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Sources: Mets, Syndergaard avoid arbitration
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Tuesday, 22 December 2020 11:38
The New York Mets have avoided salary arbitration with Noah Syndergaard, agreeing to a one-year deal worth $9.7 million, sources confirmed to ESPN.The deal was first reported Tuesday by USA Today Sports.Syndergaard, 28 missed the coronavirus-shortened 2020 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery on his pitching elbow last March. The former All-Star pitcher is scheduled to become a free agent…
Sources: Phils expected to promote Fuld to GM
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Tuesday, 22 December 2020 12:09
The Philadelphia Phillies are expected to name Sam Fuld as their general manager, ESPN has confirmed.The promotion would be the latest in a front-office overhaul for the Phillies, who reassigned former GM Matt Klentak in October and named Dave Dombrowski their new president of baseball operations earlier this month.Fuld, 39, has worked in the Phillies' front office since 2017 and…
MLB hot stove survey: Who will spend big? Will Lindor or Bryant get dealt? GMs, insiders weigh in
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Tuesday, 22 December 2020 03:55
Normally by this time on the calendar, the MLB hot stove is already cooking with at least some major free-agent signings and offseason trades. But this year? Not so much.While we wait for the movement to pick up, we asked a panel of experts for their opinion on what's to come. Who will be the busiest teams when things finally…
Kendrick, Nats' hero in 2019 playoffs, retires
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Monday, 21 December 2020 16:25
Howie Kendrick announced his retirement Monday after 15 major league seasons.In an Instagram post, Kendrick thanked each of the teams he played for in the majors, finishing with the Washington Nationals, the team he won a World Series title with in 2019."To the fans, without your support and love for the game, our stage and lights would not shine as…
Giants sign reliever Brebbia to one-year deal
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Monday, 21 December 2020 14:56
The San Francisco Giants signed right-handed reliever John Brebbia to a one-year major league contract on Monday, the team announced.Financial terms were not disclosed but a source told ESPN's Jeff Passan that Brebbia will make $800,000 in the 2021 season.Brebbia, 30, did not pitch last season after undergoing Tommy John surgery in June.In 2019 he appeared in 66 games for…
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