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Hot Fucking Stove: May I Interest You In News About The Houston Astros?
Folks, the Hot Stove is as cold as a popsicle being licked by Dick Cheney. There has been minimal baseball news to speak of this week, with the exception of one team. You heard about these Astros?...
The Hot Fucking Stove Is Now Happening
Welcome to our first Hot Stove in Trump’s America, where, unlike the rest of Trump’s America, the men getting rich will actually deserve it....
What's Going On Between The Dodgers And Yasiel Puig?
This afternoon’s trade fucking deadline came and went without Yasiel Puig switching teams, despite his Los Angeles Dodgers acquiring Josh Reddick. However, something much stranger happened. For a few hours, it was unclear whether Puig was still on the Dodgers, on his way to the minors, or on the lam...
Ryan Fitzpatrick Signs With Jets, Ending The Offseason's Most Futile Contract Standoff
Ryan Fitzpatrick and the Jets have finally agreed to a deal, per multiple reports. The disgruntled quarterback will make $12 million on a one-year deal....
Report: Dwight Howard Has Signed With The Hawks
Per a report from The Vertical’s Shams Charania, Dwight Howard has signed a three-year, $70.5 million deal with his hometown Atlanta Hawks. ESPN reported earlier this afternoon that Howard had a “really, really good” meeting with the Hawks, and had decided to cancel meetings with a handful of teams ...
All The NHL Free Agents Who Agreed To Deals While You Were Doing Something Else
Not to interrupt to you in the middle of what you’re doing, but NHL free agency has started, and at a reasonable time of day. It’s highly unlikely that any transaction today will reach the heights of P.K. Subban going to the Predators, but the market is open and there are players to be signed. None ...
Jeremy Lin Signs With The Nets, And That's Cool For Everyone
Are you ready for the return of Linsanity? Are you ready for... BrookLinsanity?! Sorry. I’m sorry....
Reports: Diamondbacks Acquire Shelby Miller For Ender Inciarte And Two Top Prospects
Just three days after signing Zack Greinke to a six-year, $206 million contract, the Arizona Diamondbacks continued to make over their rotation by trading for Braves starter Shelby Miller, according to Ken Rosenthal. Steve Gilbert adds that they’re also getting minor leaguer Gabe Speier....
So How Did Zack Greinke End Up On The Diamondbacks?
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a remarkable experiment in what happens when you take the financial brakes off a team and see how far you can fly with pure spending. On the field, their ethos is pretty simple: get men on base and hit homers on offense, then strike people out when they have the ball. Las...
Braves Deal Andrelton Simmons To Angels For Erick Aybar, Top Prospects
After days of rumors that the Atlanta Braves were looking to make a deal, they finally struck. According to multiple reports, they traded Andrelton Simmons and minor leaguer Jose Briceno to the Los Angeles Angels for Erick Aybar, pitching prospects Sean Newcomb and Chris Ellis, and $3 million cash....
Cole Hamels Traded To Rangers, Phillies Get Top Prospects In Return
It turns out that Cole Hamels’s final start after 10 seasons as a Philly was indeed a no-hitter, as he has been traded to the Texas Rangers for a gaggle of prospects. As reported by Jeff Passan and others, here is what the deal looks like: ...
The Mystery Team Wins: Prince Fielder Signs With The Tigers
Just five days ago, GM Dave Dombrowski said Prince Fielder was "probably not a good fit" in Detroit. That was after C/DH Victor Martinez went down for the year, but with 1B/3B/DH Miguel Cabrera still under contract through 2015. That's a logjam of immovable objects, though the Tigers have indicated ...
The Hot Stove Was Born 125 Years Today, And Other Exciting Hot Stove News
Your roundup of all the hottest hot-stove items of the day (and whatever shit Ken Rosenthal is throwing against the wall). This is ... HOT FUCKING STOVE!!!...
It's Springtime In Dallas
We, honestly, have been too focused on Facebook photos (or, as we like to call it, "sports blogging at its finest") and Anna Benson's right to devour lovable animals to hammer this as much as we'd like, but let us make clear: For baseball fans, this is a tremendously fun time to be a fan. (Even if...