St. Louis Cardinals Sign Veteran Starting Pitchers
The Cardinals added SPs Lance Lynn and Kyle Gibson during the early days of the offseason. Lance Lynn is coming off of a rather poor 2023 season with a 5.53 FIP, 5.73 ERA, and career-low 35.6 Ground Ball Percentage. Meanwhile, Kyle Gibson is coming off of a mediocre season. He had an ERA of 4.73 and a FIP of 4.13. Also, his K/9 was the lowest single-season total in his last 6 years. The Cardinals added Lynn on a 1 year, $10 million deal, while Gibson was signed for a 1 year, $12 million deal. Lynn and Gibson will be added to a starting cast of Miles Mikolas, Zack Thompson, and Steven Matz.
Atlanta Braves Heat up the Hot Stove
As Blue Jays fans know very well, Alex Anthopoulos is a very aggressive general manager when it comes to the offseason. He wasted no time when it came to making moves as he traded for veteran relief pitcher Aaron Bummer, relief pitcher Jackson Kowar, and signed flamethrower Reynaldo Lopez. The Braves sent a haul over for Bummer, including Canadian starter Mike Soroka, infielder Nicky Lopez, SP Jared Shuster, and 2 prospects. Atlanta signed Lopez to a 3 year, $30 million deal.
Also, the Braves made a surprise move, trading SP Kyle Wright (3.19 ERA in 2022) for Kowar. While each reliever isn’t coming off of their best seasons, the Braves pitching lab can definitely make them quality options in a bullpen that lacked depth last year. Will each move work out for Atlanta? Or did AA make 3 poor deals?
Notable Trades/Signings/Waiver Claims From Around MLB
- Guardians trade SP Cal Quantrill to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for C Kody Huff
- Padres trade RP Scott Barlow to the Cleveland Guardians in exchange for RP Enyel De Los Santos
- Rays have traded UTIL Vidal Brujan and RP Calvin Faucher to Miami Marlins in exchange for IF Erick Lara, SP Andrew Lindsey, and a PTBNL
- Phillies sign Aaron Nola to a 7 year, $172 million extension
- Yankees trade OF/1B/DH Jake Bauers to the Milwaukee Brewers for OF Jace Avina and OF Brian Sanchez
- Brewers trade Canadian Infielder Abraham Toro to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for SP Chad Patrick
- Chicago Cubs trade RP Brendon Little to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for cash considerations
- Cleveland Guardians claim C Christian Bethancourt (11 HR in 2022) off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays
- Milwaukee Brewers trade OF/DH Mark Canha to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for RP Blake Holub