Kendrys Morales to Replace Billy Butler

It was a sad day as a Royals fan when Billy Butler decided to sign with the Oakland A’s. He was a long time Royal and fan favorite. His bat sure was valuable especially in the playoffs. So after losing him, the Royals were faced with the question of how to replace him. Now a few weeks later the Royals come up with a solution. According to a person familiar with the negotiations told the associated press on Thursday December 12 that Kendrys Morales has agreed to a 2 year $17 million deal to play DH for the 2014 American Continue reading Kendrys Morales to Replace Billy Butler

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Flurry of Trades

Wednesday and Thursday of the Winter Meetings were very busy days for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The first move was acquiring Jimmy Rollins for 2 pitching prospects. The second and third moves went hand in hand as Dan Haren along with Dee Gordon were flown across the country to Miami in exchange for a multiple of prospects including one of the most promising in Andrew Heaney. That was just the headline of the deal as Miguel Rojas was also sent to Miami, which in return the Dodgers received top catching prospect Austin Barnes. Now the question is; who is going Continue reading Flurry of Trades

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The Dodgers Find their SS

Since the departure of Hanley Ramirez the Los Angeles Dodgers’ new front office has been analyzing and discussing different possibilities to fill the SS role since the young infielders down in Oklahoma City are not ready yet to fight for the starting role. So obviously SS was a highlighted item on the shopping list as they headed down to San Diego for the Winter Meetings. Because of the front office’s motivation and wallet size, there was no doubt that a new SS would make his way to LA soon, but who was it going to be. Andrew Friedman pulled a Continue reading The Dodgers Find their SS

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Josh Donaldson to the Jays???

Back on November 28th the A’s traded Josh Donaldson to the Blue Jays for Brett Lawrie, and three prospects. When this trade first came out it took the whole baseball world by surprise. The first reaction was why in the hell would they trade Donaldson who has developed into one of the best third baseman’s in the game with his powerful arm and bat? Then the next question was; well if Billy planned on trading him then how come he did not get enough back for Josh? But what was most confusing was what are the A’s trying to do? Continue reading Josh Donaldson to the Jays???

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