Latest On Braves’ Third Base Plans The Braves are unlikely to “aggressively” pursue a Nolan Arenado trade as long as incumbent starter Josh Donaldson remains on the market, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reported on Saturday citing unnamed sources (link). Yesterday, our own Steve Adams explored in detail the many obstacles impeding a potential Atlanta-Arenado…
DetailsQuick Hits: Shaw, Red Sox, Flexibility, Indians Alex Speier of The Boston Globe noted on Saturday that the Red Sox were interested in bringing back Travis Shaw before the third baseman signed a one-year, $4MM deal with the Jays. Boston wasn’t prepared to make Shaw an offer without first moving salary via trade, so the corner infielder…
DetailsDodgers Release JT Chargois The Dodgers have released right-handed pitcher JT Chargois in order to facilitate his signing with a team in Japan’s NPB, according to Jorge Castillo of the Los Angeles Times. The identity of that team is not yet known. More to come. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/12/dodgers-release-jt-chargois.html
DetailsMarlins To Sign Corey Dickerson The Marlins are finalizing a two-year deal with free-agent outfielder Corey Dickerson, according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network. The financial details aren’t yet known. More to come. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/12/marlins-to-sign-corey-dickerson.html
DetailsQuick Hits: NC Dinos, Rucinski, Royals, Orioles, Holt The NC Dinos of the Korean Baseball Organization have brought back pitcher Drew Rucinski on a one-year, $1MM deal with a $200K signing bonus, per Dan Kurtz of myKBO.net (via Twitter). The team also announced the deal on their twitter account. Rucinski, who turns 31 on Monday,…
DetailsOutfield Market Notes: Akiyama, Puig, Dickerson Potential Japanese import Shogo Akiyama, 31, remains a popular target on the free agent market. Yesterday’s reports affirmed the Reds and Padres atop the list of pursuers. The long-time Seibu Lions centerfielder is said to have 3-year offers on the table, per MLB Network Insider Jon Heyman (via Twitter).…
DetailsPrinting fingerprints For most printed material, the method of printing is the means to the end. As long as the result looks good it doesn’t really matter how things were actually printed. Heck, from a printing point of view, noticing how something was printed is arguably a production failure since the standard processes are intended…
DetailsThe evidence Yoenis Cespedes could make Mets comeback valuable Yoenis Cespedes retained more self-confidence than salary for next year. Speaking recently on MLB Network Radio, Eduardo Perez revealed that Cespedes had predicted in a conversation that he would hit 40 homers in 2020 and perhaps even match his uniform number — 52. Cespedes had zero…
DetailsBlue Jays Sign Shun Yamaguchi TODAY: The Blue Jays’ deal with Yamaguchi is official. They’ve signed the right-hander to a two-year, $6.35MM deal, per Scott Mitchell of TSN Sports (via Twitter). 3:35pm: There’s a deal in place, per Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca (via Twitter). 2:59pm: The Blue Jays appear to be pressing hard to add Japanese hurler…
DetailsBlue Jays Notes: Ryu, Boras, Shapiro The Blue Jays have remade their pitching staff this winter with the additions of Hyun-Jin Ryu, Tanner Roark, Chase Anderson and Shun Yamaguchi. Along with the return on Matt Shoemaker and the development of Anthony Kay, Trent Thornton, Ryan Borucki and Nate Pearson, the Blue Jays have plenty of…
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