Pitcher Yusei Kikuchi and Los Angeles Angels agree to a $63 million, 3-year contract, AP source says
4 months ago

Pitcher Yusei Kikuchi and Los Angeles Angels agree to a $63 million, 3-year contract, AP source says

Associated Press  

Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi and the Los Angeles Angels have agreed to a $63 million, three-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The 33-year-old Kikuchi gets $21 million annually during the contract, which raises his Major League Baseball earnings to $142 million over nine seasons. An All-Star with Seattle in 2021, Kikuchi was 9-10 with a 4.05 ERA in 32 starts this year for Toronto and Houston, which acquired him on July 30 for 23-year-old right-hander Jake Bloss, rookie outfielder Joey Loperfido and minor league first baseman Will Wagner. Kikuchi joins a projected rotation that includes left-handers Tyler Anderson and Reid Detmers and right-handers José Soriano and Kyle Hendricks, who left the Chicago Cubs as a free agent and agreed to a $2.5 million, one-year contract.

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Dodgers’ deferred payments increase to $1.051 billion with Tanner Scott, Teoscar Hernández deals
1 month ago

Dodgers’ deferred payments increase to $1.051 billion with Tanner Scott, Teoscar Hernández deals

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Dodgers owe $1.051 billion in deferred pay to eight players from 2028-46 following Tanner Scott’s $72 million, four-year contract and Teoscar Hernández’s $66 million, three-year deal. And I think if we’ve been consistent on one point it is we try to listen to our fans on topics like this and I have heard people …

Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi announced as Angels’ opening day starter
1 month, 1 week ago

Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi announced as Angels’ opening day starter

LA Times  

Two years ago, Major League Baseball began asking clubs to refrain from announcing opening-day starters until the final week of spring training in hopes that a coordinated release of the opening-day pitching matchups would drum up more interest and intrigue in the games. The Angels manager announced on Thursday that left-hander Yusei Kikuchi, who signed a three-year, $63-million deal last …

Right-hander Nick Pivetta and the San Diego Padres finalize a $55 million, 4-year contract
1 month, 1 week ago

Right-hander Nick Pivetta and the San Diego Padres finalize a $55 million, 4-year contract

Associated Press  

PEORIA, Ariz. — Right-hander Nick Pivetta and the San Diego Padres finalized a $55 million, four-year contract on Monday, a backloaded deal that allows him to opt out after the 2026 and ’27 seasons. Pivetta gets a $3 million signing bonus and salaries of $1 million this year, $19 million in 2026, $14 million in 2027 and $18 million in …

Nick Pivetta agrees to $55 million, 4-year contract with San Diego Padres, AP source says
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Nick Pivetta agrees to $55 million, 4-year contract with San Diego Padres, AP source says

Associated Press  

Nick Pivetta became the last of the high-profile free agent pitchers to reach an agreement this offseason, a backloaded $55 million, four-year contract with the San Diego Padres, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. Pivetta gets a $3 million signing bonus and salaries of $1 million this year, $19 million in 2026, $14 million in 2027 …

Padres sign outfielder Jason Heyward to $1 million, 1-year contract
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Padres sign outfielder Jason Heyward to $1 million, 1-year contract

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — Veteran outfielder Jason Heyward and the San Diego Padres finalized a $1 million, one-year contract on Tuesday. The 35-year-old spent last season with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros, batting.211 with 10 home runs and 37 RBIs in 87 games. A five-time Gold Glove winner, Heyward has a.256 career batting average with 184 homers, 718 RBIs, …

Kiké Hernández and World Series champion Dodgers finalize a $6.5 million, 1-year contract
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kiké Hernández and World Series champion Dodgers finalize a $6.5 million, 1-year contract

Associated Press  

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Kiké Hernández and the Los Angeles Dodgers finalized a $6.5 million, one-year contract on Tuesday that keeps the versatile infielder/outfielder with the World Series champions. He has hit.240 with 85 homers and 285 RBIs in 828 games for Los Angeles and has a.238 career average with 120 homers and 435 RBIs over 11 major league seasons that …

Catcher Elias Díaz guaranteed $3.5 million as part of his 1-year contract to remain with Padres
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Catcher Elias Díaz guaranteed $3.5 million as part of his 1-year contract to remain with Padres

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — Catcher Elias Díaz is guaranteed $3.5 million as part of his one-year contract to remain with the San Diego Padres and can earn $500,000 more in performance bonuses. Díaz has a $1.5 million salary this season, and the agreement announced Jan. 30 includes a $7 million mutual option for 2026 with a $2 million buyout. The 34-year-old …

Kenley Jansen agrees to a deal with the Angels in a return to Southern California
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kenley Jansen agrees to a deal with the Angels in a return to Southern California

LA Times  

Kenley Jansen smiles as he does a radio interview after he notched his 400th career save in May 2023. Kenley Jansen is returning to Southern California, the veteran closer agreeing to terms on Tuesday to a one-year, $10-million contract with the Angels pending a physical, according to a person familiar with the deal but not authorized to speak publicly about …

Tanner Scott’s $72 million, 4-year contract with Dodgers includes $21 million in deferred money
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2 months ago

Tanner Scott’s $72 million, 4-year contract with Dodgers includes $21 million in deferred money

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Reliever Tanner Scott’s $72 million, four-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers includes $21 million in deferred salaries. Scott receives a $20 million signing bonus as part of the agreement announced Thursday, payable in four equal installments each Feb. 1 from 2025-28. After winning their second title in five years, the Dodgers kept utilityman Tommy Edman with …

Scott’s $72 million, 4-year contract finalized by Dodgers, who spent $452 million on 8 players
2 months, 1 week ago

Scott’s $72 million, 4-year contract finalized by Dodgers, who spent $452 million on 8 players

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Reliever Tanner Scott’s $72 million, four-year contract was finalized Thursday by the Los Angeles Dodgers, raising the World Series champions’ offseason spending to $452 million on eight players. “He’s someone that we have watched and admired from afar over the years and have tried to acquire multiple times, even last year as well and we failed to …

Justin Verlander and San Francisco Giants finalize $15 million, 1-year contract
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Justin Verlander and San Francisco Giants finalize $15 million, 1-year contract

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Justin Verlander and the San Francisco Giants finalized a $15 million, one-year contract on Saturday. Verlander went 5-6 with a 5.48 ERA in 17 starts for the AL West champion Houston Astros last year. Verlander signed an $86.7 million, two-year contract with the New York Mets as a free agent in December 2022. In the first offseason …

Justin Verlander and the Giants agree to a $15 million, 1-year contract, AP source says
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Justin Verlander and the Giants agree to a $15 million, 1-year contract, AP source says

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Justin Verlander and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a $15 million, one-year contract, according to a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations. San Francisco also signed free agent shortstop Willy Adames to a $182 million, seven-year contract in December. Verlander went 5-6 with a 5.48 ERA in 17 starts for the AL West champion …

Juan Soto Mets contract details: Steve Cohen’s $765 million for baseball’s best young hitter is worth it.
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Juan Soto Mets contract details: Steve Cohen’s $765 million for baseball’s best young hitter is worth it.

Slate  

The Washington Nationals tried. Soto’s 15-year, $765 million contract is the biggest in sports history, a touch more lucrative than the $760 million over 16 years that the Yankees offered, according to baseball insider Jon Heyman. The Nationals now look like comic losers for trying to secure the rest of his career for a paltry $440 million, about 55 percent …

Juan Soto’s $765M deal with the Mets is the largest in MLB history. Here’s who he passed
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Juan Soto’s $765M deal with the Mets is the largest in MLB history. Here’s who he passed

Associated Press  

Juan Soto and the New York Mets agreed to a record $765 million, 15-year contract Sunday night, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. Ohtani won his first World Series title and third MVP award in the deal’s first year after hitting.310 with an NL-best 54 homers, 130 RBIs and 1.036 OPS. Giancarlo Stanton, Miami/New York Yankees, …

Dodgers’ deferred payment obligations top $1 billion to 7 players with Snell and Edman contracts
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Dodgers’ deferred payment obligations top $1 billion to 7 players with Snell and Edman contracts

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Contracts for Blake Snell and Tommy Edman increased the Los Angeles Dodgers’ obligations for deferred payments to more than $1 billion owed to seven players from 2028-46. Snell’s $182 million contract, announced Saturday, includes $66 million in deferred money payable to the pitcher through July 1, 2046, according to contract terms obtained by The Associated Press. “If …

One Black Friday 2024 free-agent deal for every MLB team
4 months ago

One Black Friday 2024 free-agent deal for every MLB team

New York Times  

December is almost upon us. We can’t assign every player to the Los Angeles Dodgers, even if seemingly every free agent might want to play there and every free agent might fit there. Perhaps Hart, a former Red Sox farmhand who posted a 2.69 ERA in 157 innings for the league’s NC Dinos last year, could do the same. Earlier …

Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi and the LA Angels finalize a $63 million, 3-year contract
4 months ago

Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi and the LA Angels finalize a $63 million, 3-year contract

Associated Press  

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels are rebuilding from the worst season in franchise history, and they think Yusei Kikuchi will be a solid piece of their new foundation. The veteran left-hander and the Angels finalized a $63 million, three-year contract on Wednesday, adding another veteran arm to the Halos’ revamped rotation. Angels general manager Perry Minasian said the …

Blake Snell and Dodgers agree to $182 million, 5-year contract, AP source says
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4 months ago

Blake Snell and Dodgers agree to $182 million, 5-year contract, AP source says

Associated Press  

Less than a month after winning the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers are spending big again to add one of baseball’s best pitchers to their star-studded roster. Blake Snell and the Dodgers agreed to a $182 million, five-year contract, according to a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations. Snell would join two-way star Shohei Ohtani and fellow Japanese …

Yusei Kikuchi helps the Angels, but he can’t be their big offseason move: Law
4 months ago

Yusei Kikuchi helps the Angels, but he can’t be their big offseason move: Law

New York Times  

Yusei Kikuchi is exactly what the Angels need to be competitors, as long as they also sign three more starters and Juan Soto. That’s a long way of saying they had zero reliable starters going into the offseason, defining reliable as someone likely to be average and at least pitch enough to qualify for the ERA title. GO DEEPER After …

After signing Yusei Kikuchi, 5 things the Angels could do next
4 months ago

After signing Yusei Kikuchi, 5 things the Angels could do next

New York Times  

Believe it or not, the Los Angeles Angels just completed their most expensive deal of the past five winters. Trade Tyler Anderson While the Angels need starter depth and quality starting pitching, making a deal here could address other, more pressing needs. But Estévez knows the Angels, seemingly enjoyed his time with the team and could create quite the back …

Projecting MLB free agent contracts for Juan Soto, Corbin Burnes and other top players
4 months, 3 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 …

2024-25 MLB offseason: Bowden’s 25 predictions for signings, trades and more
4 months, 4 weeks ago

2024-25 MLB offseason: Bowden’s 25 predictions for signings, trades and more

New York Times  

Welcome to another MLB offseason! The Yankees match the Mets’ and Dodgers’ best offers to Juan Soto, signing him to a $622 million contract that keeps the Soto-Aaron Judge tandem in New York’s lineup for years to come. The Mets focus on starting pitching in free agency and manage to sign both Corbin Burnes and Max Fried to long-term contracts …

Yusei Kikuchi, Yordan Alvarez lead Astros past Angels 5-3 for Houston’s 5,000th victory
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Yusei Kikuchi, Yordan Alvarez lead Astros past Angels 5-3 for Houston’s 5,000th victory

Associated Press  

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Yusei Kikuchi pitched seven innings of three-hit ball in another sharp start, and Yordan Alvarez homered and drove in two runs in the Houston Astros ' 5,000th victory, 5-3 over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. Rookie Samuel Aldegheri couldn’t get out of the third inning in his third major league start for the Angels, yielding …

Angels struggle to generate offense against Yusei Kikuchi and Astros in loss
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Angels struggle to generate offense against Yusei Kikuchi and Astros in loss

LA Times  

Angels shortstop Jack López throws to first to complete a double play during the eighth inning of a 5-3 loss to the Houston Astros at Angel Stadium on Friday night. Yusei Kikuchi pitched seven innings of three-hit ball in another sharp start, and Yordan Alvarez homered and drove in two runs in the Houston Astros’ 5,000th victory, 5-3 over the …

Astros acquire Yusei Kikuchi from Blue Jays for prospect Jake Bloss, Joey Loperfido and prospect
8 months ago

Astros acquire Yusei Kikuchi from Blue Jays for prospect Jake Bloss, Joey Loperfido and prospect

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — The Astros acquired left-hander Yusei Kikuchi from the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday for 23-year-old right-hander Jake Bloss, rookie outfielder Joey Loperfido and minor league first baseman Will Wagner. “I’m excited to get him with our pitching department so we can make some adjustments to how he pitches, how he can be more efficient, but the stuff is …

Kiké Hernández bemoans ‘shameful’ free-agent market, but is grateful for return to Dodgers
1 year, 1 month ago

Kiké Hernández bemoans ‘shameful’ free-agent market, but is grateful for return to Dodgers

LA Times  

Dodgers infielder Kiké Hernández says he only got one formal offer from another team before deciding to sign a one-year, $4-million deal with the Dodgers. “It’s been terrible,” Hernández said of the market, which still includes several unsigned stars like Blake Snell, Matt Chapman and Jordan Montgomery, in addition to many other established big-league players. “The fact that they’re still …

Why the Dodgers are making Shohei Ohtani their new No. 2 hitter, in front of Freddie Freeman
1 year, 1 month ago

Why the Dodgers are making Shohei Ohtani their new No. 2 hitter, in front of Freddie Freeman

LA Times  

The Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani connected for his first home run of spring training during his third at-bat on Tuesday against the White Sox. Thus, come opening day, expect Betts, Ohtani and Freeman in that order to emerge as the Dodgers’ preference for their lineup’s new Big Three. “No matter where I’m hitting in the lineup, I’m not really going to …

Dodgers re-sign Kiké Hernández after trading Manuel Margot to Twins
1 year, 1 month ago

Dodgers re-sign Kiké Hernández after trading Manuel Margot to Twins

LA Times  

Dodgers second baseman Kiké Hernández elevates in the field during a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on July 26, 2023. Shortly after the team agreed to trade outfielder Manuel Margot to the Minnesota Twins, they struck a one-year, $4-million contract with super-utility man Kiké Hernández, bringing back the veteran free agent after trading for him at the deadline last …

Dodgers finalize $23.5M deal with Teoscar Hernández and hire former major leaguer Raúl Ibañez
1 year, 2 months ago

Dodgers finalize $23.5M deal with Teoscar Hernández and hire former major leaguer Raúl Ibañez

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Teoscar Hernández finalized a $23.5 million, one-year contract with the Dodgers on Friday, the latest deal by big-spending Los Angeles that includes deferred money. Los Angeles has been baseball’s top spender this offseason, committing $1,235,687,500 to two-way star Shohei Ohtani, pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Tyler Glasnow, and Hernández. The Dodgers owe deferred payments to Ohtani, Mookie Betts, …

Prized pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto agrees with Dodgers on $325 million deal, according to reports
1 year, 3 months ago

Prized pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto agrees with Dodgers on $325 million deal, according to reports

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Prized free-agent pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a $325 million, 12-year contract, according to multiple reports. Yamamoto is set to join Japanese countryman Shohei Ohtani with the Dodgers, who signed the two-way superstar to a record $700 million, 10-year deal last week. “It was important to Shohei that this wasn’t the …

Shohei Ohtani’s $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers is a steal.
1 year, 3 months ago

Shohei Ohtani’s $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers is a steal.

Slate  

The Los Angeles Dodgers won the biggest free agent sweepstakes of all time. The Dodgers’ desire to make a good deal and Ohtani’s desire to join the most consistent winning franchise in baseball have merged to form an awe-inspiring contractual arrangement worth “$700 million.” After Ohtani announced Saturday that he would join the Dodgers, details of the deal started to …

Shohei Ohtani deferring $68 million annually on his 10-year Dodgers contract
1 year, 3 months ago

Shohei Ohtani deferring $68 million annually on his 10-year Dodgers contract

LA Times  

Shohei Ohtani walks off the mound during a game between the Angels and Pittsburgh Pirates on July. The extremely unusual structure — in which Ohtani will receive $68 million payments annually from 2034 to 2043, without interest, following the completion of the 10-year pact — was Ohtani’s idea, the person said, encouraged by the two-time MVP in the hopes of …

Shohei Ohtani joins big-money club with massive contract with Los Angeles Dodgers
1 year, 3 months ago

Shohei Ohtani joins big-money club with massive contract with Los Angeles Dodgers

Associated Press  

Shohei Ohtani, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Patrick Mahomes and Mike Trout. Ohtani cashed in on his success on Saturday, agreeing to a $700 million, 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Messi’s Inter Miami deal is for 2 1/2 seasons, and it pays him between $50 million and $60 million annually — putting the total contract value between $125 million …

Shohei Ohtani agrees to a record $700 million, 10-year contract with the Dodgers
1 year, 3 months ago

Shohei Ohtani agrees to a record $700 million, 10-year contract with the Dodgers

NPR  

Shohei Ohtani agrees to a record $700 million, 10-year contract with the Dodgers Enlarge this image toggle caption Matt Slocum/AP Matt Slocum/AP NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani agreed Saturday to a record $700 million, 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ohtani's total was 64% higher than baseball's previous record, a $426.5 million, 12-year deal for Angels outfielder Mike Trout …

Eduardo Rodriguez and Arizona Diamondbacks agree to $80 million, 4-year deal, AP source says
1 year, 3 months ago

Eduardo Rodriguez and Arizona Diamondbacks agree to $80 million, 4-year deal, AP source says

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks and pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez agreed to an $80 million, four-year contract, according to a person with direct knowledge of the deal. Rodriguez joins a Diamondbacks rotation that includes NL Cy Young Award finalist Zac Gallen, veteran Merrill Kelly and youngsters like righty Brandon Pfaadt and lefty Tommy Henry. After the season, Rodriguez opted out of …

Bowden: MLB teams — Think long and hard before signing a starting pitcher to a 9-figure deal
1 year, 4 months ago

Bowden: MLB teams — Think long and hard before signing a starting pitcher to a 9-figure deal

New York Times  

The top of this year’s free-agent starting pitching market is robust, and the most coveted arms will get lucrative long-term deals, but as teams vie to sign them they must weigh the potential rewards with the considerable risks that come with these contracts. The two-time Cy Young Award winner could come back strong late next year and pitch well for …

MLB free agent tracker: Have new Dodgers Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto lost luster?
1 year, 4 months ago

MLB free agent tracker: Have new Dodgers Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto lost luster?

LA Times  

The calendar flipped to April and one of the two unsigned free agents on our list of the top 35 reached an agreement — starter Mike Clevinger returning to the Chicago White Sox on a paltry one-year, $3-million contract. The Giants signed Gold Glove third baseman Matt Chapman to a one-year, $18-million deal on March 3 and National League Cy …

Dodgers bringing back Kiké Hernández in trade with Red Sox
1 year, 8 months ago

Dodgers bringing back Kiké Hernández in trade with Red Sox

LA Times  

Kiké Hernández is coming back to Los Angeles, the Dodgers taking a gamble he’ll look more like the player he was in his first stint with the team. Boston’s Kiké Hernández, right, celebrates with Justin Turner, another former Dodger, after scoring a run for the Red Sox against the Minnesota Twins on April 18. “But for us, the bet is …

Kiké Hernández’s difficult season continues as displaced SS searches for a role
1 year, 8 months ago

Kiké Hernández’s difficult season continues as displaced SS searches for a role

New York Times  

BOSTON — For the first time in over two months, Yu Chang took the field at Fenway Park on Friday, playing shortstop — and starting there over the player he was initially signed to back up. The Red Sox signed Chang in the offseason to a one-year, $850,000 deal to serve as a backup shortstop for Kiké Hernández following Trevor …

$600 million? Shohei Ohtani is on track for the biggest contract in MLB history
1 year, 11 months ago

$600 million? Shohei Ohtani is on track for the biggest contract in MLB history

LA Times  

Shohei Ohtani added another unprecedented bulletpoint to his resume Wednesday, becoming the first player in Major League Baseball history called for a pitch clock violation as both a pitcher and a batter in the Angels’ win over the Seattle Mariners. “He’s such a unicorn that I don’t know if he’s going to ever have anybody compared to him in all …

Yu Darvish agrees to six-year, $108-million contract extension with Padres
2 years, 1 month ago

Yu Darvish agrees to six-year, $108-million contract extension with Padres

LA Times  

Padres pitcher Yu Darvish smiles after it was announced that he was named the National League pitcher of the month during a game against the San Francisco Giants at Petco Park on Oct. 3, 2022, in San Diego. Instead, both he and Joe Musgrove give the Padres long-term assurances for the rotation beyond 2023 and Darvish, with his average fastball …

Brandon Nimmo, Mets finalize $162 million, 8-year contract
2 years, 3 months 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 …

Nick Martinez, Padres finalize $26 million, 3-year contract
2 years, 4 months ago

Nick Martinez, Padres finalize $26 million, 3-year contract

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — Nick Martinez and the Padres finalized a $26 million, three-year contract for the pitcher to remain with San Diego. Martinez gets a $10 million salary next year, and the Padres have options at $16 million for 2024 and 2025 under the agreement announced Tuesday. If San Diego declines the options, Martinez would have $8 million player options …

Angels, Shohei Ohtani reach $30-million contract for 2023; José Suarez excels in win
2 years, 5 months ago

Angels, Shohei Ohtani reach $30-million contract for 2023; José Suarez excels in win

LA Times  

Angels star Shohei Ohtani waves to fans as he waits on deck to bat. “Getting to manage him has been truly a pleasure,” Nevin added, “and hopefully we get to stay together for a while.” Ohtani this season has continued to re-write the history books in the first season of MLB’s designated hitter rule change, which allows a starting pitcher …

Kenley Jansen signs one-year, $16-million contract with the Atlanta Braves
3 years ago

Kenley Jansen signs one-year, $16-million contract with the Atlanta Braves

LA Times  

Days after the Dodgers signed former Braves star Freddie Freeman, Atlanta signs former Dodgers reliever Kenley Jansen to a one-year contract. For the first time since 2013, someone not named Kenley Jansen will be the Dodgers’ closer on opening day. Jansen and the Atlanta Braves agreed to a one-year contract worth $16 million, the team announced Friday, officially ending his …

Shohei Ohtani agrees to two-year, $8.5-million contract with Angels
4 years, 1 month ago

Shohei Ohtani agrees to two-year, $8.5-million contract with Angels

LA Times  

Frustration mounted for Shohei Ohtani last season. “This was Shohei really wanting to own his career and own his offseason and do something different,” said agent Nez Balelo, a co-head of CAA Sport’s baseball division. The news arrived nearly a month after Ohtani’s representatives and the Angels came to an impasse on how large a raise he deserved as he …

Dodgers Dugout: Who is going to replace Kiké Hernández?
4 years, 2 months ago

Dodgers Dugout: Who is going to replace Kiké Hernández?

LA Times  

Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. You have been a good pitcher your entire career, and you don’t have to walk around with your head down.’ … Then he said he is glad it’s over with.” Aaron faced horrific verbal abuse and death threats from white supremacists who didn’t want a Black man holding the home run …

Kiké Hernández leaving the Dodgers after reaching two-year deal with Red Sox
4 years, 2 months ago

Kiké Hernández leaving the Dodgers after reaching two-year deal with Red Sox

LA Times  

Kiké Hernández tosses his bat away after hitting a pop fly for the Dodgers against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Aug. 2. Another member of the Dodgers’ World Series team found a new home Friday when utility player Kiké Hernández and the Boston Red Sox agreed on a two-year contract. Hernández, 29, reached free agency with one priority: joining a team …

Strasburg, Nationals reach record $245M, 7-year deal
5 years, 3 months ago

Strasburg, Nationals reach record $245M, 7-year deal

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — Stephen Strasburg returned to the Washington Nationals with a record contract on the first day of the winter meetings, a deal that puts fellow free agent pitcher Gerrit Cole in position for an even larger payday. “Just watching his whole career, to think that he’s going to end it here with the team he started with is …

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