2:09 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The sluggish free-agent market the past two years has not scared Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado, who could be among the prizes in the 2020 pool. “I’m not afraid of it at all,” Arenado said. “It doesn’t have an effect on me. I think free agency
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11:27 AM ET Associated Press GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The Cleveland Indians and two-time All-Star reliever Tyler Clippard have agreed to terms on a minor league contract. Clippard, who spent last season with Toronto, will try to earn a spot in Cleveland’s revamped bullpen. The deal is contingent on the 34-year-old passing medical tests and may
8:58 PM ET Manny Machado was at Petco Park on Wednesday, a good sign for the San Diego Padres, who have agreed with Machado on a 10-year, $300 million contract that’s only pending the results of a pair of physicals. Replicas of what will be Machado’s No. 13 jersey were also at Petco Park on
7:16 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Buster Posey most likely will not catch in any spring training games until early March, San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Wednesday. Posey, who had surgery in August to address a hip impingement and repair a torn labrum, has been catching pitchers’ side sessions in camp
10:22 AM ET Position-by-position tiers: C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF | SP My favorite metric when it comes to slotting relief pitchers is win probability added (WPA). According to FanGraphs.com, the top five relievers in that category last season were: Oakland’s Blake Treinen, Milwaukee’s Jeremy Jeffress, Seattle’s Edwin Diaz,
5:16 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Forced into a full season of downtime because of ankle and heel injuries, Troy Tulowitzki watched a lot of baseball last year, and there was one club that regularly caught his eye. “I saw a lot of this team,” Tulowitzki said of his current employer, the New York Yankees.
4:14 PM ET The Detroit Tigers and veteran infielder Josh Harrison have agreed to a one-year deal, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The Athletic was first to report the deal Wednesday. Harrison, a two-time All-Star, became a free agent when the Pittsburgh Pirates declined a $10.5 million option on his contract in November.
6:57 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — For the bulk of the 12-minute interview session Gary Sanchez had at his locker as New York Yankees pitchers and catchers arrived to spring training, he was asked about one topic. How will he rebound from his abysmal 2018? Finally, after answering variations of that question, Sanchez made an
2:44 PM ET ESPN News Services Jed Lowrie hasn’t played an inning for the New York Mets and he’s already banged up. The 34-year-old said Wednesday that he has soreness in the back of his left knee and will undergo an MRI. “It started when I started really ramping things up, started getting into high-end
1:34 PM ET Manny Machado chose Southern California over the Windy City, and the Chicago White Sox appear ready to move on. Machado agreed to a record 10-year, $300 million deal with the San Diego Padres on Tuesday, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Outspoken shortstop Tim Anderson was asked Wednesday whether Machado “missed the boat”