These are some quick notes on some of the big headlines around baseball Tuesday: The New York Mets are reportedly no longer considering outfielder Michael Cuddyer after he received a qualifying offer from the Rockies on Monday. Read more: theScore. According to Mark Feinstein and Bill Madden of the New YorkRead More
After a 16-year career, seven-time All-Star outfielder Alfonso Soriano has decided to retire from baseball. Soriano announced his decision during a radio interview on Tuesday, saying “I’ve lost the love and passion to play the game.” The Dominican Republic native, a natural second baseman who converted to the outfield, talliedRead More
These are some quick notes on some of the big headlines around baseball Monday: 12 players around baseball received a $15.3M qualifying offer from their team before Monday’s deadline. Those players are Melky Cabrera (Blue Jays), Nelson Cruz (Orioles), Michael Cuddyer (Rockies), Francisco Liriano (Pirates), Russell Martin (Pirates), Victor MartinezRead More
These are some quick notes on some of the big headlines around baseball today: Despite the Royals declining his $12.5 million club option, designated hitter Billy Butler is hoping to resign with the team. Read more- Yahoo Sports The Arizona Diamondbacks are reportedly willing to trade away catcher Miguel Montero.Read More
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
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