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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According to a report from Jeff Passan of ESPN, the NL East rival Nationals have agreed on a two-year, $10 million deal to bring catcher Yan Gomes back to the defending world champions. Gomes, 32, started his career with the Blue Jays but has spent the majority of his career with the Indians. While he emerged as a star in his first two full seasons with Cleveland, his career has been hampered by...
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According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, the Braves have agreed to a two-year, $16 million deal with free agent catcher Travis d’Arnaud. D’Arnaud was famously traded to the Mets in the deal that also brought Noah Syndergaard to New York, and was with the Mets from 2013 until they released him in early 2019. D’Arnaud was just 2-for-23 with the Mets at the time of his release, and he...
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