Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon stepped down from his job and quit the team on Friday, stunning many in baseball, as he was expected to return, but after the departure of GM Andrew Friedman, a clause in Maddon's contract allowed him to opt out and he did just that and some have speculated that he could be an option over Don Mattingly with the LA Dodgers now that Friedman has taken over.
Read full storyJon Lester will be a free agent in 2015 and the Oakland A's are not likely to sign him back and now reports have the NY Yankees and Chicago Cubs as the frontrunners over the Boston Red Sox to add the pitcher following his trade this season, as he is going to be asking for big money and that could put New York in position to snag him.
Read full storyThe NY Mets appear to be sellers once again at the trading deadline and names like Daniel Murphy, Bartolo Colon and Zack Wheeler could be on the move, as the Atlanta Braves, LA Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, NY Yankees, Baltimore Orioles and St. Louis Cardinals could be looking at those players, while New York could be eyeing one themselves in Starlin Castro with the Chicago Cubs.
Read full storyThe NY Mets may be looking at trade involving Starlin Castro as the MLB trading deadline this summer after the Chicago Cubs acquired Addison Russell in a deal with the Athletics and names like Zack Wheeler, Noah Syndergaard, Jacob deGrom or Daniel Murphy could be moving if the trade talk ever sets serious from the two sides.
Read full storyThe Chicago Cubs have kicked off trade rumors season in the MLB, as they have started taking calls on pitcher Jeff Samardzija and now names like Jason Hammel, Travis Wood and Edwin Jackson also could be traded this summer, as teams like the New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners, Baltimore Orioles, Oakland Athletics, Miami Marlins and Pittsburgh Pirates all could be interested in making deals.
Read full storyThe New York Yankees are in a tough spot with injuries and a trade for a pitcher could be in the works soon, as names like Cliff Lee, Jeff c, Justin Masterson, Jason Hammel and Mark Buehrle could be available and this comes as NY is flirting with the idea of signing Kendrys Morales, who is a free agent and will have his draft compensation lifted on Thursday when the draft for 2014 begins.
Read full storyThe Ervin Santana rumors are starting to pick up this week now that spring training is weeks away and the Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles are the favorites to snag him, while the As Seattle Mariners, LA Dodgers, Chicago Cubs and Yankees like Santana along with Ubaldo Jimenez as the top free agent pitchers.
Read full storyThe NY Yankees are waiting with anticipation as Masahiro Tanaka makes his decision about where to pitch next season and they are in contention to sign the young star along with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Angels and Chicago Cubs and the 30-day deadline for him to sign is coming up and he could end up with over $100 million in his contract.
Read full storyThe Major League Baseball offseason is getting ready to get heated up for real with free agency and the upcoming winter meetings and with teams looking to make moves, trades and signings to try and win the World Series next season, one team that could be very active is the Chicago Cubs and they may be looking to deal Jeff Samardzija to the Arizona Diamondbacks and other teams.
Read full storyThe Chicago Cubs have been mentioned as a team that could be a player in the trade market this offseason and that appears to be going down now with the Toronto Blue Jays, as the team is in discussions involving pitcher Jeff Samardzija and reports have the Jays possibly sending prospect Aaron Sanchez back in a deal.
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