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- Most shocking free-agent decisions in MLB history
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 12:52 PMSince the first free agent signing of the modern era back in 1974, there have been several free agent deals that shook the baseball world and realigned power across the Majors.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Machado in '19, '20, '21 ... projecting star's future
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 12:10 PMSabermetrician Brian Cartwright provided MLB.com with a seven-year projection for Manny Machado, via his Oliver system, which factors in a player's recent performance and age.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Crew brass 'making a statement' with overhauls
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 08:29 PMBrewers principal owner Mark Attanasio missed last week's ribbon-cutting at American Family Fields of Phoenix because of an illness, so Tuesday afforded his first look at what $65 million and 500,000 man hours can build in 9 1/2 months.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Giants in no hurry to look for Bochy's successor
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 07:32 PMGiants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi knows he will eventually have to start compiling a list of potential candidates to succeed Bruce Bochy as manager, but the upcoming search isn't currently at the forefront of his mind.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Seager slimmer, eager for fresh start in '19
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 06:50 PMWhile general manager Jerry Dipoto went about his Mariners makeover this offseason, Kyle Seager underwent a personal transformation of his own back home in North Carolina.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Pitch clocks nothing new to younger players
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 05:02 PMPitch clocks are set to make their Spring Training debuts this week, and it will be in games featuring hordes of players for whom playing on a timer is nothing new.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Estrada optimistic for bounce-back year
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 05:55 PMHealth isn't the only reason to believe in a bounce-back season for Marco Estrada. Playing within the confines of the pitcher-friendly Coliseum is a big plus for him as well.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Riveting Max-Soto show follows intense D drills
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 05:03 PMNationals manager Dave Martinez wants to run Spring Training a little bit differently this year. Yes, he still wants his team to have fun and stay loose, as evidenced by a cabbage race earlier this week, but this year he wants to put an even heavier emphasis on fundamentals.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The top eight things San Diego will love about Manny Machado
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 02:27 PMHe's got style on and off the field.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hall of Famer Biggio visits camp, shares wisdom
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 02:00 PMThe first Hall of Famer to join the Astros at Spring Training is Craig Biggio, who was in uniform for morning workouts on Tuesday and will remain with the team throughout the week.
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- Biggest free-agent contracts in MLB history
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 11:44 AMManny Machado has reportedly agreed to a 10-year, $300 million deal with the Padres, which would be the new biggest free-agent contract in MLB history. Here are the Top 10.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The latest Harper free-agent rumors
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 01:22 PMAfter seven seasons with the Nationals in which he won the 2012 National League Rookie of the Year Award, was named NL MVP in 2015 and made six NL All-Star teams, Bryce Harper is now a free agent for the first time.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Bauer addresses controversial tell-all story
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 07:53 PMAll publicity is good publicity, according to Trevor Bauer.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - How Manny's mega-deal impacts Bryce, others
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 08:00 PMBryce Harper's future remains the primary topic around the game, but there are some other high-profile free agents still looking for deals. With Manny Machado off the board, the uncertainty surrounding the remaining stars should begin to sort itself out before too long.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Diaz catapults to top of fantasy relief rankings
Tuesday - 02/12/2019 - 03:02 PMHere's how the fantasy tiers of relievers break down for 2019.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Smith embracing challenge of critical season
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 05:48 PMThe flocks follow Peter Alonso everywhere he goes, snapping pictures, pining for sound bites, wondering whether he will make the team. Far more anonymous in the early days of camp has been Dominic Smith, spending the past two mornings swinging on a quieter back field.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - McMahon hopes adjustment leads to 2B job
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 01:00 PMRyan McMahon and the Rockies hope the struggles of 2018 lead to an immediate payoff. McMahon is a prime competitor for regular starts at second base, and those will come his way if he realizes potential for power and run production.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lifting off: Healthy Judge puts foes on notice
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 05:32 PMAaron Judge's megawatt smile was on display at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Tuesday afternoon, accompanied by glimpses of his light-tower power. Any discomfort in his right wrist has long been extinguished, which has the Yankees dreaming of another big-time season from their slugging right fielder.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Projected 2019 lineups, rotations for every team
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 04:43 PMSpring Training is here, so now is a good time to project what each club's Opening Day lineup and rotation would look like if the season began today.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Baez expects more from self, Cubs' lineup
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 01:50 PMOn Tuesday morning, Javier Baez met with the media for the first time this spring, discussing last year's abrupt finish for the Cubs and his goals for the season ahead.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Analyzing every big offseason move (thus far)
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 01:39 PMThere have been dozens of moves so far this winter, including trades, free-agent signings, waiver claims and so on, and we'll be examining each of them right here.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Dominican showcase helping prospects along
Wednesday - 02/20/2019 - 02:53 AMThe gap that separates the pros from the amateurs this week at the Mets' academy is about 10 yards wide. It's lined with 15-foot palm trees and manicured hedges with an orange sidewalk running through the middle of it.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The defining stories, players of the decade
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 10:09 PMEvery baseball decade has its own flavor, a way to establish it as a clearly delineated period of time, an era with its own distinct personality. We had the rough-and-tumble 1970s, with its off-field drama, its Bronx-Is-Burning real-life parallels of chaos, its seemingly endless amount of body hair.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Tomas getting work in at first base
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 07:31 PMAs the D-backs went through fielding drills Tuesday, Yasmany Tomas spent his time at first base rather than in the outfield.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ichiro is back at Mariners camp and he's signing lightsabers for his teammates
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 07:35 PMHe's got the force
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Zimmer confident Tribe's OF mix will surprise
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 05:44 PMThe Indians' outfield has drawn quite a bit of attention over the offseason, after losing Michael Brantley, Melky Cabrera and Lonnie Chisenhall. And even though Bradley Zimmer will not be ready for Opening Day, he's not worried about the team's strength in the grass.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hoskins would love to play alongside Harper
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 04:35 PMWill Rhys Hoskins be bummed if Bryce Harper signs elsewhere?
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Posey inspired for final season with Bochy
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 04:37 PMBuster Posey has known only one manager since making his debut with the Giants a decade ago. While it's hard for him to envision playing for someone other than Bruce Bochy, he wasn't surprised to hear about his longtime manager's plans to retire after the 2019 season.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Rumors: Impact of Machado's megadeal
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 05:01 PMIt's Hot Stove season, and MLB.com is keeping track of all the latest free agent and trade rumors right here.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Pedro, Sale wowed by E-Rod's BP outing
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 02:48 PMEduardo Rodriguez threw a pitch in the bullpen on Tuesday morning that was so on point, it prompted ace Chris Sale to laugh
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