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Cubs president Jed Hoyer called Kris Bryant trade rumors inaccurate and said he's close to signing a reliever. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

Originally posted on MLB Trade Rumors  |  By Tim Dierkes  |  Last updated 2/16/21 Less than three months after their first-round playoff defeat to the Marlins, the Cubs traded second place NL Cy Young finisher Yu Darvish to the Padres. This occurred after the Cubs won their division with a .567 winning percentage, which would have extrapolated to about 92 wins in a full season. I looked back through the last 20 years, and this has never been done: winning teams simply do not trade top-two Cy Young finishers. As you might expect, teams prefer not to trade ...

The roster is now taking shape.

With Spring Training rapidly approaching, we get to see the newest Yankees in Pinstripes for the first time. General Manager Brian Cashman made a concerted effort to reshape the pitching staff,...

-- Julian G., Oakland, N.J. Let’s figure that the first four spots go to Gerrit Cole, Corey Kluber, Jameson Taillon and Jordan Montgomery, in some order. Montgomery might be the No. 3 starter, given that he’s the only lefty. That sets up a fifth starter competition that would include Deivi García, Domingo Germán, Michael King, Jonathan Loaisiga, Luis Medina and Clarke Schmidt. Given that group and based upon their performances last season, I would have to imagine that García enters camp as the favorite, but he’s by no means a lock. García’s big league service was accelerated last ...