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The non-tender deadline has come and gone, and the Atlanta Braves made the decision to tender left-hander Dylan Lee. The two parties did not come to an agreement on a salary, so an arbitration hearing may be in the future. The Braves non-tendered just two players in right-handers Alek Manoah and Carson Ragsdale. Though non-tendered, […]
From Talking Chop | 3 months ago | 1 read
LOUISVILLE CARDINALS (7-3, 4-3) at SMU Mustangs (7-3, 5-1) Game Time: Noon Location: Gerald Ford Stadium: Dallas, TX Television: ESPN2 Announcers: Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst) and Taylor Davis (sideline) Favorite: SMU by 2.5 All-Time Series: SMU leads, 3-0 Last Meeting: SMU won 31-24 on Oct. 5, 2024 in Louisville Series History: Statistics: Depth Chart: Louisville Uniforms: SMU Uniforms: Injury Reports: Louisville […]
From Card Chronicle | 3 months ago | 1 read
Leave it to the White Sox to make unexpected and underwhelming moves during the offseason. After electing to not protect several Top 30 prospects from the Rule 5 draft, Chicago doubled down on their surprises Friday by signing outfielder Derek Hill but non-tendering outfielder Mike Tauchman, first baseman Tim Elko, and southpaw reliever Cam Booser. […]
From South Side Sox | 3 months ago | 4 reads
Hunch feeling. That this 74-64 grind it out victory in the 101st game against Cincinnati will prove to be more meaningful as the season progresses. Many of U of L’s gnawing issue were again exposed. And overcome against a pesky Bearcat squad, though the flaws remain to be worked around. Important, it says here, was […]
From Card Chronicle | 3 months ago | 0 reads
The Detroit Tigers went into Friday’s deadline to tender contracts to arbitration eligible players without too many question marks. The main one was whether utility infielder Andy Ibáñez would get a contract, and as it turned out the club decided to non-tender him as predicted. The rest of their arbitration eligible players were tendered contracts […]
From Bless You Boys | 3 months ago | 4 reads
Fresh off the tender deadline , with 10 open 40-man spots and lots of need in the bullpen, the Chicago Cubs are finally jumping into the free agent fray (non-Shota Imanaga edition). According to BN’s own Michael Cerami, the Cubs are signing reliever Phil Maton: Source is telling me the Cubs have signed right-handed reliever Phil Maton. — Michael Cerami (@Michael_Cerami) November 22, 2025 Phil Maton, 32, was a “pretty good” reliever for a number of years, but then suddenly ...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 3 months ago | 1 read
Oh Yes, It's the Great Pre-Tender! 11/21 UPDATE : All unsigned players on the Cubs MLB Reserve List (40-man roster) except RHP Eli Morgan and C Reese McGuire were tendered 2026 MLB contracts. So Morgan and McGuire are now free-agents, free to sign an MLB or minor league contract with any club (including the Cubs). 11/19 ORIGINAL POST : The Friday prior to Thanksgiving is MLB Contract Tender Day (November 21st in 2025). NOTE : Prior to 2022, the MLB contract tender date wa...
From The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog | 3 months ago | 1 read
Tigers Show Their Grit in a March Type Game If you haven’t been introduced to the 2025-2026 Clemson Men’s Basketball team, tonight was a good time to see what they are about. West Virginia had a large and loud contingent in the building and their athletic squad gave the Tigers fits for long stretches of […]
From Shakin The Southland | 3 months ago | 1 read
In a game that had the feel of 90 percent of the 100 series games that had come before it, Louisville outlasted Cincinnati, 74-64, in front of a pro-Cardinal crowd at Heritage Bank Center in Cincy Friday night. Pat Kelsey’s high-scoring team faced its first major adversity of the young season in the game’s opening […]
From Card Chronicle | 3 months ago | 1 read
The Memphis Tigers (2-3) will host the East Tennessee State Buccaneers (1-4) after losing three straight home games. Memphis dropped its most recent game to Ole Miss, 73-64, on Tuesday. Chae Harris led the way with 24 points, plus four boards and zero assists. In its most recent game, East Tennessee State fell to Tennessee Tech on Thursday, 61-52. Its high scorer was Anala Nelson with 17 points. Catch tons of live women’s college basketball , plus original programming, with ESPN+ or the Di...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 3 months ago | 1 read
The Seattle Mariners announced Friday that they have tendered contracts to 31 of their 34 eligible players. The three players not tendered contract offers are RHP Gregory Santos, RHP Trent Thornton, and LHP Tayler Saucedo, meaning each player is now a free agent. All players who’ve yet to accumulate service time needed to reach arbitration […]
From Lookout Landing | 3 months ago | 2 reads
Hope everybody’s having a lovely Friday night. It’s been a busy week in Braves Country and now it appears to be winding down. So, which move was your favorite? Let us know! Here’s a random clip:
From Talking Chop | 3 months ago | 2 reads
Four world title fights highlight tomorrow’s Ring IV pay-per-view event from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with David Benavidez vs Anthony Yarde and Devin Haney vs Brian Norman Jr headlining the show, and those are arguably the two worst fights of the top four on the bill. A look at the card and some predictions. Who do […]
From Bad Left Hook | 3 months ago | 2 reads
Here’s the Internet Archive link for tonight’s movie. Hit “play” at 7:30, and make jokes/comments as we go along! Paul Douglas (not the meteorologist) plays Billy Martin a mean cranky manager who berates and cusses out his players a lot. Janet Leigh is the reporter who challenges him to be a little bit of a […]
From Twinkie Town | 3 months ago | 3 reads
The St. Louis Cardinals non-tendered 4 players today including pitcher John King and catcher Yohel Pozo reducing their 40-player roster to 37. John King ended 2025 with a 2-1 record, a 4.66 ERA over just over 48 games appearing in 51 games with a 1.63 WHIP. Yohel Pozo had a .231 batting average for the […]
From Viva El Birdos | 3 months ago | 3 reads
The Yankees non-tendered five relievers at Friday’s trade deadline, the team announced. Mark Leiter Jr., Ian Hamilton, Scott Effross, Jake Cousins, and Michael Arias were not offered contracts by the team, making each of them a free agent and freeing up five spots on the 40-man roster. The Yankees also reached one-year deals with Clarke […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 3 months ago | 2 reads
Today was the tender deadline for arbitration eligible players. The San Francisco Giants had decisions to make for three players: RHP JT Brubaker, LHP Joey Lucchesi, and catcher Andrew Knizner. Earlier today, Knizner was designated for assignment to make room for OF Joey Wiemer, and at the deadline the Giants non-tendered Lucchesi and held on […]
From McCovey Chronicles | 3 months ago | 3 reads
As Friday’s deadline to tender contracts to all arbitration-eligible and pre-arb players neared, questions arose about which of the litany of players in that category would still be on the roster of the Cincinnati Reds by day’s end. Some 14 players who finished the 2025 season on Cincinnati’s roster were originally destined to go through […]
From Red Reporter | 3 months ago | 6 reads
The Dodgers on Friday did not tender contracts to pitchers Evan Phillips and Nick Frasso, making them free agents. Friday was the deadline for teams to tender 2026 contracts to all players on their 40-man roster, which usually serves as a soft deadline of sorts to reach deals for players eligible for salary arbitration, and/or […]
From True Blue LA | 3 months ago | 2 reads
The deadline to tender contracts to eligible players has passed, and the Phillies have made their decisions. Alec Bohm, Edmundo Sosa, Bryson Stott, Brandon Marsh, Jhoan Duran, Tanner Banks, and Jesús Luzardo were those tendered contracts. Michael Mercado and Daniel Robert were not tendered contracts, and are now free agents. Next up is salary negotiations […]
From The Good Phight | 3 months ago | 4 reads
It’s always been middle fingers up to Cincinnati. That’s never changed. Go Cards.
From Card Chronicle | 3 months ago | 0 reads
MLB’s non-tender deadline was at 4 p.m. CT today, and while the Brewers reportedly tendered contracts to all seven of their arbitration-eligible players, there were a few surprising (and not so surprising) moves across the league. Let’s take a quick look at every team’s non-tender decisions.
From Brew Crew Ball | 3 months ago | 3 reads
After jettisoning Michael Tonkin and Genesis Cabrera and coming to terms with reliever Justin Topa earlier today, the Twins have reportedly tendered contracts to all of their remaining arbitration-eligible players. That group includes C Ryan Jeffers, RHP Bailey Ober, RHP Joe Ryan, OF/DH Trevor Larnach, 3B Royce Lewis, RHP Cole Sands, and the recently acquired […]
From Twinkie Town | 3 months ago | 4 reads
Welcome to Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, the new/old favorite from Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. This week, Brian and Chris talk trade rumors, more new coaches, and debate the (now decided) non-tender deadline. Chris’s Music Pick: Yuma Abe – Hotel New Yuma Brian’s Music Pick: Pulp – More You can listen or […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 3 months ago | 4 reads
Yesterday, our Lukas Vlahos laid out the cases for the Mets’ various non-tender candidates, highlighting eight players who could be considered on the bubble. Of those eight players, seven were tendered contracts by the Mets, with only Max Kranick being non-tendered from that group. However, two other pitchers were non-tendered in the process: Danny Young […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 3 months ago | 3 reads