8:00 AM ET It’s that time of year when players sign contracts with lots of zeroes on them and executives wheel and deal for holiday bargains. The general manager’s meetings are over, with the winter meetings just around the corner. That means the hot stove season is percolating — though several deals have already been
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Nov 4, 2019 For the second year in a row, the top of the winter’s free-agent class is extremely strong. Last year had two 26-year-old superstars — Bryce Harper and Manny Machado — who would end up signing deals of at least 10 years, while this year’s group is a bit older with more promise
8:00 AM ET In many ways, it was a decade of success for the New York Yankees: They won the most games in the majors with 921 wins, they hit the most home runs and scored the second-most runs, they never had a losing season and they played in more postseason games than any other
4:36 PM ET The Atlanta Braves signed catcher Travis d’Arnaud to a two-year, $16 million contract on Sunday, the team announced. He gets $8 million in each of the next two seasons and agreed to donate $80,000 annually to charity. The 30-year-old d’Arnaud split last season between the New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers and
2:00 PM ET About a decade ago, I bumped into a newly professional player and asked about his first experiences in the minor leagues. “I’ve got to be honest with you — I hate it,” he said, before explaining how loose the oversight and preparation felt. After playing in a well-structured college program, he was
1:44 PM ET Right-hander Jharel Cotton, who returned at the Triple-A level for the Oakland Athletics after missing all of 2018 following Tommy John surgery, has been traded to the Chicago Cubs on Saturday in exchange for cash considerations. Cotton, 27, went 11-10 with a 4.95 ERA in 29 starts for the Athletics over the
11:21 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball officials investigating whether the Houston Astros cheated over the past three seasons by electronically stealing signs have asked players associated with the organization what they know about a range
3:42 PM ET ESPN News Services The New York Yankees intend not to pay Jacoby Ellsbury the remaining $26 million due under his contract, contending he violated the deal by receiving unauthorized medical treatment, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Buster Olney on Friday. According to multiple reports, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman sent a letter to
Nov 22, 2019 ESPN News Services The Seattle Mariners signed first-base prospect Evan White to a six-year major league contract with three club options, the team announced Monday. Financial terms were not disclosed, but sources familiar with the deal confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan that the deal is worth $24 million. White, 23, spent all
11:44 AM ET 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