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Outside The Confines: Phil Niekro passes at age 81 Share this story Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images As the year draws to a close and we reflect on all the major moments of 2020, one thing that will stick out to a lot of baseball fans is just how many Hall of Famers we lost over the past year. And this weekend, famed Braves knuckleballer Phil Niekro became the seventh Hall of Famer lost this year. Niekro, who was 81, passed following a battle with cancer, and leaves behind a tremendous pitching legacy as one of the most unique pitchers of all time. He was a five-time All-...

Mariners Moose Tracks, 12/28/20: Blake Snell, Robinson Cano, and Phil Niekro Share this story Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports Happy Monday! With the biggest news of the day being the Padres’ acquisition of Blake Snell from the Rays, who do you think won the trade? As you ponder that question, take a look at today’s links: In Mariners News... ICYMI: Dylan Moore was featured on the Players’ Tribune Instagram story discussing his love for baseball and what playing his favorite sport has taught him. The Mariners’ Dylan Moore is featured on the Players’ Tribune IG story talking about wha...

First, the hit from Jon Morosi, and then we’ll unpack the significance. Morosi was on MLB Network discussing, among other things, the trade market for Yu Darvish, and he got specific: "Yu Darvish to the Padres, to me, makes a ton of sense." – @jonmorosi#MLBNHotStovepic.twitter.com/MzfqpW4qnv Before we get into the Padres aspect of this, let me note what Morosi said up front: he believes Darvish is “fairly priced to market.” That’s a really eye-opening statement, because it implies not only that Darvish is out there on the trade market (as has previously been reported and surmised), ...

Copy Link When Vanderbilt's season ended prematurely on March 11 after a win against Toledo, it not only closed the book on Austin Martin's college career, but it also began the longest stretch of his life without a competitive baseball game. Even after going fifth overall in the Draft to the Blue When Vanderbilt's season ended prematurely on March 11 after a win against Toledo, it not only closed the book on Austin Martin's college career, but it also began the longest stretch of his life without a competitive baseball game. Even after going fifth overall in the Draft...

Lukewarm Stove: Cubs OF Trades, Top '21 Free Agents, Twins Trading a Young 2B? Kiermaier, Bauer, Kim, Gallo, More Social Navigation Lukewarm Stove: Cubs OF Trades, Top ’21 Free Agents, Twins Trading a Young 2B? Kiermaier, Bauer, Kim, Gallo, More The majority of the roster-change we can expect to see this offseason still lies ahead of us, but I couldn’t resist a peek at The Athletic’s top-10 free agent rankings for next offseason when I saw it earlier this morning. Mind you, I wasn’t so much heading into that article with the Cubs checkbook and a shopping list in hand (I’ve learned ...