 By: Chris Larson
The Texas Rangers upgraded their starting rotation with another addition earlier today as they acquired right-hander, Corey Kluber from the Cleveland Indians. In exchange of Corey Kluber, the Texas Rangers sent Cleveland centerfielder, Delino Deshields Jr. along with hard-throwing, right-handed reliever, Emmanuel Clase. In addition to the three-players, the deal included some cash going back to the Rangers, but it is reportedly under ($1) million dollars according to Evan Grant of Dallas Morning News on Twitter.  By: Chris Larson
Going into this offseason, roughly half of the thirty teams in baseball were in the market for starting pitching in one way or another. Whether that be in the form of a frontline ace, a middle of the rotation arm to push younger starting pitchers back, or a back end option to fill a number five slot or potentially provide depth from down the stretch come next season. Luckily, for many teams, there were a plethora of different options available in free agency.  By: Chris Larson
The Winter Meetings are well underway at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Diego and there has certainly been plenty of chatter up to this point. Thus far, the biggest deal to come out of the Winter Meetings has been the Washington Nationals reuniting with old friend and ace, Stephen Strasburg on a seven-year, $245 million dollar deal. The deal was officially announced yesterday afternoon and now puts the entire spotlight on free agent right-hander, Gerrit Cole and free agent third baseman, Anthony Rendon.  By: Chris Larson
The Winter Meetings are nearly upon us and that means that the Hot Stove League should be back in full action here over the next several days. With the arrival of the Winter Meetings, come the hundreds of different ideas that General Managers bounce off each other in hopes of improving their ball club and potentially look at dealing from an area of strength to address an area of weakness.  By: Chris Larson
Continuing our Off-Season To-Do List series, this installment focuses on the American League Central. Over the past couple of seasons, the American League Central has been a division that was top-heavy with the Cleveland Indians coming out on top, but all of that shifted last season when the Minnesota Twins pulled off an upset and found themselves being crowned as division champs at the end of the season. |
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