#MLB Winter Meetings

SAN DIEGO -- "What does it mean?" That is a question the Giants asked themselves over and over again for the last month, through endless rumors, eye-popping quotes in a magazine article, a misspelled and misinformed tweet, and a 13-second video that rocked the baseball world a few days before Thanksgiving. For months, the Giants had prepared to…

To fill their rotation, the Giants reportedly have turned to a very familiar face. The New York Post's Jon Heyman reported Sunday night that longtime Oakland Athletics ace Sean Manaea reportedly has agreed to a two-year contract with the Giants. Per Heyman, the deal is for two years and $25 million, and includes an opt-out after the first season,…

The 2022 MLB Winter Meetings are officially in the books, but boy were they explosive. The star studded free agent class ensured that the Winter Meetings could see some huge deals get made, and sure enough, some of the biggest names on the market this offseason have signed new deals over the past few days. Free agency is the perfect opportunity for…

Major League Baseball's 2022 winter meetings blew through San Diego like a three-day whirlwind, sending Justin Verlander to the Mets, Trea Turner to the Phillies, Willson Contreras to the Cardinals, Kenley Jansen to the Red Sox and "Arson Judge" into the pantheon of baseball's greatest Twitter moments. One of our biggest takeaways from the spending…

After being courted by Steph Curry and his favorite childhood team, 2022 AL MVP Aaron Judge has decided to re-sign with the New York Yankees with a nine-year, $360 million contract. He'll have a top-five salary in Major League Baseball and returns to a team and a city where he set an American League record by bashing 62 home runs this past…

The New York Yankees' season ended in a four-game sweep at the hands of the Houston Astros in the American League Championship Series. Few teams have as many questions to answer in the offseason as the Yankees, and it begins with Aaron Judge. Judge was the story of baseball in 2022. He broke Roger Maris' Yankees and AL single-season home run record…

The New York Yankees have yet to meet with superstar free agent Aaron Judge at the Winter Meetings, and there are no face-to-face meetings scheduled. As we enter Day 3 of the MLB Winter Meetings, there hasn't been much progress on the Aaron Judge front. While Monday afternoon did see the likes of Trea Turner and Justin Verlander sign with new…

On Tuesday at the MLB Winter Meetings, the league will be conducting the first-ever Major League Baseball Draft Lottery. The Chicago Cubs will be one of the teams participating in it. This is a way for the league to get rid of tanking. The first six picks in the draft are going to be decided via this weighted lottery. They made it where the three…

SAN DIEGO - After a 32-homer, 97-RBI season last year, there were plenty of people wondering exactly what happened to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in 2022. The Toronto Blue Jays All-Star certainly wasn't bad, but he didn't live up to his 2021 numbers. The previous season had set the bar high for the 23-year-old Guerrero, after finishing second in the…

SAN DIEGO - The Yankees made their first big signing at the MLB Winter Meetings on Monday. No, it wasn't Aaron Judge. The team announced the new, four-year contract of general manager Brian Cashman. Want to bet on MLB? The 55-year-old Cashman had been working without a deal since Oct. 30. He'll continue in his role as senior vice president and…

Putting the Justin Verlander and Trea Turner contracts into perspective Justin Verlander signed a two-year deal with the Mets worth $86 milion, while Trea Turner signed an 11-year deal worth $300 million. Any way you cut it, it's a lot of money: Cody Bellinger is a free agent. Though it's unlikely, he could still return to Dodgers The Dodgers had…

The MLB Winter Meetings are in person for the first time since 2019. And it is sure to be an insane week of big moves across the game of baseball. The Winter Meetings are an annual meeting of MLB front offices where each team hunkers down and tinkers with their rosters. The history of the meetings can be traced back to the 1870s, though it…

The 2022 MLB Winter Meetings officially got underway on Sunday night. Former Toronto Blue Jays slugger Fred McGriff was selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, with names such as Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens missing the cut. However, the Hall of Fame isn't what gets baseball fans excited for the Winter Meetings. It's the flurry of trades, signings,…

The Oakland Athletics are soon expected to trade catcher Sean Murphy, and the Boston Red Sox are reportedly among the clubs in on the 28-year-old standout. According to MLB.com's Mark Feinsand, the Red Sox, Cardinals, Rays and Guardians are among the teams that have been connected to Murphy in recent weeks. Feinsand had previously reported the…

When it comes to giving the people what they crave, few in the sports industry deliver to the level of ESPN's Jeff Passan. From early beat-reporting days at Fresno State to writing for The Kansas City Star and Yahoo to now covering all things Major League Baseball, Passan has worked his way into national status and become one of the most valuable…

SAN DIEGO -- It has been three years since executives, agents and the media gathered in one hotel for the annual MLB Winter Meetings, but the Texas Rangers weren't going to wait for everyone to arrive to get the fireworks started. A year after locking up Corey Seager and Marcus Semien for half a billion dollars, the Rangers gave Jacob deGrom a…

The 2022 MLB winter meetings will begin Sunday, and while the MLB talent changing teams in blockbuster trades can often steal the headlines, the prospects who go the other way in those deals often wind up being the bigger story. Workhorse right-hander Jeff Samardzija going from the Oakland Athletics to the Chicago White Sox during the 2014 winter…

The Mariners did not have to go far to fill the vacancy created when Justin Hollander was named general manager earlier this fall. On Wednesday, the team announced senior director of player development Andy McKay has been promoted to assistant general manager. McKay was Mariners president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto's first major hire after…

The early betting odds for the 2023 World Series champion are exactly the same as 2022. HOUSTON - It's never too early to look ahead as the Houston Astros prepare to defend their title. After winning the World Series, oddsmakers released their early favorites for who they think can take home the Commissioner's Trophy in 2023. Their pick? The Los…

This is a blog series I put together on the 8 MLB Wild Card playoff teams. Hopefully it helps improve your MLB playoff experience whether you're a diehard like me or just getting into the season and don't know where to start. And of course - follow Starting 9 for world class MLB playoff coverage. Let's get into it: But first you guys should know…

You feeling lucky? Hopefully the Brewers will get lucky in the first year of the MLB Draft Lottery, as they will be participants. In the CBA that was agreed to earlier this spring, MLB will begin a draft lottery for the first six positions in the MLB Draft. The 18 non-playoff teams, of which the Brewers are one of them, will be entered into a…