4:11 PM ET The Chicago Cubs have agreed to a deal with free-agent right-hander Kendall Graveman, a source told ESPN’s Jesse Rogers on Saturday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Graveman, who was the Opening Day starter for the Oakland Athletics last season, is still recovering from Tommy John surgery in late July. He
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8:37 AM ET Executives with other teams have watched the machinations of the Los Angeles Dodgers this winter with a couple of competing thoughts: While Cincinnati takes its chances on improving with Yasiel Puig & Co., L.A. now might have the payroll space to pursue Bryce Harper. From the seven players changing hands to the
7:37 AM ET After Friday’s seven-player trade between the Dodgers and the Phillies, you’d be forgiven if you’re anticipating what else the holiday might bring by way of transaction action while waiting for Santa to arrive. With that in mind, we turned to four of ESPN.com’s writers to see what they think about the initial
8:11 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners acquired outfielder Domingo Santana from the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday in exchange for outfielder Ben Gamel and minor-league pitcher Noah Zavalos. The swap of young outfielders adds a right-handed power bat to the Mariners’ lineup and provides the Brewers with a versatile corner outfielder. The
12:17 AM ET The Cincinnati Reds and Los Angeles Dodgers pulled off a modern blockbuster, one in which some bad contracts changed hands along with useful major leaguers and prospects. The Reds got a little bit better, but perhaps not as much as they need to, and those plucky Dodgers added some prospects to help
8:14 PM ET Friday’s trade between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds is a big deal for a number of reasons. First off, seven players changed hands, with outfielders Yasiel Puig and Matt Kemp, left-hander Alex Wood and catcher Kyle Farmer heading to Cincinnati (along with cash considerations), while veteran right-hander Homer Bailey
5:10 PM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers are trading outfielders Matt Kemp and Yasiel Puig, pitcher Alex Wood and catcher Kyle Farmer and cash considerations to the Cincinnati Reds for pitcher Homer Bailey and two prospects. Also headed to the Dodgers are shortstop Jeter Downs, who was a first-round pick (No. 32) in the 2017
4:06 PM ET New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia is expected to be ready for spring training after undergoing heart surgery earlier this month. Sabathia had a stent inserted into his heart to relieve a blockage in one of the left-hander’s arteries, Sabathia’s agent Kyle Thousand told The Athletic. Veteran left-hander CC Sabathia, 38, will
12:18 AM ET Veteran reliever Joakim Soria has agreed to a two-year deal with the Oakland Athletics worth $15 million, according to multiple reports on Thursday night. The two-time All-Star reliever was 3-1 with a 4.09 ERA in 26 games with the Milwaukee Brewers last season after they acquired him from the Chicago White Sox
7:52 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Near the end of his four-day, three-city free agency tour that wrapped up Thursday afternoon, Manny Machado did his share of signing. No, he didn’t scratch his signature into a major-league contract that might give him one of the most lucrative multi-year deals in baseball history. Someday soon, however, that