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The Orioles spent 2025 on the outside of October baseball looking in, and Mike Elias got the message loud and clear: It’s time to get aggressive. After years of stockpiling prospects and preaching patience, the front office finally opened the checkbook and made some noise. But in the AL East—where our neighbors include the Yankees’ […]
The Arizona Cardinals own the third overall pick in this April’s NFL draft. Who will they select? What positions are on their short list of the greatest needs? Will they go offense or defense? The third draft pick alone is a valuable asset for any ballclub. Last year, the Cleveland Browns owned the second overall […]
Anne Rogers writes the Royals failed to come to terms with two arbitration-eligible players. According to MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand, Pasquantino filed at $4.5 million, and the Royals filed at $4 million. Bubic filed at $6.15 million, and the Royals filed at $5.15 million. Pasquantino is first-year arbitration eligible, while Bubic is entering his final year […]
The Atlanta Braves reported Thursday that left-hander Ken Waldichuk had been claimed off waivers from the Athletics. The club also announced that infielder Vidal Bruján had been designated for assignment. 28-year-old Waldichuk debuted in 2022 and has 42 games under his belt. He has an underwhelming 6-11 record to accompany his 5.28 ERA. As for […]
Patrick Zalupski, the new lead owner of the Tampa Bay Rays, issued a letter to the Shareholders of Dream Finders Homes, Inc. (DFH), the company for which he is both Chairman and CEO, on December 29th, and included some commentary on his recent purchase of the team. Tampa – Home of the Tampa Bay Rays […]
This week presents a twist, in that SBN Reacts sent you out a White Sox-specific question, but nothing of national import (pretty big football weekend coming up, anyway). We asked you to play White Sox manager for Opening Day and tell us where on the field you are penciling-in Munetaka Murakami. The results were as […]
The Dodgers have completed an important task of their offseason plan, that being avoiding arbitration to eligible players. Four Dodgers, Brusdar Graterol, Alex Call, Anthony Banda and Brock Stewart, signed deals for the 2026 season to avoid arbitration this week, and now the team can march forward in their pursuits of available high-end talent. After […]
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Happy Friday, everyone. It’s been an exciting week for the Cubs, but what else is going on around baseball that’s worth mentioning? Well, the arbitration deadline was last night, and it seems likely we’ll be seeing some hearings come out of it. We’ve got discussions about the Hall of Fame, and if those who participate […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across Major League Baseball. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Yankees fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The offseason story has been one of patience, as pretty much all winter we’ve heard […]
Meet the Mets The Mets agreed to contract terms with all of their arbitration-eligible players. The White Sox claimed catcher Drew Romo off waivers from the Mets just a few weeks after the Mets had claimed him off waivers from the Orioles. Despite a successful event last year, the Mets will not be holding a […]
Raise your hand if your favorite college football team has not one but two All-American running backs on its team… EVERYONE’S HAND SHOULD BE UP! After spending two days on Mizzou’s campus, former Houston Christian running back Xai’Shaun Edwards joined up with the Tigers, becoming the fourth scholarship tailback on the roster for 2026, joining […]
There’s a long history of people being associated with things they never *exactly* said. On July 15, 1979, exactly 18 months after I was born, Jimmy Carter gave a speech about a “crisis of confidence” in America that’s commonly referred to as the “malaise” speech, despite Carter never having used the word. But the brain […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Royals fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. In this week’s Reacts survey, we asked fans who they think will lead the Brewers in […]
While we wait for the player logjam to clear, I’m going to busy myself with other pursuits. Recently has been the time to get more serious about understanding all this technology the Cardinals have fallen behind in adapting. What is it? How does it help? Approach When I started this journey, what I found is […]
Good morning, baseball fans! Since the season ended, the McCovey Chronicles staff have been doing player reviews that go over each member of the San Francisco Giants’ 2025 season. Today, I’m going to continue our community reviews where we ask you all to weigh in on how you feel like each player did this year […]
If you turned the ballgame on TV in 1976 Twins Territory, you’d get the dulcet tones of Joe Boyle & recently-retired Harmon Killebrew. If you flipped on the radio: Herb Carneal—as always—and Frank Quilici at the mics. Though no playoff berth was achieved—and you certainly wouldn’t guess it from the 715,394 home fans (an AL-low […]
It’s 2026 and Rays Reacts is back! It’s a whole new phase of Rays baseball. The Tropicana Field roof is getting fixed (with the Rays set to return home in April after a weird 2025 at Steinbrenner Field), and we’ve got new ownership in town led by Patrick Zalupski and his group, who closed the […]
During a time when the Denver Broncos, Colorado Avalanche, and Denver Nuggets are all soaring in their respective leagues, there’s not a lot of space in the Colorado sports media market for the worst team in Major League Baseball. The Rockies are trying to build a new foundation to change that reputation, led by president […]
Good morning, Camden Chatters. It’s salary arbitration season, everyone. Try to contain your excitement. Yesterday the Orioles agreed to terms on 2026 salaries for nine of their 11 arbitration-eligible players. The pay bumps for the players ranged from the modest (Tyler Wells’s $375,000 raise) to the dramatic (a nearly $8 million raise for Gunnar Henderson). […]
On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow the various narrative paths. “Maybe I called it wrong, but it’s official.” — Tom Connolly, HoF Umpire. Happy birthday to Joe Wallis* (who spoiled Tom Seaver’s no-hit bid), The first episode of Home […]
The list of NFL teams that now need a coach keeps growing. The Arizona Cardinals are certainly on that list as they axed Jonathan Gannon on Black Monday. The job now is to make a short list of candidates the team is interested in, set up interviews either virtually or in person, and then pare […]
Well, Friday is here again. Some Fridays are slow news days. Not this one. Lots happened. Well, technically this post is being written on Thursday, which was the actual day where lots happened. So this is more of a fast links day. If you want to be technical about it. Anyway, onto the links. Phillies […]
The Missouri Tigers (12-6) will try to end a three-game losing streak when they host the Alabama Crimson Tide (16-1) on January 12, 2026 at Mizzou Arena. The matchup airs on SEC Network. Missouri vs. Alabama NCAA Game Info Date: Monday, January 12, 2026 Time: 7 p.m. ET TV: SEC Network Where: Columbia, Missouri Venue: Mizzou Arena Last Game For Each Team Missouri suffered defeat by a final score of 99-68 in their last game against Vanderbilt. Leading the way on offense for t...
With things at a standstill on the Cody Bellinger front, more rumors are floating about their supposed Plan B, Bo Bichette. Jon Heyman reported that the Yankees are looking at Bichette “more seriously.” The Phillies have also expressed interest in Bichette, as have the same Blue Jays that he just left at the start of […]