Phillies fill outfield hole with Kepler but still have work to do originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Phillies have addressed their most glaring offseason need but there is still work to do in the outfield. They agreed Thursday night to a one-year contract with left-handed-hitting Max Kepler worth $10 million, according to ESPN. … Read more
Could the energy be turning around for the New York Rangers? According to Mollie Walker of The New York Post, Rangers general manager Chris Drury addressed the team as a whole for the first time since all of this chaos ensued within the organization. The Rangers followed that meeting up with a fun and lighthearted … Read more
Chicago Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa waves to fans after hitting a home run in the fourth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field on Sept. 2, 2002. (Aynsley Floyd / Associated Press) Sammy Sosa never received more than 18% of the necessary 75% of votes for Hall of Fame induction despite hitting 609 career … Read more
Kaapo Kakko is officially a member of the Seattle Kraken after being traded from the New York Rangers on Wednesday night. Kakko spent six seasons with the Rangers after being selected with the second overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft. Despite enjoying his time in New York, Kakko felt he was in need of … Read more
Zaidi further clarifies his involvement in Giants’ lineup decisions originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Farhan Zaidi wants to set the record straight. The former Giants president of baseball operations, in speaking publicly on Wednesday’s episode of “Foul Territory” for the first time since he was fired on Sept. 30, discussed numerous topics about … Read more
Crochet and Chapman’s strikeout stuff excites Red Sox pitching coach originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston If the Red Sox pitching staff suffered from one particular affliction last year, it was an inability to miss bats. The organization has already taken two major steps towards addressing that deficiency this winter, and pitching coach Andrew Bailey … Read more
After trading Kaapo Kakko to the Seattle Kraken, the New York Rangers recalled Matt Rempe. This move is no coincidence. The Rangers have lost their identity and are in desperate need of a spark. Rempe is a player who could help boost the Rangers’ locker room morale and bring an element of toughness that they … Read more
The Yankees entered the offseason with holes in the outfield and infield, and after Juan Soto signed elsewhere, trading for Cody Bellinger seemed like a no-brainer. Bellinger has played four different positions in his eight-year career and that gives manager Aaron Boone and the Yankees a lot of flexibility on how to deploy their players. … Read more
spencer horowitz blue jays PITTSBURGH — Spencer Horwitz was settling in to watch “Gladiator II” with his girlfriend last week when his phone buzzed. By the time the movie — with a running time of 2 hours, 28 minutes — was over, the first baseman had been traded. Twice. First from Toronto to Cleveland in … Read more
Obviously, the baseball offseason is far from over and, while the Yankees have been quite aggressive since losing Juan Soto to the Mets, there is much more work to be done in the Bronx. In an effort to keep you up-to-the-minute on the goings-on in Yankeeland, Dear Reader, we are providing a move-by-move report card. … Read more