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Why MLB’s restructuring of the minors turned out mostly better than expected
ESPN In November 2020, Peter Davis, proud proprietor of the Missoula PaddleHeads, was two years into life as a minor league baseball owner when disaster…
Ranking the Top 10 Landing Spots for Jorge Soler in MLB Free Agency
Bleacher Report One player who appears to have made a lot of money for himself on the back end of the 2021 season is free-agent…
Mets Willing to Field Offers For Jeff McNeil, J.D. Davis, Dominic Smith
The Score The New York Mets were extremely busy upgrading their roster before the MLB lockout began, and it could lead to them shopping a few of…
Predicting Where The Athletics and Rays Will Play in the Future
CBS Sports The Atlanta Braves are World Series champions and now baseball is in the middle of its first work stoppage since the 1994-95 strike. MLB and the MLBPA were unable to…
Padres add Mike Shildt to player development staff
CBS Sports The San Diego Padres have hired former St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Shildt as a player development consultant, the team announced Wednesday. Shildt joins a player development advisory…
Braves-A’s Trade Talks Could Have Big Yankees Impact
New York Post Whenever the MLB lockout ends, Freddie Freeman will immediately become one of the game’s most intriguing players to watch. The free-agent first…
Yankees’ Hitting Coach Dillon Lawson Amped For Role: ‘We’ve Got Monsters’
MLB.com Dillon Lawson boils his philosophy down to three simple words: “Hit strikes hard.” It is a mantra that the Yankees’ new hitting coach believes…
David Ortiz elected into baseball’s Hall of Fame; Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens denied again
USA Today David Ortiz needed just one swing to power his way into baseball’s Hall of Fame, narrowly punching his ticket to Cooperstown on the…
Giants ‘Remain Hopeful’ Barry Bonds Will Be Elected to HOF After Snub on 2022 Ballot
Bleacher Report In his 10th and final year on the ballot, former Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds did not receive enough…
Rays’ Taylor Walls: If Barry Bonds is ‘one of the best hitters ever, then why cheat?’
The Score Tampa Bay Rays infielder Taylor Walls doesn't believe MLB's all-time home run king Barry Bonds deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. "He cheated! If…
Ranking the 10 Best Young Cores in MLB Today
Bleacher Report The San Francisco Giants proved in 2021 that teams built around veterans can still succeed in today's Major League Baseball, yet young talent…
The Rangers Shouldn’t Ease Up After The Lockout
MLB Trade Rumors Many teams effectively sat out the free-agent market prior to the lockout, and the Rangers took full advantage of the lack of…
MLBPA counteroffer ditches age-based free agency
The Score The Major League Baseball Players Association dropped a proposal for age-based free agency after returning to the negotiating table with representatives from Major…
Who Will Sign Kenley Jansen?
MLB Trade Rumors Kenley Jansen has been one of baseball’s best closers for a decade now. He recorded 25 saves in 2012 and hasn’t been below…
Ranking MLB’s Biggest Blockbuster Trade Busts Since 2000
Bleacher Report Per the usual definition, a "bad" Major League Baseball trade involves one team making out like gangbusters while the other one ends up…
Alex Rodriguez shown on TV at Packers game with new girlfriend?
Larry Brown Sports Alex Rodriguez’s bosses at FOX seemed to do the former MVP a big favor on Saturday night. A-Rod attended the NFC Divisional…
Why The Blue Jays Shouldn’t Wait To Resign Vladimir Guerrero Jr. And Bo Bichette
Sportsnet On a Monday afternoon in Texas five days into the 2021 season, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette are sitting together in the Toronto…
Clayton Kershaw to New York Mets? Major Offerings Could Lure Star Pitcher Away From LA Dodgers
Essentially Sports The New York Mets are primed for a special 2022. With owner, Steve Cohen, spending big in the off-season and spending well, the…
Baseball Hall of Fame 2022: Breaking down the top candidates, voting trends for Cooperstown
USA Today There are first-timers and last-timers, legends and scoundrels and plenty of talent in between. And on Tuesday, Jan. 25, baseball’s 2022 Hall of…
MLB Free Agency: Breaking Down The Biggest Flaw For Each Remaining Top Free Agent
CBS Sports Major League Baseball's offseason has been on pause for more than a month and a half now, ever since the 30 club owners…
The Reason Jack Flaherty Isn’t Signing an Extension With St. Louis This Offseason
Clutch Points The MLB is currently in a lockout that shows no current signs of ending anytime soon, despite a glimmer of hope recently. Even still, rumors…
Brewers Top Prospects 2022: Left-Hander Aaron Ashby is a Breakout Candidate For Next Season
CBS Sports Major League Baseball's owners may have locked out the players, triggering the league's first work stoppage since 1994-95 and bringing the offseason to a halt,…
MLB Using Robot Umps For 2022 Triple-A Season
TMZ The days of Angel Hernandez makin' you pull out your hair may soon be over … 'cause Major League Baseball is instituting robot umpires for the…
Why Kris Bryant Could Be an Option For the Yankees in Free Agency
SI Although there are several remaining free agents on the market that are capable of filling the Yankees’ positional needs at first base, shortstop and…
Unvaccinated Real Madrid, Chelsea stars may miss UCL matches in France
The Score Real Madrid and Chelsea face the prospect of leaving unvaccinated players at home for the away legs of their upcoming Champions League last-16 matchups due to…
MLBPA Preparing Response To MLB’s Latest CBA Proposal
MLB Trade Rumors The MLB Players Association is preparing its response to the proposal made by Major League Baseball last week, tweets Jon Heyman of the MLB Network. Heyman…
David Ortiz calls out writer over Hall of Fame snub
Larry Brown Sports David Ortiz is currently the leading vote-getter for this year’s Baseball Hall of Fame class, but he has an issue with one particular…