Category Archives: MLB

Miami Marlins Join the James Shields Sweepstakes

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Jeremiah Graves

The market for James Shields has been slow to develop. As of Sunday night, however, there’s a new team rumored to be in the mix for his services. ESPN’s Jim Bowden is reporting that the Miami Marlins are showing significant … Continue reading →

Posted in American League, Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Cheap Seat Chronicles, Chicago Cubs, Dan Haren, Free Agency, James Shields, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, MLB, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants | 3 Comments

Orioles and Dodgers Discussing an Andre Ethier Trade

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Jeremiah Graves

The Baltimore Orioles lost both Nelson Cruz and Nick Markakis to free agency and the club has spent much of the off-season looking to replace their production and playing time in the outfield via free agency. While the club has … Continue reading →

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Oswaldo Arcia is Dealing with Back Issues

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Jeremiah Graves

Minnesota Twins outfielder Oswaldo Arcia is currently sidelined in the Venezuelan Winter League with back issues. Rafael Rojas reports that he’s expected to sit for another 5-6 days before the club will determine the next steps. Arcia, 23, previously dealt … Continue reading →

Posted in AL Central, American League, Baseball, Cheap Seat Chronicles, Danny Santana, Injuries, Jordan Shafer, Minnesota Twins, MLB, Oswaldo Arcia, Torii Hunter | Leave a comment

Josh Hamilton Unlikely to Finish Out Contract with Los Angeles

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Jeremiah Graves

Josh Hamilton signed a five-year, $125 million contract with the Angels prior to the 2013 season. The expectation being that he’d continue piling up huge numbers as he had in Texas and help lead Los Angeles to the World Series. … Continue reading →

Posted in American League, Awards, Baltimore Orioles, Baseball, Cheap Seat Chronicles, Injuries, Josh Hamilton, Los Angeles Angels, MLB, MLB Trades, San Diego Padres, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Trade Rumors | 1 Comment

Ryan Madson Attempting Comeback with the Royals

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Jeremiah Graves

Ryan Madson has reportedly agreed to a minor-league contract with the Kansas City Royals worth a guaranteed $850,000. The pact also includes an invitation to major-league spring training camp and gives Madson – attempting a comeback after missing the last … Continue reading →

Posted in AL Central, American League, Baseball, Cheap Seat Chronicles, Cincinnati Reds, Free Agency, Injuries, Jonathan Papelbon, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, MLB, NL Central, NL East, Philadelphia Phillies, Ruben Amaro Jr., Scott Boras | Leave a comment

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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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 →

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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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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 →