Posted on November 30, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Andrew McCutchen may have already played his final game as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates. There are growing reports that the Pirates are “actively shopping” the 30-year old star, making a trade increasingly likely to happen at some point this offseason. Multiple sources indicate that the […]
Posted on November 30, 2016, by Travis Pulver One of the most well-known assertions in football is going to be put to the test Saturday afternoon when the Temple Owls and Navy Midshipmen take the field to decide who the champion of the American Athletic Conference is this season. We’ve all heard. You may or […]
Posted on November 30, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The longer the offseason goes on, the less likely it appears that the Toronto Blue Jays will end up re-signing Edwin Encarnacion or Jose Bautista, two of their more important offensive players in recent years. The Blue Jays have partially filled the void left by Encarnacion and Bautista […]
Posted on November 30, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The world champion Chicago Cubs have made their first addition of the offseason, as they look to defend their title in 2017. Tuesday night, the Cubs announced the signing of outfielder Jon Jay on a one-year deal worth $8 million. While Jay is not a major addition […]
Posted on November 30, 2016, by Travis Pulver This is not your usual Pac-12 Championship Game. Since its inception in 2011, the only teams that have ever represented the North Division have been Stanford and Oregon. The South Division has only been represented by a team from California or Arizona. But not this year. This […]
Posted on November 29, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine For the second consecutive offseason, the New York Mets have done it: they have re-signed outfielder Yoenis Cespedes. Multiple outlets are reporting that the Mets and Cespedes have agreed to a four-year deal worth $110 million. The contract will give Cespedes the highest annual salary among outfielders. […]
Posted on November 29, 2016, by Travis Pulver Longtime Minnesota Vikings fans will remember the tough, hard-nosed defense their team had from the late 1960s to late 70s—the Purple People Eaters. Alan Page, Carl Eller, Jim Marshall, and Gary Larsen combined to give the Vikings one of the best defensive fronts the game has ever […]
Posted on November 29, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Milwaukee Brewers will have a new first baseman in 2017. The Brewers confirmed on Tuesday that they have signed Eric Thames to be their first baseman next season. Thames, who spent the last three seasons playing in Korea, has agreed to a three-year deal with Milwaukee […]
Posted on November 29, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Starting pitching has been a priority for the Miami Marlins all offseason, and while there was speculation the team would trade away core position players in order to add pitching, the Marlins have decided to go the free-agent route, at least for now. Several outlets reported Monday […]
Posted on November 29, 2016, by Travis Pulver The Green Bay Packers have been one of the bigger surprises of the season. They were expected to be competitive; maybe even a Super Bowl caliber team. But then they lost to Vikings, Cowboys, and then embarked on a four-game losing streak where the team’s play has […]
Posted on November 28, 2016, by Travis Pulver If you are just a casual observer of the NFL and someone said your team was in trouble Sunday because it was facing the Tennessee Titans, Miami Dolphins, or Tampa Bay Buccaneers you would probably have a good laugh at their expense. But come Sunday, after your […]
Posted on November 28, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine With a weak free agent market as far as starting pitchers are concerned, one place where teams may go for starting pitching help this winter is the Arizona Diamondbacks. Ken Rosenthal reports that the Diamondbacks are expecting to receive interest from teams regarding many of their young […]
Posted on November 28, 2016, by Travis Pulver Whenever rivals like the Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos play, the game is bound to be a hard-fought, down to the wire slugfest. Somehow these two always manage to bring out the best in each other. But with the Oakland Raiders improving to 9-2 after holding […]
Posted on November 28, 2016, by Travis Pulver With the way the season had been going for the Carolina Panthers, the playoffs were probably not going to happen for them. But—you never know. Winning streaks happen, and if the right teams collapse down the stretch, there is a chance they could make it back to […]
Posted on November 28, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The free agent market has been a little quiet thus far in the offseason, in part due to uncertainty regarding negotiations for the new CBA. Of course, by this time next week, there will be even more players on the free agent market once teams decide whether […]
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