about the potential hurdles for any PCA extension this offseason, the upcoming Winter Meetings (and what we want the Cubs to do), as well as the free agent starting pitcher market as a whole. We also get into Kyle Tucker’s meeting with the Blue Jays, why the Cubs aren’t expected to be involved in those talks, and the expectation that bullpen additions are still coming soon. Aft...

NFL Week 14 Game Picks

Our Week 14 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 […]

More Confirmation That the Cubs Are in on Tatsuya Imai

Although there are a handful of high-quality free agent starters available to the Cubs after they whiffed on Dylan Cease (Framber Valdez and Ranger Suarez chief among them), the majority of their rumored focus seems to fall on two guys: Michael King and Tatsuya Imai. The former is a little bit older and often injured, but has already had significant big league success. The latter has just as much (if not more) upside and is younger, but hasn’t proven himself in the big leagues yet. He’ll ...