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• Cubs Interested In Carlos Estevez, Were Runners-Up For Tanner Scott
Carlos Estevez ranked 22nd on MLBTR’s list of the offseason’s top 50 free agents, making him the top reliever left available on the market now that Tanner Scott, Jeff Hoffman, and Clay Holmes (who signed with the Mets as starter) have found new teams. As one might expect, Estevez’s “market is intensifying,” MLB Network’s Jon…...2025
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• What each American League team has done this offseason

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Are the Royals keeping up? It’s a new year, and we should see MLB offseason begin to pick up as spring training nears. The Royals have made a few moves, but still have work to do. They’re not alone as many teams still have unfinished rosters. Let’s take a look around the American League at what each team has done so far this off-season - w...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Which top remaining reliever should the Cubs sign?

Jeff Hoffman throws a pitch in July at Wrigley Field | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images There are still elite free agent options available Welcome to 2025 and welcome to your late night indie coffee house where we specialize in coffee, tea and any number of alcoholic libations that you may welcome on a cold winter’s night. Josh left us a spectacular setting for banter, music and vibes,...2025
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• Jeff Hoffman Reportedly Seeking Deal In Same Range As Clay Holmes’s
While free agent starting pitchers have done quite well for themselves this winter, free agent relievers aren’t exactly flying off the shelves. To that point, only two relievers from MLBTR’s Top 50 Free Agents list have signed so far, and both of them joined their new teams to be starting pitchers: Clay Holmes and Michael…...2025
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• MLB’s 7 most desperate teams to win 2025 World Series

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images For these seven teams, the stakes are higher than high. Every team wants to win the World Series. Yes, even the bad teams, the ones that don’t appear to be trying, want to win it all. They’d love nothing more than to luck into a Cinderella season and host a parade, but for some teams, hoisting the World Series trophy is more than an idle desire. It’s an obs...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Juan Soto signs with New York (Mets)

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Juan Soto signs a record deal with the Amazin’s. Willy Adames goes to the Giants. Other free agent signings and a preview of the Winter Meetings. Good morning. Late-breaking news last night. And it’s beginning to look a lot like the Winter Meetings. Last night, free agent outfielder Juan Soto agreed to a record 15-year, $765 million deal. There is no def...2024
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• Previewing the relief pitcher market for the Atlanta Braves

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images We’ve previewed the market for shortstop, starting pitchers, and outfielders – now let’s look at how the Braves might bolster their bullpen. The 2024 Atlanta Braves relied on an undeniably elite bullpen that ranked 3rd in fWAR, 3rd in ERA, and 2nd in FIP. Entering the offseason, they seemed poised to handle the potential loss of A.J. Minter to free a...2024
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• 2024 Season in Review: The best Royals games

Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Royals games were better this year. It was a remarkable season for the Royals with 30 more wins this year than in 2023, one of the biggest improvements ever. That gave Royals fans a lot more games to be excited about! Here are the best Royals games of the year. March 31 - Royals blow out the Twins The Twins were expected to be the clas...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ wide world of ports

Belmont Harbor at sunset | Photo by Richard Cummins/Corbis via Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Buoy oh buoy do we harbor doubts. 2025 starts in about a week. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB base...2024
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• 2024 World Series Preview: Yankees vs. Dodgers

The Fall Classic will return to Yankee Stadium for the first time in 15 years, but Shohei Ohtani’s Dodgers have every intention of spoiling the party. Yankees vs. Dodgers has probably been one of the most common World Series predictions of the past decade. They’re both consistent powerhouse teams with loads of star power, and both have made the playoffs in every season since 2017 (save for the Yan...2024
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• Ranking this off-season’s free agents

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images Will the Royals spend on any? The World Series begins tomorrow, and immediately after they crown a champion, eligible players become free agents. The Royals were one of the most active teams last off-season, and GM J.J. Picollo has said he expects the same kind of financial flexibility from ownership this season. Which free agents could th...2024
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• It’s time for Bobby to play some ball

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images The phenom has been given a large platform, but has failed to deliver thus far. What if they held a playoff series, and no stars showed up? The American League Division Series was hyped as a platform for two of the game’s best players - Aaron Judge and Bobby Witt Jr. Each of them also had a second banana in the lineup worthy of the spotlight as well - Juan Soto h...2024
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• ALDS series preview: The Boys vs. The Bronx Bombers

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The Royals face the Yankees in the playoffs for the first time since 1980. In the 1970s and 80s, the Royals and Yankees had a heated rivalry, facing each other in the American League Championship series four times. The Yankees won three of those matchups, winning championships in 1977 and 1978. The Royals got bad in the 90s while the Yankees built a dynast...2024
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• The state of the American League race

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Who will battle for the pennant? With a little over two weeks left in the regular season, the Royals seem poised to make their first playoff appearance in nine seasons. They currently sit in the second Wild Card spot, with a magic number of 11 to clinch a playoff spot, and a 92 percent chance of making the post-season, according to Fangraphs. For the post-...2024
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• Yankees series preview: Just like old times

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The Royals and Yankees had a great playoff rivalry that could be renewed this fall. The Royals and Yankees had a terrific post-season rivalry in the 70s, meeting four times in the ALCS. Those gave Royals fans some of the most heartbreaking losses in club history until Kansas City finally broke through to win the pennant in 1980. It is possible the two team...2024
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• Pitching at Altitude, Part 1: The General Effects of Elevation

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Welcome to “Pitching at Altitude,” a six-part series where we’ll take a data-based approach to solving the near 30-year-old dilemma that is pitching at mile-high elevation. Welcome to a new data-based pitching series about the Colorado Rockies. Last fall, I evaluated almost every pitcher on the roster during the extended “Crafting a Gameplan” series (w...2023
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• Yankees sign 2 surprise lefties, including ex-Blue Jay and reunion no one wanted
On Saturday afternoon, the Yankees placed Aroldis Chapman on the IL with a leg infection (via tattoo), but declined to replace him on the active roster. Most assumed that they’d play willingly short-handed until Clay Holmes was prepared to be activated from his back injury-based IL stint. That move supposedly still awaits, prior to Monday’s […] Yankees sign 2 surprise lefties, in...2022
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"To that point, only two relievers from MLBTR’s Top 50 Free Agents list have signed so far, and both of them joined their new teams to be starting pitchers: Clay Holmes and Michael…"

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"The relief pitching market will likely not be a major target for the White Sox given their robust pipeline of arms, but Clay Holmes, Ryan Pressly, or Paul Sewald might bring some much-needed accountability to a bullpen in flux."

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"Clay Holmes threw a perfect eighth, joining Jonathan Loaisiga as a New York hurler that breezed through his frame."

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"Clay Holmes went from the frying pan of the IL directly back into the Yankees’ fire last week, earning his closer gig back immediately after returning from a back injury while looking … well, “back”."

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"The Yankees announced Monday that they’ve acquired right-handed reliever Clay Holmes from the Pirates in exchange for minor league infielders Diego Castillo and Hoy Jun Park."

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"Pirates right-hander Clay Holmes is set to begin the season on the injured list after suffering a fracture in his right foot on Saturday."

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"In an unexpected move, the Pirates placed right-hander Joe Musgrove on the 10-day disabled list due to a muscle strain in his right shoulder and recalled right-hander Clay Holmes from Triple-A Indianapolis."

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"Before Monday, Pirates manager Clint Hurdle had only seen right-hander Clay Holmes on video or throwing to his own teammates in Spring Training."

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"The Bucs selected the contract of right-hander Clay Holmes, protecting him from the upcoming Rule 5 Draft."

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"Clay Holmes, RHP16."

• Cubs Interested In Carlos Estevez, Were Runners-Up For Tanner Scott
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• What each American League team has done this offseason
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• BCB After Dark: Which top remaining reliever should the Cubs sign?
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• Jeff Hoffman Reportedly Seeking Deal In Same Range As Clay Holmes’s
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• MLB’s 7 most desperate teams to win 2025 World Series
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• Outside The Confines: Juan Soto signs with New York (Mets)
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• Why Mets' Clay Holmes gamble may pay off: Three reasons to think ex-closer could make it as a starter

The Mets reportedly plan to try Holmes in the rotation after agreeing to a three-year, $38 million contract...2024
• Sources: Holmes agrees to join Mets -- as starter
Clay Holmes and the Mets are in agreement on a three-year, $38 million contract, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan, confirming a New York Post report. The Mets plan to turn Holmes, who has spent his big league career as a reliever, into a starter....2024
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• Clay Holmes Believed To Be Nearing Decision
Free agent right-hander Clay Holmes appears close to making a decision on his next team, reports Jayson Stark of The Athletic. Teams that have been in talks with the former Yankees closer have gotten the impression that he’s on the verge of choosing among several offers, per Stark, who adds that Holmes has been negotiating…...2024
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• Previewing the relief pitcher market for the Atlanta Braves
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• 2024 World Series Preview: Yankees vs. Dodgers
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• Know your enemy: Q&A with Andrew Means of Pinstripe Alley

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images The Royals take on the Bronx Bombers. The Royals continue to stun the baseball world after a 106-loss season by advancing to the American League Divisional Series where they will take on the vaunted New York Yankees, who won 94 games and earned the top seed in the American League. I talked to Andrew Means, site editor at Pinstripe Alley, to get his perspect...2024
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• The state of the American League race
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Yankees series preview

Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images The Bronx Bombers visit Wrigley Field for the first time in seven years. Aaron Judge has played just three career games at Wrigley Field, all of them in 2017, which was the last time the Yankees played at the Friendly Confines. In those games he went 3-for-13 with four strikeouts and no home runs. Those games were in Judge’s first fu...2024
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• Boone: Yankees Will Be “Creative” With Closer Role
The Yankees dropped tonight’s rubber match against the Rangers by a 10-6 margin. They’ve lost three straight series overall, dropping two of three against the Nationals, Cardinals and Texas. They had a good chance to secure a series victory and stay ahead of the Orioles in the AL East standings on Tuesday, but Clay Holmes surrendered…...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Joey Votto calls it quits

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images The most interesting man in baseball retires. The Mariners fire their manager. A look ahead to the stretch run and other news from around MLB. Good morning. Driving to the stadium right now. My Uber driver asked, "Are you a player?" I said, "No."— Joey Votto (@JoeyVotto) August 22, 2024 Longtime Reds first baseman Joey Votto an...2024
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• MLB’s 7 most desperate teams to win 2025 World Series
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• Outside The Confines: Juan Soto signs with New York (Mets)
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• 2024 Season in Review: The best Royals moments

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images There were more good moments than in their 106-loss season! Royals fans had tempered expectations coming off a 106-loss season. But the team stunned the baseball world with a huge turnaround that gave fans thrilling moments all season. Here are the top moments from the 2024 season. April 11 - “The Boys Are Playing Some Ball” After coming off 106 losses, the R...2024
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• 2024 World Series Preview: Yankees vs. Dodgers
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• MLB Playoffs: Underdog Guardians look to knock out big, bad Yankees

The Yankees’ championship drought is a feast compared to the Guardians’. Who will get a chance to snap it? The Championship Series is upon us and only four teams remain from the 30 who began the MLB season back in March. October winnowed the field to 12 playoff teams, the Wild Card round cut out four more, and now, the New York Yankees, Cleveland Guardians, New York Mets, and Los Angeles Dodgers a...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Matt Chapman signs a Giant deal

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images The Giants lock up their third baseman. Alex Bregman should be happy. The Yankees don’t have a closer. The Guardians have the best closer. And other news from MLB. Good morning. The Cubs still haven’t allowed a hit since Tuesday. The Giants signed third baseman Matt Chapman to a six-year, $151 million extension. Chapman explained why he re-sign...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Joey Votto calls it quits
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• Yankees series preview: The end is near

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Join us at home this October, Yankees fans! The Yankees are having a dreadful season. Well, dreadful by their standards. Their 81 wins are more than any Royals team since 2016, but if they drop a single game this weekend the Yankees will have their most losses in a season since 1992. The Bronx Bombers will also be at home for October for the first time in ...2023
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• Yandy Diaz flips out at umpire Vic Carapazza on game-ending Clay Holmes fastball
Clay Holmes went from the frying pan of the IL directly back into the Yankees’ fire last week, earning his closer gig back immediately after returning from a back injury while looking … well, “back”. Holmes hit his first rough point of September in the ninth inning of a must-win game at Tropicana Field on […] Yandy Diaz flips out at umpire Vic Carapazza on game-ending...2022
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• Luis Severino calls out Yankees’ Aaron Boone, Matt Blake over Clay Holmes snub
Did the myriad Yankees fans who figured no change could possibly come in the leadership department this offseason speak too soon? Or are things about to get worse than ever, in a scenario where management sides with Aaron Boone and kicks Luis Severino’s option to the curb instead? Severino has had an interesting season in […] Luis Severino calls out Yankees’ Aaron Boone, Matt Bla...2022
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• Clay Holmes’ struggles speak to bigger problems with Yankees
In Classic Yankees fashion, Clay Holmes has gone from the most dominant reliever in Major League Baseball to someone who, over the past month, can no longer handle high-leverage situations. Anybody care to explain? Part of the problem is the Yankees not scoring enough runs (or the rotation giving up too many), which has constantly put pressure […] Clay Holmes’ struggles speak...2022
• Pirates Trade Clay Holmes To Yankees
The Yankees announced Monday that they’ve acquired right-handed reliever Clay Holmes from the Pirates in exchange for minor league infielders Diego Castillo and Hoy Jun Park. Catcher Rob Brantly, who’d been on the roster as a Covid-related replacement player, has been returned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to open a roster spot. Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette…...2021
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• SNY insider demands Aaron Judge pitch to steal MVP from Shohei Ohtani
Well, here’s a take for no one! Sadly, in the eyes of SNY’s Andy Martino, New York Yankees star Aaron Judge is ineligible for MVP until he joins the ailing Yanks’ rotation or puts in his hours building a bridge to Clay Holmes. Martino made his MVP case for Shohei Ohtani on Tuesday — or, […] SNY insider demands Aaron Judge pitch to steal MVP from Shohei Ohtani - Yanks ...2022
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• Elder is all right as Braves double up Yankees, 5-0

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Braves turned four double plays and hit two dingers to help Bryce Elder toss seven scoreless innings Like other members of the Braves’ rotation lately, Bryce Elder needed a good start. He gave the Braves seven scoreless, so if that’s your standard, then he had a good start. On a more scrutinized level, his 3/3 K/BB ratio was only ...2023
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• Yankees bring Clay Holmes back, replace Marwin Gonzalez (again) in roster shuffle
The New York Yankees are welcoming back a major piece of their 2022 bullpen on Monday evening in Anaheim. The only remaining question is which version they’re welcoming back. Relief ace/closer-in-waiting Clay Holmes, long rumored to return from a (potentially phantom) IL stint to nurse a back injury, has officially made his way back to the Yankees’ […] Yankees bring Cla...2022
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• Pirates Designate Hoy Park For Assignment
The Pirates announced they’ve designated infielder Hoy Park for assignment. The move creates a 40-man roster spot for first baseman Lewin Díaz, who has been claimed off waivers from the Marlins as previously reported. Park landed in Pittsburgh alongside Diego Castillo in the increasingly regrettable deal that sent reliever Clay Holmes to the Yankees. Park had only appeared in…...2022
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• A Game of Groans

Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Much like the smash hit TV series about a quest for power, the 8th season of the White Sox rebuild is letting fans down. But even after a historically bad start, showrunner Jerry Reinsdorf appears keen to do nothing but watch it burn. Chaos is a Ladder Jerry Reinsdorf — the beleaguered owner of the Chicago White Sox — grimaced in disgust as he watched his team ...2024
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• AL Week 18 Strategy-July 22, 2023
In The Field SS Royce Lewis (oblique) was able to play catch and take swings on Friday. He is still hoping for a mid-August return. However, the start of a rehab assignment will give us a more accurate timetable. Lewis was performing well prior to the injury (.326 AVG with 4 HR, 11 R, 15 RBI, and 1 SB). SS Corey Seager left Friday's game early due to a sprained right thumb. X-rays came back nega...2023
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• AL Week 16 Strategy (All-Star Edition)-July 13, 2023
In The Field OF Luis Robert experienced tightness in his right calf during the Home Run Derby on Monday. He was held out of the All-Star game as a precaution. He is day-to-day for now but we should know more when lineups come out for Friday's game. SS Trevor Story has been progressing in his rehab and has been able to throw 160-170 feet. The most recent reports had Story saying that he is close ...2023
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• AL Week 14 Strategy-June 24, 2023
In The Field OF Luke Raley is dealing with a sore right hand and is considered day-to-day. Raley has been one of the bigger surprises this year. He is hitting .276 with 12 HR, 36 R, 27 RBI, and 8 SB while playing primarily only against RHP. OF Aaron Judge has shown good progress after his second platelet-rich plasma injection last week. He is getting close to resuming baseball activities which i...2023
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• AL Week 12 Strategy-June 10, 2023
In The Field OF Akil Badoo left Friday's game with a quad injury. Badoo is hitting .231 with 3 HR, 17 R, 16 RBI, and 6 SB in 168 PA. 3B Gio Urshela was scratched from the Angels lineup on Friday with back tightness. He is day-to-day. OF Eloy Jimenez (calf) is going to be on the bench for the next 4-5 days in the hopes of avoiding the 10-day IL. 2B Jorge Polanco had an MRI done on his hamstring on...2023
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• AL Week 8 Strategy-May 13, 2023
In The Field 2B Jose Altuve (thumb) started a rehab assignment on Friday. He should be back next week which is great news for the Astros and fantasy managers. This is going to end regular playing time for 2B Mauricio Dubon who has been a bright spot for the Astros. He is hitting .287 with 0 HR, 22 R, 6 RBI, and 3 SB. C Yasmani Grandal (hamstring) had to be removed from the White Sox's game on Th...2023
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• Fantasy baseball: Clay Holmes among three players to pick up now

Tristan H. Cockcroft highlights which players need to be added to fantasy baseball rosters for the week ahead....2022

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• Jeff Hoffman Reportedly Seeking Deal In Same Range As Clay Holmes’s
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• Outside The Confines: Juan Soto signs with New York (Mets)
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• Mets to reportedly sign Clay Holmes on three-year, $38M deal: Could ex-closer be part of starting rotation?

Holmes lost his closer role with the Yankees in 2024 but still performed well...2024
• Braves News: “Golden At-Bat” Rule, Season Reviews, more

Photo by Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Slowly but surely rumors are continuing to pick up around baseball. While we await the hot stove of the MLB offseason to really heat up, Monday brought news of the latest evidence that MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and other decision makers around the sport are constantly discussing ways baseball could change. This time, it is in the f...2024
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• 2024 Season in Review: The best Royals games
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• MLB Playoffs: Underdog Guardians look to knock out big, bad Yankees
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