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On Friday December 19th, the Yankees trade a player that no one thought would ever get traded. Martin Prado is that player, as he had been marked down as the starting 2B for the 2015 season, for quite some time now. But he is no longer, because of a trade that sends him to the Marlins in a five-player deal. In return the highlight player that the Yankees get back is Nathan Eovaldi. In consideration of the consistent career and great 2015 second half, Prado was one of the “for sure” everyday players for the Yankees in the upcoming 2015 Continue reading The Yankees Only Permanent Infielder Gets Traded→

On Friday, December 19th the Braves finally traded Justin Upton, after all the rumors swirling around for over a month. Atlanta decided to send J. Upton and pitcher Aaron Northcraft to the Padres in exchange for left-hander top prospect Max Fried, Jace Peterson, Dustin Peterson, Mallex Smith and the Padres’ 4th international bonus pool slot. Justin Upton will now join the other newly required Padre outfielders in Matt Kemp and Wil Myers. As for Atlanta, they get a pretty nice group of prospects, in exchange for losing their star left fielder. But, was getting rid of Upton (upcoming 2015 free Continue reading Why Did the Braves Trade Justin Upton?→

On Wednesday the 17th and Thursday the 18th, the Royals signed starting pitchers Edinson Volquez along with Kris Medlen. The Volquez contract is worth $20 million over two years and the Medlen contract is worth $8.5 over two years, with $10 million in incentives. The signing of both, signals that the Royals are preparing to say goodbye to James Shields, as Medlen and Volquez will replace Big Game James in the starting rotation. Edinson will most likely be the more solid replacement as Medlen is still recovering from Tommy John surgery, and might not be eligible to start until mid-season Continue reading Royals Add 2 Right-handers to Rotation; Move on From Shields→