Mets Extend Murphy Qualifying Offer

National League Division and Championship Series star second baseman Daniel Murphy received a $15.8 million qualifying offer from the New York Mets, according to ESPN's Adam Rubin. The New York Mets have made a one-year, $15.8 million qualifying offer to free-agent infielder Daniel Murphy.... https://t.co/45uxE2Jaoy — Adam Rubin (@AdamRubinESPN) November 6, 2015 Over seven years, the […]

Alex Gordon Declines Player Option, Receives Qualifying Offer

Following the decline of his $13.75 million player option that makes Alex Gordon a free agent, the Kansas City Royals outfielder received a $15.8 million qualifying offer, as reported by the Royals. (Cont.) The #Royals also announce that they will make a qualifying offer to OF Alex Gordon, who declined his player option yesterday. — […]

Fielder And Harvey Win Comeback Player Of The Year Awards

Texas Rangers DH Prince Fielder has been named the AL Comeback Player of the Year for 2015 after an excellent season while the New York Mets Matt Harvey won the same award for the NL. In 2014, Fielder only played in 42 games until he was required to undergo season-ending surgery on his neck. After […]

2016 Free Agents and Potential Qualifying Offer Fates

Now that we've entered the MLB offseason, it's time to talk qualifying offers. Teams will spend the next few days deciding whether or not to extend a qualifying offer to their impending free agents. The qualifying offer system was designed to replace the old arbitration-based system that used Type A, B, and C free agents. […]

Mondesi Makes MLB History With Debut In WS

Raul Mondesi made MLB history on Friday when he became the first player to make his MLB debut during a World Series. The Kansas City Royals infielder pinched-hit in the fifth inning of the game for pitcher Matt Duffy. Mondesi struck out swinging against Noah Syndergaard on an almost 100 mph fastball. Even though the […]

Cespedes Starting In CF, Conforto In LF

Yoenis Cespedes is starting in center field and batting cleanup for the New York Mets in Friday's Game 3 of the World Series against the Kansas City Royals. Cespedes had trouble on the first defensive play of the World Series, which led to an inside-the-park home run for Alcides Escobar. In Game 2, the 30-year-old […]

Rockies Decline Morneau's $9 Million Option For 2016

The Colorado Rockies declined Justin Morneau's $9 million mutual option for the 2016 season, which makes the first baseman a free agent. The 34-year-old had two good seasons in Colorado except this season will filled with injuries. The Rockies decided to part ways with Morneau and save $9 million for next season. The #Rockies have […]

Buehrle Could Win GG At 36

Mark Buehrle could win his fifth career Gold Glove since he’s one of the American League finalist for the great pitching defense he provided this season. The Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher won four straight Gold Gloves from 2009-2012. Buehrle hasn’t won the award in three years while a different pitcher has won the award. […]

Morales Coming Off The Bench In Game 3

Kendrys Morales will not be in the starting lineup for the Kansas City Royals for Game 3 of the World Series on Friday against the New York Mets. Since the series shifts over to New York for the next three games, there will no longer be a DH spot in the lineup, which means there’s […]

Marlins Hire Mattingly As Manager

The Miami Marlins have hired Don Mattingly as the team’s next manager. As soon as Mattingly and the Los Angeles Dodgers parted ways, the Marlins immediately wanted to interview him. It’s a four-year deal with the expectation of the terms of the deal to be revealed during a press conference after the conclusion of the […]

Melancon Wins NL Reliever Of The Year Award

Pittsburgh Pirates closer Mark Melancon was awarded the 2015 Trevor Hoffman National League Reliever of the Year during Wednesday’s Game 2 of the World Series. The 30-year-old right-hander led all of MLB in saves, converting 51-of-53 chances during the 2015 season. Melancon supported his save total with a 2.23 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and 62/14 K/BB […]

Andrew Miller Wins AL Reliever Of The Year

New York Yankees closer Andrew Miller was awarded the 2015 Mariano Rivera American League Reliever of the Year Wednesday night during the World Series. Miller had 36 saves in his first year as the Yankees closer. The 30-year-old finished the season with a 2.04 ERA, 0.86 WHIP and 100/20 K/BB ratio over the course of […]

Young Still Pitching Game 4 Of WS

Chris Young will still start Game 4 of the World Series for the Kansas City Royals despite throwing 53 pitches in relief for Game 1 on Tuesday. Game 4 isn’t until Saturday, which means Young will still be on normal rest for his original scheduled start. With the score 4-4 in extra innings, Royals manager […]

Utley Plans To Return For 2016 Season

Chase Utley is planning to return for the 2016 MLB season. The second baseman will likely not return with the Los Angeles Dodgers because the team is expected to decline Utley’s $15-million option for 2016 since he did not have 500 at-bats in 2015. The 36-year-old has played for 13 years and hasn’t been healthy […]

Rangers To Discuss Extension With Odor

The Texas Rangers are expected to discuss a long-term contract extension with second baseman Rougned Odor. The 21-year-old is under team control through 2019 but the Rangers want to lock up Odor now. Texas will have to wait until after the World Series to start the works of a new contract. After a slow start […]

Royals Roll Out Same Lineup For Game 2

The Kansas City Royals will throw out the same lineup they used for Game 1 of the World Series as they host the New York Mets for Game 2 on Wednesday. The Royals racked up 11 hits through 14 innings and won 5-4 in a dramatic Game 1 on Tuesday. It wasn’t their best offensive […]

Collins Wins NL Manager Of The Year

New York Mets manager Terry Collins won The Sporting News National League Manager of the Year, which was voted by his fellow NL managers. Collins led the Mets to a 90-win season and the NL East crown despite having plenty of troubles prior to the trade deadline. The 66-year-old is currently managing his team in […]

Volquez Travels To DR After Father's Passing

Edinson Volquez left the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday to travel to the Dominican Republic following his father's death. The starting pitcher didn’t know of his father’s passing until he came out of Game 1 on Tuesday. Volquez’s family awaited him in the locker room and broke the news. He will be in the DR […]

Conforto Serves As DH For WS Game 2

Michael Conforto will serve as the DH for Game 2 of the World Series instead of playing left field like he did for Game 1 on Tuesday. After a blunder with Yoenis Cespedes in the outfield that led to an inside-the-park home run, Conforto will play but not play the field on Wednesday against the […]

Lagares Starting In Center, Bat 9th For WS Game 2

Juan Lagares will start in centerfield and bat ninth for the New York Mets on Wednesday for Game 2 of the World Series against the Kansas City Royals. Juan Lagares is starting Game 2: pic.twitter.com/eMZ4YOQCJ2 — Jared Diamond (@jareddiamond) October 28, 2015 Sitting Lagares caused the Mets one big blunder in the outfield that led […]

Royals Roll With Escobar At Top Of WS Lineup

The Kansas City Royals starting lineup will be the same one that helped the team reach the World Series for the second straight season. The Royals will look to do what they couldn’t last year and that’s win the World Series. They will have a tough matchup against the New York Mets but the first […]

Granderson Playing With Jammed Thumb

Curtis Granderson is dealing with a jammed thumb after a slide during the NLDS. The news broke out after the New York Mets showed a photo of the team practicing in Kansas City in preparation for the World Series. In the photo, Granderson was shown wearing a form of protection on his thumb. Granderson jammed […]

Domonic Brown Elects For Free Agency

Domonic Brown has elected free agency rather than start the 2016 season in the minors for the Philadelphia Phillies. The outfielder was removed from the Phillies 40-man roster last week. It was up to Brown whether or not he would accept the outright or move on and become a free agent. He decided free agency […]

Uribe (Chest) Added To Mets WS Roster

The New York Mets have added Juan Uribe to the World Series roster at the final minute. The veteran third baseman is apparently healthy enough to be on the roster. Uribe is dealing with a bruised chest that he suffered on Sept. 25. He traveled with the team to Kansas City and he’s good to […]

Kelly Johnson To Start At DH For Game 1 Of WS

Kelly Johnson will start DH for the New York Mets in Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday night in Kansas City against the Royals. It will be the first start for the utility player. Johnson provides another left-handed bat in the lineup against right-hander Edinson Volquez. The 33-year-old has gone 1-for-6 with four […]

Tori Hunter Retires From Baseball

Torii Hunter announced his retirement from baseball on Monday after a 19-year career. The outfielder could have rejoined the Minnesota Twins for another season but elected to put his career to rest instead. The 40-year-old will now await the possibility of being selected to the MLB Hall of Fame. "I’m sad because it’s all I’ve […]

Royals Add Raul Mondesi To Roster, Leave Off Gore

The Kansas City Royals added infielder Raul Mondesi to their World Series roster on Tuesday. Rosters were due on Tuesday, and in somewhat of a shocker, the Royals have called up a player that has never played in the majors. Mondesi was playing his fourth minor league season with Double-A Northwest Arkansas all season. Prior […]

Young To Pitch Game 4 of WS

Chris Young will start Game 4 of the World Series for the Kansas City Royals against the New York Mets. The veteran right-hander might be a surprise to get the ball in the World Series but he’s had a nice enough postseason to get one start. It will likely be his only start of the […]

Seven MLB Players You Probably Forgot Won a World Series MVP

Daniel Murphy went on an unprecedented power binge and in doing so earned himself the most valuable player award for the NLCS. Will his homerun barrage usher in a new age of Murph, or will that NLCS MVP become nothing more than a curiosity in the years to come? Post season awards don’t always end […]

Escobar Named ALCS MVP

Kansas City Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar was named as the Most Valuable Player of the ALCS. The 28-year-old was the best player on the field throughout the six-game series with a .478 BA (11-for-23) with 6 runs scored and 5 RBI. The Royals scored 38 runs in six games in part thanks to Escobar at […]