With his signing deadline approaching quickly, Shota Imanaga will reportedly sign with the Chicago Cubs, according to Bob Nightengale. He will undergo a physical on Thursday—the day of his signing deadline. Jon Heyman confirmed the deal. The deal will pay around $15 million per year and can last anywhere from two to five years, according to reports. Imanaga and the Cubs will have options in the...
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David Stearns has made starting pitching a priority this offseason. He needed to, as you could only feel confident in handing rotation spots in 2024 to two people: Kodai Senga and José Quintana. While Stearns’ white whale this offseason–Yoshinobu Yamamoto–signed with the Dodgers, Stearns has still been active in acquiring starters. He also still reportedly plans to trade for...
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Updated Post – Jan. 3 at 1:45 PM The New York Mets announced on Wednesday that on Tuesday, Ronny Mauricio underwent right knee ACL reconstruction surgery performed by Dr. David Altchek at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. A typical return-to-play timeline from this procedure is 8-12 months. Additional updates will be provided as appropriate. Updated Post – Dec. 12 at 3:25...
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This trade profile is going to be a little different than some of our recent ones. It was reported that the Red Sox are looking to continue to shed salaries to make room for other free agents. This is wholly unnecessary because they’re the Boston Red Sox and one of the most valuable teams in baseball. But the Braves took advantage of this by taking a flier for Chris Sale, and other teams...
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The Mets tried to sign Yoshinubo Yamamoto, offering him $325 million to come to Queens. He chose the Los Angeles and the Dodgers for the same amount of money. Without him, the Mets have two good starters in Kodai Senga and Jose Quintana and a whole bunch of question marks after that, including Luis Severino, Adrian Houser, David Peterson (when he comes back in May/June), Tylor Megill, Joey...
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