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Cardinals Beat Cubs – New Season and Nothing Changes
The St. Louis Cardinals cooled down the excitement among Chicago Cubs fans on opening day, beating their NL Central rivals 3-0 to make it seem that despite the big talk and changes, nothing really changes.
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The 2015 MLB Fandom Map
Like in the beginning of every baseball season, Facebook releases a map of how the MLB fans are spread out based on the number of likes in each county. The New York Yankees are basically the only team with a major hold outside of its own TV market.
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New York Yankees – Alex Rodriguez Trying to Stay Relevant
Almost forgotten from the hive mind of baseball fans, Alex Rodriguez is trying to make something of a comeback with the New York Yankees, showing up early for spring training in an attempt to give everything a ‘business as usual’ flavor to it, although it’s quite clear it’s not.
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Chicago Cubs – Jon Lester Finally Has a Team
The Chicago Cubs keep making big moves in free agency with the addition of starting pitcher Jon Lester, who preferred joining them to playing for the Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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MLB Rumors – Chicago Cubs Interested in a Trade for Jordan Zimmermann
One thing is clear: The Chicago Cubs are ready to take it up a notch next season and add a quality starting pitcher. Whether that pitcher is Jordan Zimmermann, which means initiating a trade with the Washington Nationals, remains to be seen.
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MLB Rumors – Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners & Houston Astros Interested in Signing Hanley Ramirez
Maybe the most coveted after free agent this offseason is Hanley Ramirez, coming off two and half years with the Los Angeles Dodgers. There’s more than a slight chance he simply re-signs with them, but he’s also getting plenty of interest from the Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago White Sox and San Francisco Giants.
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MLB Rumors – Kansas City Royals Interested in Trade for Ryan Howard
The Philadelphia Phillies are planning on blowing up their ultra expensive and quite useless roster at this point, which includes trying to find someone willing to take some of the huge contract they still have to pay Ryan Howard. The Kansas City Royals aren’t usually up for these kind of moves, but they might be willing to make an exception this time.
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MLB Rumors – Boston Red Sox Interested in Signing Pablo Sandoval
The San Francisco Giants are trying to re-sign Pablo Sandoval but might have a hard time reaching their goal with the interest the third baseman is picking up, especially from the Boston Red Sox, who seem to be very aggressive and eager in their attempts to sign him.
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MLB Rumors – Cincinnati Reds & Detroit Interested in Signing Norichika Aoki
Hitting the free agency market after reaching the World Series with the Kansas City Royals, Norichika Aoki should be picking up a lot of interest around the league and specifically from the Cincinnati Reds and the Detroit Tigers.
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MLB Rumors – Atlanta Braves & Arizona Diamondbacks Interested in Trade for Jeremy Hellickson
The Tampa Bay Rays are going to change a lot of things now that their all-powerful manager is gone, and one of these moves will be trading starting pitcher Jeremy Hellickson, with NL teams like the Atlanta Braves and Arizona Diamondbacks showing some interest in him.