MLB trade rumors and news for March 21st, 2018

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Have you seen our most recentFanPost Friday? We want to know: Are you satisfied with your team’s winter so far?

• Cleveland has released both Melvin Upton Jr. and Ryan Hanigan, who were each brought on with minor-league contracts this winter.
• Will the Athletics have a better roster than last season’s?
• The Rangers have claimed young slugger Tommy Joseph from the Phillies.
• The Athletics have signed Brett Anderson.
• The Blue Jays kept a low-key offseason. How will it pan out for them in 2018?
• The Orioles have signed Alex Cobb to a 4-year deal.
• The Royals have signed Clay Buchholz to a minor-league deal.
• The Royals have signed Justin Grimm to a 1-year deal.
• The Brewers’ homage to ‘The Sandlot’ will have you feeling so nostalgic.
• The Orioles had a pretty quiet offseason. Was that the safest move for them?
• The Marlins had...quite an offseason, to put it bluntly. Did Derek Jeter run the team into the ground or will all of this somehow come up roses?
• Twins’ Jorge Polanco has been suspended for 80 games.
• Mets’ Jason Vargas to have surgery on fractured hand. That good ol’ Mets luck is kickin’ in early this year, I see.
• The Astros have signed a 5-year extension with Jose Altuve.
• The Reds had a quiet offseason that gave a little effort to fill a huge problem. Will it even make a difference in 2018?
• Righting the wrong for the players most affected by the PED-era.
• Breaking down the Aaron Judge tampering controversy.
• Did the Mariners do enough this winter?
• Dodgers’ Justin Turner has suffered a broken wrist.

KEY LINKS:

2017-2018 MLB Free Agent Tracker

2017-2018 Winter Trade Tracker

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