Justin Verlander and the Giants agree to a $15 million, 1-year contract, AP source says
1 day, 16 hours 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 Houston Astros last year. The right-hander had a 9.26 ERA in five September starts and was left off Houston’s postseason roster when the team was swept by Detroit in an AL Wild Card Series.

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Brent Rooker and Athletics finalize a $60 million, 5-year contract
13 hours, 45 minutes ago

Brent Rooker and Athletics finalize a $60 million, 5-year contract

Associated Press  

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Brent Rooker and the Athletics finalized a $60 million, five-year contract Wednesday for the designated hitter and outfielder, a deal that could be worth up to $92 million over six seasons if he regularly finishes high in MVP voting. The team has a $22 million option for 2030 that would become guaranteed if he has 900 …

LHP Martín Pérez agrees to 1-year contract with the Chicago White Sox, AP source says
21 hours, 4 minutes ago

LHP Martín Pérez agrees to 1-year contract with the Chicago White Sox, AP source says

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox have added Martín Pérez to their rotation, agreeing to a one-year contract with the left-hander, according to a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations. Infielder Josh Rojas finalized a $3.5 million, one-year contract with the White Sox on Wednesday, and infielder Jake Amaya was designated for assignment. The White Sox also announced outfielder …

Right-hander Michael Lorenzen and Kansas City Royals finalize $7 million, 1-year contract
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Right-hander Michael Lorenzen and Kansas City Royals finalize $7 million, 1-year contract

Associated Press  

— Right-hander Michael Lorenzen and the Kansas City Royals finalized a $7 million, one-year contract on Wednesday that includes a mutual option for 2026 and $2.5 million in annual performance bonuses. Lorenzen gets a $5.5 million salary this year, and the Royals have a $12 million option for 2026 with a $1.5 million buyout. He went 2-0 with a 1.57 …

Royals agree with RHP Michael Lorenzen on $7 million, 1-year contract, AP source says
2 days, 17 hours ago

Royals agree with RHP Michael Lorenzen on $7 million, 1-year contract, AP source says

Associated Press  

— Michael Lorenzen and the Kansas City Royals agreed to a $7 million, one-year contract that includes a mutual option for 2026, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Monday. The right-hander appeared in seven games with six starts and went 2-0 with a 1.57 ERA to help the Royals clinch a wild card, then tossed …

Mets and pitcher Sean Manaea finalize $75 million, 3-year deal
1 week, 5 days ago

Mets and pitcher Sean Manaea finalize $75 million, 3-year deal

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Sean Manaea and the New York Mets finalized a $75 million, three-year contract Friday night that keeps one of the team’s best pitchers last season at the front of a remodeled rotation. He lowered his arm slot in midseason to emulate another nasty left-hander, NL Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale of the Atlanta Braves, and became …

Royals agree with RHP Kyle Wright on $1.8 million 1-year contract to avoid salary arbitration
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Royals agree with RHP Kyle Wright on $1.8 million 1-year contract to avoid salary arbitration

Associated Press  

— Right-hander Kyle Wright and the Kansas City Royals agreed Tuesday to a $1.8 million, one-year contract that avoided salary arbitration. The Royals had one of the best rotations in the majors last season, headlined by All-Stars Seth Lugo and Cole Ragans. But there is an opening after the Royals traded Brady Singer to the Reds for infielder Jonathan India …

Texas Rangers and RHP Nathan Eovaldi finalize $75 million, 3-year contract
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Texas Rangers and RHP Nathan Eovaldi finalize $75 million, 3-year contract

Associated Press  

DALLAS — Nathan Eovaldi and the Texas Rangers finalized a $75 million, three-year contract Thursday that keeps him in their starting rotation. The right-hander was the winning pitcher for Texas in its 2023 World Series clincher, and the Rangers said one of their primary goals this offseason was to re-sign Eovaldi. Eovaldi will stay in the Texas rotation with two-time …

Rangers agree on $75 million, 3-year deal to keep RHP Nathan Eovaldi, AP source says
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Rangers agree on $75 million, 3-year deal to keep RHP Nathan Eovaldi, AP source says

Associated Press  

DALLAS — The Texas Rangers have accomplished one of their primary offseason goals with a deal to re-sign Nathan Eovaldi, the winning pitcher in their 2023 World Series clincher. Those moves leave 2021 National League Cy Young Award winner and four-time All-Star Corbin Burnes as the top pitcher still available on the free agent market. Eovaldi will stay in the …

Shortstop Willy Adames and San Francisco Giants finalize $182 million, 7-year contract
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Shortstop Willy Adames and San Francisco Giants finalize $182 million, 7-year contract

Associated Press  

DALLAS — Willy Adames and San Francisco finalized a $182 million, seven-year contract on Tuesday, providing the Giants with a power-hitting shortstop in the prime of his career. The 29-year-old Adames is coming off his best offensive season in the big leagues after hitting.251 with a career-high 32 homers and 112 RBIs with the Milwaukee Brewers. Because Adames turned down …

Los Angeles Dodgers finalize contracts with Michael Conforto and Blake Treinen
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Los Angeles Dodgers finalize contracts with Michael Conforto and Blake Treinen

Hindustan Times  

DALLAS — The Los Angeles Dodgers finalized a $17 million, one-year contract to add outfielder Michael Conforto on Tuesday along with a $22 million, two-year agreement to retain right-hander Blake Treinen. HT Image Conforto, a former first-round draft pick who turns 32 on March 1, hit.237 with 20 homers and 66 RBIs this year for San Francisco in the final …

Los Angeles Dodgers finalize contracts with Michael Conforto and Blake Treinen
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4 weeks, 2 days ago

Los Angeles Dodgers finalize contracts with Michael Conforto and Blake Treinen

Associated Press  

DALLAS — The Los Angeles Dodgers finalized a $17 million, one-year contract to add outfielder Michael Conforto on Tuesday along with a $22 million, two-year agreement to retain right-hander Blake Treinen. Conforto, a former first-round draft pick who turns 32 on March 1, hit.237 with 20 homers and 66 RBIs this year for San Francisco in the final season of …

$1 million per homer? $27,000 a point? $229 per second? Sports is loaded with money oddities
4 weeks, 2 days ago

$1 million per homer? $27,000 a point? $229 per second? Sports is loaded with money oddities

Associated Press  

These were Juan Soto’s numbers in 2024: 41 home runs, 109 RBIs, a.288 batting average. Soto’s $765 million, 15-year agreement with the New York Mets — the richest contract in terms of total value to a player in U.S. major sports history, a massive move by billionaire Mets owner Steve Cohen — provides a chance to look at the numbers …

Baseball star Juan Soto lands world record 15-year, $765m deal with NY Mets
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1 month ago

Baseball star Juan Soto lands world record 15-year, $765m deal with NY Mets

Al Jazeera  

The Dominican baseball player moves to the Mets as free agent after playing last season for the New York Yankees. The New York Mets have made history by reportedly signing Dominican baseball superstar Juan Soto on a 15-year, $765m deal – the biggest ever in professional sports – leading oddsmakers to tab New York as a serious contender to go …

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

Blake Snell and Dodgers agree to $182 million, 5-year contract, AP source says
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1 month, 1 week 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 …

Pitcher Yusei Kikuchi and Los Angeles Angels agree to a $63 million, 3-year contract, AP source says
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

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

Top 30 MLB free agents: Will Juan Soto get Shohei Ohtani money — and will Dodgers sign him?
2 months, 1 week ago

Top 30 MLB free agents: Will Juan Soto get Shohei Ohtani money — and will Dodgers sign him?

LA Times  

The champagne has barely dried. Re-signing with the Padres is a distinct possibility, especially since Profar left Boras for MVP, which represents Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. Tyler O’Neill, 29, OF, Boras: O’Neill has played more than 100 games only twice in seven seasons, but he hit more than 30 home runs both times, including 31 in 2024 in …

The Royals’ surprising playoff spot was fueled by a top-to-bottom culture change
3 months, 1 week ago

The Royals’ surprising playoff spot was fueled by a top-to-bottom culture change

New York Times  

The Athletic has live coverage of the MLB Wild Card Round. “If we were going to take a big leap in that area, it wasn’t going to be a slow trickle of add two this year, add two the following year,” Picollo said. “I said hey, let’s go to Kansas City,” Lugo said, ‘Let’s do it.” Wacha, another strike thrower, …

Pitcher Mike Clevinger and Chicago White Sox finalize a $3 million, 1-year contract
9 months ago

Pitcher Mike Clevinger and Chicago White Sox finalize a $3 million, 1-year contract

Associated Press  

— Right-hander Mike Clevinger and the Chicago White Sox finalized a $3 million, one-year contract on Thursday. Clevinger can earn an additional $3 million in bonuses for starts and innings: $100,000 per start from 11-25 and $100,000 for 55 innings and each additional five through 125. Clevinger went 9-9 with a 3.77 ERA and two complete games in 24 starts …

2-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell and Giants finalize $62M, 2-year contract
9 months, 2 weeks ago

2-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell and Giants finalize $62M, 2-year contract

Associated Press  

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The San Francisco Giants and left-hander Blake Snell have finalized their $62 million, two-year contract ahead of the two-time Cy Young Award winner being introduced at a news conference on Wednesday. Snell gets a $17 million signing bonus payable on Jan. 15, 2026, and a $15 million salary this year. The 30-year-old Snell is 71-55 with a …

Blake Snell and San Francisco Giants agree to $62 million, 2-year contract, AP source says
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Blake Snell and San Francisco Giants agree to $62 million, 2-year contract, AP source says

Associated Press  

Two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a $62 million, two-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Monday night. A 30-year-old left-hander, Snell is 71-55 with a 3.20 ERA in 191 starts over eight major league seasons, winning Cy Youngs in 2018 with Tampa Bay and …

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

Scherzer and deGrom making progress to hopeful midseason returns for World Series champion Texas
11 months, 1 week ago

Scherzer and deGrom making progress to hopeful midseason returns for World Series champion Texas

Associated Press  

ARLINGTON, Texas — The World Series champion Texas Rangers have two multiple Cy Young Award winners who could return to their rotation sometime in the middle of the summer. Three-time Cy Young winner Max Scherzer said Saturday that he is progressing from December surgery to repair a herniated disk in his lower back, while two-time winner Jacob deGrom plans to …

New York Mets and LHP Sean Manaea finalize $28 million, 2-year contract
11 months, 3 weeks ago

New York Mets and LHP Sean Manaea finalize $28 million, 2-year contract

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Sean Manaea and the New York Mets finalized their $28 million, two-year contract on Friday, completing a deal that adds another newcomer to the team’s revamped rotation. Manaea became a free agent when he opted out of the final season of a $25 million, two-year contract with San Francisco, giving up a $12.5 million salary for 2024. …

Dodgers finalize $23.5M deal with Teoscar Hernández and hire former major leaguer Raúl Ibañez
11 months, 3 weeks 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, …

Left-hander Martín Pérez and Pirates finalize $8 million, 1-year contract
1 year ago

Left-hander Martín Pérez and Pirates finalize $8 million, 1-year contract

Associated Press  

PITTSBURGH — Martín Pérez and the Pittsburgh Pirates finalized their $8 million, one-year contract on Friday. He moved from the rotation to the bullpen in August and made three relief appearances in the playoffs — all in mop-up duty — as Texas won its first World Series title. The arrival of Pérez and Marco Gonzales gives the Pirates a couple …

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

Hunter Renfroe and Kansas City Royals finalize $13 million, 2-year contract
1 year ago

Hunter Renfroe and Kansas City Royals finalize $13 million, 2-year contract

Associated Press  

— Hunter Renfroe and the Kansas City Royals finalized a $13 million, two-year contract Tuesday, filling the biggest offensive hole for a club that has spent heavily in free agency in an attempt to go from worst to first in the AL Central. The Royals signed right-hander Seth Lugo to a $45 million, three-year deal and fellow starter Michael Wacha …

Michael Wacha and Kansas City Royals finalize $32 million, 2-year contract
1 year ago

Michael Wacha and Kansas City Royals finalize $32 million, 2-year contract

Associated Press  

— The Kansas City Royals made official their deal with starting pitcher Michael Wacha on Monday, a $32 million, two-year pact that includes a player option for 2025 and incentives based on the number of innings he pitches. The deal for Wacha includes a $16 million salary next year, a $16 million option and $50,000 bonuses for pitching 105 innings …

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

Where will the top remaining MLB free agents sign? Predicting their new teams, contracts
1 year ago

Where will the top remaining MLB free agents sign? Predicting their new teams, contracts

New York Times  

The Winter Meetings were quiet this year, mainly because the industry was waiting for Shohei Ohtani to sign. Best fits: Diamondbacks, Mariners, Angels Contract prediction: Two years, $30 million Age: 30 2023 : 3.0 WAR Team prediction: Diamondbacks Gurriel slashed.261/.309/.463 last season with 35 doubles, 24 home runs and 82 RBIs. Best fits: Giants, Cubs, Padres, Blue Jays Contract prediction: …

Ohtani’s Dodgers contract has $680 million deferred, lowering tax value to $46 million annually
1 year ago

Ohtani’s Dodgers contract has $680 million deferred, lowering tax value to $46 million annually

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani will receive just $20 million of his $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers over the next 10 years, with $680 million payable from 2034-43 in an unusual structure that gives the team greater payroll flexibility in coming seasons. “I can say 100 percent that you, the Dodger organization and I share the same …

Shohei Ohtani agrees to a record $700 million, 10-year contract with the Dodgers
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Astros and catcher Victor Caratini finalize $12 million, 2-year contract
1 year, 1 month ago

Astros and catcher Victor Caratini finalize $12 million, 2-year contract

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — The Houston Astros and free-agent catcher Victor Caratini finalized their $12 million, two-year contract Thursday. A switch-hitter, the 30-year-old Caratini spent the past two seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers and batted.259 with seven homers, 25 RBIs and a.711 OPS in 62 games this year as William Contreras’ backup. Caratini is a.236 career hitter with 38 homers and 171 …

Eduardo Rodriguez and Arizona Diamondbacks agree to $80 million, 4-year deal, AP source says
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Baltimore Orioles add reliever Craig Kimbrel to bullpen on 1-year, $13 million deal
1 year, 1 month ago

Baltimore Orioles add reliever Craig Kimbrel to bullpen on 1-year, $13 million deal

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Baltimore Orioles added reliever Craig Kimbrel to their bullpen Wednesday on a one-year deal for $13 million, the team announced. The deal agreed to on the final day of winter meetings also includes performance bonuses for the right-hander, who turns 36 in May. Kimbrel helps replace Felix Bautista, who is recovering from Tommy John surgery, though …

Eduardo Rodriguez opts out of last 3 years and $49 million of contract with Detroit Tigers
1 year, 2 months ago

Eduardo Rodriguez opts out of last 3 years and $49 million of contract with Detroit Tigers

Associated Press  

Eduardo Rodriguez opted out of the last three seasons and $49 million of his contract with the Detroit Tigers to become a free agent. The 30-year-old Venezuelan is 82-53 with a 4.03 ERA over his career, which includes six years with the Boston Red Sox and two in Detroit. Sensing Rodriguez would make this move, the Tigers tried to trade …

Mets owner Steve Cohen addresses trade-deadline deals, thinks team will still compete in 2024
1 year, 5 months ago

Mets owner Steve Cohen addresses trade-deadline deals, thinks team will still compete in 2024

Associated Press  

— Although the New York Mets are planning for 2025 and beyond, owner Steve Cohen doesn’t want to get “embarrassed” next season. Cohen met with players, coaches and reporters Wednesday before the struggling Mets played in Kansas City, one day after the team capped a stunning selloff of veteran players leading up to baseball’s trade deadline. Obviously we need starting …

Astros reacquire Justin Verlander from Mets, a deal owner Jim Crane tells AP was an easy decision
1 year, 5 months ago

Astros reacquire Justin Verlander from Mets, a deal owner Jim Crane tells AP was an easy decision

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — Astros owner Jim Crane texted Justin Verlander with a simple message moments after they reacquired him Tuesday from the New York Mets in a blockbuster trade. Hope you pitch well for us against the Yankees.’” Verlander is back with Houston, rejoining the team he helped to two World Series titles, and expected to start Friday or Saturday in …

Verlander going back to Houston highlights flurry of MLB trades ahead of Tuesday’s deadline
1 year, 5 months ago

Verlander going back to Houston highlights flurry of MLB trades ahead of Tuesday’s deadline

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — In a matter of days, Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer went from teammates on the New York Mets to opposite sides of a Lone Star rivalry. Verlander was shipped from New York to Houston ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline, returning to the Astros after he helped them win the World Series last year. “When there’s a hard deadline …

Verlander earns 250th career win as Mets beat Nationals 5-2 after dealing Scherzer
1 year, 5 months ago

Verlander earns 250th career win as Mets beat Nationals 5-2 after dealing Scherzer

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Justin Verlander earned his 250th career victory in what could be his final start for the New York Mets, who beat the Washington Nationals 5-2 on Sunday after trading Max Scherzer to Texas. With Scherzer and closer David Robertson traded away in the past few days, it’s possible Verlander could be next as the disappointing Mets look …

Rangers acquire Scherzer from Mets in blockbuster move by surprise AL West leaders
1 year, 5 months ago

Rangers acquire Scherzer from Mets in blockbuster move by surprise AL West leaders

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — The surprising Texas Rangers are going all-in with Max Scherzer just when they need a big boost the most. The AL West leaders acquired the three-time Cy Young Award winner from the New York Mets in a blockbuster trade announced Sunday, right about the time Texas placed ace Nathan Eovaldi on the 15-day injured list with a …

$600 million? Shohei Ohtani is on track for the biggest contract in MLB history
1 year, 9 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 …

MLB Contract Extension Week Tiers: Who should stay and who should test free agency
1 year, 9 months ago

MLB Contract Extension Week Tiers: Who should stay and who should test free agency

New York Times  

We’ve reached the end of Extension Week, where I’ve projected possible contract extensions for close to 50 major-league players. Josh Hader Ian Happ, Cubs: 6 years, $100 million It’s rarely a bad idea to sign a long-term extension after your best season, especially when you’ve experienced the undulations Happ has. Adolis García, Rangers: 5 years, $45 million This only buys …

Royals, Zack Greinke finalize $8.5M deal for 2023 season
1 year, 11 months ago

Royals, Zack Greinke finalize $8.5M deal for 2023 season

Associated Press  

— The Kansas City Royals finalized Zack Greinke’s $8.5 million contract for the upcoming season on Friday, bringing back a well-known and veteran arm to their otherwise young starting rotation. He made $13 million with the Royals last season, when he went 3-9 with a 3.68 ERA while allowing two runs or fewer in 17 of 26 starts. It was …

Boston deferring $75M to Rafael Devers, paying through 2043
1 year, 11 months ago

Boston deferring $75M to Rafael Devers, paying through 2043

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Rafael Devers has $75 million in deferred salaries in his new contract with the Boston Red Sox, who committed $331 million over 11 seasons to the third baseman but will not fully pay the money until 2043. Boston on Wednesday finalized a 10-year contract worth $313.5 million that covers 2024-33 and follows a $17.5 million, one-year agreement reached …

Verlander: Cohen persuaded him Mets are building a winner
2 years ago

Verlander: Cohen persuaded him Mets are building a winner

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Justin Verlander’s phone rang in November. “I would expect the pool and ping-pong games to maybe take on another another level,” Mets general manager Billy Eppler said of adding another hypercompetitive player to his clubhouse. “He wants to have his finger on or get to know people intimately that are involved in this thing, and what more …

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