by domara | Dec 22, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Christian Vasquez, Craig Breslow, James Shields, Manny Machado, Matt Wieters, Pablo Sandoval, Ryan Hanigan, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Will Middlebrooks
It’s been a pretty quiet offseason for the defending American League East champions so far this winter. The Baltimore Orioles, who finished the 2014 season with a 96-66 record, have done more subtracting than adding, as the team has watched Nelson Cruz and Nick...
by domara | Dec 9, 2014 | Adam LaRoche, Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Moss, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Chris Sale, Cleveland Indians, Cole Hamels, David Robertson, Jeff Samardzija, Jon Lester, Justin Masterson, Mookie Betts, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, Xander Bogearts, Yoenis Cespedes
It didn’t take long for the hot stove to turn white hot at the MLB Winter Meetings in San Diego. Amid a plethora of rumors, two significant transactions were made; one involving a trade and the other regarding a free agent signing. For the second straight...
by domara | Dec 8, 2014 | Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Cole Hamels, David Price, Ervin Santana, Jeff Samardzija, Johnny Cueto, Jon Lester, Josh Hamilton, Los Angeles Angels, Manny Ramirez, Max Scherzer, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Mookie Betts, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Rick Porcello, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
On Monday, General Managers, front office executives, and agents across baseball will convene in San Diego for the 114th annual MLB Winter Meetings. With all of the offseason baseball world in one place at one time, the Winter Meetings typically involves a ton of...
by domara | Dec 3, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Daniel Nava, David Wells, Derek Lowe, Hanley Ramirez, Jeff Samardzija, Jon Lester, Junichi Tazawa, Matt Clement, Pedro Martinez, San Francisco Giants
Right now, the Boston Red Sox appear to be in holding pattern until free agent southpaw Jon Lester makes his final decision. While Boston’s reported offer of 6 years, $130M is a strong submission, the Chicago Cubs are currently the highest bidders while the San...
by domara | Dec 2, 2014 | Bartolo Colon, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Ervin Santana, Hanley Ramirez, James Shields, Jon Lester, New York Mets, Pablo Sandoval, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners
As the Jon Lester sweepstakes heads down the home stretch, the Red Sox find themselves right in the thick of conversations involving the left-hander. Boston, along with the Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, and Seattle Mariners, are teams vying for the services of...
by domara | Nov 25, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Cole Hamels, David Ortiz, David Price, Hanley Ramirez, Jon Lester, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pablo Sandoval, San Francisco Giants, Yoenis Cespedes
After agreeing to terms with the Red Sox over the weekend, Pablo Sandoval and Hanley Ramirez were introduced to Red Sox Nation on Tuesday. In the first of two separate press conferences, Ben Cherington introduced Sandoval, and presented him with a white, number 48,...
by domara | Nov 20, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cody Kukuk, Hanley Ramirez, Jon Lester, Pablo Sandoval, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays
After spending 2 days in Boston, free agent third baseman Pablo Sandoval took off from Logan Airport on Wednesday without a contract offer from the Red Sox. While a big name free agent leaving Boston without signing or receiving an offer is atypical of the current...
by domara | Nov 18, 2014 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, David Ortiz, Jason Heyward, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Pablo Sandoval, San Francisco Giants
Free agent third baseman Pablo Sandoval landed in Boston on Monday night, ahead of his Tuesday meeting with the Boston Red Sox. It’s no secret that the 28-year old has been one of the Red Sox top free agent targets this offseason, and the fact that he’s in...
by domara | Nov 17, 2014 | Alex Rodriguez, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Giancarlo Stanton, Jon Lester, Pablo Sandoval, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Theo Epstein, Yoenis Cespedes
If I was a betting man, I’d say that we’re in for a very active week on the MLB hot stove. With the General Managers meetings now in the rear view mirror, teams can use the information they gathered last week to begin to put their offseason plans into...
by domara | Nov 14, 2014 | Adam LaRoche, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Red, Clayton Kershaw, David Ortiz, Johnny Cueto, Jon Lester, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mike Napoli, Mike Trout, Pablo Sandoval, San Francisco Giants
After being snubbed two seasons in a row, Mike Trout was finally named American League Most Valuable Player for the 2014 campaign. The 22-year old New Jersey native posted a .287/.377/.561 slash and collected 111 RBI and 36 home runs in 157 games for the Anaheim...
