The Miami Marlins are not done with trading away players, but they appear to have a preference on who they deal. Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that the Marlins are pushing Marcell Ozuna while interested teams want in on Christian Yelich. Yelich is thought to have higher upside in addition to more team control. The teams also don’t want to give up pieces for Ozuna right now...
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The New York Mets have shown interest in right-handed reliever Juan Nicasio according to Tyler Kepner of the New York Times. Nicasio, 31, posted a 2.61 ERA, 2.98 FIP, 9.0 K/9 and 1.08 WHIP in 72.1 innings spread across three teams with the biggest chunk coming with the Pittsburgh Pirates before they inexplicably lost him on waivers. The former starter finished the season as the Cardinals closer...
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Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com reports that Scott Boras is trying to pitch yet another one of his clients to the Washington Nationals, this time in the form of Jake Arrieta. The Nationals are known for having a plethora of Boras clients as they already have six players on the active roster that are represented by him including Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg who represent $385 million in...
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The New York Yankees continue to remain active on the trade front. Joel Sherman of the New York Post was the first to report that the team sent Chase Headley back to the San Diego Padres along with pitcher Bryan Mitchell. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported that the Yankees will receive Jabari Blash in return. The Yankees have been trying to clear salary since acquiring Giancarlo Stanton and...
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Although the New York Yankees have just added a MVP to their team that fell a game short of the World Series, they are not done yet. The Bronx Bombers are seeking starting pitching help and currently have Michael Fulmer and Patrick Corbin on their radar in early talks according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today Sports. If the Yankees were to add another starter, he would likely slot in a rotation...
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Yesterday officially began the Winter Meetings and there was no shortage of buzz during them. Executives talked, rumors swirled, and players signed. Here are just some of the things that went down; some of which may not have dominated the headlines. MLB News and Notes Pat Neshek agreed to a two-year, $16.25 million deal with the Philadelphia Phillies. The Texas Rangers signed relief pitcher...
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