MLBTR Chat Transcript: Angels, Kluber, MadBum, Indians, Price Click here to read the transcript of tonight’s baseball chat, moderated by MLBTR’s Mark Polishuk Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/12/mlbtr-live-chat-476.html
DetailsAA PLAYERS PERFORMING WELL DOWN UNDER Nearly two dozen current and former American Association players are spending their off-seasons in the Australian Baseball League. The league features a mix of players from Australia and New Zealand, as well as the rest of the baseball world. In his first season in the ABL, C Jeremy Martinez…
DetailsDetails On Madison Bumgarner’s Agreement With The Diamondbacks Madison Bumgarner became the latest free agent pitcher to leave the open market, agreeing to a five-year, $85MM deal with the Diamondbacks on Sunday. While reports from earlier this week suggested that Arizona was in the mix, it still raised a lot of eyebrows to see the…
DetailsWhy Gerrit Cole can handle unmatched Yankees pressure As a big leaguer for 10 seasons, a major league manager for 17 years and for the past dozen years a holiday visitor to Manhattan, Clint Hurdle has an understanding of the relationship between baseball and New York, where Hurdle’s playing career ended with the Mets in…
DetailsThe Corey Kluber Trade: Reaction & Analysis Over a year of trade rumors surrounding Corey Kluber came to an end this afternoon, as the Indians dealt their longtime ace to the Rangers in exchange for outfielder Delino DeShields and right-hander Emmanuel Clase (plus $500K, in a split of the $1MM assignment bonus Kluber received in…
DetailsMadison Bumgarner heading to Diamondbacks on $85 million deal Madison Bumgarner is leaving San Francisco for a division rival — just not the one many thought. Bumgarner, the career Giants lefty who won three World Series championships, is heading to the Diamondbacks on a five-year deal worth $85 million, The Post’s Joel Sherman confirmed. The…
DetailsDiamondbacks Nearing Agreement With Madison Bumgarner The Diamondbacks are nearing a five-year deal that will bring free agent left-hander Madison Bumgarner to Arizona, reports ESPN’s Jeff Passan. More to come. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/12/diamondbacks-nearing-agreement-with-madison-bumgarner.html
DetailsThe Best Baseball Books of 2019 Ernie Banks was one of the most loved players in baseball history. Ron Rapoport examines the complex man in “Let’s Play Two: The Legend of Mr. Cub, the Life of Ernie Banks.” Banks was portrayed as an optimistic person, but there was much more to him than that. Paul…
DetailsRangers To Acquire Corey Kluber For Clase, DeShields 12:34 pm: There are no other players involved, reports Zack Meisel of the Athletic (via Twitter). 12:17 pm: Texas will assume the entirety of Kluber’s $17.5MM obligation, reports Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News (via Twitter). 11:44 am: Center fielder Delino DeShields, Jr. is also headed to Cleveland,…
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Mets Agree To Sign Michael Wacha DECEMBER 15: Anthony DiComo of MLB.com has the breakdown on the incentives in Wacha’s contract. He’ll earn $500K for making 10, 14, and 18 starts, along with $500K for each start from 20-30. Finally, Wacha can earn $1.35MM worth of award bonuses. With $8.35MM worth of incentives, Wacha’s total earning…
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