John ParentJohn Parent

The Senior Director of Human Resources for the FanSided Network, I have served as an editor for five of our baseball sites and have written over 1000 pieces for FanSided. Born and raised a Tigers fan, I still miss Tiger Stadium. I think Barry Bonds is the greatest player I have ever seen, regardless of steroids. I am an alumnus of Bowling Green State University where I studied English. My wife, Valerie, and I have been married since 2008 and together we have five wonderful children. I can be reached at [email protected]

Latest Updates

Adam LaRoche to Sign with Nationals

It was a stand-off four months in the making, but free agent first baseman Adam LaRoche finally blinked. According to Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post, LaRoche has accepted a two-year offer from the…Read More

Orioles, Tigers, Cubs Discussing Three-Team Trade

Early this morning, Roch Kubato of MASN passed along this nugget: I heard last night that the Tigers and Cubs are discussing a potential trade involving pitcher Rick Porcello, who also interests the Orioles.…Read More

Orioles Have Interest in Justin Upton

After a shocking run to the AL Wild Card in 2012, the Baltimore Orioles have had an extremely quiet off-season; sitting idly by whilst their AL East brethren make all the moves. Ken Rosenthal says that…Read More

FanSided Reveals Mock Hall of Fame Vote

The Baseball Writers Association of America will announce the results of the annual Hall of Fame election at 2 pm Eastern on Wednesday, but we at FanSided decided to cast our own internal ballots to see…Read More

Jose Lopez Headed to Japan

Free agent infielder Jose Lopez has agreed to a contract with the Yomiuri Giants of Japan’s Central League, as reported by the Associated Press. Lopez, 29, spent seven seasons with the Seattle…Read More

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Rangers Still Looking to Add

This weekend, the Texas Rangers came to an agreement with free agent Lance Berkman on a one-year, $10…Read More

Darren Oliver Angling for Trade to Rangers

Veteran left hander Darren Oliver is not a free agent, but he’s been holding the Toronto Blue Jays…Read More

Orioles, Rays Among Teams to Have Contacted Lance Berkman

Earlier in the week, we heard word that free agent Lance Berkmanhad drawn some level of interest from…Read More

Rangers Sign Jason Frasor

The Texas Rangers have signed free agent right hander Jason Frasor, according to John Blake, who released…Read More

Javier Vasquez Considering Comeback

Former major leaguer Javier Vazquez is reportedly considering a return to baseball after sitting out…Read More

Red Sox Worked Out Bobby Abreu

The Boston Red Sox have had a busy off-season replacing a large portion of their major league roster.…Read More

Orioles Eyeing Matt Lindstrom

Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun listed the Baltimore Orioles among several teams interested in free…Read More

Royals Give Miguel Tejada a Minor League Deal

It’s been a decade since Miguel Tejada was named American League Most Valuable Player. He hasn’t…Read More

Brewers Agree to Sign Mike Gonzalez

According to Ken Rosenthal, the Milwaukee Brewers have come to terms with free agent reliever Mike Gonzalez.…Read More

Indians Get Windfall from Sale of SportsTime Ohio

FOX Sports has reportedly closed a deal to purchase SportsTime Ohio, a regional sports network previously…Read More

Atlanta Reclaims Lead Over Cleveland in Racist Logo Race

For the past have dozen years or so, Major League Baseball has attempted to capitalize on the merchandising…Read More

Red Sox in Talks with Adam LaRoche

The Boston Red Sox are engaged in discussions with free agent first baseman Adam LaRoche, according to…Read More

With Nick Swisher Signing, Indians Quietly Putting Together Strong Winter

The Cleveland Indians made one of the shrewdest moves of the Winter when they traded star right fielder…Read More

Rangers Showing Interest in Michael Bourn

The Texas Rangers might just be the team Scott Boras was waiting for. Free agent outfielder Michael Bourn was…Read More

Pirates Targeting Young Shortstops in Joel Hanrahan Trade Talks

The Pittsburgh Pirates have been aggressively shopping closer Joel Hanrahan and have drawn at least…Read More