Tag: Hot Stove

NEWS The Brewers and manager Craig Counsell have agreed to a three-year contract extension through the 2023 season.   TRANSACTIONS The Orioles have signed SS Jose Iglesias to a 1…

NEWS Don Larsen famous for throwing a perfect game in the 1956 World Series has passed away at the age of 90 years old. He played 14 years in the…

I have to say this has been a much busier offseason than the last couple years and that’s good for baseball. I see the only big contracts left to come…

NEWS Yoenis Cespedes and the New York Mets have agreed on an amended contract. While he remains with the team, the settlement significantly lowers his salary from the planned $29.5…

The last couple of years the Winter Meetings have been kind of a snooze fest, but this year didn’t disappoint. Three huge signing in Strasburg, Cole and Rendon and a…

NEWS Ken Harrelson has been selected as the 2020 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting by the Baseball Hall of Fame. He has been calling…

NEWS The late, great Boston baseball-writing legend, Nick Cafardo, is the winner of the 2020 J.G. Taylor Spink Award given by the BBWAA. The Padres and D-Backs are playing a…

NEWS MLB has announced that INF Ryosuke Kikuchi (Hiroshima Carp) and RHP Shun Yamaguchi (Yomiuri Giants) are each formally available through the posting process.   TRANSACTIONS The Indians have acquired…

NEWS The Pirates have hired Derek Shelton to be their next manager. Sheldon has 15 seasons of experience as an MLB coach including being a bench coachfor the Twins the…

  NEWS The Yankees have released OF Jacoby Ellsbury even though he has 1 year/$26 million left on his contract. The Dodgers signed president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman to…