Spring training opens next week and the World Baseball Classic is exactly a month away. Pool play (i.e. first round) begins Wednesday, March 4, when Australia takes on Chinese Taipei at the Tokyo Dome. All 20 teams will be in action by Friday, March 6. The Championship Game is scheduled for Tuesday, March 17, at…
Spring training camps open next week and left-hander Framber Valdez, the offseason’s top free-agent pitcher, remains unsigned. The longtime Houston Astros ace turned 32 in November and threw 192 innings with a 3.66 ERA last season. The under-the-hood numbers (3.37 FIP and 3.74 xERA) were strong as well. One of the game’s top pitchers is…
In less than two weeks, pitchers and catchers will report to Arizona and Florida, and spring training will get underway. Ten of our top 50 free agents remain unsigned, including No. 4 free agent Framber Valdez. Here are Saturday’s hot stove rumors as we wait for the cold of winter to turn into the warmth…
In less than two weeks, pitchers and catchers will report to Arizona and Florida, and spring training will get underway. Ten of our top 50 free agents remain unsigned, including No. 4 free agent Framber Valdez. Here are Saturday’s hot stove rumors as we wait for the cold of winter to turn into the warmth…
Spring training is fast approaching and so is extension season. MLB teams typically use November, December, and January to improve their roster. In February and March (and, increasingly, April), they shift their focus to retaining their own players. Count on more than a few players forgoing free agency and signing a long-term extension between now…
Spring training is only three weeks away and the hot stove action has finally picked up. Within the last two weeks there have been several significant free agent signings (Cody Bellinger, Bo Bichette, Ranger Suárez, Kyle Tucker) and trades (Nolan Arenado, MacKenzie Gore, Freddy Peralta, Luis Robert Jr.), and there are still more to come…
It took most of the offseason, but the Cody Bellinger and the New York Yankees finally reunited earlier this week. Recent moves around the league meant both sides were running out of options — the Yankees had fewer alternatives to improve the lineup and Bellinger had fewer potential landing spots — which helped push things…
The New York Yankees and outfielder Cody Bellinger have agreed to terms on a five-year, $162.5 million contract that will keep the former MVP award winner in place. The deal includes opt-out opportunities after the second and third seasons, plus a full no-trade clause, CBS Sports HQ’s Jim Bowden has confirmed. The team has not…
Carlos Beltrán, one of the newest members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, has not yet determined which cap he will wear on his Hall of Fame plaque, he said Tuesday. Beltrán played seven seasons with the Kansas City Royals and seven seasons with the New York Mets, and appeared in slightly more games with…
In terms of pace of the action and transactions, this has been a really slow offseason, even as it’s heated up in the last 10 days or so. Two of the top 10 free agents remain unsigned and there’s a strong list of trade candidates who could still be moved. Spring training is only a few…
