NEWS Carlos Pena has retired from MLB. He had a 14 year career and was an All-Star in 2009 with the Rays. Pena is joining the MLB Network as a studio analyst. The Padres have hired former player Mark Kotsay as their hitting coach. He had a 13 year career last playing in 2013 with…
NEWS Josh Willingham has announced his retirement from the MLB. He played 11 seasons for 5 teams; Marlins, Nationals, A’s, Twins and Royals. He ended his career with 195 HR’s and 632 RBI’s and won a Silver Slugger in 2012 with the Twins. The Reds have hired Kevin Towers as their new Special Assistant of…
NEWS Tim Hudson of the Giants has said that the 2015 season could be his last season. He will be a free agent after this season. Rob Manfred was officially given a five-year term as MLB Commissioner. Manfred has served as the head of labor negotiations for 19 years since the strike of 1994. The…
Did you miss last nights show as Kelly and Josh talked about a few of the major signings and trades that have already gone done this offseason? That’s okay because you can still listen to it by clicking on the link. 9 Inning Baseball Talk (The Hot Stove) The guys talk about the head scratching…
By Josh I’ve been thinking about the offseason of Major League Baseball a lot this week. A part of me loves the offseason because of the Hot Stove. Trades, free agent signings and even just the rumors are exciting for me. However, I’ve also realized that I hate the offseason because of the trades, free…
By Josh Over the past week the rumors that Giancarlo Stanton would be signing a $300 million contract have been swirling and became official recently. A grand total of $325 million dollars over 13 years has been granted to one of the most talented young players in the game. Let me say what I always…
AWARDS NL Rookie of the Year: Jacob deGrom (Mets) AL Rookie of the Year: Jose Abreu (White Sox) NL Manager of the Year: Matt Williams (Nationals) AL Manager of the Year: Buck Showalter (Orioles) NL Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw (Dodgers) AL Cy Young: Corey Kluber (Indians) NL MVP: Clayton Kershaw (Dodgers) AL MVP: Mike Trout…
NEWS Kevin Youkilis announced he will retire. He played 10 years in MLB and was a 3 time All-Star. He is best known for the 9 years he spent with the Red Sox where he helped win 2 World Series Championships. After the World Series was over the Yankees contacted veteran outfielder Raul Ibanez about…
By Kelly: I’m beginning to think I enjoy the Hot Stove Season almost as much as I do the regular season so why not do some predictions. I pretty much stunk up my Pre-Season Predictions and Postseason Predictions so maybe third time is the charm. Max Scherzer (Yankees): Scherezer gambled on himself last year when…
By Josh: I truly enjoy the baseball season. Most of my favorite things can be found during the baseball season; favorite food: stadium hamburgers, favorite sound: a glove popping when catching a fastball, favorite type of day: warm summer day. I can even say with all honesty that once the baseball season ends I go…
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