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Samardzja A Promotional Stunt for Giants

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

After missing out on Greinke, the Giants responded as quickly as the next day by inking Jeff Samardzija to a 5-year $90 million deal. Of course the first media reaction stated that the signing was too risky because of Jeff’s poor numbers, but great upside. However, the second reaction had to do something with Samardzija’s nickname being “Shark.” Back when Tim Lincecum was a Cy Young winner, the Giants heavily promoted “The Freak”, and the fans ate it up. Next was Pablo Sandoval, as his brilliant performances in the playoffs elevated his nickname, “Panda”, as one of the biggest promo Continue reading Samardzja A Promotional Stunt for Giants→

D-Backs Get Their Ace, Become Contenders `

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

All November Zack Greinke going to back to the Dodgers or signing with the Giants was all that was heard, but in the end, the unexpected happened. History was made on Friday night, as the 2015 NL runner up Cy Young, agreed to terms with the D-backs on a 6-year pact worth $206 million. Earlier that day reports came out that Arizona had stepped in as the third team in the hunt for Zack, but the Giants and Dodgers were still favorites, until just a few hours later when the baseball world was shaken. It was known that the D-backs had money, Continue reading D-Backs Get Their Ace, Become Contenders `→

Lackey Signing Could Elavate Cubbies into World Series

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

Just hours before the D-backs shocked the world, the Cubbies made arguably the most underrated move of the offseason thus far. On Friday night, John Lackey agreed to terms with Chicago to become the #3 starter in the rotation for 2 years, receiving a total of $32 million. After heavy early winter rumors of the Cubs going after David Price, Lackey is a huge downgrade, but is he really? The 36-year-old is coming off of one of his best campaigns, compiling a record of 13-10 with an incredibly low ERA of 2.77 in 218 innings of work with the Cardinals. Continue reading Lackey Signing Could Elavate Cubbies into World Series→

Jays Ink Important Deal for Lefty Starter

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Johnny Lumsden — No Comments ↓

Black Friday was a bigger day for the Jays then one may think, as J.A. Happ agreed to terms with Toronto. The deal is 3 years long worth a total of $36 million, as Happ will be penciled into the 3 spot of the Jays starting rotation. He may not be the lefty the Jays only could dream about (David Price), but he will certainly get the job done. With free agent, Mark Buerhle, still undecided on retirement, the Jays made a bold move in signing arguably the next best lefty on the market instead of waiting for the ex-Jay to Continue reading Jays Ink Important Deal for Lefty Starter→