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Gary Sánchez has found a new home. The veteran catcher has signed to a one-year, $7 million contract with the Milwaukee Brewers in free agency after spending time with the San Diego Padres, according to MLB Network’s Jon Heyman. Sánchez spent most of the 2023 season with the Padres, who claimed him off waivers from the New York Mets in May. The 31-year-old battled terribly against the Mets. In just three games and seven plate appearances, he batted.167 with one RBI. Sánchez improved his season with the Padres, hitting.218/.292/.500 with 19 home runs and 46 RBIs in 72 games. In…

Jesse Chavez, the former Atlanta Braves reliever, has found a new home. According to Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times, Chavez has reached an agreement with the Chicago White Sox to play minor league baseball. According to the source, Chavez’s contract includes an invitation to major league Spring Training. Chavez, 40, recently told MLB Network Radio that the 2024 season will most likely be his last. He had recently posted footage of himself tossing on his Instagram account and was hoping for one last chance. Chavez was a key member of the Braves bullpen early last season before being…

Following a multitude of bullpen additions, it appeared that the Braves had opted to move on from fan favorite Jesse Chavez. That reality became official today, when he signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox. The White Sox are in severe need of quality pitching, giving Jesse Chavez a terrific shot to make the Opening Day roster as he enters what he believes will be his final season in an incredible 17-year MLB career. The Jesse Chavez experience in Atlanta is nearly inexplicable. The Braves signed him to a contract after the season began in 2021. A…

The Atlanta Braves have a lot of talent in their minor league system, including several potential top-tier performances. With the promotion of young players and numerous deals to upgrade the major league roster, the Atlanta Braves’ farm system is widely regarded as being in the lowest third of baseball in terms of quality and quantity.But here at Braves Today, we believe in both Atlanta’s minor league talent and the organization’s reputation for nurturing that talent. Here’s how we’d rank the top prospects in the farm system before the 2024 season. (The criteria for prospect eligibility are less than 130 at-bats,…

Lane Kiffin’s hire of tight ends coach Joe Cox has greatly aided the recruiting of 2025 tight end Micah Jones. The 6-5, 225-pounder was on the Ole Miss campus Saturday for Rebels junior day and to meet with potential position coaches. Kiffin hired Cox from Alabama when famed head coach Nick Saban retired.Jones is a three-star talent from Madison (Miss.) Central High School. He is ranked as the nation’s No. 25 tight end and the No. 15 player in Mississippi’s 2025 class.

Dejounte Murray’s name has been regularly in trade rumors throughout the 2023-24 season. The Atlanta Hawks are underperforming, Murray’s fit with Trae Young is clunky, and he’s ready to begin a four-year contract that is appealing to teams looking for backcourt help in the coming years. As a result, there have been near-constant rumblings regarding Murray’s future, but on Thursday, less than 15 minutes before the trade deadline, we heard that Murray is staying here. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, despite their efforts to make a trade, Murray will remain in Atlanta. Murray spent the first five years of…

Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian responded to last week’s departure of Director of Player Personnel Billy Glasscock to the Ole Miss Rebels as Lane Kiffin’s General Manager by promoting four members of his support staff, the school announced Tuesday.The headline is the promotion of Brandon Harris into the newly-created General Manager role. Considered a rising star in the industry, Harris was the Director of Recruiting for nearly three years after assuming the role shortly after Sarkisian arrived on the Forty Acres, making enough of an impact that Texas sent him on the recruiting trail following the departure of defensive…

This is one of several daily pieces showcasing the most recent news and notes from the MLB offseason. The Pittsburgh Pirates were interested in signing catcher Gary Sánchez, but he ultimately chose to join a division opponent. According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, Sánchez has agreed to terms with the Milwaukee Brewers. The 31-year-old will sign a one-year contract worth $7 million with a mutual option in 2025. Sánchez, a longtime New York Yankee, rejuvenated his career on both sides of the ball with the San Diego Padres last season. Sánchez hit 19 home runs and drove…

Georgia tight end Brock Bowers said Wednesday on NBC’s “Pro Football Talk” that if he could choose his NFL draft destination, the Tennessee Titans would be his top option. The two-time Mackey Award winner and three-time All-American is likely to be the first tight end picked in the April draft. Most mock draft experts believe Bowers will go somewhere in the top 15 — possibly as high as No. 5 to the Chargers. Tennessee currently has the No. 7 overall pick. “Whoever wants to take me? “It’s difficult to say,” Bowers replied when asked about his favorite team. “I would…

The third-ranked linebacker (No. 82 overall by 247Sports) is four-star Thomas Davis Jr. of Matthews (N.C.) Weddington. Davis (6-2, 205) tells Clemson247 that he will visit Clemson on March 9 for junior day. His offers include Auburn, Penn State, LSU, South Carolina, Tennessee, North Carolina, North Carolina State, USC, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, and Miami, among others. In January, South Carolina, North Carolina State University, and Duke University all got visits. He is the son of Thomas Davis, a former NFL Draft first-round choice and Pro Bowl linebacker who spent 16 years in the NFL, 14 of them…