Japanese star Shohei Ohtani is going to sign with the Los Angeles Angels according to Dylan Hernandez of the LA Times. Ohtani had recently narrowed his choices down to the Angels, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants. Agent Nez Balelo on Ohtani picking Angels, “What mattered to him most wasn’t market size, time...
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Joe D. got us kicked off on Thursday with his offseason plan for how the New York Mets can turn back into contenders going into the 2018 season and now I will give it a shot. Our guidelines are that we must stick to a budget in the $30-35 million range given what we’ve heard the Mets could spend. We used both MLB Trade Rumors and Jon Heyman’s free agent predictions to come up the...
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One of the more interesting rumors this offseason has been that the San Diego Padres were expected to make a serious run at free agent first baseman Eric Hosmer. Those rumors got very real on Thursday when the Padres met with Hosmer according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today. It was reported earlier this week by Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports that current Padres first baseman Wil Myers would have...
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Unsurprisingly, the Baltimore Orioles have been receiving calls on star third baseman Manny Machado according to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports. Heyman notes that the Orioles aren’t currently shopping Machado but they’re willing to listen on any player including their young stud infielder. Machado, 25, is coming off a down season in 2017 when he hit .259/.310/.471 with 33 doubles, 33...
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The Seattle Mariners have acquired second baseman Dee Gordon from the Miami Marlins according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Another key part of the trade is the Mariners getting $1 million in International Bonus Pool according to Marc Feinsand of MLB.com. The Marlins are receiving pitching prospect Nick Neidert (No. 2 in M’s system by MLB), shortstop Christopher Torres (No. 7) and...
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