In a move called "an earthquake" for baseball, former Oakland As and Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester has signed a six year, $155 million dollar contract... not with former team the Red Sox as expected, but with the upstart Chicago Cubs. In an offseason full of notable moves, the Lester signing is massive, and will likely set off a whole train of player movement with the Red Sox, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies now all looking to solidify their rosters. Now the free agent market has been set, we can expect some fireworks! Read More »
The White Sox signed David Robertson to a four-year, $46 million deal, while Samardzjia comes over from Oakland just more than four months after being traded from the Cubs at the Trade Deadline. In Montero, the Cubs landed one of the only veteran catchers available. Read More »
Werth was pulled over on Route 193 on July 6, and later that day went 0-for-3 against the Chicago Cubs, according to the Washingtonian.The offense also results in Werth losing his license for six months. Read More »
Josh Donaldson is one of the best players the Oakland Athletics had, and one of the best the MLB has to offer, so it's fair to say the world was baffled when they decided to trade him to the Toronto Blue Jays. Rumors are suggesting it might well have been because of a fall-out between Josh and Billy Beane, the A's general manager. Now he's a Blue Jay, and he couldn't be happier, but will the A's suffer a huge decline because of yet another indecisive trade? Read More »
The Kansas City Royals are the surprise package in the MLB, and they're taking that form to the 2014 playoffs. In their Wild Card game against the Oakland Athletics, they were tipped to lose, but they found a way to come back and win their encounter. Now they will face the Los Angeles Angels, and they're confident they can go all the way and win the World Series, however, they're also hoping to make the city a crime-free zone, pleasing the police in the process. Can Eric Hosmer and the Royals make the city the happiest area on earth? Read More »
The saga of CM Punk's exit from WWE has gone on for months thanks in large part to fans who will not stop discussing it and, admittedly, reports that won't stop covering it. But for the first time in quite a while, we have word from the man himself about his absence from the company. Read More »
Tanaka beaten at long last Read More »