Sometimes I wonder if the Montreal Expos still would have been the Montreal Expos if they had kept all the great players that they produced and had on their roster. Especially in the 90s they had a lot of good players on their roster that had great careers elsewhere later. But in general the Expos…
Early January I wrote an article on the subject already, but during the presentation of the schedule and logo of the premier twelve tournament, it was confirmed that a friendly match will be played between the best Japanese players and a selection of European (professional) players. The team will mainly contain Dutch and Italian players…
Today MLB.com headed that the Washington Nationals signed RHP Max Scherzer to a seven year deal. The club has not confirmed the deal yet and no amounts were disclosed but according to Forbes.com it will be more than $180 million. Aparently Scherzer knew before that he would be 37 when his new contract will end….
Today, the World Baseball and Softball Confederation (WBSC) presented the logo of the new “world championship tournament” called the Premier 12. This tournament will be played in Taiwan and Japan and the best twelve baseball countries of the world will participate. The first round and the quarter-finals will be staged in Taiwan. The semi-finals and…
Hiroki Kuroda, who turned down an offer from the Padres to return to his old club the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, has set some goals for himself. Kuroda returned to Japan after a seven year career in the Majors. Of those seven years he spent four in Los Angeles and three in New York. In six…
According to Jeff Pentland, the new hitting coach of the New York Yankees, Didi Gregorus has a great future. I still have my doubt if Pentland is the right guy, but time will tell. Gary Sheffield, who worked with Pentland when he played for the Marlins, is very positive about Pentland. Sheffield stated in the…
Johan Santana (36), who tried to make a combeack with the Orioles last year but faltered thanks to a torn left Achilles tendon, is followed by at least six teams. Santana pitched two perfect innings last Tuesday in a Venezuelan Winter League game in which he only needed 17 pitches. The last four seasons Santana…
The Chicago Cubs have sent Mike Kickham to Seattle in exchange for Dutch pitcher Lars Huijer. Lars, inhabitant of Hoofddorp in the Netherlands joined the Mariners organization in 2011. His brother Sven had a minor league career in the Red Sox organization. Lars was named Mariners pitcher of the year in 2013 when he had…
Yoan Moncada, the Cuban five tool player remains available after the Diamondbacks signed his namesake Lopez. The weird thing is that the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control has not cleared him yet. The reason for that is unclear and there is no time table set. Moncada reportedly is on the radar of the…
Yoan Lopez, the young Cuban fireballer who was on the radar of several clubs, has signed a deal with the Diamondbacks. The number of years is not enclosed yet and the deal is pending a physical. According to a source, Lopez turned down a $9 million offer because he thought that Arizona would be a…
