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The San Diego Padres are in agreement on a contract with right-hander Michael Wacha. Here’s what it means for both sides. All offseason, the San Diego Padres had been in the market for a free-agent starting pitcher. They had conversations with right-hander Johnny Cueto and were a finalist before he signed with the Miami Marlins.

LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 02: Dustin May #85 of the Los Angeles Dodgers . (Photo by Rob Leiter/MLB Photos via Getty Images) The Los Angeles Dodgers have had a relatively quiet offseason. The team’s hopes for a return to the World Series could hinge on how well these three players perform in 2023. The

MLB’s Joint Competition Committee unanimously voted in favor of the extra inning “ghost runner” rule being made permanent for the foreseeable future. The NFL season is officially over after Super Bowl 57, which had baseball fans decreeing that it was officially baseball season. It certainly helped with the fact that a variety of players on

Did the Cardinals make a mistake in letting former top pitching prospect Alex Reyes move on to the Dodgers?  Reyes was once the top pitching prospect in the Cardinals organization. After years of struggle with the health of his arm, Reyes’ 2021 season in which he found tremendous success as the team’s closer, only to

ST LOUIS, MO – APRIL 11: Boston Red Sox, Xander Bogaerts, Adalberto Mondesi #27 of the Kansas City Royals fields a ground ball hit by the St. Louis Cardinals during the eighth inning at Busch Stadium on April 11, 2022 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Joe Puetz/Getty Images) The Boston Red Sox will be

Bryan Reynolds of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Houston Astros (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) The Houston Astros enter the 2023 season as the reigning World Series champions. Could these three moves help ensure the Astros earn a repeat title? Stacked with what has been ranked as the top lineup among all MLB teams entering the 2023

An Atlanta Braves insider shut down a rumor that star outfielder Ronald Acuña requested a trade from the team. The Atlanta Braves are expecting big things out of star outfielder Ronald Acuña, who returned from a torn ACL last year and dealt with other injuries in the 2022 season. With spring training beginning, it was

Sep 10, 2022; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Boston Red Sox second baseman Trevor Story (10) reacts to being hit by a pitch during the first inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: James A. Pittman-USA TODAY Sports The three worst Boston Red Sox moves Chaim Bloom has made in Beantown.

As it turns out, maybe Max Fried’s arbitration case isn’t the end of the world for the Atlanta Braves after all. One rival executive thinks the drama is manufactured.  When Max Fried lost his arbitration case to the Braves — receiving $13.5 million instead of the $15 million he preferred for 2023 — some fans

Atlanta Braves legend Chipper Jones home is for sale in Georgia, and it’s not cheap. Chipper’s house is selling for a market price of $16 million. If you want to buy the home of an Atlanta sports legend, you’re going to have to pay up. Most of us — yours included — do not have

These three New York Yankees players will be better in 2023 while these other two will be the same or worse. The New York Yankees are usually one of the most aggressive teams in the offseason. This winter, many of their biggest moves involved retaining star players. Aaron Judge has a new contract. So does

Eloy Jiménez has a deflating outlook on White Sox replacing José Abreu in the lineup. After going 81-81 and finishing second in the AL Central, the Chicago White Sox are far from a lock to enter the upcoming season any better than they were last year. On the pitching side of things, Johnny Cueto left

When the Houston Astros inked Cristian Javier to a five-year extension on Friday, it marked a change in direction for the World Series champions. Prior to the arrival of new general manager Dana Brown, the Houston Astros were a team that was wary of diving into early contract extensions. However, owner Jim Crane’s contract philosophy

The Chicago Cubs have a potential conflict of interest with Game 7 of the World Series. Is that a message to the fanbase? Chicago made several high-profile moves this offseason — namely signing Dansby Swanson and Jameson Taillon, among others — but is it fair to expect a World Series appearance in 2023? If you

Despite some around baseball thinking the Cubs overpaid for Dansby Swanson, one rival executive disagrees. Did the Chicago Cubs get great value for Dansby Swanson? At least one rival executive believes so. Swanson was the Cubs biggest free-agent swing this offseason, as they signed him to a seven-year, $177 million contract. Dansby originally was expected

The Chicago Cubs have signed reliever Michael Fulmer, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Michael Fulmer was one of the best relief pitchers remaining on the open market. Fulmer, who previously spent time with the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins, is a former AL Rookie of the Year and AL All-Star, but primarily as a

Yu Darvish #11 of the San Diego Padres pitches during the first inning against the Philadelphia Phillies in game one of the National League Championship Series at PETCO Park on October 18, 2022 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) Eagles: 3 players who will never get another shot at a Super Bowl

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 18: Yu Darvish #11 of the San Diego Padres pitches during the first inning against the Philadelphia Phillies in game one of the National League Championship Series at PETCO Park on October 18, 2022 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) The San Diego Padres extended starting pitcher

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Mike Soroka. (John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports) Best NBA Prop Bets for Bucks vs. Clippers by Josh Yourish Mike Soroka was far too simple. Instead, the Atlanta Braves pitcher wants fans to call him by his full name. Michael Soroka doesn’t roll off the tongue like ‘mike’ does, but we’ll go

BALTIMORE, MD – AUGUST 09: A Houston Astros hat in the dugout before the game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on August 9, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images) Lakers insider calls Westbrook trade removing ‘a vampire from the locker room’ by Scott Rogust The Houston Astros

Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Zach Plesac. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports This offseason, the Chicago Cubs completely changed the look of what is expected to be their Opening Day lineup. However, more moves will likely need to be made for the Cubs to get back to the World Series. The Cubs have been one

LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 22: General view of Dodger Stadium for the final game of the 2017 World Baseball Classic between Puerto Rico and the United States March 22, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) The World Baseball Classic rosters will be announced on Thursday, Feb. 9. For team-by-team reaction,