Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that the San Francisco Giants are signing left-handed starting pitcher Carlos Rodón. The deal is for two years, $44 million with an opt-out after the first season. Rodón, 29, surpisingly did not receive a qualifying offer from the White Sox following a strong 2021 season. Rodón is coming off a career year with the Chicago White Sox in which the lefty made the All-Star...
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Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Union have agreed on a new CBA. Baseball is back! The owners voted 30-0 to ratify the new CBA. The players voted 26-12 to accept the owners’ proposal. Andy Martino of SNY reports that the owners’ call to ratify is set for 6:30 p.m. ET and free agency will begin right after that. Part of the...
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UPDATE: 3/10/22, 1:51 PM Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that the following is in the latest MLB proposal: Luxury thresholds – $230 million to $244 over the five-year dal (increase of $2M in final year from last offer) Pre-arb pool – $50M (increase of $10M) Minimum salaries – $700K to $780K (increase of $10K in final year) Rosenthal notes that the owners have given a 3...
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No. 35 JT Schwartz, 1B Age: 22 (12/19/1999) HT: 6’4, WT: 215 B/T: L/R Acquired: Drafted in 4th RD of 2021 Draft – UCLA ETA: 2024 Previous MMO Ranking: N/A 2021 Stats (St. Lucie Mets): 25 G, .195/.320/.256, 13 BB/12K, 70 wRC+ The left-handed hitter was drafted by the Mets in the fourth round of the 2021 draft after having a monster 1.142 OPS in 44 games during his redshirt sophomore year at...
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No. 40 Stanley Consuegra, OF Age: 21 (9/24/2000) HT: 6’2, WT: 167 B/T: R/R Acquired: Signed as International Free Agent in 2017 ETA: 2025 Previous MMO Ranking: N/A 2021 Stats (FCL Mets): 20 G, .270/.325/.500, 9 2B, 2 HR, 111 wRC+ After making his debut with a .650 OPS over 64 games during the 2018 season with the DSL and GCL Mets, Consuegra didn’t get a chance to play competitive baseball...
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