Joey Gallo finalizes a $5 million, 1-year contract with the Washington Nationals
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Joey Gallo finalizes a $5 million, 1-year contract with the Washington Nationals

Associated Press  

Joey Gallo finalized a $5 million, one-year contract with the Washington Nationals on Saturday. Gallo gets a $2.5 million salary, and the agreement includes an $8 million mutual option for 2025 with a $2.5 million buyout, which would be payable by next Jan. 15. Gallo has a.197 career average with 198 homers and 426 RBIs for Texas, the New York Yankees, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Twins. Washington hit 151 homers last year, the second-lowest total in the major leagues and less than half of the leading 307 produced by NL East champion Atlanta.

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$1m per homer? $27,000 a point? $229 per second?
1 week, 4 days ago

$1m per homer? $27,000 a point? $229 per second?

China Daily  

New York Yankees' Juan Soto celebrates after hitting a home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the third inning in Game 2 of the MLB World Series, on Oct 26, in Los Angeles. The New York Mets and star free agent slugger Soto reportedly agreed on a 15-year, $765 million deal, which would be the largest contract ever given …

Juan Soto agrees to record $765 million, 15-year contract with Mets, AP source says
2 weeks ago

Juan Soto agrees to record $765 million, 15-year contract with Mets, AP source says

Associated Press  

DALLAS — Star outfielder Juan Soto and the New York Mets agreed Sunday to a record $765 million, 15-year contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press, a deal that could escalate to $805 million and is believed to be the largest pact in team sports history. The deal, spurning the New York Yankees’ attempt to retain …

What to make of the Braves’ recent cost-cutting moves and more MLB offseason notes
4 weeks ago

What to make of the Braves’ recent cost-cutting moves and more MLB offseason notes

New York Times  

In years past, the Atlanta Braves might have offered Ramón Laureano a contract, even if it meant overpaying him by a million or two. While the Braves’ cash payroll might end up higher than it was last season, the team might be inclined to stay under the luxury-tax threshold after exceeding it the past two years. Consider Anthopoulos’ moves thus …

Catcher Jacob Stallings agrees to a $2.5M, 1-year deal with the Colorado Rockies
1 month ago

Catcher Jacob Stallings agrees to a $2.5M, 1-year deal with the Colorado Rockies

Associated Press  

DENVER — Catcher Jacob Stallings and the Colorado Rockies agreed to a $2.5 million, one-year contract on Wednesday. The deal carries a $2 million salary for next season, along with a $2 million mutual option for 2026 that includes a $500,000 base buyout. The 34-year-old Stallings set full-season career highs with Colorado last season when he hit.263 with nine homers …

Projecting MLB free agent contracts for Juan Soto, Corbin Burnes and other top players
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Projecting MLB free agent contracts for Juan Soto, Corbin Burnes and other top players

New York Times  

When Michael Bluth charged his own brother, Gob, for a Bluth frozen banana in a season one episode of “Arrested Development,” his mother Lucille chided him. Player Signed Ages fWAR1 fWAR3 fWAR5 Years Total 2024 AAV Blake Snell 2024 31-32 4.1 9.8 14.5 2 62.0 31.0 James Shields 2015 33-36 3.2 11.4 17.9 4 75.0 24.9 Blake Snell 2025 32 …

Orioles receive OF Eloy Jiménez from the Chicago White Sox, OF Austin Slater from Cincinnati
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Orioles receive OF Eloy Jiménez from the Chicago White Sox, OF Austin Slater from Cincinnati

Associated Press  

BALTIMORE — The Orioles acquired outfielder Eloy Jiménez from the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday for minor league left-hander Trey McGough. Jiménez went from the Chicago Cubs to the crosstown White Sox in the 2017 deal that sent Jose Quintana to the Cubs. In his debut season of 2019, Jiménez hit 31 home runs, but he’s never played more than …

Chris Sale cut-rate ace for Atlanta Braves, rebounds to 10-2 start after years of injuries
6 months ago

Chris Sale cut-rate ace for Atlanta Braves, rebounds to 10-2 start after years of injuries

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Chris Sale has become the Atlanta Braves’ cut-rate ace. “We’ve seen the great Chris Sale early in his Red Sox days over there a lot and then obviously the Chris Sale that went through a lot of injuries and battled through things,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. You see him be able to throw his two fastballs, …

Zack Wheeler and Phillies reach $126 million, 3-year deal for 2025-27
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Zack Wheeler and Phillies reach $126 million, 3-year deal for 2025-27

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — Zack Wheeler turns 34 in May and just celebrated with his wife the birth of the couple’s third child. But Wheeler doesn’t want to pitch deep into his 30s — “old, old,” as the ace right-hander put it — so he told his agent he wanted a new contract to be short and he wanted one with the …

Rhys Hoskins and Brewers agree to a $34 million, 2-year contract, AP source says
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Rhys Hoskins and Brewers agree to a $34 million, 2-year contract, AP source says

Associated Press  

Rhys Hoskins and the Milwaukee Brewers have agreed to a $34 million, two-year contract, filling the team’s opening at first base. The 30-year-old first baseman was able to swing before the end of the season, but he didn’t play for Philadelphia even when the Phillies extended their season by reaching the NL Championship Series. He had a $12 million, one-year …

Frankie Montas and Cincinnati Reds finalize $16 million, 1-year contract
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Frankie Montas and Cincinnati Reds finalize $16 million, 1-year contract

Associated Press  

CINCINNATI — The Reds finalized their $16 million, one-year contract with right-hander Frankie Montas on Tuesday, another free-agent addition to shore up their pitching staff. “We are excited to add a pitcher of Frankie’s caliber to our staff,” Reds president of baseball operations Nick Krall said. Cincinnati previously signed a pair of free agent pitcher, giving Nick Martinez a $24 …

Reds finalize $26M, 2-year contract with Nick Martinez and $16M, 2-year deal with Emilio Pagán
1 year ago

Reds finalize $26M, 2-year contract with Nick Martinez and $16M, 2-year deal with Emilio Pagán

Associated Press  

CINCINNATI — The Reds finalized a $26 million, two-year contract with pitcher Nick Martinez on Friday and a $16 million, two-year deal with reliever Emilio Pagán. Pagán, a 32-year-old right-hander has an $8 million salary next season, and the deal includes an $8 million player option for 2025. Martinez joins a rotation that could include Hunter Greene, Nick Lodolo, Graham …

Braves re-sign pitcher Jiménez to a $26 million, three-year contract, further bolstering bullpen
1 year, 1 month ago

Braves re-sign pitcher Jiménez to a $26 million, three-year contract, further bolstering bullpen

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves have brought back another key member of their bullpen, re-signing right-hander Joe Jiménez to a $26 million, three-year contract on Thursday. The 28-year-old Jiménez went 0-3 with a career-best 3.04 ERA over 50 appearances in his first season with the Braves, who acquired him from the Detroit Tigers in a trade last December. The re-signing …

Brandon Nimmo, Mets finalize $162 million, 8-year contract
2 years ago

Brandon Nimmo, Mets finalize $162 million, 8-year contract

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Center fielder Brandon Nimmo and the New York Mets finalized their $162 million, eight-year contract on Saturday. A quality leadoff hitter with a.385 career on-base percentage, Nimmo became a free agent last month for the first time. During the offseason, the Mets have agreed to an $86.7 million, two-year contract with former Houston ace Justin Verlander, retained …

Braves sign rookie P Strider to $75 million, 6-year contract
2 years, 2 months ago

Braves sign rookie P Strider to $75 million, 6-year contract

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Even as they prepare for another postseason, the Atlanta Braves are stocking up for the future. “It’s very cool and humbling to have the opportunity to stay here.” The move came one day before the Braves open their NL Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies and less than two months after Atlanta signed another rookie, outfielder Michael Harris …

Braves sign rookie OF Harris to $72 million, 8-year contract
2 years, 4 months ago

Braves sign rookie OF Harris to $72 million, 8-year contract

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Rookie outfielder Michael Harris II, whose early-season promotion has bolstered the Atlanta Braves’ hopes for another championship run, has signed a $72 million, eight-year contract to remain with his hometown team. The deal runs through the 2030 season and includes a $15 million team option for 2031 and a $20 million team option for 2032. Harris, 21, has …

Joey Gallo looking forward to fresh start with Dodgers
2 years, 4 months ago

Joey Gallo looking forward to fresh start with Dodgers

LA Times  

Dodgers’ Joey Gallo walks in the dugout before the team’s game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco on Wednesday. “I really don’t want to show my face too much around here.” As a new chapter with the Dodgers began Wednesday, barely 24 hours after the 28-year-old slugger was dealt to Los Angeles in a deadline-day trade, a smiling …

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