2020 Preseason (OOTP 20)

• The Yankees acquired SP-Robbie Erlin and minor league CF-Jawuan Harris from the Padres in exchange for top prospect CF-Estevan Florial and minor league 2B-Kyle Gray.

• Red Sox signed RP-Alex Colome to a 1-year deal worth $2.6 million.

• The Tigers sign SS-Jose Iglesias to a 6-year deal worth $42.6 million ($7,100,000 per year).

• The Twins reacquired SP-Lance Lynn from the Rangers in exchange for IF-Ehire Adrianza and prospect RHP-Brusdar Graterol.

• The Reds signed 2B-Brian Dozier to a 3-year deal worth $31.4 million.

• Cole Hamels signed a 3-year deal with the Angels for $8,333,333 per season.

• Long-time Yankee Brett Gardner signs with the Giants for $25.4 million over 2 years.

• Phillies pay hefty on a one-year rental in 3B-David Freese for $17.4 million.

• As predicted, Brian McCann retired with the Atlanta Braves.

• The Blue Jays signed 1B/3B-Matt Carpenter to a 4-year deal worth $41.2 million.

• Milwaukee resigned 3B-Mike Moustakas in a 6-year deal worth $102.4 million ($17.1 million per year).

• Craig Kimbrel wants to get the Athletics over the playoff hump, signing a 2-year deal worth $8.08 million.

• Edwin Encarnacion will be perching the parrot in Boston at $36.9 million over 3 years.

• The Rays traded SP-Ryan Yarbrough to the Mariners in exchange for C-Tom Murphy, who is coming off a career year in which he hit 18 home runs. Not a bad deal for Tampa considering they plan on plugging both Jose De Leon and Brent Honeywell (who are both healthy) in this upcoming 2020 MLB season... making it one of the youngest dynamic rotations with Tyler Glasnow, Blake Snell & headed by veteran Charlie Morton.

• The Twins traded OF-Max Kepler to the Angels in exchange for 2B-David Fletcher and 19 year-old minor league RHP Jack Kochanowicz. 

• Angels signed 3B-Todd Frazier to a 2-year deal worth $17.4 million.

• Tigers claimed P-Albert Abreu from the Yankees, named #54 top prospect in baseball.

• Baltimore Orioles mourned the passing of owner Peter Angelos.

• The Milwaukee Brewers came out with new logos and new uniforms for upcoming 2020 MLB Season. 

Hall of Fame News

• Derek Jeter (93.4% / 1st year) and Curt Schilling (81.6% / 8th year) will be the newest members of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. 

• The most shocking news may be Larry Walker being dropped from the ballot (10th year), while coming so close at 65.6% of the ballots. Barry Bonds (71.3%) and Roger Clemens (68.4%) are sniffing the Hall from the outside (both at 8 years).

Top Prospects

• Houston's SP-Forrest Whitley tops the list, while Chicago's Andrew Vaughn (#2 overall) was tops among hitters.

Things to come... We'll switch gears soon, we'll be talking about Hall of Fame stuff, the great APBA community, the Houston Astros' legacy & how bad are those Traverse City Fighting Tigers?!?!