Nelson Cruz Scratched From Wednesday’s Lineup

Tampa Bay Rays designated hitter Nelson Cruz (foot) was scratched from Wednesday's game against the Yankees due to a right foot contusion. He should be available off the bench in a pinch-hitting role. "Cruz is fine," said manager Keith Cash. "X-rays on his right foot came back negative." Brett Phillips replaced Cruz in the lineup, […]

Cal Qunatrill Throws Six Strong Tuesday

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Cal Quantrill threw six innings of one-run ball while allowing four hits and one walk and striking out five in Tuesday night's 4-2 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. Quantrill has gotten on a bit of a roll and has now allowed just three earned runs across his previous 17 innings […]

Dak Prescott Exits Practice On Wednesday

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott was forced to leave practice on Wednesday due to arm soreness, but the move was "purely precautionary" according to the team. The Cowboys quickly downplayed his exit, but with the media frenzy that always surrounds the Cowboys, this story made the rounds quickly. Prescott worked with a trainer for a […]

Devonta Smith and Travis Fulgham Get First Reps

Philadelphia Eagles wide receivers DeVonta Smith and Travis Fulgham started the day as the first two wide receivers at Eagles camp on Wednesday. While comments from the Eagles have stated that the depth chart is in flux at many positions, how things get started can be quite telling. Dallas Goedert also got the first reps […]

Adam Humphries Growing Chemistry With Ryan Fitzpatrick

Washington Football Team wide receiver Adam Humphries has reignited his chemistry with quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick after reuniting in Washington. The two previously played together for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and have now found a strong connection over the first few training camp sessions. "Their chemistry was obvious throughout practice, as Fitzpatrick looked for the slot […]

Brayden Point Signs Huge Eight-Year Extension with Tampa Bay

Brayden Point has helped the Tampa Bay Lightning win back-to-back Stanley Cups. Now the forward will be under contract for an additional eight years starting in 2022-23. He signed a deal worth $9.5 million AAV. Point had 23 goals and 48 points in 56 games this year for Tampa Bay. Then, he scored 14 goals […]

Trent Grisham And Eric Hosmer Absent From Wednesday's Lineup

San Diego Padres outfielder Trent Grisham and first baseman Eric Hosmer are not in the lineup Wednesday against the Oakland Athletics. Both left-handed batters will take a seat against southpaw starter Sean Manaea. Despite a solid .858 OPS against lefties, Grisham is hitting just .162 in his last 10 contests and will make way for […]

Petr Mrazek and Toronto Agree to Three-Year Contract

Petr Mrazek was expendable in Carolina and that was good news for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Mrazek signed a three-year contract with an AAV of $3.8 million. This will be to serve as a backup for starter, Jack Campbell. Mrazek has been one of the better goaltenders in the league the past couple of seasons. […]

David Savard Nabs Four-Year Contract with Montreal Canadiens

David Savard will call the Montreal Canadiens home for the next four seasons. The veteran defenseman signed a deal on Wednesday that will pay him $3.5 million AAV. Though this contract offers no-trade protection, the deal gives Savard a $500,000 bonus for the final year. The middle years pay Savard $4.2 million while the first […]

Erik Haula Signs For Two Years with the Boston Bruins

Erik Haula became a member of the Boston Bruins on Wednesday afternoon. The forward signed a two-year contract worth $2.375 million AAV. He has bounced around a few times in the past several years. For the Nashville Predators, Haula scored nine times and had 21 points in 51 games. Injuries have been more frequent the […]

Terry McLaurin Wants To Be More Dangerous Deep Threat

After the Washington Football Team signed quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, they added a whole new dimension to their offense that they lacked last season. The 2020 offense lacked the ability to get explosive plays down the field, and that is something wide receiver Terry McLaurin prides himself on doing this season. "Being a lot more consistent, […]

Jaden Schwartz Gets Five Year Deal with Seattle Kraken

The Seattle Kraken has been active on Wednesday as they announced the signing of Jaden Schwartz. He inked a five-year contract with an AAV of $5.5 million. Schwartz had an injury-riddled 2021 campaign with just eight goals and 21 points in 40 games. He was a huge part of the St. Louis Blues' 2019 Stanley […]

Trevor Story Trade Market Is Heating Up

Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story's trade market has become much more active over the last 24 hours according to Jon Morosi of MLB Network. The New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants are among the interested clubs, Morosi added. Both clubs make sense as a potential landing spot for the 28-year-old shortstop. He's been underwhelming […]

Bubba and Bat Flip 90 - Fantasy Baseball Week 17 FAAB Review - Benched with Bubba (Episode 388)

Bubba (@bdentrek) is joined by Bat Flip Crazy (@BatFlipCrazy). On tonight's episode, the guys recap another wild weekend of FAAB. They go over the most added players in the NFBC. Giving thoughts on the bids, the players, and more. During the discussion, a lot of FAAB strategies are discussed as well as players to target […]

Jon Gray Garnering Interest From Multiple Clubs

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Jon Gray is drawing interest from the Giants, Padres, and Phillies according to Jon Morosi. He added that the Rockies are just listening so far and a trade likely won't go down until Max Scherzer is moved, which would help set Gray's market value. The 29-year-old Gray has been solid this […]

Phillip Danault Lands in Los Angeles, Signs Six-Year Pact

Phillip Danault signed with the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday. His deal is for six years at an AAV of $5.5 million. The center had a bit of a down year offensively with just five goals and 24 points in 53 games. This was after seasons of 47 and 53 points respectively. The Montreal Canadiens […]

Abraham Toro Hits First Seattle Homer

Seattle Mariners infielder Abraham Toro made his team debut Tuesday night, pinch-hitting and homering against his former team, the Houston Astros. In a strange turn of events, Toro homered on back-to-back nights to essentially the same spot in the ballpark, only on one night the homer came against the Mariners for the Astros, and the […]

Curtis Samuel Improving As Route-Runner

Washington Football Team wide receiver Curtis Samuel received high praise from his former college teammate Terry McLaurin on Wednesday. Coming off the best season of his career, McLaurin said that Samuel has improved a lot from last year. "Understanding how to manipulate coverage, his route running has continued to get better, and using his intelligence […]

Jarred Kelenic Drives In Two

Seattle Mariners outfielder Jarred Kelenic has had a simply dismal rookie campaign to this point, slashing .115/.200/.180 in his first 34 games and 122 at-bats, but he showed signs of life Tuesday night, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored, not to mention a sparkling catch in center field to start a double […]

Braden Holtby Signs One-Year Deal With Dallas

The Dallas Stars have signed veteran goaltender Braden Holtby to a one-year, $2 million contract on Wednesday. The 31-year-old became a free-agent on Tuesday when the Vancouver Canucks bought out the final season of his two-year, $8.6 million contract. Holtby had a tough campaign with the Canucks in 2020-2021 - posting a 7-11-3 record to […]

Kyle Seager Homers Again Tuesday

Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager homered for the second straight day Tuesday, going 1-for-5 with a two-run shot off Houston Astros starting pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. in the first inning. Seager has quietly been quite productive in the power department this year with 20 homers, seven of which have come in the last 30 […]

Carter Verhaeghe Signs Extension with Florida Panthers

Carter Verhaeghe got rewarded for a breakout season on Wednesday when he signed a three-year extension for $4.167 million AAV. He was one of the feel-good stories on the season as he racked up 14 goals and 36 points in 43 games last year. Verhaeghe was able to play alongside Aleksander Barkov and not miss […]

D'Wayne Eskridge Placed On PUP List

Seattle Seahawks rookie wide receiver D'Wayne Eskridge (toe) is off to a rough start to his pro career after he was placed on the Physically Unable to Perform list on Wednesday. He was dealing with the same injury during the team's offseason program, which kept him limited back in June. Eskridge was the team's first […]

Chris Flexen Gives Up Seven Runs Tuesday

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Chris Flexen had a poor outing Tuesday night, allowing seven runs on nine hits and no walks to the Houston Astros in four innings of work. He also struck out three batters, and was saddled with his fifth loss of the year. Flexen offers very little in the way of strikeouts, […]

Ryan Brasier Will Throw Live BP On Sunday

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Ryan Brasier (calf, head) will throw a live bullpen session in Worcester, MA on Sunday. If he throws well in the BP then he will likely remain with the Triple-A club to pitch in some simulated games next week. He's yet to pitch in the majors this season while dealing […]

Ryan Suter Lands With Dallas On Wednesday

The Dallas Stars inked free-agent defenseman Ryan Suter to a four-year, $14.6 million deal ($3.65 average annual value) on Wednesday. The 36-year-old, who recently had the final four years of his contract bought out by the Minnesota Wild, will join a formidable top-four defenseman group in Dallas and will most likely start the season playing […]

Lorenzo Cain Collects Two Singles In Return From IL

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Lorenzo Cain went 2-for-5 with an RBI during Tuesday's win over the Pirates. Cain, who was activated from the injured list ahead of Tuesday's game, put together two singles in his return, scoring a run for the Brewers in the first inning. The 35-year-old had been sidelined since June 1st with a […]

Julian Merryweather Not Close To Returning

Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Julian Merryweather (oblique) may not return to the bullpen this year, according to manager Charlie Montoyo. Reporters asked Montoyo on Wednesday if the team could expect Merryweather back this season and he replied with "that would be good, but we don't know ... right now it's not close." That doesn't […]

Philipp Grubauer Inks Deal with Seattle Kraken

Seattle Kraken surprised a few pundits by signing Philipp Grubauer to a six-year contract on Wednesday. The former Colorado Avalanche goaltender will be making $5.9 million AAV to start for the expansion team. Grubauer was one of the best goaltenders in the league last year. He posted a 30-9-1 mark with a 1.99 goals-against-average and […]

Drew Lock To Receive First Rep On Wednesday

Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio said that quarterback Drew Lock will get the first practice repetition in training camp on Wednesday. "We have these first four days. Everything was 50-50 in OTA. What group worked with, drills. We will take look after first off day. Then maybe do a day where one gets 70 […]