The Milwaukee Brewers had one of the best bullpens in baseball this season, but it could be even better in 2025. The Brewers front office has a lot on their plate this winter, and the club could look no further than their own division to bolster its pitching staff.
One of the Boston Red Sox top priorities this winter certainly should be improving the bullpen. Boston needs to add to the bullpen after a rough 2024 season.
The Boston Red Sox have a few holes to address on the roster this winter. If the Red Sox want to contend in 2025, they will need to add one frontline starting pitcher, one right-handed bat for the middle of the lineup, and at least one or two dependable starters.
A pair of solo home runs was all Paul Skenes needed for the Pittsburgh Pirates in their 2-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ballpark on Sunday afternoon. Skenes (11-3) needed just 73 pitches to get through his five innings pitched against the Reds (76-81).
Nick Gonzales delivered a game-winning single in the eighth for the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday at Busch Stadium to salvage the series. The Pirates (72-81) broke a scoreless tie in the top of the fourth when Bryan De La Cruz followed Nick Gonzales’ triple with a sacrifice fly to center.
When I was listening to music in my car driving to PNC Park on Saturday, “Same Old Song and Dance” by Aerosmith was one of the songs that came on my shuffled playlist.
A day after being no-hit in Chicago, eight different players for the Pittsburgh Pirates had at least one hit in a 9-4 win over the Washington Nationals at PNC Park on Thursday.
Aroldis Chapman has put together a really solid career, likely an even more impressive one than most realize. In fact, Chapman is now one of the top relievers in MLB history in an important category.
Realistically speaking the Pirates playoff chances have probably slipped away. Especially after a 1-5 home stand against the Diamondbacks and Padres that concluded on Thursday afternoon with another crushing 7-6 loss to the latter, concluding a three-game sweep.
Age is apparently just a number for Aroldis Chapman, who at 36 years old, is still among the hardest throwers in the league. Chapman’s 98.4 mph average fastball velocity is in the 98th-percentile in the league.
Pirates manager Derek Shelton said he “expects” the team will hang onto Aroldis Chapman beyond Tuesday evening’s trade deadline.
As you may have seen in what our John Perrotto wrote on Tuesday, multiple sources told Pittsburgh Baseball Now that Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Aroldis Chapman is available in trade talks.
Aroldis Chapman’s glove is now in Cooperstown and so are a pair of his spikes. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum typically asks for artifacts when players break records or reach significant milestones.
High leverage relievers are always in demand at the trade deadline and Chapman could be an important bullpen piece to move at the deadline. Here are three potential landing spots.
Aroldis Chapman has been pitching in the majors for 15 seasons, but the veteran left-hander has shown once again that his fastball is still as live as ever.
A seven-time All-Star and two-time World Series winner, Chapman is a player who could help teach the young pitchers how to win.
Aroldis Chapman’s tenure with the Pittsburgh Pirates began as anyone who is familiar with the veteran relief ace would have expected. The Pirates ponied up $10.5 million to sign Chapman as a free agent in the offseason and it looked like money well spent through the first two weeks of the season.
Though it is far from his first one, Aroldis Chapman may have just gotten the strangest suspension of his MLB career.
Aroldis Chapman is officially headed to his fourth team in two years.
The New York Mets aren’t entering the 2024 season with the same zeal team owner Steve Cohen has shown in past offseasons. But that doesn’t mean the team isn’t looking to improve.
There doesn’t appear to be too much smoke when it comes to Aroldis Chapman returning to the Texas Rangers. Even with needs in the bullpen, it seems the World Series champions aren’t planning a reunion with the “Cuban Missile.” Much of the relief focus during the offseason has been on the Josh Hader pursuit.
PHOENIX — With a run in and a runner on first with no outs, Aroldis Chapman was holding Game 3 — and perhaps the Texas Rangers' World Series title hopes — in his oversized left hand in the eighth inning Monday night.
Texas Rangers reliever Aroldis Chapman gave up his first home run in more than a year when he allowed a three-run shot to Houston Astros outfielder Chas McCormick in the seventh inning of Monday’s game at Minute Maid Park.
The Texas Rangers enjoyed a couple of firsts in their first series coming out of the All-Star break. After going into the break on a definite tailspin, just winning a series was a positive.
The Rangers announced they’ve acquired Aroldis Chapman from the Royals. Left-hander Cole Ragans and outfield prospect Roni Cabrera are going back to Kansas City in return.
Few players are more obvious trade candidates than Aroldis Chapman. The star reliever is on a one-year contract for a Royals club that dropped to 18-44 after being swept by the Marlins this week.
The Kansas City Royals have reportedly been fielding early phone calls regarding rejuvenated veteran reliever Aroldis Chapman.
Kansas City Royals pitcher Aroldis Chapman cracked a tooth and required stitches to his lip after falling at home, he told MLB.com on Monday. Chapman's mouth was swollen, but his spring training routine isn't expected to be disrupted.
Joining the Royals for his 14th major league season marks the end of Chapman's long tenure with the Yankees. Chapman spent the last seven seasons in the Bronx, where he received three All-Star nods.
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