7:00 AM ET What will happen this offseason? Nobody really knows. But while we wait to start finding out where the biggest available names will land, let’s preview what might happen with this list of superlatives: Guy most likely to sign the biggest deal: Bryce Harper. We know it’s going to be Harper or Manny
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11:00 AM ET ESPN News Services Bryce Harper rejected the Washington Nationals‘ offer of approximately $300 million over 10 years late last season, according to multiple reports. Washington tried to lock up Harper with one of the richest deals in baseball history before he became a free agent, but the then 25-year-old opted to test
10:20 AM ET Chicago White Sox general manager Rich Hahn revealed at the MLB general managers meetings on Tuesday that manager Rick Renteria’s contract has been extended beyond the 2019 season. Hahn told reporters the extension wasn’t announced and wouldn’t go into details, only saying it was signed “a while back.” When he was hired
Nov 6, 2018 With free agency underway, the offseason is going to pick up steam. What are the big questions facing all 30 teams? We start in the AL East, where the World Series title currently resides. Boston Red Sox: Who will be the closer in 2019? 2018 record: 108-542019 World Series odds: 6-1 The
7:40 AM ET With free agency underway, the offseason is going to pick up steam. What are the big questions facing all 30 teams? Here’s a look at the NL East, where a changing of the guard seems to be taking shape. 2017 record: 90-722018 World Series odds: 12-1 The Braves weren’t bad behind the
10:43 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN FRANCISCO — Los Angeles Dodgers general manager Farhan Zaidi has accepted a job to head baseball operations for the Giants, according to ESPN and multiple reports. Zaidi’s Dodgers reached the World Series each of the past two seasons. Four years ago, the Canadian-born Zaidi departed his job as
9:37 PM ET Associated Press CARLSBAD, Calif. — Andrew Friedman knew he was getting a player who didn’t hustle all the time when he traded for four-time All-Star Manny Machado. Still, Friedman, the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ president of baseball operations, was willing to acquire him because his good points outweighed the bad. “He got booed
7:08 PM ET Bryce Harper rejected a long-term “aggressive offer” from the Washington Nationals on the last day of the 2018 season, The Washington Post reports. The offer — discussed at length throughout September with Harper and his agent, Scott Boras — included no opt-outs and was less than the $400 million it was speculated
7:00 PM ET The New York Yankees have reached an agreement to bring back veteran pitcher CC Sabathia on a one-year, $8 million deal, according to multiple reports. The 38-year-old lefty has played the past 10 seasons of his 18-season career with the Yankees. Sabathia went 9-7 with a 3.65 ERA in 29 starts last
6:44 PM ET Houston Astros right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. had Tommy John surgery on Tuesday and will miss the 2019 season, the team announced. McCullers, who went 10-6 with a 3.18 ERA in 2018, is expected to make a full recovery, the Astros said. He was placed on the disabled list with elbow discomfort from