According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, the Angels have signed free agent third baseman Anthony Rendon to a seven-year, $245 million contract. Rendon, 29, has spent his entire career with the Nationals, and has posted three 6-plus fWAR seasons in a row. He had probably the best season of his career in 2019, posting a 154 wRC+ and 7.0 fWAR while finishing third in MVP voting. The Angels, who were...
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According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, the Dodgers have agreed to a one-year, $10 million contract with right-handed reliever Blake Treinen. Treinen, 31, broke out in 2018 with the Athletics, when he dominated to the tune of a 0.78 ERA and a 1.82 FIP. However, after struggling last year with a 4.91 ERA and -0.3 fWAR, the Athletics non-tendered him this offseason. Treinen will look to regain some...
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According to a report from Jon Heyman of MLB Network, the Washington Nationals have re-signed right-handed starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg to a deal. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic was the first to report that they were nearing an agreement. According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, the deal is for seven years and $245 million. Strasburg is coming off one of the best seasons of his career, in which he...
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The Mets announced that they have finalized new manager Carlos Beltran’s coaching staff for the 2020 season. Retaining his job as hitting coach is Chili Davis, who led the Mets to one of the better offenses in the NL in 2019. Tom Slater will be joining the staff as assistant hitting coach, while Jeremy Accardo will be joining the major league staff as assistant pitching coach. Some other roles...
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The Cincinnati Reds have signed infielder Mike Moustakas to a four-year deal, as was first reported by Jon Heyman of MLB Network. Jeff Passan of ESPN was the first to report that the deal was for four years. The deal comes shortly after it was announced that the Reds would be non-tendering infielder Jose Peraza, so Moustakas will presumably filling that void. According to Ken Rosenthal of The...
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