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           The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired SS Aledmys Diaz from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for OF J.B. Woodman.            The Blue Jays have lots of infielders, but since Troy Tulowitzki has been injured often since becoming a Blue Jay in 2015, Ryan Goins recently being non-tendered and Darwin Barney not being theContinue reading “MLB trade review: Blue Jays acquire Diaz”

           Hot Stove season is heating up, as the second best catcher (in my opinion) is off the market. Today, the Chicago White Sox signed C Welington Castillo to a two year, $15 million deal.           I originally didn\’t understand the signing for either side, but  after looking into it, it makes more sense. CastilloContinue reading “MLB news: White Sox sign Castillo”

             The New York Rangers have acquired forward Peter Holland from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for forward Adam Cracknell.              Both players were in the AHL at the time of this trade… and still are. I guess both teams just like the other player more, so that\’s why I\’m not including a paragraph forContinue reading “NHL trade review: Rangers, Habs make swap”

           The Los Angeles Angels have acquired RHP and former closer Jim Johnson, plus international signing bonus pool money from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for LHP Justin Kelly.           Johnson isn\’t the best reliever, but he can eat up innings, especially with Yusmeiro Petit, Huston Street and Jesse Chavez gone. Also, the international signingContinue reading “MLB trade review: Angels acquire Johnson”

             The Arizona Diamondbacks have acquired RHP (reliever) Brad Boxberger from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for RHP Curtis Taylor.              The D-Backs need a reliever. They got one in Boxberger, but there is still work to do. Boxberger is often injured, and they\’ll need him to be at his pre-2016 form. They don\’tContinue reading “MLB trade review: D-Backs acquire Boxberger”