Judd Zulgad

Bill Guerin allowed Mats Zuccarello to leave as a free agent on Wednesday, and traded Jake Middleton on Thursday. In return Guerin acquired two players with a combined four Stanley Cup rings.

Pairing James with Anthony Edwards would create league-wide excitement and present an excellent opportunity for the Wolves to begin their pursuit of a new arena.

Wild general manager Bill Guerin made sure Boldy and Faber didn't get near restricted free agency, and he did it by giving them what were fair contracts at the time but are now team-friendly deals.

If this team has any hope of not dumping players for the second consecutive year, it will need to avoid the collapse that spurred last year's purge.

The center fielder also will sit out six games before the break, but the most important thing is to have Buxton healthy for the second half.

Trevor Plouffe, Denard Span, Glen Perkins and Justin Morneau told stories, argued about strategy and got serious when it was necessary during the Twins-Cleveland series on Twins TV.

The owner acknowledged the need to spend more while meeting with select media members on Thursday, but left unsaid was that a likely MLB lockout in 2027 could solve many problems.

The new manager took over a club that many thought would be one of the worst in baseball this season. That hasn't been the case, and Shelton has a lot to do with it.

Three potential scenarios of what could happen now that the Red Wings' general manager has been kicked upstairs.

With more and more MLB teams going to streaming, including the Twins, executives should let fans listen to what those on the field have to say.