East Notes: Denbo, Hicks/Ellsbury, Vlad Jr., Red Sox
Tim Healey of the Sun-Sentinel takes a look at Derek Jeter’s first hire in Miami: former Yankees executive Gary Denbo. The Marlins’ new player development and scouting guru is known for working hard to...
View ArticleTrade Rumblings: Padres, Ellsbury, Profar, Cardinals
The Padres have built up a number of options to use at second base or third base in 2018 and beyond, so much so that they’re receiving calls on infielders Yangervis Solarte, Cory Spangenberg and Carlos...
View ArticleHeyman’s Latest: Ohtani, Machado, Cards, Pads, Hosmer, Ellsbury
It’s possible that Shohei Ohtani could make his decision on where to sign “by early next week,” according to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag (via Twitter). That gives us an idea of a potential timeline, though...
View ArticleReactions To And Effects Of The Giancarlo Stanton Trade
The Yankees shook the baseball world early Saturday when they agreed to acquire 2017 National League MVP Giancarlo Stanton from the Marlins. As you’d expect, the deal has elicited no shortage of media...
View ArticleTrade Chatter: Machado, Phils, Yanks, Bucs, Cole, Ellsbury, Tigers, Brewers
Should the Orioles decide to trade superstar third baseman Manny Machado prior to 2018, his contract year, they could find a taker in Philadelphia. The Phillies are among “the more interested parties”...
View ArticleSeveral Teams Have Reportedly Made Offers For Manny Machado
THURSDAY, 2:53am: Nightengale reports in another tweet that the Orioles are “moving aggressively” on trade talks involving Machado, noting that Baltimore believes they can move him by the end of the...
View ArticleAL East Notes: Ellsbury, Avisail, Blue Jays, JDM, Red Sox, Orioles
Jacoby Ellsbury’s name was mentioned in trade talks between the Yankees and Diamondbacks, NJ Advance Media’s Brendan Kuty reports, and though “nothing is believed to be off the table,” Arizona didn’t...
View ArticleYankees Rumors: Cole, Darvish, Ellsbury
It seems the Yankees and Pirates have lost momentum toward a prospective deal involving righty Gerrit Cole. Per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, via Twitter, talks have “cooled” since the Winter Meetings...
View ArticleAL East Notes: Brach, Orioles, Ellsbury, Yankees, JDM
Trade rumblings around Orioles righty Brad Brach have settled down in the wake of Zach Britton’s Achillies injury, as Baltimore will be turning to Brach as closer for at least half of the 2018 season....
View ArticleAL Notes: Moose, Royals, Rays, Dickerson, O’s, Mauer, Ellsbury
The Eric Hosmer era is over in Kansas City, and free agent third baseman Mike Moustakas could become the next Royals cornerstone to head elsewhere. Although general manager Dayton Moore said earlier...
View ArticleYankees Notes: Second Base, Frazier, Ellsbury, Rotation
The latest on the Yankees: New York’s second base battle is likely down to Gleyber Torres, Tyler Wade and Danny Espinosa, as Jace Peterson and Ronald Torreyes haven’t gotten enough reps this spring to...
View ArticleAL Notes: Rays, Miller, Stroman, Ellsbury, Tigers
The Rays are likely to continue with first baseman Brad Miller, which would seem to rule out potential pursuits for either free agent Adam Lind or just-designated Twin Kennys Vargas, per Marc Topkin of...
View ArticleYankees Notes: Salazar, Darvish, Wade, Ellsbury, Machado
Some items from the Bronx… Indians right-hander Danny Salazar was one of several pitchers the Yankees considered as potential trade targets last winter, Joel Sherman of the New York Post writes....
View ArticleInjury Notes: Giants, Shoemaker, Lamb, Mariners, Gyorko, Ellsbury
Giants lefty Madison Bumgarner thinks he’ll be ready before the early June target time frame set by the club, he tells reporters including Kerry Crowley of the Bay Area News Group (Twitter link)....
View ArticleAL East Notes: Machado, Cobb, Ellsbury, Sabathia, McKay
Faced with questions about his free agent plans next winter, Orioles shortstop Manny Machado mostly declined to offer much insight — and didn’t take the bait when asked about playing in New York. As...
View ArticleInjury Notes: Price, Shoemaker, Ervin, Trumbo, Yankees
Red Sox left-hander David Price exited tonight’s game after one inning for what the team called “precautionary” reasons due to a “sensation” in his left hand (Twitter link via Jason Mastrodonato of the...
View ArticleInjury Notes: Kahnle, Drury, Shoemaker, Goodwin, Rendon, Burnette
As expected, Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo was activated from the DL after a minimal time away from the team. But plenty of other players are still hurting, so we’ll take a spin around the league to...
View ArticleJordan Montgomery Out Six To Eight Weeks With Flexor Strain
4:20pm: Montgomery has been diagnosed with a flexor strain in his left arm and is expected to be out anywhere from six to eight weeks, manager Aaron Boone tells WFAN’s Mike Francesca (via WFAN’s Sweeny...
View ArticleEast Notes: Yankees, Eickhoff, Smith, Garcia
Aaron Boone recently offered some words of encouragement regarding the imminent return of first baseman Greg Bird to the lineup (h/t Marc Carig of The Athletic). But while Bird’s activation appears to...
View ArticleAL East Notes: Jays, Donaldson, Happ, Yanks, Ellsbury, Giambi
The latest from the American League East: Between third baseman Josh Donaldson and left-hander J.A. Happ, the Blue Jays’ top two impending free agents, the latter is likely to bring back the greater...
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