by Bryan Smith | Jan 23, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on January 23, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine After agreeing to bring back outfielder Jose Bautista, the Toronto Blue Jays appear ready to put a bow on the offseason and head to spring training. But if there’s one thing left on Toronto’s to-do list,...
by Bryan Smith | Jan 23, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on January 23, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine Boston Red Sox lefty Drew Pomeranz is in a unique position; he was an all-star last season, but is somehow not a lock to be in his team’s starting rotation this year. After the acquisition of Chris Sale, three of...
by Bryan Smith | Jan 23, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on January 23, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine One of the biggest winners of the baseball offseason has to be the Houston Astros. Perhaps wisely so, the Astros were active early in the winter and have put together what on paper looks like one of the best offensive...
by Bryan Smith | Jan 22, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on January 22, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine The clock is slowly ticking down of free agent catcher Matt Wieters, who is yet to sign with a team despite being arguably the top catcher on the free agent market this winter. Unlike many of the other top free agents who...
by Bryan Smith | Jan 22, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on January 22, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine For the second time in less than four months, the baseball world has lost one of its brightest young pitching stars far too soon. Officials in the Dominican Republic confirmed Sunday morning that Kansas City Royals...
by Bryan Smith | Jan 22, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on January 22, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine The Tampa Bay Rays made headlines earlier this month by trading starting pitcher Drew Smyly to the Seattle Mariners in order to acquire young talent. Despite losing a pitcher as talented as Smyly, that trade made sense...