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Marlins Acquire Dan Straily from Reds for Three Prospects
Posted on January 19, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine In an effort to strengthen their starting rotation before the start of the season, the Miami Marlins have acquired righty Dan Straily from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for three minor leaguers. The deal was completed...
Houston-Milwaukee Recap: Rockets Back On The Right Side Of The Scoreboard With Win Over Bucks
Posted on January 19, 2017, by Travis Pulver After ending their first losing streak of the season at two games Sunday night with a dominant win over the Brooklyn Nets, the Rockets probably expected to start their next winning streak with a big game over one of the...
Texans Already Preparing To Fire Bill O’Brien Mid-Season If The Offense Still Stinks Next Year?
Posted on January 18, 2017, by Travis Pulver Rumors have swirled around Houston Texans head coach Bill O’Brien and his job security of late. Whether the stories were created because of someone’s wrongful assumption, an overheard comment, or because the team has...
Baseball Hall of Fame Welcomes Three New Members
Posted on January 19, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine The Baseball Hall of Fame welcomed three new members Wednesday night with the announcement that Tim Raines, Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez, and Jeff Bagwell have all received enough votes to attain entry into Cooperstown. Several...
Los Angeles Angels Give Kole Calhoun Three-Year Extension
Posted on January 18, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine After three solid seasons from right fielder Kole Calhoun, the Los Angeles Angels are ready to commit to three more years of Calhoun in right field. On Wednesday, the Angels announced that they have agreed to a three-year...
Cleveland Indians Give Brandon Guyer Two-Year Extension
Posted on January 18, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine One of the more under-rated players that helped the Cleveland Indians get within a game of a world championship in 2016 was Brandon Guyer, who was acquired in a mid-season trade from the Tampa Bay Rays. On Wednesday, the...
NFC Championship Game Preview and Prediction: Green Bay Packers (10-6) vs. Atlanta Falcons (11-5)
Posted on January 17, 2017, by Travis Pulver After destroying the Seattle Seahawks last Saturday to earn a spot in the NFC Championship game, the general perception was that the team said one heck of a goodbye to their soon-to-be-former-stadium, the Georgia Dome (next...
AFC Championship Game Preview And Prediction: Pittsburgh Steelers (11-5) vs. New England Patriots (14-2)
Posted on January 17, 2017, by Travis Pulver The AFC Championship Game cannot come soon enough, and not just because a Patriots-Steelers matchup should be pretty darn good. If they start playing, maybe one of the dumbest controversies in recent history will go...
Prospect JaCoby Jones Ready To Compete for Center Field Job, As Tigers Consider Other Options
Posted on January 18, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine Ever since the Detroit Tigers traded Cameron Maybin to the Angels early in the offseason, they've had a vacancy in center field. Most consider prospect JaCoby Jones, an incredible athlete who's had difficulty sticking at...
Toronto Blue Jays Agree To Reunion with Jose Bautista
Posted on January 17, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine It's been a wild and unpredictable offseason for outfielder Jose Bautista, but in the end, he's ending up back where he started: with the Toronto Blue Jays. Multiple outlets are reporting that the Blue Jays and Bautista...
Josh Hamilton Returns To Texas Rangers on Minor League Deal
Posted on January 17, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine The Texas Rangers have agreed to sign outfielder Josh Hamilton to a minor league deal. Re-signing Hamilton had been expected for quite some time, but is now official. Hamilton will be invited to major league spring...
MLB Rumors: Houston Astros Considering A Move for Sonny Gray
Posted on January 17, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine Even after an offseason full of big moves, the Houston Astros appear to be looking to make one more big splash, most likely in the form of a frontline starting pitcher. One pitcher they have been linked to at various...
Warriors-Cavaliers Recap: Golden State Hands Cleveland Epic Beat Down
Posted on January 17, 2017, by Travis Pulver It is only the regular season. It is only one game of the 82 contests each team will play before the regular season is over. In the big picture—it doesn’t mean a lot. But that doesn’t mean the Golden State Warriors are not...
Kansas City Royals Sign Danny Duffy To Five-Year Extension
Posted on January 16, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine The Kansas City Royals announced Monday that they have signed starting pitcher Danny Duffy to a five-year extension worth $65 million. The deal comes as the southpaw is about to enter his final year of arbitration, and...
Philadelphia Phillies Agree To Sign Michael Saunders
Posted on January 16, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine All-star outfielder Michael Saunders has a new home, and it's with the Philadelphia Phillies. Multiple outlets are reporting that Saunders has agreed to sign a one-year deal with Philadelphia for $9 million. The deal also...