Infielder Manny Machado has agreed to a deal with the San Diego Padres, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports further that the deal is for 10 years and $300 million. As Feinsand points out, it is the biggest free agent contract in the history of American sports. Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports also reports that there is an opt-out clause after the fifth season. Machado is...
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The Philadelphia Phillies have signed ace starter Aaron Nola to a four-year, $45 million extension with a club option for a fifth season per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Jeff Passan of ESPN further reports that the fifth year club option is worth $16 million. The breakdown of Aaron Nola's deal with the Phillies: $2M signing bonus2019: $4M2020: $8M2021: $11.75M2022: $15M2023: $16M club...
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Per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, the New York Mets have re-signed catcher Devin Mesoraco to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training. Mesoraco, 30, hit .221/.303/.398 with 11 home runs, 33 RBIs, and a 0.7 bWAR across 84 games with the Reds and the Mets in 2018. He hit 10 home runs in 229 plate appearances for the Mets after being acquired via trade for Matt Harvey. Though having...
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Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports reports that now-former Texas Rangers infielder Jurickson Profar has been traded to the Oakland A’s as part of a three-team deal also including the Tampa Bay Rays. In the deal, Profar is the only player the A’s are acquiring. The Rangers are adding LHP Brock Burke, INF Eli White, LHP Kyle Bird, RHP Yoel Espinal, and international money while the...
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The Mets and Phillies are both showing interest in trading for Rangers lefty Mike Minor, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Rosenthal points out that while the Mets are on his 10-team no-trade list, they could use him as either a starter or a reliever. The Phillies are not on his no-trade list, meaning the Rangers can trade him to Philadelphia without his approval. Minor, who turns 31 on Dec 26,...
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