Posted on March 1, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Of all the transactions the Kansas City Royals made this offseason, by far the most overlooked was the acquisition of slugger Peter O'Brien in a trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks. The trade was overlooked, as O'Brien has...
Washington Nationals To Sign Reliever Joe Blanton
Posted on February 28, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The Washington Nationals have added another late-game reliever to an unsettled bullpen that still lacks a bonafide closer. The club has reportedly agreed to a one-year deal with veteran righty Joe Blanton. The club is...
David Wright Has Shoulder Impingement, Questionable for Opening Day
Posted on February 28, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine It's deja vu all over again for the New York Mets, as team captain and third baseman David Wright has been diagnosed with an injury that threatens to put him on the shelf for a significant period of time. Wright...
Michael Brantley Takes Batting Practice As Comeback Continues
Posted on February 28, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine It's been a long road back for Cleveland Indians left fielder Michael Brantley, who missed most of 2016 after a setback following shoulder surgery, only to require another surgery on his biceps last August. But despite...
Kansas City Royals Looking for Solution At Second Base
Posted on February 27, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Aside from an overcrowded outfield, most of the lineup the Kansas City Royals will put on the field during the 2017 season is more or less set in stone. The lone exception to that is second base, which remains very much...
Tim Tebow Reports to Spring Training with Mets, Hits Nine Homers in Batting Practice
Posted on February 27, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The biggest sideshow in baseball is officially at spring training. Former Heisman Trophy winner and NFL quarterback Tim Tebow officially reported to camp with the New York Mets on Monday. Tebow is attending the team's...
MLB Rumors: Jose Quintana Trade Talks Still Ongoing
Posted on February 27, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Spring Training is underway all across baseball, but for the Chicago White Sox, the hot stove is still burning. The White Sox spent their winter running a pseudo fire sale, trading away both Chris Sale and Adam Eaton,...
Kansas City Royals To Wait Until After Season To Talk Extension with Free Agents
Posted on February 26, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The Kansas City Royals are approaching a crossroads, as the 2017 season gets underway. The team that has won two of the last three American League pennants and the 2015 World Series is not only still in mourning over...
Josh Hamilton Expected To Undergo Another Knee Surgery
Posted on February 26, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Less than a week after feeling pain in his surgically-repaired knee, Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton appears to be headed for another surgery on that same knee. Hamilton is traveling to Houston on Sunday and the...
Lucas Duda Battling Injuries At Start of Spring Training
Posted on February 26, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The 2017 season is an important one for New York Mets first baseman Lucas Duda. He's set to become a free agent next offseason, so there's pressure to produce in a contract year, and he has a chance to play an important...











