Effectively Wild Episode 1485: Block Bluster Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about 2019’s non-playoff teams actually being the big buyers this winter, the six-player Rays-Cardinals trade involving Matthew Liberatore and José Martínez, working with friends, and the Mariners not making trades, then answer emails about what constitutes a blockbuster trade, the worst go-for-it trades,…
DetailsReds invite Lodolo, India to big league camp The Reds announced Friday that left-hander Nick Lodolo and infielder Jonathan India, two of their top three prospects, are among 16 non-roster players invited to big league Spring Training. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20200110&content_id=312399504&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsTwins To Extend Miguel Sano The Twins have inked third baseman Miguel Sano to a three-year extension, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN.com (via Twitter). The deal includes a club option for 2023. More to come … Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/01/twins-to-extend-miguel-sano.html
Details2020 Arbitration Filing Numbers MLBTR’s Arbitration Tracker is the place to go to see the arbitration contracts agreed upon thus far, as well as the figures exchanged between teams and players that were not able to reach agreement before today’s deadline to swap salary positions. Matt Swartz’s arbitration projections are available here. After a busy day of dealmaking,…
DetailsMarcus Stroman is biggest winner in Mets arbitration raises Marcus Stroman was the biggest winner among the Mets’ arbitration-eligible players on Friday. The right-hander, who can become a free agent next offseason, received a contract worth $12 million for 2020, as all nine of the Mets’ arbitration-eligible players reached agreement with the club. Stroman, who…
DetailsAnnouncing the Burdick Award We take a break from our usual baseball card storytelling this week to announce a new award approved by the SABR Board of Directors and coming out of our very own Baseball Cards Research Committee. The Jefferson Burdick Award for Contributions to the Hobby will be handed out for the very…
DetailsYankees avoid drama by giving Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez big raises There will be no arbitration drama for the Yankees this offseason. The Yankees agreed to terms with all nine of their arbitration eligible players — including Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez and James Paxton — by Friday’s deadline. Judge and Sanchez got the biggest…
DetailsChecking In On Last Season’s Lowest-Scoring Offenses If you can believe it, sub-.500 teams comprised the majors’ five lowest-scoring offenses in 2019. With the offseason a couple months old and with most of the top free agents off the board, those teams have all had time to improve at the plate. But have they? Let’s…
DetailsMookie Betts agrees to 1-year, $27M deal with Red Sox BOSTON — Outfielder Mookie Betts agreed Friday to a $27 million contract with the Boston Red Sox, the largest one-year salary for an arbitration-eligible player. Outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. also agreed to an $11 million deal, ensuring Boston will avoid salary arbitration with two of…
DetailsDodgers Avoid Arbitration With Cody Bellinger, Others The Dodgers have struck a record-breaking arbitration deal with outfielder/first baseman Cody Bellinger, per Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times (via Twitter). Bellinger is said to have a $11.5MM pact, handily topping the prior record (Kris Bryant, $10.85MM) for a first-time arb-eligible player. Other top performers have…
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