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…
GOLD GLOVES American League C Salvador Perez (3rd), 1B Eric Homer (3rd), 2B Jose Altuve (1st), 3B Manny Machado (2nd), SS Alcides Escobar (1st), LF Yoenis Cespedes (1st), CF Kevin Kiermaier (1st), RF Kole Calhoun (1st), P Dallas Keuchel (2nd) National League C Yadier Molina (8th), 1B Paul Goldschmidt (2nd), 2B Dee Gordon (1st), 3B…
NEWS The Marlins have officially announced Don Mattingly as their new manager. He received a 4 year deal. Bud Black had accepted an offer from the Nationals to become their new manager but the two couldn’t reach an agreement. The Nationals reached out to Dusty Baker and they reached an agreement to a multi-year contract.…
By Kelly: This year for the first time I feel like I was ready for the season to be over so the Hot Stove season could get started. So many great free agents and as we all remember from last year there be a handful of trades that come out of nowhere. I didn’t even…
By Josh: One of my favorite things about the Hot Stove is making my predictions as to where players will sign. I don’t have any insider knowledge, just a fan making fun and logical(usually) guesses. I take information from other sites, from twitter and anywhere I can find to help with my guesses. I am…
By Josh: I love watching baseball games; eating the hamburgers, taking photos and just talking with other fans, but I like many other fans also love the offseason. For a few months we all as fans have the ability to dream about what our team could be. With the World Series over the offseason is…
NEWS Dan Plesac of MLB Network will be a guest instructor for the Phillies in Spring Training, Feb 23-27. Plesac played with the Phillies in 2002 and 2003. Josh Hamilton of the Angels will undergo right shoulder surgery. He will be out 6-8 weeks. Victor Martinez of the Tigers suffered a torn medial meniscus in…
NEWS Cuban SS Yoan Moncada is close to being declared a free agent and could be cleared to sign with a Major League club as soon as two weeks from now. The D-Backs have hired Joe Carter to be a Special Assistant to GM Dave Stewart. Carter was a 5 time All-Star and is mostly…
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