Yahoo Sports’ Jeff Passan is hearing from clubs involved in the Ben Zobrist pursuit that the high demand now has his price tag sitting at four years and $60 million dollars and that it will likely go even higher than that. As many as 20 teams have engaged Zobrist according to a report by Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe, so it’s no big surprise that his deal could blow away all the...
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December 2 Dutton reports on Twitter that pitcher C.J. Riefenhauser is the second player headed to Baltimore in the deal. Riefenhauser, 26 in January, spent this past season with the Tampa Bay Rays, pitching to a 5.52 ERA in 17 games. Riefenhauser was just traded to the Mariners last month along with Nate Karns and Boog Powell for Logan Morrison, Danny Farquhar and Brad Miller, but will now be...
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According to the Boston Globe, the Boston Red Sox have agreed to terms on a contract with free agent starting pitcher David Price. The deal is for seven years and is worth $217 million dollars. This is the largest contract for a starting pitcher ever, just beating Clayton Kershaw’s current $215M contract with the Dodgers. The deal has an opt-out clause after 3 years. He will be paid $30...
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Chris Cotillo of MLB Daily Dish reports that three teams are in the mix for free agent shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera, who is expected to make a decision within the next week or so. On Monday, Efrain Zavarce reported that the Mets were one of five teams interested, but it’s not clear whether they are in that final three Cotillo is referencing. There certainly hasn’t been any buzz about...
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It certainly appears as though the Mets do not plan to do anything significant if they fail to land free agent infielder/outfielder Ben Zobrist, who is expected to sign with a team by the end of next week’s Winter Meetings. According to Joel Sherman of the NY Post, the Mets don’t appear inclined to offer Zobrist the four-year deal he’s looking for despite their affection for Zobrist,...
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According to a report by Jesse Rogers of ESPN, in the event the Chicago Cubs sign Ben Zobrist, team sources say they will almost certainly end up trading 2B/SS Starlin Castro. A three-time All Star, Castro had a very pedestrian season in 2015, batting .265 with a .296 on-base and .671 OPS. However, the 25-year old Castro finished strong and posted a ,295 average with a .464 slugging and .783 OPS...
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