The Baltimore Orioles desperately needed to find another pitcher for the starting rotation. Five starting pitchers, including potential staff ace Grayson Rodriguez, are expected to begin the season on the injured list. Pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano was a star in Nippon Professional Baseball but is unproven in the majors. Charlie Morton, another free-agent signing, is 41 … Read more
Photo: Tim Garland The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired forward Reese Johnson from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for future considerations. Johnson has registered four goals and nine assists for 13 points in 49 games with the AHL’s Iowa Wild this season. He has also skated in three games with Minnesota. A sixth-year pro from … Read more
While it was not the big name we were hoping for, the Nationals added a veteran third baseman Paul Dejong. He signed with the team on a one-year deal worth $1 million. Power and defense are the name of the game for the 31 year old. Dejong swatted 24 home runs last season with the … Read more
Retired center fielder Kevin Kiermaier has joined the Blue Jays front office as a special assistant, as noted by Keegan Matheson of MLB.com. Kiermaier wrapped up his MLB career with the Dodgers this year after being traded by Toronto at the trade deadline, but he played for the Blue Jays in each of the past … Read more
We’re trying something new here starting today — nothing major, nothing long, just a question to get the ball rolling on your morning (or your lunch break, or your afternoon, or whatever). Most of the exciting free agents are off the board. The trade market hasn’t exactly been lit this offseason, which isn’t particularly surprising … Read more
While the Dodgers were out adding more generational Japanese talents, the Nationals made a move. They signed Andrew Knizner to a minor league deal with a spring training invite. Knizner was Yadier Molina’s understudy for many years in St. Louis, and has a lot of big league experience. He is coming off of a disastrous … Read more
Yesterday, a report indicated that former San Francisco Giants catcher Curt Casali as agree to a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves. Casali is an 11-year MLB veteran backstop who has served mainly as a reserve since debuting in 2014. The 36-year-old began his career with the Tampa Bat Rays and also spent time … Read more
Photo: @Capitals/X The Washington Capitals fell to the Minnesota Wild, 4-3 in a shootout, Thursday night at Capital One Arena in Washington. The loss moves the Capitals’ record to 25-10-3 (53 points) on the season. The Capitals opened the scoring midway through the first frame with a goal from Tom Wilson, but the Wild answered … Read more
During the summer, Barcelona brought in former midfielder Thiago Alcantara as a temporary coach working with first-team manager Hansi Flick. The ex-academy graduate, who announced his retirement in the summer, was brought in to help Flick ease into things due to his command over German and Spanish languages as well as his familiarity with the … Read more