5:58 PM ET ESPN News Services Free-agent closer Alex Colome has agreed to a deal to join the Minnesota Twins, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Wednesday. The deal is for one year with a club option and $6.25 million guaranteed, according to the source. Colome’s base salary for 2021 will be $5 million,
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5:11 PM ET ESPN News Services The Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to terms on a one-year, $3.5 million deal with veteran relief pitcher Joakim Soria, pending a physical, according to multiple media reports Wednesday. Soria can also earn $500,000 in performance incentives. The two-time All-Star has pitched will be pitching for his eighth MLB team.
2:15 PM ET ESPN News Services Free-agent infielder Kolten Wong, who has won consecutive Gold Glove awards at second base, has agreed to a deal with the Milwaukee Brewers, a source confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Wong, 30, has been one of the best defenders in baseball with 41 defensive runs saved over the past
10:30 AM ET The calendar says the Major League Baseball offseason is just about over, but the calendar is telling us an incomplete story. What we have are questions, many questions. Will spring training really start this month? Should it? When are the rest of the free agents going to sign? What, exactly, are the
11:26 AM ET Free-agent pitcher Chase Anderson has reached a one-year, $4 million agreement with the Philadelphia Phillies, a source familiar with the contract told ESPN on Wednesday. Anderson, 33, went 1-2 with a 7.22 ERA in 10 appearances for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2020, including seven starts. The Phillies signed Anderson to compete
2:23 AM ET ESPN News Services TORONTO — Veteran left-hander Francisco Liriano has agreed to a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays that includes an invitation to spring training, according to the Toronto Sun. Liriano did not pitch in the majors during the pandemic-altered 2020 season. He was in camp with Philadelphia on
10:55 PM ET Shortstop Andrelton Simmons says that depression and thoughts of suicide led to his decision to opt out during the last week of the Los Angeles Angels‘ 2020 regular season, telling the Orange County Register that “the idea of finishing the season in a bubble was too much for me to handle.” Simmons,
11:53 PM ET ESPN News Services Designated hitter Nelson Cruz and the Minnesota Twins are in agreement on a one-year, $13 million contract, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Cruz, 40, has been a linchpin of the Bomba Squad Twins’ lineup. And he’ll be back right in the middle of it in
11:55 PM ET The Los Angeles Angels announced their acquisition of veteran right-hander Alex Cobb from the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night, a deal that might solidify the team’s starting-pitching depth for 2021. The Angels will part with young utility player Jahmai Jones in the deal. They will only pay a third of the $15
5:52 PM ET ESPN News Services Right-hander Chris Archer and the Tampa Bay Rays are in agreement on a one-year, $6.5 million deal, pending a physical, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Tuesday. With the move, Archer is returning to the organization with which he debuted in 2012 and found his greatest success. Archer, 32,