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Twins Grab Their Closer, Sign Addison Reed

Addison Reed should assume the closer role in Minnesota this season One of the steadiest relievers of the past few seasons will have a new ballpark to call home in 2018. On Saturday, the Minnesota Twins signed Addison Reed to a two-year deal worth around $17 million total to be their closer in 2018. This is now Reed's fifth different team in the last six seasons. He spent time with the White Sox, Mets, Diamondbacks, and Red Sox previously. Reed served as the closer for the White Sox and Diamondbacks from 2012-2014 before…

The Baseball Show, S2.E6 guest Eric Longenhagen

Join or start a fantasy baseball league at Fantrax today! Keeper, dynasty, re-draft. Fully customizable. A+ customer service. Play for free! If you're into prospects for fantasy baseball, surely you're familiar with the name Longenhagen. And The Baseball Show was blessed to be joined by Eric Longenhagen (@longenhagen), on loan from Fangraphs, for the next 45 minutes. It's a must-watch. We covered a plethora of players from the NL Central, including: 2:17 How did you break into the world of Scouting? 5:21 Hitting…

The Baseball Show, S2.E5 guest John Sickels

You simply cannot examine baseball prospects without knowing the name John Sickels (@MinorLeagueBall). From his start, compiling stats for the legend Bill James, to ESPN, to his current work at Minor League Ball, John is one of the authorities on the minor leagues. We welcome him to The Baseball Show, and covered the following: 2:48 How you get started in this Biz 5:50 Favorite minor league system 7:10 Luiz Gohara 8:01 Braves future rotation 11:30 Austin Riley 12:14 Tucker Davidson 15:42 Yankees Minors overview…

The Baseball Show S2.E4 guest Emily Waldon

We welcome Emily Waldon (@emilywaldon2080) to The Baseball Show. She covers the Detroit Tigers minor league system for The Athletic and 2080 Baseball. Emily knows more about the prospects in this organization than anyone, and we get into a bunch of names to know in this vastly rebuilt system. 1:44 Evan Longoria 7:40 Give Jetes a chance! 11:25 Tigers System overview 12:39 Emily Waldon background 14:33 Christin Stewart 18:25 Matt Manning 21:25 Beau Burrows 23:48 Kyle Funkhouser 26:45 Franklin Perez 28:37 Isaac…

Angels in the Infield: Zack Cozart Signs with Los Angeles

After a boringly slow start, the hot stove sure is heating up now. And as of late, the Angels are the team making the most ruckus. After filling one massive void at second base yesterday with Ian Kinsler, the other hole in their infield was filled this afternoon when they agreed to terms with former Cincinnati Reds shortstop, Zack Cozart. The deal was reported to be for three years with an AAV of 12.67M. With Andrelton Simmons firmly entrenched at short, Cozart will slide over to the hot corner in 2018.…