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The Reality of the Trevor Bauer Situation
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The Reality of the Trevor Bauer Situation

The reality of the Trevor Bauer situation is that he will not be playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2023. The Dodgers released a statement saying as much on Friday, which was their last day to make the choice between reinstating him or designating him for assignment. They obviously chose the latter–prompting many to […]

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Syndergaard Is the Next Dodgers Pitching Project

Noah Syndergaard is the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ pitching project after he signed a one-year deal worth $13M. Jeff Passan was the first to report the deal that includes up to $1.5M in incentives. The Dodgers have a track record of turning struggling pitchers into great pitchers. Just in the last couple of years, the Dodgers […]

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Giants Go Big on Correa: 13 Years and $350M

The baseball world has been expecting to see the San Francisco Giants go big this offseason. They have been in the mix on almost every major name in the market, yet they have continuously missed out on the biggest names. This, in spite of Giants President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi saying things like, “It’s […]

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Bassitt Signs With the Jays for Three Years, $63M

Chris Bassitt signs a three-year, $63 million contract with the Toronto Blue Jays. This is the most notable signing that the Blue Jays have inked despite being very active this offseason. They did sign Kevin Kiermaier, and he is, in fact, one of the best center fielders in the game, but the Blue Jays we […]

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Manaea Signs with Giants, $25M for Two Years

Sean Manaea signed a two-year, $25M contract with the San Francisco Giants Sunday evening. The Giants seem to have been in on every big-name player in the 2022 MLB offseason, but so far have missed out on all of them, save for Mitch Haniger–a very good signing, but definitely not enough. However, the Haniger signing […]

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Xander Bogaerts Signs With the Padres for 11 Years

The second of the big-four shortstops is off the board as Xander Bogaerts signs with the San Diego Padres for 11 years and $280M. Jon Heyman was the first to report the signing, which sources say does not have any opt-outs. The contract is, however, coming with some no-trade protection for the highly-coveted shortstop. Carlos […]

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Masataka Yoshida Signed With the Red Sox

All of the speculation and waiting has come to an end because Masataka Yoshida signed with the Boston Red Sox. The contract is for five years and totals $90 million. However, with the posting fee due to his former team, the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), of $15.4M, the total cost to Boston […]

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Giants Sign Mitch Haniger

The San Francisco Giants sign Mitch Haniger to a three-year, $43.5M Contract. Haniger played for the Seattle Mariners from 2017-2022 after his cup of coffee with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2016. Haniger has been an excellent player over his time with the Mariners whenever he has been healthy. Unfortunately, that was really only in 2018 […]

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