The Braves and Will Smith Agree on Three-Year Contract Up against a deadline to either accept or refuse San Francisco’s qualifying offer, free agent reliever Will Smith signed a three-year, $40 million pact with the Atlanta Braves. Smith’s deal with Atlanta will pay him $13 million in each of the next three seasons, with the…
DetailsALCS whistling video emerges to support ‘ridiculous’ Yankees accusations The Yankees may have been on to something. The Bombers complained about some sketchy whistling coming from the Astros’ dugout during Game 1 of the ALCS. Houston has since been alleged to steal signs at Minute Maid Park using a camera in center-field and a monitor…
DetailsMatt Blake gives glimpse at how he’ll improve Yankees pitching staff Matt Blake has never been a pitching coach for a full season at the professional level — until now. And that may be the biggest adjustment the 34-year-old faces after being introduced as the new Yankees’ pitching coach on Thursday. “There’s a huge difference…
DetailsCarlos Beltran makes Astros’ sign-stealing accusations very much a Mets problem SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Mets officials must sit with Carlos Beltran in the coming days and ask their new manager when it comes to electronic cheating with the 2017 Astros — what did you know and what did you do? To this point, the new…
DetailsWill Smith lands first big free-agency deal of offseason from Braves The first big signing of MLB’s offseason was completed on Thursday, not long after the GM Meetings ended. The Atlanta Braves inked Giants closer Will Smith to a three-year, $40 million deal, The Post’s Joel Sherman confirmed. It comes with a $1 million buyout…
Details7 Players Reject Qualifying Offers The 4pm CT deadline has passed for free agents to accept or reject qualifying offers, and seven of the 10 players issued offers have turned them down. ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports (via Twitter) that Madison Bumgarner (Giants), Gerrit Cole (Astros), Marcell Ozuna (Cardinals), Anthony Rendon (Nationals), Stephen Strasburg (Nationals, and…
DetailsZack Wheeler declines Mets’ qualifying offer with eye on free-agent mega-deal SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Zack Wheeler for one more year was in the Mets’ plans, but can the organization stomach a potential bidding war for him? The right-hander took a leap toward departing the Mets on Thursday when – as expected – he declined the…
DetailsJose Abreu To Accept Qualifying Offer From White Sox Jose Abreu will stay with the White Sox rather than test the free agent market, as ESPN.com’s Jeff Passan reports (Twitter link) that the first baseman has accepted the team’s one-year, $17.8MM qualifying offer. More analysis to come… Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/11/jose-abreu-to-accept-qualifying-offer-from-white-sox.html
DetailsBraves Sign Will Smith The Braves have signed closer Will Smith to a three-year contract, the team announced. The three guaranteed years will pay Smith $39MM, and Atlanta has a $13MM club option for 2023. That option contains a $1MM buyout, as per The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal (Twitter link), bringing the total value of the…
DetailsJake Odorizzi To Accept Qualifying Offer Right-hander Jake Odorizzi will accept a qualifying offer from the Twins, reports Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic (via Twitter). He’ll now be signed for the 2020 season at a rate of $17.8MM. It’s a bit of a surprise move but likely a welcome development for a Twins club that…
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