by Bryan Smith | Dec 14, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on December 14, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The emphasis on bullpen arms throughout baseball continues. On Wednesday, the Chicago Cubs agreed to a deal with veteran relief pitcher Koji Uehara. A source from Uehara’s home country of Japan reported the deal...
by Bryan Smith | Dec 14, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on December 14, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine After more than a day of rumors and reports that a deal was close, the Los Angeles Dodgers and third baseman Justin Turner have made it official, well unofficially official at least. Multiple reports citing team...
by Bryan Smith | Dec 13, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on December 13, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Angels completed a relatively minor trade on Tuesday involving a pair of catchers. In the trade, the Brewers acquire catcher Jett Bandy in exchange for catcher Martin Maldonado and...
by Bryan Smith | Dec 13, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on December 13, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Andrew McCutchen trade saga may not yet be over. There was a time during the Winter Meetings when a trade looked inevitable, likely to the Washington Nationals. But when a trade with the Nationals fell through, the...
by Bryan Smith | Dec 13, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on December 13, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Colorado Rockies pitcher Chad Bettis announced to the world on Monday that he has been diagnosed with testicular cancer. Through his agent, Matt Sosnick, Bettis released a statement on Monday explaining the process of...
by Bryan Smith | Dec 12, 2016 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on December 12, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Tampa Bay Rays completed the signing of catcher Wilson Ramos on Monday. An agreement was reached last week during the Winter Meetings but the Rays officially announced the deal on Monday. The deal is for two years...