12:13 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals signed veteran right-hander Homer Bailey to a minor deal Saturday that includes an invitation to big league spring training. While Minnesota has a crop of young players who aren’t far from breaking out, the White Sox seem to be top heavy and
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8:45 AM ET Keith LawESPN Senior Writer Close Senior baseball analyst for Insider Was special asst. to Blue Jays GM Wrote for Baseball Prospectus Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email We already ran down the top 100 prospects in baseball, so now it’s time go deeper by division. Today, it’s the National
6:32 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN FRANCISCO — Bryce Harper’s meeting with the Giants in Las Vegas this week was the product of “mutual interest on both sides,” new San Francisco baseball operations chief Farhan Zaidi said Friday. Zaidi would not say whether an offer was extended to the star outfielder. The Giants still
4:51 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Danny Espinosa and the New York Mets have agreed to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. The veteran switch-hitter gives the Mets even more depth in a crowded infield. He could be a backup option at shortstop behind Amed Rosario. Espinosa spent last
1:54 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says management is focused on pace-of-game changes for 2019 and bolder ideas suggested by players such as expanding the designated hitter to the National League are too complicated to be put in place for this season. Speaking Friday at the end of an
6:59 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Pitcher Trevor Bauer has gone to salary arbitration with the Cleveland Indians for the second straight year. Relievers Ryan Tepera of Toronto and Kyle Barraclough of Washington lost their cases, leaving the sides tied 3-3 with six possible decisions remaining. After winning last year’s hearing, Bauer
1:44 PM ET Associated Press Relievers Ryan Tepera of the Toronto Blue Jays and Kyle Barraclough of the Washington Nationals lost their salary arbitration cases Friday. Tepera was awarded a $1,525,000 salary Friday rather than his request for $1.8 million. Arbitrators Mark Burstein, Howard Edelman and Edna Francis made the decision after hearing arguments Wednesday.
1:14 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Indians All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor will likely miss the start of the season with a strained right calf. Lindor, one of baseball’s best all-around players, sustained the injury recently while working out in Orlando, Florida. He was checked Wednesday at the Cleveland Clinic by Dr. Mark Schickendantz, who
12:00 PM ET New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen certainly has the attention of his peers with his tweets, from the swings in the cage to his offers of autographs and declarations about his confidence in his team. “That’s not something I would do,” said a rival executive, laughing. “Because this game has
Feb 8, 2019 Keith LawESPN Senior Writer Close Senior baseball analyst for Insider Was special asst. to Blue Jays GM Wrote for Baseball Prospectus Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email We already ran down the top 100 prospects in baseball, so now it’s time go deeper by division. Today it’s the National