The Baltimore Orioles have made a move to add a right-hander to their pitching staff. It’s not the one you were thinking. On Monday night, the Orioles agreed to a one-year, $13 million contract with Japanese righty Tomoyuki Sugano. The 35-year-old Sugano dominated the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization this season, posting a 1.67 ERA, and…
Yes, he is struggling, but it’s not the right time. When Xander Bogaerts signed his 11-year, $280 million contract in December 2022, San Diego Padres fans were left with mixed reactions. On one hand, the Padres would finally have a good hitting shortstop for the foreseeable future. On the other, it was an 11-year, fully…
As their National League West rivals in Los Angeles and San Francisco have been busy making noise on the free agent market this offseason, the San Diego Padres have been conspicuously quiet. Or have they? FanSided MLB insider Robert Murray offered some insight as far as what San Diego has been up to last week on…
The Chicago White Sox revealed last week that they have signed former San Diego Padres right-handed reliever Dan Altavilla to a minor league deal. Altavilla is receiving an invite to big league spring training. In parts of two seasons with the Padres during the 2020 and 2021 seasons, Altavilla appeared in 11 games, going 1-1…
Former Los Angeles Dodgers left-handed pitcher Drew Pomeranz is the definition of a journeyman as his professional career will continue for at least another season after signing a minor league deal with the Seattle Mariners. Pomeranz didn’t appear in a big league game with the Dodgers despite inking a minor league contract with the organization…