Follow live coverage of the MLB trade deadline Sign up for The Windup newsletter | Levi Weaver and Ken Rosenthal deliver expert analysis on the biggest MLB stories every weekday. Players often use no-trade protection as leverage, and Lynn in theory could require a team on the list to exercise his $18.5 million club option for next season. The more …
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Brewers president of baseball operations David Stearns acknowledged Tuesday the trade of four-time All-Star closer Josh Hader affected the team more than he expected at the time he made the deal. “It had a more pronounced impact than I thought it would at the time, and the surrounding moves didn’t adequately fortify the team in Josh’s absence,” …
SAN FRANCISCO — Right-handed reliever Trevor Rosenthal signed a $4.5 million, one-year contract with the San Francisco Giants on Thursday. It’s an electric arm.” He has the potential to earn an additional $1 million in performance bonuses for big league games pitched: $50,000 each for 15 and 18 games; $150,000 for 23 games; $200,000 for 28 games; $250,000 for 33 …
On July 12, the website for the Mets’ television network reported front-office news that some in the industry found curious. As it turns out, the Mets’ recent promotions of Levin and Alderson had been in the works as far back as last offseason, during Jared Porter’s brief tenure as GM. Perhaps former Red Sox and Cubs exec Theo Epstein, now …