Monthly Archives: December 2018

The Detroit Tigers and shortstop Jordy Mercer reportedly agreed to a one-year contract on Wednesday, according to MLB Network's Jon Morosi. Per Fancred's Jon Heyman, the deal is worth $5.25 million with $250,000 in incentives. Mercer, 32, had a decent 2017 season, hitting .255 with 14 home runs and 58 RBI. He played in 145 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates while serving as…

Cleveland Cavaliers big man Tristan Thompson is expected to miss two to four weeks after suffering a sprained foot, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. The injury occurred during Monday's 108-92 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum. Thompson missed more than a month last season because of a calf strain and then suffered an ankle sprain in March. He had…

With the Seattle Mariners having embarked on a rebuild this offseason, they are free to experiment with some things in 2019. They can let new shortstop J.P. Crawford go through growing pains, find out whether Daniel Vogelbach is a viable big league first baseman, and give Justus Sheffield a chance to show what he can do as a starter, among other…

The Golden State Warriors plan to welcome back Draymond Green when they open a two-game home stand Monday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Green has missed the last 11 games with a sprained toe, during which the Warriors went 6-5, winning the last three to complete a winning five-game trip. Green was so excited to get the green…

Former major league players Luis Valbuena and Jose Castillo were killed in an automobile crash early Friday after playing in a winter league game in Venezuela, according to multiple reports. Valbuena turned 33 on Nov. 30. Castillo was 37. Univision Sports, citing sources close to the players, reported Valbuena, Castillo and another player, former major leaguer Carlos Rivero,…

The Cardinals completed a major trade that landed them first baseman Paul Goldschmidt from the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday in exchange for catcher Carson Kelly, pitcher Luke Weaver, infielder Andy Young, and a draft pick Goldschmidt, 31, is entering the final year of his team control. He is, without a doubt, one of the best first basemen in baseball -- and has been throughout…