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White Sox, Abreu agree to new $50 million deal
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Friday, 22 November 2019 08:40
The Chicago White Sox have agreed to a three-year, $50 million contract with Jose Abreu, the team announced Friday.Abreu, who made his third All-Star team in six seasons with the White Sox, led the American League with 123 RBIs in 2019 while batting .284 with 33 home runs."This is a dream come true for me and my family," Abreu said…
Sources: Double-A 1B gets 6-year deal from M's
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Friday, 22 November 2019 08:44
The Seattle Mariners and first-base prospect Evan White have agreed to a six-year, $24 million contract with three club options, sources familiar with the deal confirmed to ESPN's Jeff Passan on Friday.White, 23, spent all of last season at Double-A with the Arkansas Travelers of the Texas League. No player at that level has ever received a long-term extension.In 2018,…
Olney: Is Jacoby Ellsbury MLB's worst free-agent signing ever?
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Thursday, 21 November 2019 06:51
Midway through the 2019 season, a member of the New York Yankees organization assessed the laundry list of injured players, providing updates on rehabilitation schedules, the latest baseball activities for those ailing, and possible timelines for their respective returns to the lineup.When I brought up Jacoby Ellsbury, the response was an incredulous stare.As in: Really? There was no expectation he…
How hot stove splash by White Sox puts rest of AL Central on notice
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Friday, 22 November 2019 04:41
How do you know when a team has toggled away from rebuild mode? The answer to that isn't always as easy to pinpoint as you might think. But one probable indicator is that when a team signs a 31-year-old catcher to a four-year, $73 million contract, that team feels like it is ready to crack the contention window.That is what…
Which free-agent pitcher could be the next Gerrit Cole?
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Thursday, 21 November 2019 12:13
The final image we have of Gerrit Cole's tenure with the Houston Astros was after Game 7 of the World Series, when he was wearing a Scott Boras Corporation cap instead of drinking champagne during a victory celebration.Still, it was a wonderful two seasons in Houston for Cole, as he shed his previous rep as a talented but inconsistent right-hander…
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