With spring training right around the corner and all of the major free agents signed and ready to go with their respective teams, I thought it would be interesting to see which teams have positioned themselves for a playoff run in 2012. Obviously things are going to change from now to Opening Day, but it’s [...]
The Chicago Cubs have signed LHP Paul Maholm to a one-year, $4.25 million contract according to Bruce Levine via Twitter. The contract also includes a $6.25 million option for 2013. Maholm is very familiar with the National League Central as he spent the last seven years with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Maholm went 6-14 with the [...]
After being traded now three times in the past 13 months, Anthony Rizzo must be thinking either nobody wants me or there are teams out there who actually do want me. I guess it’s the glass half-full or empty theory. Rizzo was traded again on Friday, this time from the San Diego Padres to the [...]
The Cincinnati Reds have done a good job lately of trading excess parts for parts they need. Over the weekend, the Reds acquired starting pitcher Mat Latos and while they did give up a lot, they were trading from excess. The Reds traded from excess again today, this time, acquiring a much needed reliever. The [...]
It’s been a crazy 48 hours for the Milwaukee Brewers. On Saturday night they got a bombshell dropped on them with the news that OF Ryan Brauntested positive for PED’s. With a 50-game suspension looming, the Brewers needed to act quickly and figure out how they are going to survive without Braun for potentially 50 [...]
A couple of weeks ago, we ran a poll that asked our audience “Where will Prince Fielder sign?” After a record number of votes, here are the results… 37.5 percent of you think Fielder will end up with the Chicago Cubs. I don’t know. If Fielder [...]
