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The Los Angeles Angels had the worst season in franchise history in 2024. After losing Shohei Ohtani to the Dodgers, they got only 29 games out of Mike Trout. With Trout’s continued injury issues, the team has mulled moving him to a corner outfield position or designated hitter. Now, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic is […]

The Los Angeles Angels had another disappointing season in 2024, finishing in last place in the AL West at 63-99. The roster was barren after two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani left for their crosstown rival Dodgers last offseason. Without Ohtani in the field, star outfielder Mike Trout was tasked with carrying a massive load for the […]

The Houston Astros have a franchise cornerstone hitting free agency this offseason. Alex Bregman needs a new contract and the intention for both sides is to maintain their relationship. Astros general manager Dana Brown came to the GM Meetings with a positive update on the Alex Bregman contract discussion. Chandler Rome from The Athletic posted […]

The Seattle Mariners had a disastrous 2024 season. They missed the playoffs after holding a ten-game lead in the American League West in June. General Justin Hollander knows his team needs improvements and went to the GM Meetings with a plan. He told FanSided’s Robert Murray that the Mariners are looking to add infielders in […]

The Atlanta Braves had brutal injury luck during the 2024 season. They lost ace Spencer Strider to Tommy John, outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr to an ACL injury, and Ozzie Albies played only 99 games. Atlanta still made the playoffs, putting massive expectations on 2025 assuming those players would come back. General manager Alex Anthopoulos told […]

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani injured his shoulder against the New York Yankees in the World Series, but played through it anyway. The generational talent now begins his rehab process. Ohtani had shoulder surgery on Tuesday, via The Orange County Register’s Bill Plunkett. “Dodgers announce that Shohei Ohtani had surgery today to repair a […]

The New York Yankees came away with a victory in Game 4 of the World Series, hoping to use the momentum to come back from an 0-3 hole. That momentum turned out to be short lived and, despite jumping out to an impressive 5-0 lead in Game 5, the Los Angeles Dodgers came back to […]

The Texas Rangers have added two new members to their coaching staff. After Will Venable left to take the Chicago White Sox managerial job, they needed a new bench coach. Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reported that Luis Urueta was hired to fill the role. The former Marlins’ bench coach is joined by […]

In an offseason of change for the Athletics, at least one part of the organization will be staying the same. A’s general manager David Forst has made the decision to keep one of his best players and one of the most underrated players in all of baseball. Forst will not be trading designated hitter/outfielder Brent […]

One of the biggest questions heading into the offseason is whether or not 22-year-old star Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki will leave Japan to join Major League Baseball. However, because of his age, the process for Sasaki to leave his Japanese team, the Chiba Lotte Marines is a bit complicated. Usually when players from Japan prepare […]

The Philadelphia Phillies suffered a crushing playoff exit at the hands of the New York Mets in the NLDS, and club owner John Middleton wasn’t pleased. However, there were telltale signs of the Phillies’ issues weeks before that series. Middleton noticed Philadelphia’s undisciplined hitting in the second half of the regular season, via The Athletic’s […]

Gerrit Cole caused some panic among New York Yankees fans after initially opting out of his contract after the World Series. However, it was recently revealed that Cole will remain with the Yankees. Although New York may have the upper-hand in potential contract extension talks, MLB insider Ken Rosenthal made it clear that the Yankees […]

The San Francisco Giants will be an intriguing team to monitor this offseason. They displayed signs of potential in 2024, but San Francisco ultimately missed the postseason. Reliever Camilo Doval could emerge as a trade candidate, which will be something to keep an eye on as teams are reportedly interested in him, per Susan Slusser […]

One of the biggest questions heading into the offseason is whether or not 22-year-old star Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki will leave Japan to join Major League Baseball. If Sasaki does make himself available to teams, he would immediately become one of, if not the most sought-after Japanese players of all time. It is looking like […]

For the fourth offseason in a row, Los Angeles Dodgers legend Clayton Kershaw became a free agent. The left-hander declined his $5 million player option on Monday, but the belief is he will return to the organization on a new deal, per Jack Harris of The LA Times. Kershaw was vocal about his love for […]

The general consensus after the 2024 World Series was that the New York Yankees lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers because of lackluster defense, particularly in Games 1 and 5, and general manager Brian Cashman admitted that defense and baserunning were flaws for the 2024 Yankees. “The team wasn’t the best defensive team that we’ve […]

Milwaukee Brewers executive Matt Arnold has made franchise history. The franchise’s chief in the front office won the Major League Baseball Executive of the Year award. He’s the first person to ever win the award for the Brewers, per MLB.com. The award is voted on by all executives in MLB. Arnold helped Milwaukee reach the […]

Juan Soto’s first, and potentially only, season with the New York Yankees, was a resounding success. It’s not a coincidence that the Bronx Bombers made their long-awaited return to the World Series in Soto’s first year with the team. Unfortunately for the Yankees, the good news ends there as Aaron Boone’s squad came up heartbreaking […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are still in cloud nine; four years after winning a World Series that many have grown to discredit due to it being a COVID-shortened season, they have broken through once more, defeating the New York Yankees 4-1 in the 2024 World Series to exorcise their previous demons. And Joe Kelly is […]

New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole decided to stay on his current contract with the team, after previously opting out to see if the team would void that by tacking on another year to the deal. The Yankees ended up not doing that, and Cole decided to stay on the current deal rather than hitting […]

The Milwaukee Brewers exited the 2024 MLB playoffs in a heartbreaking fashion, doing so by blowing a late-game lead despite having one of the best relievers in the league on the mound, and now, they are headed for another pivotal offseason as they look to maintain their place atop the NL Central. One of their […]

The Boston Red Sox began their 2024-25 offseason with an unexpected decision. On Monday, Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow extended a $21.05 million qualifying offer to right-handed pitcher Nick Pivetta. Pivetta has until November 19 to either accept or reject the qualifying offer. If he chooses to sign with another team in free agency, the […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers defied all the odds and won the 2024 World Series despite the absence of numerous key arms, including Gavin Stone, Clayton Kershaw, and Tyler Glasnow. But, it didn’t stop the Dodgers from rising to the occasion and taking down the New York Yankees in five games, pulling off an epic comeback […]

The Yankees’ ace is staying in town, as Gerrit Cole and the Yankees have agreed to continue their current agreement. Yankees fans may not have even had the possibility of their ace leaving on their radar a week ago, but a clause in Cole’s contract briefly allowed for the possibility. Cole had the option to […]

When speaking to Los Angeles Dodgers fans, the always-candid Kike Hernandez, known for wearing his emotions on his sleeve, asked for everyone’s help in getting re-signed to the club now that he is officially an unrestricted free agent, per Medium’s Matthew Moreno. It may or may not help that some fans were chanting, “take it […]

The San Diego Padres did not extend qualifying offers to left fielder Jurickson Profar or shortstop Ha-Seong Kim on Monday with both players set to hit free agency. That doesn’t mean they’ll both be playing elsewhere next season. AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports that San Diego has expressed interest in pursuing both this winter. Profar […]

With MLB free agency about to begin, the Los Angeles Dodgers have elected not to extend a qualifying offer to World Series hero Walker Buehler, The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya reported. While that may sound shocking considering Buehler’s track record and 2024 postseason heroics, it may not ultimately mean much. A qualifying offer this season is […]

Los Angeles Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman had no interest in entertaining any questions about the upcoming international talent pool before the start of the 2024 World Series, but with the championship now back in the land of blue, his attention must quickly shift to the offseason. There is one overseas star who […]

After New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole opted out of his four-year, $144 million deal, the 11-year right-hander balked on a potential extension and will remain in the Big Apple. Cole is staying with the Yankees on the same four-year deal he opted out of, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. “Right-hander Gerrit Cole is […]

It was a memorable postseason for designated hitter David Fry after his game-winning two-run home run sealed Game 3 of the ALCS for the Cleveland Guardians over the New York Yankees. The rest of the series didn’t go their way, but that walk-off was special. Unfortunately, Fry will be unavailable for a big chunk of […]

Fresh off of arguably the best season of his MLB career, Ryan O’Hearn will stay with the Baltimore Orioles. Baltimore picked up O’Hearn’s team option for next year, meaning the first baseman and outfielder will make $7.5 million in 2025, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. After spending his first five seasons […]

The Houston Astros made the playoffs for the eighth-straight year in 2024. However, after getting bounced in the Wild Card round, the Astros are looking to add some reinforcements. Houston acquired outfielder Taylor Trammell in a trade with the New York Yankees, via Chandler Rome of The Athletic. What the Astros gave up in return […]

The Atlanta Braves dealt with an unfamiliar amount of turbulence throughout 2024, needing to win their final game of the regular season to make the playoffs. This age of uncertainty figures to continue, as they face the reality of losing multiple key talents in free agency. Marcell Ozuna will not be one of those players, […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are still celebrating their 2024 World Series championship. Their excitement would be even stronger if Los Angeles were to add another top flight pitcher to their rotation for the 2025 campaign. Blake Snell has been deemed a potential Dodgers free agency addition, via ESPN. By nature of winning the World Series, […]

The Chicago White Sox just had the worst season in modern baseball history. They traded plenty of pieces at the trade deadline but not lefty starter Garrett Crochet. He had a list of demands, which included an extension to pitch in the playoffs, that scared teams off. He stayed healthy and pitched well down the […]

Veteran starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi has two World Series rings to his name, and he’s on the market for any team interested in his services. Eovaldi has declined his player option with the 2023 champion Texas Rangers and will become a free agent, according to Kennedi Landry of MLB.com. Eovaldi hits free agency after another […]

The Toronto Blue Jays failed to meet their high expectations in 2024. Their 88 losses were the most since 2019, and injuries were the story of the season. Even with a great season from Vladimir Guerrero Jr., they never sniffed contention in the American League Wild Card race. They should respond to that season by […]

Utility man Rob Refsnyder is staying with the Boston Red Sox. Boston has exercised its option on the veteran outfielder, according to Ian Browne of MLB.com. That option will keep him playing home games at Fenway Park in 2025 for $2.1 million — a modest raise from his $1.85 million salary in 2024. The decision […]

Now that the 2024 MLB season is over and the Los Angeles Dodgers got what they wanted by winning the Fall Classic, the attention in the baseball realm turns to what teams will be doing in the offseason. Surely, there are clubs out there looking to shore up their bullpen, particularly their closer situations. To […]