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 out one year of free agency, but for García, it’s his age-34 season. Corbin Burnes, Brewers: 7 years, $185 million Max Fried, Braves: 6 years, $144 million We haven’t seen an elite starter in his prime hit free agency since Gerrit Cole, and in the time since several older pitchers — Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander and Jacob deGrom — have pushed the average annual value for great pitchers forward. Tim Anderson, White Sox: 6 years, $125 million Anderson is coming off a season in which he played fewer than half of Chicago’s games; a healthy season would raise his value.

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Analysis: After Juan Soto’s megadeal, could MLB see a $1 billion contract? Probably not soon
1 week, 6 days ago

Analysis: After Juan Soto’s megadeal, could MLB see a $1 billion contract? Probably not soon

Associated Press  

For the second straight Major League Baseball offseason, a norm-shattering contract has been the talk of the winter, with Juan Soto agreeing with the New York Mets on a $765 million, 15-year deal that’s the richest in baseball history. Judge played three seasons of college baseball for Fresno State before getting drafted by the Yankees in 2013 at age 21 …

Baseball star Juan Soto lands world record 15-year, $765m deal with NY Mets
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2 weeks, 1 day 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 …

One Black Friday 2024 free-agent deal for every MLB team
3 weeks, 4 days 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 …

Nick Martinez only free agent to accept among 13 given $21.05 million qualifying offers
1 month ago

Nick Martinez only free agent to accept among 13 given $21.05 million qualifying offers

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Pitcher Nick Martinez was the only free agent to accept Tuesday among 13 players given $21.05 million qualifying offers from their former clubs. Those who declined were New York Yankees outfielder Juan Soto, Baltimore right-hander Corbin Burnes and outfielder Anthony Santander, Boston right-hander Nick Pivetta, Houston third baseman Alex Bregman, Arizona first baseman Christian Walker, Atlanta left-hander …

MLB front office check-in: Key offseason needs and goals for all 30 teams
1 month, 2 weeks ago

MLB front office check-in: Key offseason needs and goals for all 30 teams

New York Times  

One of the many things front office executives accomplish at the general managers’ meetings is to meet with their counterparts and learn each team’s needs and goals for the offseason. Astros GM Dana Brown: Keeping Alex Bregman is their “biggest priority.” Houston Astros Re-sign Alex Bregman, add a left-handed-hitting outfielder and a depth starter and improve the bullpen It will …

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 …

Yankees’ Gerrit Cole opts out of contract, per source: How New York could prevent him from testing free agency
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Yankees’ Gerrit Cole opts out of contract, per source: How New York could prevent him from testing free agency

New York Times  

NEW YORK — New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole opted out of his nine-year, $324 million contract, a league source confirmed. The Yankees can void Cole’s opt-out by adding a 10th year and an additional $36 million to his current deal, which would restore his status as the highest-paid pitcher in baseball by total dollars after Los Angeles Dodgers starter …

2024-25 MLB offseason: Bowden’s 25 predictions for signings, trades and more
1 month, 3 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 …

Top 30 MLB free agents: Will Juan Soto get Shohei Ohtani money — and will Dodgers sign him?
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

Teoscar Hernández’s agent fires back at critics of one-year Dodgers deal: ‘Who’s laughing now?’
2 months, 1 week ago

Teoscar Hernández’s agent fires back at critics of one-year Dodgers deal: ‘Who’s laughing now?’

LA Times  

Most agents representing MLB players don’t publicly gloat. But most agents don’t take the heat from their colleagues that Rafa Nieves apparently did when he negotiated a one-year, $23.5-million deal for Teoscar Hernández with the Dodgers last offseason. “We were looking for a 3-year deal, and while reading the market and realizing that deal might not exist, I asked him …

Juan Soto contract projection: 14 years, $560 million within reach for top free agent
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Juan Soto contract projection: 14 years, $560 million within reach for top free agent

New York Times  

What does it mean to have your best season in your platform season? But Soto stands to set new records in free agency for two reasons: His production is elite, and he’s younger than most any other prominent free agent. Soto v. Rodriguez Player Signed Ages fWAR1 fWAR3 fWAR5 Alex Rodriguez 2008 32-41 9.6 22.5 38.3 Alex Rodriguez 2001 25-34 …

Bobby Bonilla Day: How his deferred contracts compare to Shohei Ohtani’s deal
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Bobby Bonilla Day: How his deferred contracts compare to Shohei Ohtani’s deal

LA Times  

Shohei Ohtani, left, deferred most of the money in his $700-million deal with the Dodgers. Bobby Bonilla’s deferred contracts with the Mets and Orioles earn him $1,693,248.20 annually. The Dodgers, in fact, have made Bonilla’s yearly deferred income look like chump change. The net present value of Ohtani’s $700-million contract is only $437.5 million, and only $46 million currently counts …

NBA free agency starts … right now? A few deals we could see sooner rather than later
6 months, 1 week ago

NBA free agency starts … right now? A few deals we could see sooner rather than later

New York Times  

Are you ready for the NBA offseason? Here are five I’d expect to happen sooner rather than later: Tyrese Maxey, 76ers After making the All-Star team at age 23, Maxey is surely getting a max contract from the Sixers, a five-year deal worth a projected $205 million. DeRozan can technically agree to an extension before June 30 rather than a …

Juan Soto says he WILL consider other teams in free agency after the season as the Yankees 'prepare $540MILLION offer for All-Star slugger'
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Juan Soto says he WILL consider other teams in free agency after the season as the Yankees 'prepare $540MILLION offer for All-Star slugger'

Daily Mail  

New York Yankees star Juan Soto will keep his options open in free agency despite the Bronx Bombers' ability to sign him to a lucrative deal next season. In December, The Athletic's Tim Britton projected that Soto could receive a 14-year, $540 million deal - be it with the Yankees or elsewhere. Yankees star Juan Soto is keeping his options …

Dodgers finalize $23.5M deal with Teoscar Hernández and hire former major leaguer Raúl Ibañez
11 months, 1 week 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
11 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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: …

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

Juan Soto is a Yankee. What might his next contract look like?
1 year ago

Juan Soto is a Yankee. What might his next contract look like?

New York Times  

Juan Soto is headed to the Bronx for his final year before free agency. Player Signed Age fWAR 1 fWAR 3 Years Total 2023 AAV Juan Soto 2025 26 5.5 16.4 Manny Machado 2019 26 6.2 14.9 10 300.0 35.7 Bryce Harper 2019 26 3.4 11.1 13 330.0 30.2 In general, Soto compares favorably to both those players at the …

Rosenthal: What I’m hearing in MLB free agency about Brewers trades, Bobby Witt Jr. and more
1 year, 1 month ago

Rosenthal: What I’m hearing in MLB free agency about Brewers trades, Bobby Witt Jr. and more

New York Times  

PHOENIX — Rebuilding might be the new market inefficiency. After free-agent shortstops Trea Turner, Xander Bogaerts, Carlos Correa and Dansby Swanson agreed to contracts for a combined $957 million last offseason, the Royals’ chances of signing Bobby Witt Jr. to a monster extension seemed rather slim. But here’s an interesting note: Snell’s highest single-season innings total, 180 2/3, matches right-hander …

MLB free agent tracker: Have new Dodgers Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto lost luster?
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Eduardo Rodriguez opts out of last 3 years and $49 million of contract with Detroit Tigers
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Top 40 MLB free agents for 2023-24: Contract predictions, team fits for Ohtani, Yamamoto, more
1 year, 1 month ago

Top 40 MLB free agents for 2023-24: Contract predictions, team fits for Ohtani, Yamamoto, more

New York Times  

Read Jim Bowden’s look at the Top 100 MLB free agents for 2025. Josh Hader, LHP Age: 29 HT: 5-11 WT: 180 2023 : 2.4 WAR Career: 11.7 WAR Agent: CAA Sports 2023 salary: $14.1 million One of the game’s most dominant closers, Josh Hader put together a strong free-agent walk year, recording a 1.28 ERA and 33 saves with …

How much will Shohei Ohtani injury cost him in free agency?
1 year, 4 months ago

How much will Shohei Ohtani injury cost him in free agency?

LA Times  

Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani talks with manager Phil Nevin during the second inning Wednesday. “ I assume will make an early opt-out a much more important factor for Ohtani’s camp.” Another mystery clouding Ohtani’s appraisal is his value as a marketing asset. He said Ohtani also could decide to sign a two-year contract — he speculated for $100 million — …

AP source: Carlos Correa, Giants reach $350M, 13-year deal
2 years ago

AP source: Carlos Correa, Giants reach $350M, 13-year deal

Associated Press  

Star shortstop Carlos Correa and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a $350 million, 13-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. Correa also was a free agent one year ago after leaving the Houston Astros, and he reached a $105.3 million deal with the Minnesota Twins. Mike Trout got a $426.5 million, 12-year contract …

Judge, Díaz, Turner among 131 free agents after Series ends
2 years, 1 month ago

Judge, Díaz, Turner among 131 free agents after Series ends

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — Aaron Judge, Edwin Díaz, Trea Turner, Dansby Swanson and Xander Bogaerts were among 131 players who became free agents on Sunday as baseball’s business season began just hours after the final out of the World Series. Teams have until Thursday to make $19.65 million qualifying offers to their former players who became free agents. If a team makes …

The countdown is on for Tomas Hertl and the Sharks: What should his next contract look like?
2 years, 10 months ago

The countdown is on for Tomas Hertl and the Sharks: What should his next contract look like?

New York Times  

To be fair, the early afternoon San Jose sun was making the hallway just outside the team’s practice rink at Sharks Ice pretty warm and he had just completed a longer-than-normal practice after a long break. His new deal kicks in next season at $9.5 million — still a bargain per Luszczyszyn’s model, but he’s now one of the highest-paid …

Rangers renew new enforcer Ryan Reaves’ contract through ’23
3 years, 4 months ago

Rangers renew new enforcer Ryan Reaves’ contract through ’23

Associated Press  

Ryan Reaves agreed to terms with the New York Rangers on an extension Saturday, a deal that puts the team’s new enforcer under contract through the 2022-23 season. New York has fired President John Davidson and GM Jeff Gorton, promoted Chris Drury to fill both jobs, traded Buchnevich, acquired and signed gritty forward Barclay Goodrow, added big defensemen Jarred Tinordi …

Worthy of a three-year deal? Why Pedro Báez might end up leaving Dodgers
4 years, 1 month ago

Worthy of a three-year deal? Why Pedro Báez might end up leaving Dodgers

LA Times  

The latest in an occasional series of stories looking at the status of Dodgers free agents heading into the 2021 season. PEDRO BÁEZ CASE FOR DODGERS KEEPING HIM: Finding reliable bullpen arms is always a challenge, and Báez has been one of the most consistently effective relievers in baseball since breaking into the majors in 2014. In 2017, Roberts came …

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