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No MLB Rule Changes for 2017, But Rob Manfred Determined for Changes in 2018
Posted on February 21, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine Major League Baseball will not be instituting any significant rule changes for the 2017 season, and that does not make commissioner Rob Manfred a happy camper. Earlier this month, there were reports that the league had...
Matt Wieters Ends Up with Washington Nationals
Posted on February 21, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine One of the longest, most complicated, and most befuddling free agent sagas in recent memory has finally come to an end. More than a week into the start of spring training, catcher Matt Wieters has reportedly agreed to...
Greg Bird Confident in Return After Sitting Out 2016
Posted on February 21, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine It's never easy for a player to come back from a long-term injury, especially when that player has barely had time to establish himself in the big leagues. But that's exactly the position that New York Yankees first...
Miami Hurricanes Shaping Up To Be Potential Cinderella Team Come Tournament Time
Posted on February 21, 2017, by Travis Pulver Tournament time is not too far away. In just a few weeks, college basketball fans from all over the country will be filling out their brackets and hoping that they can predict the winners better than their friends. To...
Atlanta Braves Betting Predictions for 2017
Posted on February 20, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine For the past two years, the Atlanta Braves have been hard at work on a massive rebuilding project, trading away assets and collecting young talent. Heading into 2017, the Braves finally appear to be ready to start...
Extension Talks Break Down Between New York Mets and Neil Walker
Posted on February 20, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine As recently as Sunday, there appeared to be great promise in the New York Mets working out an extension with second baseman Neil Walker. Mets GM Sandy Alderson reportedly had discussions with Walker's representatives,...
DeMarcus Cousins Trade The Beginning Of Sacramento’s Fire Sale?
Posted on February 20, 2017, by Travis Pulver The Sacramento Kings thought they had the cornerstone of the franchise for the immediate future in DeMarcus Cousins when they drafted him in 2010. But since he joined the team, the Kings failed to make the playoffs or even...
Baltimore Orioles Bolster Bullpen with Vidal Nuno Acquisition
Posted on February 20, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine The Baltimore Orioles have made a late addition to their bullpen by acquiring lefty Vidal Nuno from the Los Angeles Dodgers for pitching prospect Ryan Moseley, an 8th round draft pick out of Texas Tech in 2016. The deal...
Omar Infante To Join Detroit Tigers Center Field Battle
Posted on February 19, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine The Detroit Tigers figure to have an interesting position battle in center field this spring after trading Cameron Maybin to the Angels earlier this winter. There appear to be five candidates fighting for playing time in...
Calf Strain To Sideline Josh Donaldson for Two to Three Weeks
Posted on February 19, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine It's less than a week into spring training, but there's already a former MVP on the shelf. Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson has been diagnosed with a right calf strain, an injury he picked up while running...
Florida State-Pitt Recap: Beware The Seminoles When You Fill Out Your Bracket
Posted on February 19, 2017, by Travis Pulver The Florida State Seminoles are one of the better basketball teams in the nation this year. But as college basketball fans know all too well, that often doesn’t mean a darn thing when March rolls around and it's tournament...
Cody Allen To Remain Cleveland Indians Closer
Posted on February 19, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona resisted the urge to rearrange his bullpen last summer when the team acquired Andrew Miller, despite the lefty being one of the game's top relievers. After Cleveland's bullpen...
Kansas-Baylor Recap: Jayhawks Use Late Run To Secure Win Over Bears
Posted on February 18, 2017, by Travis Pulver Baylor really needed a win Saturday against Kansas. Not so much because they wanted to keep their very slim Big 12 title hopes open but because the team could use the kind of confidence boost that comes with beating the...
Yankees Quarrel with Dellin Betances’ Agent Over Arbitration Hearing
Posted on February 18, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine Most of the time, an arbitration hearing is not the best thing when it comes to building a positive relationship between team and player. The player has to sit in a hearing and listen to his team list all of his...
San Diego Padres Land Jered Weaver
Posted on February 18, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine The San Diego Padres have spent much of the offseason adding journeymen starting pitchers to their rotation, just hoping to make it through the season, as they continue a full-scale rebuilding project. A few days after...