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         The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired forwards Kasperi Kapanen and Pontus Aberg, plus defenseman Jesper Lindgren from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for forwards Evan Rodrigues and Filip Hallander, defenseman David Warsofsky, and a 2020 1st round draft pick (15th overall).        Immediately, I loved this trade for theContinue reading “NHL Trade Review: Penguins get Kapanen back in seven piece deal”

         The Philadelphia Phillies have acquired RHPs Brandon Workman and Heath Hembree, as well as a player to be named later and cash considerations from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for RHPs Nick Pivetta and Connor Seabold.        The bright side to the 2020 Red Sox does not seemContinue reading “MLB Trade Review: Phillies acquire Workman and Hembree”

         The Philadelphia Phillies have acquired RHP David Hale from the New York Yankees in exchange for RHP Addison Russ.         Hale has been with the Yankees multiple times, as the 2009 third rounder of the Braves has signed with the team a whopping five times, and he\’s only pitchedContinue reading “MLB Trade Review: Phillies acquire Hale”

         The San Diego Padres have acquired 1B Yonder Alonso from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for cash considerations.        Alonso will report to the Padres\’ alternate site, but if he returns to the big leagues, he will be a good veteran presence for the team. Alonso has spent 10Continue reading “MLB Trade Review: Padres acquire Alonso”

       The New York Mets have acquired OF Billy Hamilton from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for RHP Jordan Humphreys.        This move comes as a surprise, as Hamilton was on a minor league deal with the Giants, and did not make the team\’s roster. Also, MLB Pipeline ranks HumphreysContinue reading “MLB Trade Review: Mets acquire Hamilton”