by Bryan Smith | Dec 2, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, MLB, News
Posted on December 2, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The Toronto Blue Jays have made a move to address what has been a paper thin infield in recent years. Late Friday night, the Blue Jays acquired shortstop Aledmys Diaz from the St. Louis Cardinals for outfield prospect...
by Bryan Smith | Dec 2, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, MLB, News
Posted on December 2, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine It took a while, but the New York Yankees have finally decided on their new manager. Multiple sources are reporting that the Yankees have chosen Aaron Boone to replace Joe Girardi, who was let go in October despite...
by Bryan Smith | Dec 1, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, MLB, News
Posted on December 1, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The Chicago White Sox are very much a team in rebuilding mode this offseason. But that hasn’t stopped them from signing a veteran backstop early in the winter. On Friday, the White Sox announced that they have...
by Bryan Smith | Dec 1, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, MLB, News
Posted on December 1, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The most sought-after free agent in baseball this winter is officially eligible to sign with any team. MLB owners voted on Friday and unanimously approved the new posting agreement for Japanese players. As a result,...
by Bryan Smith | Nov 30, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, MLB, News
Posted on November 30, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The Los Angeles Angels killed two birds with one stone on Tuesday. In a trade with the Atlanta Braves, the Angels acquired both relief pitcher Jim Johnson and $1.21 million in international spending money. As part of...
by Bryan Smith | Nov 30, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, MLB, News
Posted on November 30, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Surprisingly, one of the first teams to go out and spend money this offseason has been the Oakland Athletics. Monday night, the A’s reached a deal with free agent relief pitcher Yusmeiro Petit on a two-year deal...