The NY Yankees were not kidding when they said they were not going to sign Max Scherzer and with the 2015 season around the corner, Brian Cashman still has some options, as Cole Hamels could be available in a trade along with names like Cliff Lee, Jordan Zimmermann, Stephen Strasburg and Doug Fister and this comes as James Shields remains the top option on the free agent market.
Read full storyJames Shields is still on the MLB free agent market as he waits for Max Scherzer to sign and teams like the Miami Marlins, Arizona Diamondbacks, LA Dodgers and Boston Red Sox could be in the mix for Shields and this comes as the Marlins may trade Dan Haren to Los Angeles or another team, as he wants to play on the west coast.
Read full storyThe NY Yankees have some major holes to fill this offseason and names like Max Scherzer or James Shields could be targets on the free agent market for Brian Cashman, while trade deals like Troy Tulowitzki, Cole Hamels or Jordan Zimmermann also could be potential options, as New York desperately needs some depth behind CC Sabathia and Masahiro Tanaka in the pitching rotation in 2015.
Read full storyThe NY Yankees may target Max Scherzer or James Shields on the free agent market along with a Cole Hamels trade or Jordan Zimmermann deal, as Brian Cashman needs to upgrade the rotation with CC Sabathia, Masahiro Tanaka and Hiroki Kuroda after the way New York performed last season and making a major move could help the team return to the playoffs in the 2015 season.
Read full storyThe NY Yankees may go in on Max Scherzer eventually, as they need another starting pitcher to join Masahiro Tanaka and CC Sabathia in the starting rotation and other targets potentially include James Shields, a Jordan Zimmermann trade, Cole Hamels trade, CJ Wilson deal, Dillon Gee or Edinson Volquez among other names on the market for Brian Cashman.
Read full storyThe MLB rumors are heating up with Jon Lester signed and now Max Scherzer and James Shields are the main targets for teams and the NY Yankees, LA Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox all could be interested in those pitchers, as Lester is now off the market along with Brandon McCarthy and Mat Latos, who was traded this week.
Read full storyThe LA Dodgers are expected to make at least one more major move at the winter meetings, as Jimmy Rollins has now been (nearly) acquired and this comes as Los Angeles has a surplus of outfielders with Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier and Carl Crawford, while Zack Greinke could be a potential option if the team decides to sign James Shields, as they were interested in Jon Lester before he signed with the Cubs.
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 NY Yankees have had a very tough season and while they remain in playoff contention, Derek Jeter is leaving without another World Series and now the Yankees may target big free agents in 2015, as names like Hanley Ramirez, Max Scherzer, James Shields, Jon Lester, Victor Martinez, Melky Cabrera and Nelson Cruz will be on the market and after the way this year went, Brian Cashman may open the bank once again.
Read full storyThe MLB trade rumors are starting to heat up as the season wears on and with the deadline a couple months away, names like David Price, Cliff Lee, Matt Kemp, James Shields, Jeff Samardzija, Jim Johnson and Andre Ethier could be on the trading block and this comes as Kendrys Morales is likely close to a deal and he signed with the Twins and teams like the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays and Detroit Tigers could be interested in making deals.
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