Winter Meetings Sunday and Monday Recap
NEWS Jack Morris and Alan Trammell both elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame via the Modern Era Committee. They are the first living players elected by a form of…
White Sox Reloaded!
By: Mike The annual Winter Meetings concluded last week, and the team at the center of the action was, for once, my beloved Chicago White Sox. There seems to be little doubt…
Winter Meetings Thursday Recap
A very slow Thursday at the Winter Meetings as everyone was packing up and heading home. Lots of the top free agents are still available (Encarnacion, Turner, Jansen, Bautista, Trumbo,…
Winter Meetings Wednesday Recap
NEWS They announced this year’s winner of the Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting and the winner is Bill King. He was the radio voice for the…
Winter Meetings Tuesday Recap
NEWS The BBWAA passed a measure today mandating that all Hall of Fame ballots be made public starting in 2018. The Yankees announced that Derek Jeter’s number 2 will be…
Winter Meetings Sunday and Monday Recap
NEWS The 16 member Today’s Game Era Committee voted in John Schuerholz (16 votes) and Allen Bud Selig (15 votes) into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Lou Piniella came up…
Winter Meetings Thursday Recap
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…
Winter Meetings Wednesday Recap
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…
Winter Meetings Tuesday Recap
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…
Winter Meetings Sunday and Monday Recap
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.…