According to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, free-agent starter Jake Odorizzi has been drawing “serious interest” from the Boston Red Sox. As Feinsand notes, Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom was a member of the Tampa Bay front office that traded for the right-hander in 2012. Coming off a strong 2019 (3.51 ERA/3.36 FIP, 178 strikeouts, 53 walks, 4.3 fWAR), Odorizzi accepted the...
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With the announcement of voting results just over three weeks away (January 26 on MLB Network), there are no clear shoo-ins from the current ballot for enshrinement into the National Baseball Hall of Fame this July. At least not this year. Thanks to the tireless work of Ryan Thibodaux (@NotMrTibbs on Twitter) and his team, fans, media, and Cooperstown hopefuls alike can all stay up to date on...
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Right-handed reliever Liam Hendriks is garnering his fair share of interest on the open market, according to reports. Per Robert Murray of Fansided, the 31-year-old is meeting with the Toronto Blue Jays at their spring training complex in Dunedin, Florida on Monday, and has also drawn interest from the Dodgers (“strong interest”, per Murray) and White Sox, “among others”....
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According to reports out of Japan (Hochi Sports), right-handed pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano traveled to the United States on Friday to meet with his agent, Joel Wolfe of Wasserman Baseball, to discuss their options. Reportedly, concerns over COVID-19’s effects in America are still weighing heavily on the right-hander’s mind. Regarding the uncertainty of the situation, Sugano told...
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The New York Mets have had more than enough time to get a feel for what Luis Guillorme brings to the table. This season should be the time to see exactly what they’ve got in the 26-year-old. Contact hitting, an uncanny aversion to striking out, and solid defense at a variety of infield positions is quite the resume for a young ballplayer. Those characteristics also happen to fit the...
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