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EDITOR’S NOTE: This is another repost of the game recap from a walkoff home run, this one from Chicago-area native Mike Tauchman, who grew up a Cubs fan. Once again, there will be an epilogue after the lightly-edited recap repost. This concludes this offseason series about Cubs walkoff heroes. Mike Tauchman grew up in the […]
If you are a free-agent relief pitcher in the top tier, this might already have been a very good winter for you. We have already seen three players sign deals with an annual value of $14 million per year or more. Raisel Iglesias got things going, returning to the Braves on a one-year contract for […]
The Yankees’ offseason has gotten off to a quiet start. That fact, in and of itself, is not particularly alarming. The baseball offseason, despite the popular ‘hot stove’ term, rarely moves all that quickly at first. But when a rival team makes aggressive moves early on, fans start to get antsy. The Blue Jays, who […]
The Winter Meetings start this weekend, and there’s one topic on the mind of Buster Posey and every other executive gathered in Orlando: the 2026 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List. Our communal ranking of the top 44 prospects in the San Francisco Giants organization is obviously the most critical thing that happens in the […]
The Arizona Cardinals are… tanking hurting. Jonathan Gannon announced today that the team would not get Kyler Murray back this season, but also had updates on a number of other players. Marvin Harrison Jr. will miss this week due to a lingering heel issue that saw him struggling through, and eventually missing parts of the […]
When Indiana men’s basketball’s 2025-26 schedule was released earlier this year, one date jumped off the page immediately: December 6. No matter what, the Hoosiers would take on Louisville for a semi-home game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. It makes sense, the program makes efforts to get to the state’s capital most seasons and has […]
Arizona Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon announced to the media today that quarterback Kyler Murray will not return this season due his foot injury. This will likely be the end of the Kyler Murray era in Arizona, and signals that Gannon and his staff will start to try and find another quarterback to pair with […]
For this week’s MaiLLbag, I’ve picked five questions and enlisted Kate, John, and Eric for an assist. If you asked a question in the site comments or on BlueSky and haven’t seen it answered yet, don’t worry, I’ll get to it soon. If you have a question, feel free to leave it in the comments, […]
The baseball Winter Meetings begin this weekend, which means the chances of the Phillies actually doing something within this timeframe are more heightened than ever. This is the place where business usually happens at a pretty steady pace and the Phillies are no stranger to that. The Winter Meetings is where Trea Turner agreed to […]
The Mets enter the Winter Meetings already having added a significant free agent in Devin Williams, and pulled off a swap of two veteran players when they received Marcus Semien from the Rangers in exchange for Brandon Nimmo. With a roster still very much in flux, there is plenty more to do, and the Winter […]
Ranger Suarez Rumors — I know there’s a whole lot of exciting Cubs/Alex Bregman talk out there lately , but don’t let that distract you from the publicly stated and more logical offseason objective: Pitching, pitching, and more pitching. Last we heard, the Cubs were in on Dylan Cease until his bidding approached $200 million, and that they remain involved in the markets for Michael King and Tatsuya Imai . We also learned that the Cubs can add upwards of $50 million to the 2026 payroll , w...
Cardinals News Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Michael Wilson could return to a prominent role if Marvin Harrison Jr. remains sidelined for Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams. Harrison has not practiced this week due to a heel injury sustained during last Sunday’s loss to Tampa Bay. Wilson thrived as the Cardinals’ primary receiver during […]
After being mathematically eliminated from the playoffs, draft season is here in Arizona. The Cardinals will have seven draft picks to upgrade the roster, hoping for a better season in 2026. What might general manager Monti Ossenfort do come April? Based on their current positions of need, here is a very early look at how […]
The New York Rangers suffered a big blow to their defense corps last week as Adam Fox was placed on LTIR with a left shoulder injury. He's expected to miss multiple weeks. That leaves the Blueshirts in a lurch on the blueline. They have a serious lack of puck-moving d-men, and in particular, they will be hurt on the power play. Insider Elliotte Friedman reported on his 32 Thoughts podcast that they are scouring the market for help in those areas, and seem to be zeroing in on ...
Baseball America updated its list of the Top 10 prospects in the Detroit Tigers farm system, and it’s the usual candidates at the top. The Double-A trio of Max Clark, Kevin McGonigle and Josue Briceño have been the talk of minor league baseball, and they all have a future in the bigs. Detroit’s other first-rounders […]
Could there be one final ride for Andrew McCutchen in the black and gold? It depends on who you ask. MLB.com Pirates reporter Alex Stumpf said earlier this week that he’s not expecting McCutchen to play for the Pirates next season. “Right now, I’m leaning towards (McCutchen) not coming back,” Stumpf said in an Ask […]
The Royals head into the 2025 Winter Meetings in Orlando next week knowing exactly what stands between them and a postseason berth: a more potent offense. An 82–80 season showed progress from key players, but also exposed how often the lineup ran out of firepower when it mattered. The Winter Meetings are typically where executives […]
I didn’t realize until I went to a Nippon Professional League game in Japan just how much sports fashion is a thing here in the United States. Walking the streets there, you don’t see a whole lot of NPB merch being worn. Sure, you see some ball caps, some stickers, that sort of thing. It […]
The year is 2021. The confetti from the Braves’ World Series parade has been swept aside and a chill descends upon the baseball world as five cold months stretch between the end of the season and the arrival of the new campaign. The Yankees have an opportunity to chart their organization on a new course […]
Last offseason, the Cubs were reportedly “in” on free agent third baseman Alex Bregman. They got outbid by the Red Sox. A couple of weeks ago, I posted this article regarding Bregman’s free agency this offseason after he opted out of his deal in Boston. Now, per Patrick Mooney and Sahadev Sharma in The Athletic, […]
San Diego Padres President of Baseball Operations and General Manager A.J. Preller announced Thursday the team signed relief pitcher Ty Adcock to a major league contract. On the surface it looks like a general manager looking to add depth to his bullpen and make the strength of his team stronger, but could it mean something […]
It’s not often that relievers with really good numbers for two years fall into your lap. That was the case with Enyel De Los Santos and the Braves last winter. The 2022 and 2023 seasons with Cleveland were the high water mark for Enyel. So, how did fall into said lap? Well, the 2024 campaign […]
You have to be a little careful this time of year when you see a particular team and a particular player mentioned a half-dozen times in quick succession. Sometimes it means things are heating up, and word is getting around. But sometimes, it only means that a lot of folks started asking questions and shared what they’re hearing. It can build on itself in a way that, on the outside, seems like more and more smoke, but actually is just a lot of well-connected folks hearing the exact same correc...
As the Cincinnati Reds continue their epic quest to somehow land free agent slugger Kyle Schwarber in free agency, it’s hard not to get wrapped up in the Disney-ness of the storyline. He’s from the area, he’s the perfect lineup fit, he’s what will put the Reds over the top for the first time in […]
On Tuesday, Sonny Gray greeted Red Sox Nation with exactly what it wanted to hear. Here’s the money quote: “It feels good to me to be able to go to a place now where it’s easy to hate the Yankees.” Not only is the quote bellicose, but the delivery leaves little room for epexegesis: Now […]