Pirates Sign Charlie Tilson, Andrew Susac The Pirates announced minor league deals with outfielder Charlie Tilson and catcher Andrew Susac on Friday. Both players will be in Major League camp this spring, as will lefties Derek Holland and Robbie Erlin, whose previously reported minor league deals were confirmed by the team. Tilson, 27, was once…
DetailsLatest On Dominic Smith Mets first baseman/outfielder Dominic Smith entered the winter looking like a prime trade candidate, but nothing has come together a few months since the team’s season ended. Perhaps Smith could still end up on the move in the coming weeks, but he’s not part of any “active trade talks” right now,…
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Revisiting Last Offseason’s Biggest Extensions: Hitters We’re on the cusp of spring training, which is also a popular time for teams and players to work out long-term extensions. We saw several of those deals handed out before last season began. Let’s check in on how those pacts look now, beginning with the hitters who inked…
DetailsAdell, Marsh heading back to Angels camp Top 100 prospects Jo Adell and Brandon Marsh were among 19 non-roster players who received invitations to Major League camp from the Los Angeles Angels on Friday. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20200131&content_id=312614026&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsMelky Cabrera Hopes To Keep Playing At Least A “Couple” More Years We’ve reached the point of the offseason where it’s not entirely clear whether some veterans will continue their careers or move onto the next chapter. Curtis Granderson announced his retirement earlier today, and we’ve seen less-prolific names like Peter Bourjos and Tony Barnette…
Details2020 Pac 12 Preview: Arizona State Aims For Statement Arizona State looks to return to prominence once and for all, while there’s a change atop the program at Oregon State. All that and more is covered in our Pac 12 Preview. Source: https://d1baseball.com/featured/2020-pac-12-preview-arizona-state-aims-for-statement/
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Pirates Sign JT Riddle 5:12pm: Riddle’s deal with the Pirates will pay him $850K, MLBTR has learned. 3:25pm: The Pirates announced Friday that they’ve signed infielder JT Riddle to a Major League contract. The addition of Riddle, a Meister Sports client, fills Pittsburgh’s 40-man roster. Riddle, 28, was once considered to be among the more…
DetailsRockies Agree To Two-Year Contract With Trevor Story January 31: The Rockies have now formally announced Story’s two-year deal. January 24, 8:39pm: It is indeed an arbitration-only contract, ESPN.com’s Jeff Passan tweets. Story will receive $27.5MM over the two-year term. The Rockies will not gain control over any prospective open-market seasons but will gain some…
DetailsBrewers Sign Andres Blanco To Minor League Deal The Brewers announced that they’ve signed veteran infielder Andres Blanco to a minor league contract and invited him to Major League Spring Training. Blanco will turn 36 in April and hasn’t appeared in the Majors since 2017, but he’s had a pair of productive Triple-A campaigns in…
DetailsPeanuts baseball comic From now on, the Dutch Baseball Hangout will post a random baseball comic of Peanuts on Friday. In total Charles M. Schultz created about 1,800 baseball comics, 10% of all the Peanuts episodes. Source: https://dutchbaseballhangout.wordpress.com/2020/01/31/peanuts-baseball-comic/
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