The Minnesota Twins are all set to hire Paul Molitor as their next manager, according to Patrick Reusse of 1500ESPN. Molitor had been considered the favorite to land the job in recent weeks and served 2014 as an assistant coach for the Twins. Read more about Molitor’s potential hiring onRead More
The Milwaukee Brewers became the first NL Central team to make a substantial move this offseason when they traded pitcher Marco Estrada to the Toronto Blue Jays for first baseman Adam Lind on Saturday. In the move that clearly makes sense for both sides, the Brewers greatly strengthened their weakestRead More
Bench coach Mike Aldrete has left the St. Louis Cardinals and will assume the same role with the Oakland Athletics in 2015. Aldrete grew up in the area and will get a chance to reunite with manager Bob Melvin, who Aldrete worked with on the staffs in Arizona and Seattle.Read More
The Chicago Cubs announced on Friday that they have dismissed manager Rick Renteria and will introduce former Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon as the team’s new manager at a press conference on Monday. Read more about the firing of Renteria and Maddon’s hiring on MLB.com, Bleacher Report, and CBSSports.com.Read More
The Cardinals exercised their 2015 option on starting pitcher John Lackey, who was acquired at the trade deadline from the Red Sox in the trade that sent Allen Craig and Joe Kelly to Boston. Lackey will honor his contract, which included a provision that kicked into effect due to previousRead More