Athletics Flip Escobar to Nationals for Clippard

Only five days ago, Yunel Escobar was traded from the Rays to the Athletics along with Ben Zobrist. Now, Escobar is on the move again, this time to Washington, after Oakland general manager Billy Beane’s latest dealing. In a straight-up swap, the A’s have dealt Escobar to the Nationals for former All-Star reliever Tyler Clippard, […]

Mets Seeking to Deal a Starting Pitcher and Acquire Offense

Having too much quality starting pitching is a problem any team would love to have, and at this point in time, the New York Mets of all teams find themselves in this enviable position. That is expected to be the case when your pitching staff boasts arguably the best young trio in all of baseball, […]

MLB Hot Stove 2015: Athletics Deal For Zobrist, Escobar

It’s been a busy offseason for Oakland general manager Billy Beane, seeking to rectify his club after a monumental collapse in 2014. He continued that trend by making a deal with the Tampa Bay Rays. In a five-player trade, the Athletics acquired two-time All-Star Ben Zobrist and shortstop Yunel Escobar in exchange for catcher John […]

MLB Hot Stove 2015: Pirates, Kang Agree To Terms

After extensive discussions, the Pittsburgh Pirates have finally signed 27-year-old South Korean shortstop Jung-Ho Kang to a four-year deal worth approximately $16 million. It had been long rumored that the Pirates would be among the more aggressive suitors for Kang’s services, and won his exclusive negotiating rights on Dec. 22, which gave the club a […]

MLB Hot Stove 12/17/2014: Three Injury-Plagued Veteran SPs Find New Homes

  Morrow, Floyd, Anderson Find New Homes, Hope to Bounceback in 2015 Even though this year’s Major League Baseball Winter Meetings have come to a close, there are still a lot of familiar faces out there in free agency limbo who seek new homes for the upcoming baseball season. Brandon Morrow was one of those […]

MLB Hot Stove 12/13/2014: Red Sox Shuffle Up Starting Rotation

  Red Sox Add Porcello, Miley and Masterson to Form a Rotation with Question Marks Over the past few days of this year’s Major League Baseball Winter Meetings, the Boston Red Sox have made an array of moves to shore up their starting pitching rotation for the upcoming 2015 MLB season. First, there was the somewhat […]

MLB Hot Stove 12/11/2014 - Marlins Reel In Present for Future

  Marlins Gear Up for 2015, Acquiring Gordon, Haren and Latos  It’s been a really busy past couple of days for the Marlins, who have completed two relatively big trades that will have immediate ramifications on their 2015 season. First, Miami parted ways with their top pitching prospect, Andrew Heaney, along with three other youngsters, […]

MLB Hot Stove 2014: Jon Lester Chooses The Chicago Cubs

After an intensely-contested long process, it came down to two teams: his previous club whom he won two World Series Championships with, or an interestingly resurgent one that has grabbed the attention of everyone in baseball this offseason despite five consecutive fifth-place finishes in their own division. In the end, stud left-hander Jon Lester went […]

MLB Hot Stove 2014: White Sox Land Two Key Hurlers

The Major League Baseball Winter Meetings are barely a day old, but one team has already made an enormous splash that just may have the most long-lasting impact on the upcoming 2015 season. That aforementioned club is, of course, the Chicago White Sox, who garnered not one, but two key arms that could prove to be […]