Dieter Kurtenbach: The SF Giants’ offseason has been a big-market embarrassment (and there’s only one way to save it) The San Francisco Giants’ offseason has been meme-worthy. Tribune News Service · Dec 14, 2022
A tale of two contracts: How Aaron Hicks and Luis Severino explain the last four Yankees seasons The Yankees are approaching the four-year anniversary of two decisions that have left their fingerprints all over the postseason disappointment, clunky roster fits and underperformance that has defined the club’s recent history. Tribune News Service · Dec 13, 2022
New York Yankees tipped to trade for Fernando Tatis Jr in New York Mets retaliation Fernando Tatis Jr has been named as a surprise star linked with a trade to New York Yankees, with the franchise looking to match the wealthy New York Mets in the market Daily Mirror · Dec 12, 2022
Bill Madden: It’s contract madness from MLB owners at winter meetings in ‘age of irrationality’ NEW YORK — Sometime around the midpoint of the baseball owners’ nearly two billion dollar spending spree at the winter meetings in San Diego this week, Billy Eppler got off the phone in the Mets war room and announced to his troops that the earth had just shifted. Tribune News Service · Dec 11, 2022
Willson Contreras Pushes Cardinals Closer to World Series Contention A few hours after Aaron Judge re-signed with the Yankees on Wednesday morning, and before A.J. Preller added Xander Bogaerts at the end of the night in his latest push to field an entire roster of shortstops, the Cardinals agreed to a five-year, $87.5 million contract with ... Sports Illustrated · Dec 9, 2022
MLB Insider: Yankees Are Team to Watch for Carlos Correa Buster Olney named the team to watch for the free agent shortstop. Sports Illustrated · Dec 9, 2022
Aaron Judge Could Join an Exclusive Yankees Club With his new contract in hand, the slugger could earn the franchise’s most prestigious honor. Sports Illustrated · Dec 9, 2022
Report: Yankees Are Pursuing Carlos Rodón The Judge sweepstakes are reportedly motivating New York to add him. Sports Illustrated · Dec 9, 2022
KD Addresses ‘Cold’ Answer About Judge’s Return to Yankees The Nationals fan gave a blunt response when asked about Judge. Sports Illustrated · Dec 8, 2022
Dylan Hernandez: Dodgers' puzzling offseason strategy can be justified by signing Shohei Ohtani next year SAN DIEGO — Back in the city where their season ended, the Dodgers resorted to familiar behavior this week. Like their hitters in October, their executives froze in the batter's box at baseball's winter meetings. Los Angeles Times · Dec 8, 2022
Padres get free agent shortstop Xander Bogaerts SAN DIEGO — The third try was the charm. Tribune News Service · Dec 8, 2022
MLB Free Agency 2023: Best Destinations for SS Carlos Correa Several teams remain in pursuit for the two-time All-Star. Sports Illustrated · Dec 8, 2022
NFL Fans Should Expect Many More Early-Morning Games on Sundays All signs point to the NFL increasing number of 9:30 a.m. ET matchups. Sports Illustrated · Dec 8, 2022
SI:AM | Brittney Griner Is Coming Home She has been released as part of a prisoner swap with Russia. Sports Illustrated · Dec 8, 2022
Sports Illustrated · Dec 8, 2022 Xander Bogaerts Deal Makes It Clear the Padres Are Now the Red Sox After a decade in Boston, the 30-year-old shortstop accepted a reported 11-year, $280 million deal with San Diego.
Tribune News Service · Dec 8, 2022 Billy Eppler plans to ‘stay working’ after adding four new pitchers at Winter Meetings SAN DIEGO — The Mets are leaving the Winter Meetings with four new pitchers but have yet to find a center fielder or address the lack of power in the lineup.
Sports Illustrated · Dec 8, 2022 Judge’s Rejection Relegates Giants to Their Backup Plan The Giants knew they weren’t the favorites to sign MLB’s most feared slugger. On the heels of his rejection, they must find a less flashy way to improve.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 8, 2022 Phillies dominated the winter meetings, and showed they plan on more Red Octobers SAN DIEGO — As Dave Dombrowski packed his garment bag Wednesday and checked out of the Manchester Grand Hyatt, he might have considered borrowing a line from Michael Corleone near the end of The Godfather.
Sports Illustrated · Dec 8, 2022 What We’re Hearing About the Mets, Aaron Judge and the Red Sox The winter meetings reached a new level of activity on Day 3. Here’s what could be next.
Daily Mirror · Dec 7, 2022 Sport's highest earners including MLB and NFL stars as Aaron Judge inks massive contract Major League Baseball superstar Aaron Judge was given a nine-year extension on Wednesday after a legendary season in which he set the new single-season American League home run record with 62
Tribune News Service · Dec 7, 2022 SF Giants reportedly lose out on Aaron Judge to Yankees: Where do they turn now? SAN DIEGO — The Giants identified Aaron Judge as their top free-agent target, and he gave them enough consideration to visit for a long set of in-person meetings, but like past high-profile pursuits, it appears San Francisco has finished runners-up.
Tribune News Service · Dec 7, 2022 Bill Madden: In bringing back Aaron Judge for nine years, Hal Steinbrenner signs off on a dumb deal NEW YORK — In the wee hours of Wednesday morning a beleaguered and resigned Hal Steinbrenner firmly cemented his membership in baseball’s One Dumb Owner club by re-signing soon-to-be 31-year-old Aaron Judge for an astounding nine years and $360 million.
Tribune News Service · Dec 7, 2022 Padres made late run at Aaron Judge, who remains with Yankees The Padres were a surprise entrant in the pursuit of Aaron Judge. But is anything like that really a surprise anymore?
Sports Illustrated · Dec 7, 2022 The 10 Biggest Contracts in MLB History Here’s where Mike Trout and Aaron Judge rank in the top 10 list of the most paid MLB players in history.
Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 7, 2022 When will the Cubs and White Sox act like major-market teams? How about never? Neither gave much thought to going after Aaron Judge, who re-signed with the Yankees for $360 million.