I hope everyone had a great Holiday season and a Merry Christmas. With New Year right around the corner Pitchers and Catchers begin reporting February 18th. Most teams still have a lot of work. January and February is when teams add depth and many important pieces. Here’s to your team adding the player that puts…
NEWS Michael Cuddyer of the Mets has decided to retire. He has a 1 year/$12.5 million left on his contract. It is unknown if he’s walking away from the money or if he will receive some kind of buyout. Cuddyer had a 15 year career with 3 teams. He was a 2 time All-Star and…
NEWS The 2016 Winter Meetings will be held in Washington D.C. and in 2017 it will be in Orlando, FL. TRANSACTIONS The Astros have resigned LHP Tony Sipp to a 3 year/$18 million contract. The Rockies have signed 1B Mark Reynolds to a 1 year/$2.6 million contract plus incentives. The Cardinals have signed RHP…
NEWS This year’s winner of the 40th Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting is Graham McNamee. He called the World Series each year from 1923-34 and the first 4 All-Star games from 1933-36. MLB has recommended for all 30 teams to install netting out to the dugouts to prevent fans from getting…
NEWS The Mariners have hired Amanda Hopkins, the daughter of former Oakland A’s scout Ron Hopkins. She will be a fulltime amateur scout. The Marlins plan on moving fences in as much as 10 feet and alter height to as low as 5 ½ feet in some places. TRANSACTIONS The Rockies have signed a…
NEWS Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. will be the new senior Advisor to the Commissioner Rob Manfred on Youth Programs and Outreach. Armando Galarraga has retired from the MLB. He played 6 years with 4 different teams. He is most famous for his Imperfect Game. He is at the Winter Meetings interviewing for a…
NEWS The Marlins have officially name all-time HR leader Barry Bonds to be their hitting coach with Frank Menechino as the assistant hitting coach. The Padres have named Mark McGwire as their new hitting coach. He had held the same job with the Dodgers the last 3 seasons. Bob Geren is leaving the Mets to…
NEWS The White Sox have hired former MLB player Aaron Rowand to be their minor league outfield and base running instructor. Rowand had an 11 year career with 3 different teams and was an All-Star in 2007 with the Phillies. The Tigers have hired former Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon to be their manager at Triple…
AWARDS NL Rookie of the Year: Kris Bryant (Cubs) AL Rookie of the Year: Carlos Correa (Astros) NL Manager of the Year: Joe Maddon (Cubs) AL Manager of the Year: Jeff Banister (Rangers) NL Cy Young: Jake Arrieta (Cubs) AL Cy Young: Dallas Keuchel (Astros) NL MVP: Bryce Harper (Nationals) AL MVP: Josh Donaldson (Blue…
Guest post written by William Earl Robinson Jr. Another opportunity is here for Hall of Fame voters to cast their ballot for the Hall of Fame and another year is going to go by where they ignore a candidate who I think should be an easy choice for the Hall of Fame. That candidate…
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