Honest • Unbiased • Apolitical
Your Connection to the Diamond!
Honest • Unbiased • Apolitical
Your Connection to the Diamond!
The Milwaukee Brewers have agreed to terms with Brian Anderson. The pact is for one year. The announcement was made by Brewers Senior Vice President and General Manager Matt Arnold, and posted on Twitter by Ken Rosenthal. The deal guarantees Anderson $3.5 million, and the ability to earn an additional $2 million in incentives. Infielder/Outfielder […]
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My Baseball Hall of Fame “Ballot” — Helton, Rolen, and Five Others I do not have a Hall of Fame vote yet and will not until the middle of next decade at the absolute soonest. But that doesn’t mean I don’t go through the exercise every year. Given how much I love baseball and its […]
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The Seattle Mariners have agreed to terms with Tommy La Stella on a one-year contract. This is a unique deal. The infielder is getting paid $11.5 million by the San Francisco Giants in 2023, so the Mariners only owe him the league minimum. Never Worked Out La Stella spent the past two seasons with the […]
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Jazz Chisholm is making the move to centerfield for the 2023 season. This announcement came from the Miami Marlins this past Friday. He will move from second base following their acquisition of Luis Arraez from the Minnesota Twins. Middle Infielder Chisholm has never played anywhere but second base or shortstop since he was signed by […]
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The .300/.400/.500 Club: An Elite Hall of Fame Hitting Group Editor’s note: When this was published in January 2023, Todd Helton was not yet in the Hall of Fame, but he was inducted in 2024. When it comes to the Baseball Hall of Fame, certain batting “clubs” have — barring disciplinary bans or PED ties […]
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The New York Mets have managed to stay busy this off-season with their signing of Tommy Pham. It’s a one-year, $6 million agreement, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Also, USA Today’s Bob Nightingale tweets that the contract contains $2 million in available incentives. Incentives Pham has passed his physical, and incentives […]
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The Kansas City Royals sign Aroldis Chapman. He agreed on a one-year deal with the team, per Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. The Royals front office mentioned they wanted to add a reliever to reinforce a bullpen that was near the bottom in all statistics in 2022. Chapman will do that. The 34-year-old left-hander will make […]
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Defending AL Batting Champion Luis Arraez has been traded to the Miami Marlins for Starting Pitcher Pablo Lopez and two prospects by the Minnesota Twins. All-Star Heads to South Beach Luis Arraez led the American League with a .316 average in 2022 en route to his first All-Star appearance. His high contact rate, and strong […]
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