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Marcus Semien, Toronto Blue Jays reach agreement on 1-year, $18M deal, source says
Semien will become the second star and fourth free agent added by the Blue Jays during a slow offseason amid the coronavirus pandemic. Toronto gave outfielder George Springer a $150 million, six-year deal. Toronto also agreed to one-year contracts with right-handers Kirby Yates ($5.5 million) and Tyler Chatwood ($3 million) and re-signed left-hander Robbie Ray […]
Continue readingPredicting offseason moves for all 30 MLB teams
This is not the offseason to make predictions. As Buster Olney and Jeff Passan have already outlined, due to the financial conditions in the sport due to the shortened season with no fans in the stands — and the uncertainty of what will happen in 2021 — there will be big rollbacks in payrolls. Former […]
Continue readingArizona Diamondbacks decline 2021 options for Mike Leake, Hector Rondon, Junior Guerra
Leake and Rondon become eligible for free agency, and Guerra for salary arbitration in February. The 32-year-old Leake went 3-3 with a 4.35 ERA in 10 starts for the D-backs in 2019 after being traded from the Mariners. He opted out of the 2020 season because of concerns with the coronavirus. His contract included an […]
Continue readingMLB Power Rankings, way-too-early edition: How Dodgers, Rays and all 30 teams stack up for 2021
We can only hope 2021 will be a more normal season, with 162 games and fans in the stands and hot dogs to eat and overpriced beer to drink. We don’t know what the state of things will be come April 1, when the 2021 season is scheduled to begin, but we can speculate on […]
Continue readingRowdy Tellez on Toronto Blue Jays’ roster against Tampa Bay Rays and Tanner Roark left off
Tellez could be a designated hitter option for the No. 8 Blue Jays in the best-of-three series against the top-seeded Rays. Right-hander Jordan Romano was not included on the 28-man roster Tuesday. He has not pitched in a game since Aug. 28 because of a finger injury but threw batting practice Sunday in hopes of […]
Continue readingMLB Wild Card Tuesday Takeaways: Reaction to all four games as MLB playoffs begin
The 2020 MLB playoffs began Tuesday with four American League Wild Card Series. Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees won the main event in a blowout against Shane Bieber and the Cleveland Indians. The Houston Astros, who finished the 2020 season with a losing record, topped the Minnesota Twins to extend Minnesota’s record playoff […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Friday’s games
Please note, the teams will flip-flop home team designation in the pair of Keystone State twin bills. The third doubleheader is in South Beach with the Marlins hosting the Nationals. Who would have though this series would be integral for the Marlins in their quest to win the NL East while the defending champs are […]
Continue readingArizona Diamondbacks designate Jake Lamb for assignment
Lamb was designated for assignment after struggling for the majority of three straight seasons. First baseman/outfielder Pavin Smith, who was the No. 7 overall pick in 2017, will take Lamb’s place on the roster and be making his big-league debut. “Those are hard conversations to have,” Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. “Jake Lamb has meant […]
Continue readingMLB Power Rankings: Where all 30 teams stand coming out of trade deadline
With the 2020 MLB trade deadline now in the rearview mirror, what you see on big league rosters is what you’ll get as baseball takes its turn into the stretch drive. As Major League Baseball clubs shook up their squads, we saw considerable moves up and down this week’s rankings. The biggest moves up were […]
Continue readingMLB trade deadline day preview: What big names could move, who will be buying and selling
It’s MLB trade deadline day, usually a day of anticipation and hopefully much wheeling and dealing before the 4 p.m. ET deadline arrives. After a weekend of interesting but unspectacular trades, did the Padres’ deal for Mike Clevinger set the tone for a blockbuster-filled day? We’ll see. There are some major issues affecting this year’s […]
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