Category Archives: MLB/MiLB

During the 2013 offseason, Ervin Santana was seeking out a contract for multiple years, and a substantial amount of money. He did not get it and instead had to settle with a one-year deal with the Braves worth $14.1 million. Reportedly last off-season the only multi-year deal on the table was from his new team the Twins. Ervin said publically that he wanted a new challenge and it was going to be in the NL. Also the contract offer from the Twins may not have been enough of a payday, but now after a good season with the Braves, he Continue reading Ervin Santana goes back to the AL→

Immediately after the Los Angeles Dodgers performed their Winter Meetings finale on Thursday morning involving Matt Kemp, the Tigers and Red Sox stole the show. After all the confusion on whether or not the Sox will deal Cespedes, the Red Sox agreed to a deal with the Tigers swapping Cespedes for Rick Porcello. What this means for the Tigers is that they find their replacement for Torii Hunter in Yoenis Cespedes, but they lose a key part of the starting pitching rotation. Even though Hunter has been a key distributer of on Detroit for the past 2 years, Cespedes is Continue reading Cespedes for Porcello→

The last couple years since the Dodgers-Red Sox block buster waiver trade, the Dodgers have been trying to clean up their messy outfield. Especially over the last year or so names like Kemp, Either, and Crawford have been names on the trade block. The reason why it was taking so long to trade one of these guys was because of the size of their contracts. But despite the money roadblock there was no doubt that a trade needed to happen. The only remaining question was who to trade. The trade partner had to be willing to take a chunk of Continue reading Matt Kemp is the Odd Man Out→

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→