Monthly Archives: January 2015

Cross another reliever off the free-agent list, as the Nationals have signed Casey Janssen to a one-year, $5M contract. Interesting pickup by the Nats; my guess is that they see Janssen as the replacement for Tyler Clippard, who was traded … Continue reading →

Not much happening on the hot stove lately, though there were a few moves over the past week. Most notably, the Brewers traded Yovani Gallardo to the Rangers for three prospects: infielder Luis Sardinas and RHPs Corey Knebel and Marcos … Continue reading →

In today’s Newsday, Steven Marcus reports that tickets sales for the Mets are up by nearly 20% over last year and that season ticket sales are up nearly 13%. (Take that Leigh Castergine). We were told by Sandy Alderson that … Continue reading →

Dana Eveland, who resurrected his MLB career with the Mets last season, has agreed to a minor-league contract with the Boston Red Sox. After returning from a stint in Korea, Eveland posted a 2.63 ERA, 1.093 WHIP. amd 8.9 K/9 … Continue reading →

The Chicago Cubs have traded Luis Valbuena and Dan Straily to the Houston Astros for Dexter Fowler.

If you haven’t already heard, the best pitching staff in the NL East just got one man stronger — the Nationals have agreed with Max Scherzer on a 7-year, $200M+ contract.

Color me confused. The Braves traded yet another slugger, and the Nats swapped away their top bullpen arm.