The Jon Lester free agent rumors are heating up at the winter meetings and it's likely that the pitchers signs this week, as teams like the Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves and NY Yankees could be interested in making a move and Lester is likely the first domino to fall among Max Scherzer and James Shields in free agency.
Read full storyThe LA Dodgers may look at trade deals involving Zack Greinke, Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier or Carl Crawford at the winter meetings and this comes as Los Angeles has free agent interests in Jon Lester, Max Scherzer, Andrew Miller and David Robertson heading into the back stretch of the 2014 offseason.
Read full storyFree agent pitcher Jon Lester is weighing his options and now the LA Dodgers have emerged as a possible candidate to sign the pitcher along with the Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves and Lester could sign ahead of the winter meetings this weekend or as they begin next week.
Read full storyThe MLB hot Stove rumors are heating up heading into the winter meetings and Jon Lester is one player to watch, as teams like the Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals and NY Yankees could be in the mix to sign the All-Star pitcher in free agency and he is expected to set the pitching market for Max Scherzer and James Shields.
Read full storyJon Lester is one of the top free agent pitchers on the market this offseason and teams like the Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, NY Yankees, Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals have all had reported interest in the All-Star, as he is coming off of one of his best seasons heading into 2015.
Read full storyThe Boston Red Sox may look at a trade with the Mariners involving Yoenis Cespedes and Hisashi Iwakuma after the team signed Pablo Sandoval and Hanley Ramirez, as they have a glut of outfielders and names like Allen Craig, Jackie Bradley, Shane Victorino or Cespedes could be moved to bring in some starting pitching for the franchise.
Read full storyThe Chicago Cubs are looking to spend this offseason and they have Jon Lester as their main free agent target along with James Shields and now Theo Epstein has to decide if he wants to make other deals, as a Starlin Castro trade has been rumored now that the team has some solid shortstop prospects coming up the pipeline into the majors.
Read full storyThe Chicago Cubs are coming into the offseason with high expectations and names like Jon Lester, James Shields and Max Scherzer could be targets, while a Starlin Castro trade with the Mets or another team also could be in the cards, as the Cubs have a strong organization and solid prospects behind him that could be ready to emerge in the majors.
Read full storyThe Boston Red Sox have checked in on Jon Lester and Pablo Sandoval in free agency this offseason and they are the top free agent targets for the team while the franchise also will consider a Yoenis Cespedes trade, as he could net a nice package and teams like the Seattle Mariners, NY Yankees, Mets, Toronto Blue Jays, Orioles and Dodgers all could be interested in making a move.
Read full storyJon Lester is one of the prize free agents on the market this season and two NL Central teams could end up battling for his services, as the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs are reportedly interested in signing the former Boston Red Sox starting pitcher this offseason along with the Toronto Blue Jays and NY Yankees.
Read full storyThe MLB free agency period is here and with qualifying offers out, names like Max Scherzer, Jon Lester, James Shields, Victor Martinez, Pablo Sandoval, David Robertson, Nelson Cruz and Michael Cuddyer all are top targets for teams and clubs like the NY Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, LA Dodgers and Washington Nationals could be targeting some of those names.
Read full storyThe Chicago Cubs are making moves and now that they are hiring Joe Maddon as manager, the team could be ready to spend big in free agency and Jon Lester could be a main target for Theo Epstein after their years in Boston and this comes as the Cubbies have a number of top young players ready to breakout and lead, with All-Star Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant, Addison Russell and Javier Baez all looking like strong players for the team.
Read full storyThe NY Yankees had a rough season in 2014 and now they may have to spend their way out of this hole they are in and names like Victor Martinez, James Shields, Hanley Ramirez, Max Scherzer and Nelson Cruz could be potential free agent targets, while many think the team could also look at a Troy Tulowitzki trade as an option to replace Derek Jeter after he retired.
Read full storyThe MLB World Series is about to start and teams like the NY Yankees are already looking at free agency and free agents for 2015 and names like James Shields, Jon Lester, Max Scherzer, Victor Martinez, Asdrubal Cabrera, Pablo Sandoval and Chase Headley all could be options, while teams like the Tigers, Mariners, Orioles, Dodgers, Cubs and Red Sox also could look at those players.
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