Weekend Catch-Up: Cubs Get Morrow, Cobb on Deck, Ohtani Signs, Stanton Traded, More
Ah! The Winter Meetings are here! And things are happening! You better catch yourself up quick on the HUGE news from the weekend so you don’t feel lost today …
Friday, December 8
- Notes on the Cubs’ Tyler Chatwood signing, including even more reasons to dig the deal.
- Kyle Schwarber is aiming to be in the best shape of his life, and it’s something he talked about with the front office.
- And Jason Heyward is aiming to get that swing back in shape. Again. He’s already working in Arizona, and you can see what’s what.
- The big news on Friday was also the sad news on Friday: Shohei Ohtani picked the Angels.
- On a lighter note, remember that time when Michael Jordan threw a pitch way over Sammy Sosa’s head?
- The post-Ohtani Lukewarm Stove reset the stage.
- Friday night was crazy on the Giancarlo Stanton front, with the Cardinals announcing they were out after Stanton had rejected a trade, and the Giants following suit. And then the Yankees suddenly leapt in with advanced talks.
Saturday, December 9
- It finally happened – Giancarlo Stanton was traded to the Yankees, with Starlin Castro among the players going the other way.
- Among Saturday’s Bullets, the blazing hot stove, talk about structure of contracts, and more.
- The Rule 5 Draft is coming this week, so here’s an early primer.
- What’s that? The obligatory Cubs-Chris Archer connection? But of course!
Sunday, December 10
- The big news on Sunday: the Cubs agreed to a deal with Brandon Morrow.
- Ever the copycat, the Cardinals agreed to a deal with Luke Gregerson.
- The Red Sox reportedly want Kyle Schwarber. (NO.)
- The Cubs could be making a push to get an Alex Cobb deal done.
- Fun Bullets on Sunday, with crazy lineups, that crazy Ted Lilly signing story, and more.
- And we closed things down with a mini rumor round-up and Winter Meetings prep.