Jeff Passan of ESPN reports the Chicago White Sox have signed free agent LHP Dallas Keuchel. Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic reports it will be a three-year deal worth between $54 – $56 million. The Keuchel signing comes after the White Sox have struck out in their previous attempts to add a front line starter to join a rotation that already has Lucas Giolito and Michael Kopech. Notably, the...
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The New York Mets have certainly not made a lot of noise this offseason when it comes to making moves to stay competitive in an increasingly competitive NL East. So far, they have traded for Jake Marisnick and signed starters Rick Porcello and Michael Wacha. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Phillies (Zack Wheeler), Washington Nationals (Stephen Strasburg), and Atlanta Braves (Will Smith) have all...
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Ronald Blum of the Associated Press is reporting that, as part of the settlement agreed to between the New York Mets and Yoenis Cespedes, the outfielder will only have a $6 million base salary for the 2020 season. However, his base pay is $11 million if he starts the season with the team on Opening Day or if the reason the doesn’t have anything to do with the right foot or ankle injury he...
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It’s the question that has been asked each of the past three offseasons, and the answer remains the same: Tim Tebow will be returning to the Mets organization next year. The 2020 campaign will be the former quarterback’s fourth and most important season in the system. Tebow reached Triple-A for the first time in 2019, playing in 77 games for the Syracuse Mets before suffering a finger laceration...
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Rick Porcello will be pitching in the National League for the first time in 2020. That fact has some analysts believing that Porcello is due for a jump his numbers. The thought process tends to go something like this. The American League is the more offensive league due to the DH rule, so it’s harder for pitchers to succeed. So, when they switch leagues pitchers from the AL are due for a...
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Former MLB closer and World Series champion Brad Lidge went on MLB Network Radio on Friday and expressed optimism on Edwin Diaz when asked about him. “The fastball is still electric, almost 100 strikeouts in 58 innings,” Lidge noted. “So, the stuff should be there. Like it shocks me that he gave up as many home runs as he did last year. … If I’m a betting man, I go...
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