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Josh Donaldson to the Jays???

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

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???→

Jon Lester’s Decision Bolsters Cubs Rotation

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Johnny Lumsden — 1 Comment ↓

Finally the decision is made. Jon Lester has reportedly agreed to a $155 million deal over 6 years to head the Chicago Cubs rotation. He is going to receive an average of $25 million/year. The 106-year WS drought could be over within the next couple years as this Winter Meetings deal will be talked about for years and years to come. Lester will be the #1 starter to a rotation under him that consists of Jake Arietta, Jason Hammel, Travis Wood, Kyle Hendricks, Jacob Turner, and Edwin Jackson. The rotation before the Lester signing had a lot of potential, but Continue reading Jon Lester’s Decision Bolsters Cubs Rotation→

The D-backs Plan

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

The Diamondbacks run to the playoffs with the Western Division title back in 2011 was a great season for Arizona. Then in 2012 they made the playoffs again. But in 2013 and 2014 Arizona went cold as they finished 81-81 then 64-98. In addition they fired Manager Kirk Gibson in September. The D-backs of the last two years (especially 2014) have been totally different as the moves they have made are very interesting. It seemed that starting last winter meetings the main goal was to compete in the NL West in 2014 because of the acquisitions of Mark Trumbo, Addison Continue reading The D-backs Plan→

Cubs Trade for Montero

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Johnny Lumsden — 2 Comments ↓

Reportedly the Cubs and D-Backs have agreed to a trade that will send Miguel Montero to the Cubs in exchange for 2 minor league pitchers. Those two pitchers are Jefferson Mejia and Zack Godley. This deal is absolutely huge for the Cubs after losing out on Russell Martin. Wellington Castillo is a good catcher with power in his bat and arm as well as his pitch framing, but he is not quite good enough for 130+ games in the starting role. In order for the young pitching staff of the Cubs to get better they needed a strong presence behind Continue reading Cubs Trade for Montero→