The Cleveland Guardians need bats, and while they probably won’t be landing Juan Soto, there are plenty of other options that should be available. The question is, just how much money will the Guardians be willing to spend? They should be amenable to spending something, which is why James Mastrucci of Away Back Gone has…
Congratulations are in order for Boston Red Sox outfielder WIlyer Abreu, who captured the American League Gold Glove Award in right field on Sunday night. The 25-year-old out of Venezuela won the award in his first full season in the big leagues. He was acquired by the Red Sox in a trade with the Houston…
Wiggle room, of course, comes in many forms. Teams don’t relish using it, in any sense, because the modern approach to team-building is to be so ruthlessly efficient as to obviate wiggle room. As the Twins have proved lately, though, sometimes that attempt to control and optimize everything only backfires, begetting fragility and eventual sclerosis….
The Boston Red Sox are going to need to rebuild their bullpen this winter, but could one of the team’s most key pieces stick around? Boston’s bullpen was one of the worst in baseball in the second half of the 2024 Major League Baseball season. The Red Sox failed to make the playoffs thanks in…
San Diego Padres shortstop Ha-Seong Kim has declined his mutual option with the Padres and will now become a free agent. There was anticipation that Kim would leave the Padres after he hired Boras Corporation as his representation, and he has now exercised that option to become a free agent. Gerrit Cole has opted out…
The Baltimore Orioles are heading into the offseason looking to build upon what was another successful regular season that ended in an early playoff exit. This offseason, the Orioles are going to be prioritizing a few key areas as they hope to improve and become a World Series contender. To start, bringing back Corbin Burnes will be their top priority…
The San Diego Padres are rarely shy about making win-now moves. Under president of baseball operations AJ Preller, the team has frequently leveraged its farm system to reinforce its roster with players like Luis Arraez and Tanner Scott. Now, Kerry Miller of Bleacher Report has proposed another blockbuster swap for the Padres that would send…
Coby Mayo started the 2024 season ranked as the number three prospect in the Orioles minor league system, just behind Jackson Holliday and Samuel Basallo. At age 22, young for triple-A, he went on to have an outstanding season at the plate and get his first major league call up. When the season ended, Mayo…
When Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts wheeled in for an 18-yard touchdown with 9:25 left in the third quarter, the Eagles had a 22-point lead over the lifeless Jacksonville Jaguars. Jacksonville had one first down and 36 yards on 21 offensive plays. Philadelphia had 14 first downs and 265 yards on 47 offensive plays. But before the game…
The Michael Maguire era at Brisbane has begun with a gruelling training session in searing heat that could easily be tagged “The Hunt for Broncos’ October”. On the lips of watching fans and media was the possibility of a return of former St George Illawarra captain Ben Hunt to the NRL club where he made…
Tortorella likes to look at the NHL’s 82-game schedule in segments. The Flyers coach breaks the long season into 10- to 15-game chunks to analyze how things are going. “That’s going to be frightening,” the bench boss said before the Flyers game in Boston about the opening block. After 12 games, the Flyers are 4-7-1,…
The Chicago Cubs failed to reach the postseason in 2024 after hiring Craig Counsell. They could look to make a trade to get their rotation even stronger before Opening Day in 2025. While outlining potential trade packages for Chicago White Sox star Garrett Crochet, Bleacher Report’s Kerry Miller proposed this trade that brings Crochet to Chicago: Cubs…