The Los Angeles Dodgers were among several teams looking to acquire starting pitching help at the 2024 trade deadline, which was addressed by acquiring Jack Flaherty from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for a return of prospects. Flaherty nearly was sent to the New York Yankees, but they reportedly backed out of a tentative trade…
A lot of the attention paid to the Seattle Mariners in the offseason will be regarding what moves the club makes to improve their major league team. And until baseball officially starts up again, a lot of the focus on the minor leaguers will be regarding who gets spring training invites and who, if anyone,…
The Los Angeles Dodgers enter free agency aiming to fill a few vacancies in their starting lineup with their eyes on improving on their World Series winning roster. Using a handful of names at the shortstop position, the Dodgers relied on Mookie Betts, Miguel Rojas and Tommy Edman as their primary options to get through…
Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly is not planning to retire just yet. During an appearance on the Baseball Isn’t Boring podcast, the 36-year-old revealed that he plans to continue pitching next season. Kelly just wrapped up his 13th season in MLB, and his fifth with the Dodgers. Kelly appeared in 35 games for the…
Thursday marked the final day of MLB General Manager meetings in San Antonio. Those meetings often get the ball rolling when it comes to trades and other offseason moves, and Seattle Mariners fans hope that will be the case again in 2025. And while fans anxiously wait to see what moves the Mariners make, one…
Free-agent outfielder Teoscar Hernández just won a World Series and is now drawing interest in the early days of the offseason. The Red Sox and Orioles are interested in the outfielder, reports Jon Morosi of MLB Network on X. The Dodgers and Hernández also have mutual interest in a reunion, per Russell Dorsey of Yahoo…
There was a lot of hype and speculation on Shohei Ohtani’s potential impact on the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 2024 season when he was signed for a 10-year contract worth $700M. In his six years with the Los Angeles Angels, Ohtani won two Most Valuable Player awards, the 2018 American League Rookie of the Year award,…
The Philadelphia Phillies already have to bring in a new closer and could look to one of the best arms in baseball to fill the hole. With the Milwaukee Brewers declining the club option on Devin Williams makes it apparent that the team is ready to shop him in the trade market. In finding the best fits for him, Zachary D. Rymer…
Future Hall of Fame pitcher Clayton Kershaw confirmed he underwent foot and knee surgeries on Thursday and will begin rehabilitation with the intention of returning for an 18th season in 2025. The surgery to his left foot was performed by Dr. Kenneth Jung, while noted surgeon Dr. Neal ElAttrache repaired the meniscus in his left…
The Boston Red Sox made an unsuccessful attempt to sign one of the best outfielders on the free-agent market last winter, and it sounds like they are planning to give it another shot. The Red Sox are among the teams that have interest in Teoscar Hernandez, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reported on Thursday. Hernandez…
The Philadelphia Phillies were expected to chase an Athletics bat at the trade deadline and are now expected to revisit a deal this winter. When coming up with the top 25 trade candidates across MLB this offseason, Mike Axisa of CBS Sports once again linked the Phillies to A’s slugger Brent Rooker. “Rooker is about to get expensive (projected $5.1 million through…
The Los Angeles Dodgers entered the 2024 season with one goal after spending more than $1 billion during the offseason, to win a World Series. After a grueling and injury-filled year, they went into the postseason under less-than-ideal circumstances but still managed to battle their way to an eighth World Series title in franchise history….