The San Francisco Giants have a lot of questions to answer during the offseason, and one of them will be putting another ace-caliber arm next to Logan Webb. Webb has been one of the better starters in the National League over the past few years and was just as good as ever a season ago, posting a 3.22 ERA. However, outside of Webb, the Giants could still use some help on the mound, and that's ... Read more
Pirates stir up NL Central drama as Pittsburgh aggressively pursues a rare in-division trade for key Cardinals targets.yv
The direction the Pittsburgh Pirates are reportedly taking this offseason is very exciting. They have already been tied to a handful of free agents that are typically out of their price range. Some of the players they've been linked to have been Kyle Schwarber, Josh Naylor, and Ryan O'Hearn. Regardless of how realistic any of the targets might be, there is an obvious trend here that the Pirates are ... Read more
Arbitration tension is building in St. Louis as Lars Nootbaar and two Cardinals teammates brace for pivotal negotiations.yv
Cardinals Heading to Arbitration With Lars Nootbaar, 2 Others Winter in baseball has a way of pulling teams into rooms they’d rather not sit in — quiet conference rooms where warmth is replaced by paperwork, where optimism is replaced by negotiation, and where the business side of the sport steps bold and bare into the light. For the St. Louis Cardinals, this winter has brought one of those moments. They’re heading to ... Read more
Despite swirling rumors and looming roster moves, the Tigers remain confident their young infielder won’t be pushed off his path.yv
The Detroit Tigers have lots of depth in the infield. They received some great news regarding second baseman Gleyber Torres, as he accepted the qualifying offer to return next year. Players like Spencer Torkelson, Dillon Dingler, and Javier Baez all turned in solid seasons.It wasn’t a total certainty that Torres would return, so it makes Detroit’s infield firmer heading into the offseason. The question becomes what happens ... Read more
Jack Flaherty’s unexpected opt-in has the Tigers eyeing four potential co-aces who could reshape their rotation.yv
The Tigers rotation filled back up to five when Jack Flaherty made the somewhat surprising decision to opt into the second year of his deal with Detroit. The move was met with some ambivalence from fans, as Flaherty turned into a monster in his last appearance of the season (Game 5 of the ALDS), but he was rocky throughout the regular season. What's clear is that Flaherty isn't the No. 2 starter the Tigers thought he ... Read more