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Will Those Seiya Suzuki Trade Rumors Come Back This Offseason?

Do you remember those Seiya Suzuki trade rumors last offseason? I don’t blame you if you’ve blocked them out. They were odd and eventually fizzled out (once Cody Bellinger was dealt), but not before being addressed directly by Suzuki’s agent, Joel Wolfe, who flat out confirmed that Cubs President Jed Hoyer approached him about the possibility: “Jed has been very communicative about it,” Wolfe said via Jordan Bastian at Cubs.com . “He told me what teams they’ve been talking to. I don’t think he...

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Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession · Nov 21 · 7 reads that week

Zac Veen’s big league time was a humbling experience

Welcome to the 2025 edition of Ranking the Rockies, where we take a look back at every player to log playing time for the Rockies in 2025. The purpose of this list is to provide a snapshot of the player in context. The “Ranking” is an organizing principle that’s drawn from Baseball Reference’s WAR (rWAR). […]

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Purple Row · Oct 28 · 4 reads that week

A New Third Base Option Hits the Market: Sung-mun Song

Korean third baseman Sung-mun Song has been posted for MLB teams to sign by his KBO club, the Kiwoom Heroes. The 29-year-old third baseman has been one of the best players in Korea the last two seasons, and it seems like he and his club are looking to cash in while they have a good opportunity. The negotiating window for players from the KBO is 30 days, unlike the 45 days for NPB players, so this will play out well before the end of the year. This is absolutely huge. Sung-mun Song (a...

Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession · Nov 21 · 3 reads that week

2026 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 97: Ricardo Brizuela

Ricardo BrizuelaRight-Handed Starting Pitcher6´3´´198 poundsAge: 222025 SSS Top Prospect Rank 482024 High Level Kannapolis (Low-A)Age relative to high level +0.4 yearsSSS rank among all right-handed starters in the system 16Overall 2025 stats 1-10 ⚾️ 23 starts ⚾️ 86 2⁄3 IP ⚾️ 4.98 ERA ⚾️ 1.419 WHIP ⚾️ 74 K ⚾️ 37 BB ⚾️ 0.1 WAR A year ago, […]

White Sox

South Side Sox · Nov 15 · 3 reads that week

Regret-How I Got the Albert Pujols Situation Wrong

Last week, I wrote about how Cardinals legend Albert Pujols was brought up in the Eric Kay trial. An ex-Angels club employee allegedly had videos of Pujols making Kay do dares such as being hit on the knee with a 90-mph fastball. The former employee also testified that Pujols was paying kay to do the […]

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Viva El Birdos · Nov 14 · 3 reads that week

The Twins re-load after missing 2005 postseason

After nabbing AL Central crowns in 2002, 2003, & 2004, the Minnesota Twins faltered in 2005. They weren’t horrible, but the Chicago White Sox sealed the deal. As a result, some hard decisions were made on fan favorites during the offseason to re-load for another competitive window. Let go in free agency were… Two significant […]

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Twinkie Town · Nov 14 · 3 reads that week

2025 Diamondbacks Player Reviews #57: Austin Pope

Overview 2025 Review It’s a given in the modern baseball game that every team will have its pitching depth tested over the course of the season. It is not a given that the depth will be tested to the extent that the D-Backs were this season. That kind of apocalyptic nightmare could even prompt a […]

Diamondbacks

AZ Snake Pit · Nov 14 · 3 reads that week

Player review: Matt Gage

2025 stats (with SFG): 27 G, 25.1 IP, 3.91 ERA / 2.66 FIP, 24 K, 10 BB, 0 HR, 1.50 WHIP, 52.7 GB%, +0.5 fWAR Waiver claims aren’t lottery tickets like prospects are, they’re an arcade game. A player’s history is the same as staring and watching the high score screen on a loop or […]

Giants

McCovey Chronicles · Nov 14 · 3 reads that week

Giants poach Steelers WR from practice squad

The Steelers have another open spot on their practice squad. On Thursday, the New York Giants signed wide receiver Isaiah Hodgins off of the Steelers practice squad, adding him to their 53-man roster. Hodgins had been on the Steelers practice squad since Sept. 17. He hasn’t appeared in a game yet this season. Hodgins will […]

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Behind the Steel Curtain · Nov 13 · 3 reads that week

Should the Phillies target Jo Adell in a trade?

The MLB offseason is ever so slowly lurching to life, and that means trade rumors are starting to rear their head. Last week, MLB Network’s Jon Morosi reported that the Los Angeles Angels are considering trading outfielders Jo Adell and/or Taylor Ward and Morosi specifically mentioned the Phillies as a possibility. The Phillies are in […]

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The Good Phight · Nov 13 · 3 reads that week

Cardinal free agent targets: worth it to lose draft pick?

Recently, Jeff Jones of the Belleville-News Democrat was on the Dealin’ the Cards podcast. And he said he would not be shocked if the Cardinals end up with a bigger name starter than you’d expect in free agency. But he also said after that it would because that person’s market did not materialize, using Framber […]

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Viva El Birdos · Nov 13 · 3 reads that week

Thursday BP: Does Yamamoto get to be in the Bumgarner conversation?

Good morning, baseball fans! We have an argument for the ages today. Ever since Madison Bumgarner entered Game 7 of the 2014 World Series in relief for the San Francisco Giants, managers everywhere have been attempting to copy that strategy, to varying levels of success. We saw it again in this year’s World Series Game […]

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McCovey Chronicles · Nov 13 · 3 reads that week

Yankees Potential Free Agent Target: Framber Valdez

Free agency is officially open and this winter features a deep crop of quality if not-quite-ace tier starting pitchers. You’ve got ground ball savant Framber Valdez, strikeout artist Dylan Cease, and soft contact extraordinaire Ranger Suárez headlining the class. There’s decent depth behind that trio including future Hall of Famers Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer, […]

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Pinstripe Alley · Nov 12 · 3 reads that week

Today in White Sox History: November 6

1935 After a 22-year career logging a 229-217 record with a 3.84 ERA and 39.7 WAR (180th all-time among pitchers), “Sad” Sam Jones retired. The former Cleveland, Red Sox, Yankees, Browns and Senators player had ended his run with four seasons on the South Side. Jones was a curveball specialist, and while never a consistent […]

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South Side Sox · Nov 6 · 3 reads that week

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