New Arizona Diamondbacks General Manager Mike Hazen could be looking to shed more payroll after trading shortstop Jean Segura to the Seattle Mariners. Segura had a career year in 2016 in his only season with the D-Backs, but he is arbitration eligible and is projected to make $7.3 million by MLBTR. That’s quite a jump from the $2.6 million salary he made in 2016 and an expensive piece for...
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Ian Desmond Position: Outfield/SS Bats: Right – Throws: Right Born: September, 1985 (Age 31) For the second straight year Ian Desmond hits free agency after getting the qualifying offer and rejecting it. Unlike last offseason though, he is coming off a solid overall year at the plate. He also improved his value by showing he can play in the outfield. Desmond, 31, had a hard time finding a deal...
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New York Mets outfielder Juan Lagares made his Dominican Winter League season debut for the Aguilas Cibaenas on Tuesday night. Lagares batted sixth and played the entire game in center field. He went 2 for 3 with a sacrifice fly, both hits were line drive singles. His first hit came off lefty Frank Garces and the second against right-hander Rafael De Paula. On the defensive side, he threw out a...
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According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, the Minnesota Twins have signed former Houston Astros catcher Jason Castro. The deal is worth 3 years, $24.5 million per Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports. Castro, 29, hit .210/.307/.377 with 16 doubles, 11 home runs and 32 RBI in 113 games for the Astros in 2016. On the defensive side, he posted a positive dWAR (0.4) for the sixth straight season and was a...
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The deadline to add players to the 40-man roster and protect them from the Rule 5 draft was yesterday. One of the interesting names for the Mets that wasn’t protected is infielder Phillip Evans, coming off winning the Eastern League batting title for the Double-A Binghamton Mets. Evans, 24, slashed .335/.374/.485 with 30 doubles, eight home runs and 39 RBI for the B-Mets in his breakout season....
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