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BREAKING NEWS: Padres Sign Top International Prospects Jhoan De La Cruz and Carlos Alvarez after confirming a painful departure

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The Padres are reportedly finalizing agreements with two top international prospects from the Dominican Republic: left-handed pitcher Carlos Alvarez and shortstop Jhoan De La Cruz, according to Will Sammon of The Athletic and Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com. Alvarez is expected to receive a signing bonus of approximately $1 million, per Romero, while De La Cruz’s … Read more

SHOCKING DEAL JUST IN: Padres land top $63 million trade prize from Dodgers which right-hander Roki Sasaki In the event that they don’t sign him certainly to use another starter

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The San Diego Padres face several key decisions this offseason as they gear up for the 2025 season. So far, they’ve refrained from making any significant financial moves and have largely maintained the status quo. However, they remain in contention for right-hander Roki Sasaki. If they fail to secure Sasaki, the team will need to … Read more

JUST IN: Red Sox acquire another catche from Giants to attract Sasaki to make his tough decision for them.

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The Red Sox have traded a portion of their international bonus pool to the Giants in exchange for catcher Blake Sabol, the team announced on X yesterday. This move comes amid MLB teams competing for top international prospect Roki Sasaki, a right-handed pitcher. The international bonus pool refers to the funds each MLB team is … Read more

BRUTAL NEWS: Red Sox lose integra after signing a $3.75 million contract deal

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A week after the Red Sox and Jarren Duran appeared headed for arbitration due to a contract dispute, the two sides reached an agreement on Friday to avoid the process. Red Sox CEO Sam Kennedy described arbitration as a “necessary evil,” but it proved unnecessary this time, as Duran and the team settled on a … Read more

BREAKING: Red Sox sign another key man from Pirates after including a 50-game suspension to positive drug test for banned

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On Wednesday, the Pirates bolstered their bullpen by acquiring reliever Brett de Geus, who was recently designated for assignment (DFA’d), in a cash trade with the Blue Jays. However, Pittsburgh isn’t stopping there in its search for pitching depth. On Friday, FanSided insider Robert Murray reported that the Pirates would also be trading for Red … Read more

DONE DEAL: Phillies Acquires NPB All-Star pitcher in latest trade deal

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The Phillies are bringing in Koyo Aoyagi, a former Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star pitcher, as a non-roster invitee to spring training. The 31-year-old will compete for a spot on the Phillies’ major league roster in Clearwater. Aoyagi has spent the past nine seasons with the Hanshin Tigers, earning All-Star honors in 2019, 2021, and 2022. … Read more

JUST IN: Braves Pitcher depart to Boston Red Sox for a shocking reason

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Earlier this season, the Boston Red Sox signed former Athletics reliever Austin Adams, marking their first acquisition of an ex-A’s bullpen arm. Now, they’ve added another with a minor-league deal for left-hander Sean Newcomb, which includes an invitation to spring training. Newcomb has had quite a journey in his career. Drafted 15th overall by the … Read more

BREAKING NEWS: Red Sox Sign 31-year-old key man to eight-year veteran and native of Brockton who missed most of 2024 with knee injuries to a minor league contract and plan to make him a non-roster invitee

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The Boston Red Sox bolstered their bullpen with some local talent on Friday, signing 31-year-old left-hander Sean Newcomb to a minor league deal. A native of Brockton, Mass., a city of about 105,000 located 24 miles south of Boston, Newcomb is an eight-year MLB veteran who missed most of the 2024 season due to knee … Read more

DONE DEAL: Phillies sign their own Japanese All-Star pitcher after Roki Sasaki news

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The Philadelphia Phillies do not have a strong track record of signing players from Japan. Like many other teams, they missed out on securing the latest Japanese sensation, Roki Sasaki, who opted to join the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday. However, the Phillies made progress in adding Japanese talent by signing pitcher Koyo Aoyagi to … Read more

DONE DEAL: Phils sign top international prospect with deep baseball family ties

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Describing Nieves Izaguirre as coming from a baseball family is an understatement. The 17-year-old Venezuelan shortstop, ranked No. 44 in the 2025 international class by MLB Pipeline, has over 60 relatives who have played professional baseball, including his cousins, Ronald Acuña Jr. and Luisangel Acuña, both familiar names to Phillies fans. Philadelphia has signed Izaguirre … Read more