Clay Holmes will still be pitching in New York – but not in the Bronx. On Friday night, the former New York Yankees‘ closer signed a three-year, $38 million contract with the cross-town New York Mets; MLB insider Joel Sherman was the first to report the signing. Holmes’s deal also includes an opt-out that he can exercise after…
The Los Angeles Dodgers won their eighth World Series championship in franchise history by defeating the New York Yankees in five games. It was the Dodgers’ second World Series title since the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, when they defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in six games. The 2020 win ended a drought that spanned more than…
The Los Angeles Dodgers are surprisingly in the mix for Juan Soto despite their already high payroll. However, a new revelation about their offer could open the door for them to focus on bringing back one of their own free agents. During an appearance on the Petros and Money Show, MLB Network’s David Vassegh revealed…
The Cubs’ two-year, $29M deal with Matthew Boyd became official Saturday, locking in the veteran southpaw as the newest member of the Wrigleyville rotation. Even with this signing now on the books, Patrick Mooney and Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic report that the Cubs remain open to adding more starting pitching and Walker Buehler is…
The San Francisco Giants have a responsibility to pay the newest addition to the Dodgers’ starting rotation. Two-time Cy Young pitcher Blake Snell declined his player option with the Giants in 2025 and elected free agency for the second consecutive offseason. Snell signed a last-minute contract with the Giants a few weeks before Opening Day….
The Los Angeles Dodgers are reportedly in discussions with Farhan Zaidi, their former general manager, about a possible return to the organization, according to The Athletic. Zaidi, who was hired as the San Francisco Giants’ president of baseball operations before the 2019 season, was dismissed in September and replaced by beloved former catcher Buster Posey….
The Los Angeles Dodgers addressed their starting rotation by signing two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell to a five-year, $182 million contract. The deal reportedly includes a $52 million signing bonus that lowers the Dodgers’ competitive balance tax hit. Snell and the Dodgers also agreed to defer $66 million of his salary through July…
Juan Soto hasn’t yet signed, so Blake Snell still holds the top payday so far this offseason. His $182 million contract with the Dodgers, as well as Tommy Edman’s $74 million extension, each contain just over a third of the total salary deferred into the future. “It played out the way people around me felt…
Blake Snell’s introductory news conference took place amid commotion. The two-time Cy Young Award winner sat behind a dais in the right-field corner while bulldozers and cranes dotted Dodger Stadium’s playing surface, excavating massive piles of dirt to make room for new batting cages and clubhouses that will soon outfit the old ballpark’s interior, a…
Baseball fans are anxious and eager to know where highly-touted free agent outfielder Juan Soto will land. Although Soto is poised to earn a landmark deal, there’s another star who has emerged as a popular headline this offseason: Roki Sasaki. Unlike Soto, Sasaki won’t be earning a massive contract since he will be joining stateside…
A reunion of sorts is taking place in San Francisco as manager Bob Melvin welcomes a familiar face to his coaching staff. Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reported that former San Diego Padres assistant hitting coach Oscar Bernard will have the same role with the Giants. Barnard will work alongside lead hitting coach Pat Burrell….
The 2024 season ended disappointingly for the Baltimore Orioles, as they went out of the postseason with a whimper. Despite having home-field advantage in the wild-card series against the Kansas City Royals, they were swept, scoring one run in two games; a solo home run by Cedric Mullins in Game 2 was all the offense they…