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  • Shohei Ohtani Opens Up on His Deferrals, Dodgers’ Promise to Him
    • Shohei Ohtani Opens Up on His Deferrals, Dodgers’ Promise to Him
    The Los Angeles Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani made history after agreeing to a 10-year, $700 million contract in Dec. 2023. The most unique aspect of the landmark deal was the fact that 97 percent of Ohtani’s contract was deferred. For most, if not all, other players, deferring so much of a contract would not have …...
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  • • Report: Diamondbacks Explored Montgomery/Bellinger Trade With Cubs
    There has been plenty of trade speculation surrounding the Diamondbacks’ Jordan Montgomery and the Cubs’ Cody Bellinger this offseason, as both players have outsized salaries and are somewhat imperfect roster fits on their respective clubs.  These same issues have seemingly led to a rather quiet trade market for either player to date, t...
  • Report: Mets still pursuing rotation upgrades
    • Report: Mets still pursuing rotation upgrades
    The New York Mets had several holes to fill in the rotation this offseason. While they've started to address those openings, it sounds as though the team is not finished trying to improve the rotation....
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  • MLB rumors: Teoscar Hernández eyes non-Dodgers team, Red Sox meet with aces, Diamondbacks pitch trade
    • MLB rumors: Teoscar Hernández eyes non-Dodgers team, Red Sox meet with aces, Diamondbacks pitch trade
    Here are your hot stove rumors for Sunday, Dec. 8...
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  • • OTW 192 – Gladiator Draft
    Adam & Kevin complete a live NFBC Gladiator draft The post OTW 192 – Gladiator Draft appeared first on Pitcher List....
  • 2024 Season in Review: Orlando Arcia
    • 2024 Season in Review: Orlando Arcia
    Photo by Edward M. Pio Roda/Getty Images After Orlando Arcia’s 2024 season, shortstop remains a question moving forward for the Braves. The shortstop plan for the 2024 Atlanta Braves was pretty simple. Orlando Arcia was going to be their defensive-first shortstop, who could bat at the bottom of the lineup while the remaining eight hitters ...
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  • Sentimental Sundays: Spider-Man comic book collection
    • Sentimental Sundays: Spider-Man comic book collection
    [This is a post I wrote in late 2020 that was forgotten about in my drafts. The thing was it just turned out kinda boring and some of the photos suck, so I wasn't compelled to post it. But what the heck, I already typed up the thing, so why not just publish it.]For a couple years when I was a kid in the early 90s, I was an avid comic book collector...
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  • Dodgers Rumors: ‘Widespread Industry Belief’ Roki Sasaki Has Already Picked a Team
    • Dodgers Rumors: ‘Widespread Industry Belief’ Roki Sasaki Has Already Picked a Team
    From the start of Roki Sasaki’s journey to stateside baseball, the Los Angeles Dodgers were the one team that had always been linked to the Japanese phenom. The latest report indicates Sasaki has selected a team. According to ESPN’s Buster Olney, the team that Sasaki has chosen is the Dodgers. “But there is widespread industry ...
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  • A guide to the Winter Meetings for Oriole fans
    • A guide to the Winter Meetings for Oriole fans
    The Winter Meetings begin on Sunday in Dallas and run through Wednesday. It’s the highlight of the offseason baseball calendar, and fans often have questions about it, so let’s tell you more about them. Are there really meetings? Yes, it seems that everyone in baseball has meetings. The general managers and managers have meetings to […]...
  • Cubs historical sleuthing: Fergie Jenkins, 1980s edition
    • Cubs historical sleuthing: Fergie Jenkins, 1980s edition
    This one’s easier than it looks. This is, quite obviously. Cubs Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins pitching against the Cardinals. You can see in Fergie’s face that he’s older — so this has to be during his return to the Cubs in 1982-83. The other thing that dates this to the later Jenkins era in Chicago in the early 1980s is the color of the door on the...
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Top stories

  • • Yankees, Mets Reportedly Increase Soto Bids Beyond $700MM
    After reports emerged last night that bidding for the services for free agent superstar Juan Soto could reach beyond the $700MM threshold, that possibility appears to have now come to pass. Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported this evening that both the Yankees and Mets have recently pushed their offers to the $710-730MM…...
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  • • Adames, Giants reach agreement on 7-year, $182 million deal (source)
  • • Sources: Giants, Adames agree on 7 years, $182M
    The San Francisco Giants and shortstop Willy Adames are in agreement on a seven-year, $182 million deal, sources told ESPN....
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  • • Yankees Interested In Thairo Estrada
    The Yankees are interested in signing Thairo Estrada, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand reports (X link).  New York is now the second team known to be in on Estrada’s market, as the Rockies were also linked to the veteran earlier this week. There’s plenty of familiarity between the two sides, as Estrada was an international signing for̷...
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  • • Orioles To Sign Tyler O’Neill
    The Orioles are in agreement with outfielder Tyler O’Neill on a three-year, $49.5MM deal according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Heyman adds that O’Neill’s contract comes with an opt-out opportunity following the 2025 season. O’Neill, 30 in June, entered his walk year having just been shipped from the Cardinals to the ...
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  • • Giants To Sign Willy Adames
    The Giants and shortstop Willy Adames are in agreement on a seven-year $182MM contract according to a report from ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle first reported that talks between the sides were “picking up steam.” More to come…...
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  • • Orioles reach agreement with slugger O'Neill on 3-year deal (source)
  • • Cardinals Facing “Very Limited” Trade Market For Nolan Arenado
    2:24PM: In a follow-up message from Olney on X, he hears from rival executives that the Cardinals will probably have to cover some of Arenado’s salary or take back another unfavorable contract as a salary offset.  As a hypothetical, Olney suggests that if the Dodgers wanted Arenado, Chris Taylor and the $17MM remaining on his…...
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  • • Mets Interested In Eovaldi, Manaea, Pivetta, Flaherty
    The Mets’ offseason has thus far revolved around their pursuit of Juan Soto and their attempts to reload a pitching staff full of free agents.  Sean Manaea and Jose Quintana are on the open market and Luis Severino has already departed to sign a three-year, $67MM deal with the Athletics.  New York has responded by…...
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  • MLB free agency: Tyler O'Neill to join upstart Orioles on three-year, $49.5 million deal, per report
    • MLB free agency: Tyler O'Neill to join upstart Orioles on three-year, $49.5 million deal, per report
    O'Neill still puts up massive power numbers when he can stay on the field...

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  • • Report: Diamondbacks Explored Montgomery/Bellinger Trade With Cubs
    There has been plenty of trade speculation surrounding the Diamondbacks’ Jordan Montgomery and the Cubs’ Cody Bellinger this offseason, as both players have outsized salaries and are somewhat imperfect roster fits on their respective clubs.  These same issues have seemingly led to a rather quiet trade market for either player to date, though USA Today’s…...2024
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  • Cub Tracks’ more meeting expectations
    • Cub Tracks’ more meeting expectations
    Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The pre-meeting meetings are underway and not a moment too soon for some. 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 baseball, overheated, steeped in...2024
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  • This Day in Braves History: Braves fleece Diamondbacks for Dansby Swanson
    • This Day in Braves History: Braves fleece Diamondbacks for Dansby Swanson
    Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images A shockingly lopsided trade gives the Braves their eventual World Series-winning shortstop. Braves Franchise History 1928: The Cardinals sell veteran SS Rabbit Maranville to the Braves. 1987: The Atlanta Braves trade shortstop Rafael Ramirez to the Astros for a pair of minor leaguers. 2001: The Braves sign infielder Vinny Castilla to a two-year c...2024
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  • Willy Adames signs with San Francisco Giants
    • Willy Adames signs with San Francisco Giants
    Mark Hoffman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The popular shortstop ends his tenure in Milwaukee Willy Adames, the popular shortstop who became the clear second-best player at the position in Milwaukee Brewers history, has signed with the San Francisco Giants, ending his tenure in Milwaukee after three-and-a-half seasons. Adames and the Giants have agreed to a seven-year, $182 million ...2024
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  • Rob Manfred addresses speculation about ‘Golden At-Bat’ rule change
    • Rob Manfred addresses speculation about ‘Golden At-Bat’ rule change
    MLB commissioner Rob Manfred responded to speculation that the league might be considering a new “Golden At-Bat” rule....2024
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  • St. Louis Cardinals shockingly seem unwilling to part with All-Star who could bring back massive trade haul
    • St. Louis Cardinals shockingly seem unwilling to part with All-Star who could bring back massive trade haul
    The player the Cardinals could get the highest return on is All-Star closer Ryan Helsley, but St. Louis might be more inclined to keep him....2024
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  • Dodgers Rumors: Juan Soto Nearing a Decision in Free Agency
    • Dodgers Rumors: Juan Soto Nearing a Decision in Free Agency
    Juan Soto – ranked as MLB’s No. 1 free agent – has been all the buzz this offseason. As the winter meetings approach, Buster Olney and Jeff Passan of ESPN gave insight into the free agent market. Although no deal is certain, Passan predicts Soto will sign a record-breaking contract soon, possibly before the winter …...2024
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  • Braves look to fortify their roster with MLB’s Winter Meetings starting very soon
    • Braves look to fortify their roster with MLB’s Winter Meetings starting very soon
    Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images The Winter Meetings are finally upon us and we could see Alex Anthopoulos and Atlanta’s front office making some big moves over in Dallas This Sunday marks the beginning of the annual Winter Meetings for Major League Baseball. The four-day long gathering of front office members, agents and some players is a major event that takes place each offseason and...2024
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  • 2024 MLB Winter Meetings preview
    • 2024 MLB Winter Meetings preview
    The Hilton Anatole in Dallas, site of this year’s MLB Winter Meetings | Jim Cowsert-Imagn Images The annual conclave of baseball people begins on Sunday. MLB’s Winter Meetings are always the site of speculation about trades and free-agent signings, because it’s the place where baseball folks are all together in one place for a few days. This year, the Winter Meetings are being held at the ...2024
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  • Seattle Mariners balk at outrageous asking price for Alec Bohm as Philadelphia Phillies reportedly want these young All-Star pitchers in return
    • Seattle Mariners balk at outrageous asking price for Alec Bohm as Philadelphia Phillies reportedly want these young All-Star pitchers in return
    The Philadelphia Phillies have an incredibly high asking price for All-Star third baseman Alec Bohm that the Seattle Mariners won't meet....2024
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Baseball videos, highlights

  • The A’s Gave a HISTORIC Contract!? HUH?? Mets “Stole” Yankee Star Player.. (MLB Recap)
    The A’s Gave a HISTORIC Contract!? HUH?? Mets “Stole” Yankee Star Player.. (MLB Recap)
    Thanks for watching MLB Offseason Highlights Recap 2024! If you want baseball highlights on YouTube, this is the place to be....
  • President Hindenburg dissolves the Reichstag - Rise of Hitler 07, July 1930
    President Hindenburg dissolves the Reichstag - Rise of Hitler 07, July 1930
    July 1930 sees the Weimar Republic facing unprecedented turmoil. From Brünings budget crisis and the Reichstags dissolution ......
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  • As the saying goes, evil words hurt peoples hearts, but good words keep them warm for three winters
    As the saying goes, evil words hurt peoples hearts, but good words keep them warm for three winters
    This movie is based on the famous baseball player Jackie Robinson. Born on January 31, 1919 and died on October 24, 1972, ......
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    Hes survived the bad language, and hes getting stronger and stronger. #movie#shorts #tvmovie
    This movie is based on the famous baseball player Jackie Robinson. Born on January 31, 1919 and died on October 24, 1972, ......
  • BREAKING: Willy Adames, San Francisco Giants Agree to 7-Year, $182M Deal
    BREAKING: Willy Adames, San Francisco Giants Agree to 7-Year, $182M Deal
    The San Francisco Giants have made a major strike, signing shortstop Willy Adames to a record-breaking 7-year, $182 million ......
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  • Shohei Ohtanis 57 homers of 2024 ??
    Shohei Ohtanis 57 homers of 2024 ??
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  • New York Mets Sign Clay Holmes to Be a Starting Pitcher
    New York Mets Sign Clay Holmes to Be a Starting Pitcher
    The New York Mets are making waves in the MLB with their latest acquisition, Clay Holmes, on a three-year deal. Can Holmes ......
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  • Yadi Wants To Manage The Cardinals, Helsley Might Be Staying, Soto $700 million?!?!
    Yadi Wants To Manage The Cardinals, Helsley Might Be Staying, Soto $700 million?!?!
    Is Yadier Molina The Next Manager? - Ryan Helsley Could Be Staying - Around The League - Juan Soto - Cody Bellinger - Shane ......
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  • Major League Baseball 2025 Free Agent Watch Show Episode #2
    Major League Baseball 2025 Free Agent Watch Show Episode #2
    Big news today for San Francisco Giants fans as the club and Willy Adames agreed to a 7year/$182M deal. IS there more to come ......
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Baseball stats and results

  • • 2024 Season in Review: Orlando Arcia
    Photo by Edward M. Pio Roda/Getty Images After Orlando Arcia’s 2024 season, shortstop remains a question moving forward for the Braves. The shortstop plan for the 2024 Atlanta Braves was pretty simple. Orlando Arcia was going to be their defensive-first shortstop, who could bat at the bottom of the lineup while the remaining eight hitters in the deepest lineup in baseball did what they do...2024
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  • • Sunday Notes: Colt Emerson Believes In Being True To Who You Are
    Plus Chris Antonetti on starter innings, Mike Rizzo on pitcher health, Clay Holmes on the best games of his life, Nick Pivetta on his worst sequence, facts and stats galore, and more....2024
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  • Not as easy as it used to be
    • Not as easy as it used to be
      Yeah, definitely something odd going on with Blogger's reading list. It's started dredging up posts from long-dead blogs that are five, eight, 10 years old. I've actually seen a couple of old Gint-A-Cuffs posts. I got excited for a second and thought Mark had reappeared and was reviving it for this year's A&G set!I admit I've clicked on a couple of those once-active blogs and read an o...2024
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  • • Cubs Still Have Walker Buehler on Radar, Rising SP Prices Make Trade(s) More Likely
    The pitching market has exploded this offseason, with Clay Holmes‘ three-year, $38 million deal serving as the latest example. He’s a guy I expected the Cubs to be after as a late-inning reliever, but the Mets plan to have him transition to the rotation and are overpaying as a result. There’s also a sense that … The post Cubs Still Have Walker Buehler on Radar, Rising SP Pr...2024
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  • 2024 Braves Season in Review: Aaron Bummer
    • 2024 Braves Season in Review: Aaron Bummer
    Not even astonishingly-bad BABIP luck could keep 2024 from turning into a bummer for this guy. Good left-handed relievers should be cherished, and Aaron Bummer fits the bill in that regard. The Atlanta Braves picked him up in a trade in November 2023 and despite the fact that it took five players leaving in order for the Braves to bring him in, it ended up being a pretty lopsided trade in favor of...2024
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  • 2024 Heroes and Goats: Emmanuel Clase, part 2, and Matthew Boyd
    • 2024 Heroes and Goats: Emmanuel Clase, part 2, and Matthew Boyd
    Photo by Lauren Leigh Bacho/MLB Photos via Getty Images Continuing our H&G look at the Cleveland closer, and also at the Cubs’ new starter acquisition. This offseason, I’ve been taking a look at some other teams through the lens of WPA and particular Heroes and Goats. I started out by examining the Dodgers and particularly the spectacular season had by Shohei Ohtani. For those who may hav...2024
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  • Can the Brewers get an upgrade for the outfield?
    • Can the Brewers get an upgrade for the outfield?
    Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images The Brewers outfield is crowded, but could they still find an upgrade this offseason? The outfield for the Brewers is currently in a very strong position. They are entering the 2025 season with five regular players to cover three outfield spots: Christian Yelich, Jackson Chourio, Garrett Mitchell, Sal Frelick, and Blake Perkins. Even mixing in some time ...2024
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  • 2024 Braves Season In Review: Jesse Chavez
    • 2024 Braves Season In Review: Jesse Chavez
    Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The icon returned for another season with Atlanta. Jesse Chavez and the Atlanta Braves go together like peas and carrots. Chavez didn’t come to Spring Training with the Braves in 2024, but by the time the regular season started there he was, adorned in his number 60 jersey, picking up the win for Atlanta on March 30 — the second ga...2024
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  • • Braves look to fortify their roster with MLB’s Winter Meetings starting very soon
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Baseball fantasy rankings and news

  • • News or noise? Edman's big contract, Varsho's troublesome shoulder
    Stay up to date all offseason long as Eric Karabell keeps tabs on the baseball world and tells you what is relevant to fantasy baseball managers....2024
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  • • 2025 Tampa Bay Rays Top Prospects
    The Rays have the deepest minor league system, and I’m not sure it’s close.  The top of the system takes a hit with Junior Caminero’s promotion, but Carson Williams is no slouch.  I worry about how much he’ll hit, but he has fantasy-friendly tools and can pick it at shortstop.  I loved the Rays’ selection […] The post 2025 Tampa Bay Rays Top Prospects first appeared on ....2024
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  • • 2025 New York Yankees Top Prospects
    I live in New Jersey in the summer and see a lot of New York Yankees minor league games. Perhaps I’m suffering from recency bias, but the development of the Yankees minor league players did not go well. I know the Yankees, fans, and fantasy managers love Spencer Jones. I saw him play a lot […] The post 2025 New York Yankees Top Prospects first appeared on ....2024
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  • • The Real Ottoneu MVPs (and LVPs)
    Everyone loves a good MVP debate (actually, everyone might hate a good MVP debate, now that I think about it) and fantasy MVPs are particularly fun (or not fun, I guess) to debate because value can be tough to define. Because of the fixed budget in any fantasy league (either a set number of dollars […] Source...2024
  • Royals Rumblings - News for December 2, 2024
    • Royals Rumblings - News for December 2, 2024
    Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images Is Alex Bregman out of reach for the Royals? Kevin O’Brien at Royals Reporter looks at Steamer projections for Royals pitchers. Steamer is high on Ragans to produce another stellar campaign in 2025. In 32 starts and 193 IP, Ragans will generate a 3.52 ERA, 19 QS, a 27.1% K%, an 18.1% K-BB%, a 1.24 WHIP, 3.52 FIP, and 3.8 fWAR. Thus, it’s unsurprising that ...2024
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  • • Marcels Reminder
    It’s December already, and time to start planning your fantasy team for 2025. The Musings Marcels give you park neutral projections for batters in 2025. The Opposition Batting Musings Marcels do the same for pitchers. Best of luck!...2024
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  • • WAF 162- Why We Are Thankful for Fantasy Baseball
    Van and Steve are thankful for fantasy baseball. The post WAF 162- Why We Are Thankful for Fantasy Baseball appeared first on Pitcher List....2024
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  • A Cubs baseball fantasy camp is returning this winter
    • A Cubs baseball fantasy camp is returning this winter
    Kino Sports Complex in Tucson, Arizona The concept begun by former Cubs catcher Randy Hundley returns in a new incarnation. For more than three decades, former Cubs catcher Randy Hundley ran fantasy camps for folks who wanted to live out their baseball dreams. Hundley, many of his former teammates and other past Cubs served as coaches, and games were held at HoHoKam Park and later, at Sloa...2024
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  • Tuesday Rockpile: Should the Colorado Rockies sign Joc Pederson?
    • Tuesday Rockpile: Should the Colorado Rockies sign Joc Pederson?
    Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, November 19, 2024 Clearly, we’re at a slow time in the MLB offseason, a fact true for most teams, but especially the Colorado Rockies, who have done very little, save sign a couple of MiLB contracts and make a low-profile trade. Indeed, Kris Bryant’s Lamborghini has gotten more attention than the offseason C...2024
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  • • Fantasy baseball: What you may have missed this past week
    Stay up to date all offseason long as Eric Karabell keeps tabs on the baseball world and tells you what is relevant to fantasy baseball managers....2024
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Baseball injury and suspension

  • • 2024 Season in Review: Orlando Arcia
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  • • Cub Tracks’ more meeting expectations
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  • • This Day in Braves History: Braves fleece Diamondbacks for Dansby Swanson
    2024
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  • Today in White Sox History: December 8
    • Today in White Sox History: December 8
    Taffy Wright, shown during his career-best 1941 season, headlined three transactions on this day, 85 years ago. | Chicago White Sox A bevy of moves in 1939, including the acquisition of an outfielder mainstay 1914 The White Sox purchased future Hall of Fame second baseman Eddie Collins from Connie Mack and the Philadelphia A’s. The price was incredible by on 1914 standards: $50,000 went to...2024
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  • Braves News: Willy Adames off the board, Aaron Bummer, rumors, more
    • Braves News: Willy Adames off the board, Aaron Bummer, rumors, more
    Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Saturday Well perhaps the most discussed potential “splash” addition for Atlanta is now off the table, as Willy Adames signed a big deal with the Giants. If the Braves want to upgrade at shortstop, Ha-Seong Kim is the biggest name left on the free agent market and he may be in a price range the Braves are comfortabl...2024
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  • Dodgers News: Andrew Friedman Provides Injury Update on Evan Phillips
    • Dodgers News: Andrew Friedman Provides Injury Update on Evan Phillips
    In a season with an injury-cursed rotation, the Dodgers bullpen saved Los Angeles several times throughout the year. In the postseason, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts strategically utilized new relief pitchers nearly every inning, keeping opponents on their toes. One of the Dodgers’ most reliable relievers was right-hander Evan Phillips. He logged a 3.62 ERA and …...2024
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  • Today in White Sox History: December 7
    • Today in White Sox History: December 7
    Johnny Humphries (second from left) was in Chicago for Bob Feller’s (seated) no-hitter in 1940, then was a core pitcher for the White Sox from 1941-45. On this day 78 years ago, the righty was shipped to Philly. | Bettmann/CORBIS/Bettmann Archive The South Siders ship a wartime rotation mainstay east 1945 Johnny Humphries was sold to the Phillies. The righthander had been a rotation stalwa...2024
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  • Today in White Sox History: December 6
    • Today in White Sox History: December 6
    In a peculiar move, on this day 13 years ago the White Sox sent closer Sergio Santos north to Toronto — just two months after inking him to a three-year extension! | Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images The South Siders send a closer packing north 1959 In an effort to ensure the White Sox would repeat as American League champs, Bill Veeck and Hank Greenberg decided to make a series of moves to br...2024
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  • • 2024 Braves Season in Review: Aaron Bummer
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  • • Swanson had core surgery in October, not expected to miss time
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Baseball trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • Shohei Ohtani Opens Up on His Deferrals, Dodgers’ Promise to Him
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  • • OTW 192 – Gladiator Draft
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  • • 2024 Season in Review: Orlando Arcia
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  • • Sentimental Sundays: Spider-Man comic book collection
    [This is a post I wrote in late 2020 that was forgotten about in my drafts. The thing was it just turned out kinda boring and some of the photos suck, so I wasn't compelled to post it. But what the heck, I already typed up the thing, so why not just publish it.]For a couple years when I was a kid in the early 90s, I was an avid comic book collector, with most of my allowance money being split betw...2024
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  • • Pirates Sign Tanner Rainey, Hunter Stratton To Minor League Contracts
    The Pirates have signed right-handers Tanner Rainey and Hunter Stratton to minors deals, as respectively reported by Just Baseball’s Aram Leighton (X link) and Stratton’s MLB.com profile page.  Rainey’s contract contains an invitation to the Pirates’ big league spring camp, and it can be assumed that Stratton’s deal also has an invite, though Stratton’s uncertai...2024
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  • • AL East Notes: O’Neill, Grichuk, Holmes, Rays
    At the end of last season, both Tyler O’Neill and Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow expressed interest in the possibility of O’Neill returning to Boston on a new contract.  That possibility is now officially off the board after O’Neill signed a three-year, $49.5MM deal with the Orioles yesterday, and as per WEEI.com’s Rob…...2024
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  • • Mets Interested In Eovaldi, Manaea, Pivetta, Flaherty
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  • Why Mets' Clay Holmes gamble may pay off: Three reasons to think ex-closer could make it as a starter
    • 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
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  • • This Day in Braves History: Braves fleece Diamondbacks for Dansby Swanson
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  • • Today in White Sox History: December 8
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  • • 2024 Season in Review: Orlando Arcia
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  • • Sentimental Sundays: Spider-Man comic book collection
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  • • Cubs historical sleuthing: Fergie Jenkins, 1980s edition
    This one’s easier than it looks. This is, quite obviously. Cubs Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins pitching against the Cardinals. You can see in Fergie’s face that he’s older — so this has to be during his return to the Cubs in 1982-83. The other thing that dates this to the later Jenkins era in Chicago in the early 1980s is the color of the door on the outfield wall. During the 1960s and 1970s, those ...2024
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  • • Cub Tracks’ more meeting expectations
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  • • Red Sox Reportedly “Open” To Triston Casas Trade
    The Red Sox have made plain that their top priority this winter (except, perhaps, for their pursuit of free agent superstar Juan Soto) is improving their starting rotation. That’s led the club to be connected to a number of top free agent and trade candidates throughout the winter so far, ranging from Corbin Burnes and…...2024
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  • Willy Adames Signs Giant Contract
    • Willy Adames Signs Giant Contract
    The no. 2 free agent is off the board, and Buster Posey's administration is off the starting line....2024
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  • • Orioles Reportedly “Reluctant” To Pursue QO Players From Other Clubs
    The Orioles made their first major splash on the free agent market this evening when they agreed with outfielder Tyler O’Neill on a three-year deal. That signing addressed their desire to add a right-handed bat to the lineup following the departure of switch-hitting free agent Anthony Santander, who was their best hitter in the outfield…...2024
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  • • Willy Adames signs with San Francisco Giants
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  • Giants upgrade lineup by signing top free-agent SS to record-setting deal
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Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball (MLB, sometimes ML) is the only first-class professional baseball tournament in North America. Founded in 1903, it has two main groups, the National League and the American League. Both main groups are divided into three groups, the East Division, the Central Division and the West Division. There are 29 US and one Canadian teams in the Major League. The rules of the tournament are laid down in the Major League Baseball Constitution.


The course of the championship

The tournament consists of two parts, the first part is the regular season, followed by the three-section playoffs (post-season or playoff), which ends with the final called World Series in early November.


Regular season

Teams begin preparing for the championship in February in training camps in Florida and Arizona in particular. The regular season starts at the end of March or beginning of April and lasts until the end of September or beginning of October. During this period, each team plays 162 games, approx. half within the group, over one-third within the league, and the remain ones with other league teams in interleague matches.


Post-Season (Playoff)

At the end of the regular season, 8 teams will advance to the post-season, the playoffs: the group winners (3-3 teams) and the team with the most points in each league, this is the wildcard position. The eight teams will play against each other in three stages. They will remain in the league for the first two rounds and the American and National League champions will only play against each other in the World Series.


World Series

The World Series final match is played in late October or early November, with the American League and the National League winner. Teams play a maximum of seven games but do not play any further matches after four wins.


All-Star Match

In the middle of the season, in early July, there is a three-day break in the championship and that is the time for the All-Star match. Defensive players are selected for the All-Star team based on votes from supporters. Some pitchers are selected by the team manager, some by Major League players.


The teams

In Major League - as in other American professional sports - the same teams participate from year to year. The worst performing teams are not being downgraded at the end of the year like in football. In baseball, there is a minor league (Minor League Baseball), but the teams here belong to Major League clubs and rather have a role in junior education.


Major League Baseball

American League

East
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Tampa Bay Rays
Toronto Blue Jays

Central
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Royals
Minnesota Twins

West
Houston Astros
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Oakland Athletics
Seattle Mariners
Texas Rangers

National League

East
Atlanta Braves
Miami Marlins
New York Mets
Philadelphia Phillies
Washington Nationals

Central
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Milwaukee Brewers
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals

West
Arizona Diamondbacks
Colorado Rockies
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants

Team Names

Contrary to European tradition, in American professional sports, clubs choose a standard structured name. The name consists of two parts, the first is the geographical location (usually the name of the city) and the second is the club name. In the 20th century, team names were invented by team owners. However, on several occasions fans have ignored the new name invented by management and continue to use the old name. Such a name change attempt was the renaming of „Boston Braves” to „Boston Bees” or „Philadelphia Blue Jays” to „Philadelphia Phillies”. No new names were left.


Team Jerseys

Major League Baseball rules require all players of a team to play in the same uniform. Each team has two types of jerseys, one for home games and one for away games. The national jersey is usually white and the foreign jersey is gray and both uniforms are decorated with team colors and emblems. On the home team's white jersey you usually find the name of the team for example Mets from the New York Mets, while the gray jersey of the away team includes the city or state where the guest team came from, e.g. Texas form Texas Rangers. Of course, there are exceptions, such as the Philadelphia Phillies in the gray jersey for away matches, uses Phillies instead of the Philadelphia. The jerseys of different colors were introduced because at that time for the away team it was difficult to arrange washing, so they chose a color on what dirt was less visible. From the 1990s, clubs wanted to sell more jerseys, so they introduced more kinds of jerseys. So nowadays teams also have special 'Sunday jerseys' or training jerseys as well.