Brendan Donovan is one of the most highly sought-after players on the trade market right now, with some reports suggesting that more than half the league could attempt to acquire the All-Star second baseman from the St. Louis Cardinals this offseason. With such a wide field of suitors, losing one or two teams from the fray doesn't figure to seriously impact Chaim Bloom's trade talks. However, when one of ... Read more
SF Giants Could Solve Two Major Needs at Once with a Single Trade to the Cardinals.yv
The St. Louis Cardinals look like they are about to undertake a rebuild which gives the SF Giants a great opportunity to make a trade with them. They could potentially kill two birds with one stone in a hypothetical trade with St. Louis. With new leadership in the front office, it seems likely that a rebuild is imminent for St. Louis. The results have not been there on the field and attendance has dropped. Plus, ... Read more
Early Reports Sent Tigers Fans Into a Frenzy Over What the Rule 5 Draft Might Mean.yv
The Tigers had until 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday to add Rule 5-eligible prospects to their 40-man roster to prevent them from being taken in the draft, and five ranked prospects to consider saving: No. 5 Thayron Liranzo, No. 6 Hao-Yu Lee, No. 19 Jake Miller, No. 21 Izaac Pacheco, and No. 30 RJ Petit. Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reported about half an hour before the deadline that the ... Read more
All-Star Gleyber Torres Rejoins the Tigers in a Stunning Offseason Turn.yv
The thought was that Gleyber Torres would restore his value in one season with the Tigers and cash in elsewhere on a long-term deal. Instead, the All-Star second baseman is staying in Detroit. Torres accepted the Tigers' one-year, $22 million qualifying offer on Tuesday after his strong season was derailed by a sports hernia that slowed him down the stretch and into the playoffs. Torres, who turns 29 next month, ... Read more
Bichette Rejects QO as Blue Jays Shield Tiedemann in a Flurry of Pre-Deadline Moves.yv
TORONTO – The latest off-season signposts came and went as expected for the Toronto Blue Jays, who watched Bo Bichette decline the $22.025-million qualifying offer ahead of one deadline Tuesday and added Ricky Tiedemann to the 40-man roster before another. Bichette joined fellow free agents Dylan Cease, Edwin Diaz, Zac Gallen, Michael King, Kyle Schwarber, Ranger Suarez, Kyle Tucker and Framber Valdez in ... Read more