Category Archives: MLB/MiLB

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→

Last offseason the D-backs, Yankees, and Tigers completed a three-way trade, and now a year later they do it again. This time the trade went down like this: Yankees acquire Didi Gregorious, Tigers acquire Shane Greene, and the D-backs get the worst of it in Robbie Ray and an infield prospect. Breaking down this trade: Yankees Going into 2014 the starting rotation looked like this: 1. Tanaka, 2. CC, 3. Kuroda, 4. Ivan Nova, and 5. Michael Pineda. This was one of the best rotations at least in the AL, possibly in the whole major leagues. Quickly though it all Continue reading The Tiger, D-Backs, and Yanks are at it Again→

Going into the offseason one of the questions/frustrations the Pirates had about the organization of their defense was: how will they fit in Josh Harrison, Ike Davis, and Pedro Alvarez all in the field while they would also love to have their top prospect Gregory Polanco in the field. Even though Ike Davis was a nice trade piece from the Mets this past season to fill the hole they recently had at first; it no longer became a hole after Josh Harrison stole the show. Yes Josh Harrison was arguably the best when he played right field, but right field Continue reading Why the Ike Davis Trade Sorted out Frustration in Pitt→

Coming home seems to be a bit of a theme this week for MLB free agents. As we have already seen Torii Hunter go back to his original team, now Nick Markakis has decided to accept a $44 million deal over 4 years to go back home to the Braves. He will now to be playing in front of his friends and family as he is an Atlanta native. Back on November 17th the Atlanta Braves made their first move towards letting the public know that they are planning on somewhat rebuilding. This move included the exchange of Jason Heyward Continue reading The Story Behind the Markakis Deal→