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             In a trio of signings, the Philadelphia Phillies have signed 1B Carlos Santana to a 3 year, $60 million deal, plus signed RHPs Pat Neshek and Tommy Hunter to two year deals.              Santana, the second best 1B on the market (Eric Hosmer), can help the Phillies, and be their best vet. The formerContinue reading “MLB news: Phillies sign Santana, Neshek and Hunter”

             The Oakland Athletics have acquired OF Stephen Piscotty from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for INFs Yairo Munoz and Max Schrock.               The A\’s need an outfielder. They were looking to get LF Khris Davis more DH time in 2018. Acquiring Piscotty lets them do so. He could bounce back from a roughContinue reading “MLB news: Athletics acquire Piscotty”

               The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired OF Marcell Ozuna from the Miami Marlins in exchange for RHPs Sandy Alcantara and Zac Gallen, OF Magneuris Sierra, and LHP Daniel Castano.                 For the Cards, they acquired, Ozuna, who was an all-star in his break-out year, and he\’s still 27. They didn\’t give up any topContinue reading “MLB news: Cardinals acquire Ozuna”

            The Tampa Bay Rays have acquired 2B/3B Ryan Schimpf from the San Diego Padres for INF Deion Tansel.             The Rays just acquired a nice power bat, but someone who struggles to keep his batting average over .200. He can play 2B and 3B, which is nice, since they could explore a Brad MillerContinue reading “MLB trade review: Rays acquire Schimpf”

           The San Diego Padres have acquired 3B Chase Headley and RHP Bryan Mitchell from the New York Yankees in exchange for OF Jabari Blash.             As a young, developing team, the Padres can take in the $14 million left on Headley\’s deal. Headley can be a nice mentor for the young Padres. Mitchell canContinue reading “MLB trade review: Padres acquire Headley, Mitchell”