Doug Fister has agreed to a major-league deal with the Texas Rangers, pending a physical, according to Evan Drellich of NBC Sports Boston. MLB free agency may have officially begun on Nov. 7, but only now has a free agent agreed to a major-league deal. The deal is reportedly a one-year, $4 million contract that includes a club option for 2019. It includes a $3.5 million base for 2018 and a $4.5...
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Austin Jackson Position: Outfield Bats: Right- Throws: Right Date of Birth: February 1, 1987 (Age 30) 2017 Stats: 85 G, .318/.387/.482, 46 R, 19 2B, 7 HR, 35 RBI, 3 SB, 1.8 WAR It feels like Austin Jackson has been in the league for ages now. Jackson was a farmhand of the New York Yankees, but was moved to Detroit in 2009 along with Phil Coke, Daniel Schlereth, and Max Scherzer in a three-team...
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Last week, rumors surfaced that the Mets and Tigers had discussed a potential trade for Ian Kinsler. Although it should be noted that being “in talks” for a trade means little at this stage in the offseason, the trade seemed to make sense on a rudimentary level. The Tigers are obviously looking towards the future, and the Mets would need a second baseman for 2018. And a trade under...
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Latest Mets News Noah Syndergaard made a tweet poking fun at President Trump’s remarks regarding Time magazine’s Person of the Year. Latest MLB News The Detroit Tigers have avoided arbitration with left-handed reliever Blaine Hardy. Ken Davidoff of the New York Post writes that as part of a pitch to Shohei Ohtani, teams must fill out a quiz. George A. King III of the New York Post...
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Shohei Ohtani’s agent has asked each MLB team that intends to bid on the two-way Japanese standout to say in writing why he would be a good fit for their club, the Associated Press reported Friday. “The memo from Nez Balelo, co-head of CAA Baseball, was distributed to all 30 teams by the commissioner’s office late Friday along with materials for the Dec. 1 vote on a new posting...
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Mickey Jannis was initially selected by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 44th round of the 2010 draft out of California State University Bakersfield. He spent two seasons in the minors with Tampa Bay before he was cut loose. This was when he decided to transition to a knuckleballer, a pitch he had kept in his back pocket over the years after throwing it in college. Jannis caught on with the Lake Erie...
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