Justin Upton has a high floor with the high ceiling to go along with it, so it's hard to argue that this move, while not as exciting as, say, the Tigers signing Heyward earlier in the offseason, is a very smart baseball move. Read more »
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Grading the Deal: Tigers Solve Left Field With Justin Upton
Grading The Deal: Yankees Corner Power Relievers' Market With Chapman
The Yankees certainly wouldn't have been able to get a quality starter for the package they gave up to get Aroldis Chapman, and now they don't have to. Rather, they can emulate the Royals' path to success last year. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Giants Continue NL West Pitching Binge With Cueto
The Giants have now made two risky moves in signing Johnny Cueto and Jeff Samardzija that could end up propelling them to another #EvenYear but could also be albatrosses in the future. Read more »
Cubs Stir The Hot Stove By Signing Zobrist, Trading Castro
The Cubs kept Ben Zobrist from the Mets and then traded Starlin Castro to the Yankees. Theo Epstein and company appeared to be grabbing value wherever you can find it and then figure out the rest later. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Shelby Miller Traded To D-Backs For, Well, A Lot
The D-Backs were desperate to become contenders in 2016 and the Braves were the beneficiaries by receiving a proven outfielder, a pitch who can turn into a Shelby Miller and last year's top overall pick. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Zack Greinke Signs With D-Backs
The D-Backs hope Zack Greinke will age like a fine wine as his velocity declines, more Maddux than not, thanks to his stellar command, offspeed arsenal, and chess-like approach to pitch sequencing. Read more »
Is Barry Bonds Coming Out Of Retirement?
Where goes Barry Bonds, so goes an army of takes of the hottest order and, while it’s one thing to have Bonds swing by for a week of spring training or throw out a first pitch, it’s another to hire him on as a part or full time staff member. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Jed Lowrie Traded To The A's (Again)
Most teams would jump at the chance to trade a AA relief pitching prospect for a switch hitting, multiple position fielding major leaguer on a reasonable AAV, and jump the A's did in bring back Jed Lowrie. Read more »