Category Archives: Cheap Seat Chronicles

Dan Haren Informs Marlins He Won’t be a Marlin

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Jeremiah Graves

Dan Haren has officially informed the Miami Marlins front office that he doesn’t intend to pitch for the club next season. This news comes courtesy of Joe Fisaro, the Marlins beat writer for MLB.com: Dan Haren has informed #Marlins his … Continue reading →

Posted in AL West, American League, Andrew Heaney, Arizona Diamondbacks, Baseball, Cheap Seat Chronicles, Dan Haren, Dee Gordon, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, MLB, MLB Trades, National League, NL West, Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Spring Training, Trade Rumors | 2 Comments

Top 20 Remaining Free Agents, Ranked

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Jeremiah Graves

It would be an understatement to say that this off-season has been hectic. This has been one of the most chaotic off-seasons that I’ve ever seen with players changing uniforms at a breakneck pace. That having been said, the calendar … Continue reading →

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RIP Baylor Kicker (Update: He’s Alive!)

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Jeremiah Graves

Holy. Hell. So that’s what a concussion looks like… If you’re curious, that’s Baylor kicker, Chris Callahan getting absolutely obliterated in this afternoon’s Cotton Bowl. Callahan was trying to make a tackle following a blocked field goal by Michigan State … Continue reading →

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Braves Acquire Manny Banuelos from the Yankees

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Jeremiah Graves

Manny Banuelos just learned that baseball can be a very fickle game. Banuelos, 23, was once one of the gem’s of the Yankees farm system. He was ranked as a consensus top 50 prospect prior to the 2011 and 2012 … Continue reading →

Posted in AL East, American League, Andrew Miller, Atlanta Braves, Baseball, Chasen Shreve, Cheap Seat Chronicles, David Carpenter, Dellin Betances, Manny Banuelos, MLB, MLB Trades, National League, New York Yankees, NL East, Trade Rumors | 1 Comment

Jesus Montero Drops Weight, Aims to Gain Playing Time

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Jeremiah Graves

Jesus Montero is in the best shape of his life. As you might expect, this information comes to us today courtesy of the internet’s unequivocal clearinghouse of the “Best Shape of His Life” meme, HardballTalk. Craig Calcaterra – who is, … Continue reading →

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Padres Trade Seth Smith to Mariners for Brandon Maurer

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Jeremiah Graves

It’s been talked about for weeks now, but the Mariners finally landed Seth Smith from the Padres. Smith, 32, is coming off what was likely a career year in San Diego where he hit .266/.367/.440 with 31 doubles, 12 home … Continue reading →

Posted in A.J. Preller, AL West, American League, Baseball, Brandon Maurer, Cheap Seat Chronicles, Justin Ruggiano, MLB, MLB Trades, National League, NL West, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, Seth Smith, Trade Rumors | Leave a comment

Ben Zobrist: The Ideal Twins Trade Target

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Jeremiah Graves

The Minnesota Twins are, seemingly, done wheeling and dealing this offseason, but if they’ve got anything left up their sleeves, it should be a trade for Ben Zobrist. Rumors have been swirling for weeks now that Tampa Bay is looking … Continue reading →

Posted in AL Central, American League, Asdrubal Cabrera, Baseball, Ben Zobrist, Brian Dozier, Cheap Seat Chronicles, Joe Mauer, Josh Willingham, Justin Morneau, Minnesota Twins, MLB, MLB Trades, Oswaldo Arcia, Tampa Bay Rays, Terry Ryan, Torii Hunter, Trade Rumors, Trevor Plouffe | 1 Comment

#SmellBaseball

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Jeremiah Graves

Ervin Santana, the Minnesota Twins newest pitcher, is officially following Cheap Seat Chronicles on Twitter…just like you should be doing. That’s right, y’all. Ervin Santana is following CSC. We’re officially in the big time. We’re one of a very select…um…126,000 … Continue reading →

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Rex Grossman Turns Down Offer to Play for Cleveland

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Jeremiah Graves

Hmmmmm…you don’t see that every day. Rex Grossman, reportedly a professional football player, turned down an offer to join the Cleveland Browns this week. That’s not super hard to imagine, I mean, the Browns are a steaming dumpster fire where … Continue reading →

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The Kansas City Royals are Your 2014 World Series Champions!!

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Jeremiah Graves

Okay, so they’re not really the World Series champions. That one teeny-tiny fact didn’t stop a department store in Joplin, Missouri, from selling a whole bunch of t-shirts last weekend that proclaimed the Royals were, in fact, the “2014 World Series … Continue reading →

Posted in Alex Gordon, Brandon Crawford, Bruce Bochy, Buster Posey, Cheap Seat Chronicles, Kansas City Royals, Madison Bumgarner, MLB, Salvador Perez, San Francisco Giants, Santiago Casilla, World Series | Leave a comment

Dan Haren Still Hoping for Trade to West Coast

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Jeremiah Graves

Jon Heyman is reporting that Dan Haren is still holding out for a trade to the Angels or Padres. This comes as no surprise as Haren previously went on the record saying that he’d only pitch in Los Angeles – … Continue reading →

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CSC Hot Stove Catch-Up

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Jeremiah Graves

We here at Cheap Seat Chronicles got a little bit bogged down after the Winter Meetings and fell way behind with our coverage of this offseason’s transactions. In an attempt to remedy that, we’ve gone the hotlink route and put … Continue reading →

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Phil Hughes Signs 3yr/$42M Extension with Minnesota

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Jeremiah Graves

Phil Hughes received his Christmas gift a few days early this year. The Twins and Hughes agreed on a three-year, $42 million extension this morning that locks Hughes up through the 2019 season. The extension turns his current deal into … Continue reading →

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Red Sox and Justin Masterson Agree on One-Year Deal

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Jeremiah Graves

Justin Masterson is returning home to the Boston Red Sox. Masterson agreed today to a one-year, $9.5 million deal with the team that originally drafted him in the second round of the 2006 amateur draft. This time last year, the … Continue reading →

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Reds Trade Mat Latos to Marlins

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Jeremiah Graves

The Cincinnati Reds have traded starting pitcher Mat Latos to the Miami Marlins. Latos, 27, went 5-5 with a 3.25 ERA, 1.153 WHIP, 74/26 K/BB ratio over 102.1 innings in an injury-riddled season that limited him to 16 starts. Over … Continue reading →