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Phils welcome Turner after finalizing $300M deal
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Thursday, 08 December 2022 16:07
PHILADELPHIA -- Bryce Harper lobbed Philadelphia's first recruiting pitch over the summer when the injured All-Star used a guest stint in the broadcast booth to advocate for future free agent and former Washington teammate Trea Turner."Trea Turner, he's my favorite player in the league," Harper said. "Not even close."Harper and Turner have been reunited by the National League champion Phillies…
Dodgers sign OF Heyward to a minor league deal
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Thursday, 08 December 2022 11:21
Jason Heyward, the former All-Star and five-time Gold Glove Award winner who has struggled offensively for most of the last six years, has signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the team announced Thursday. The agreement includes an invitation to spring training.Heyward, still only 33, was a dynamic defender, a solid baserunner and a dangerous -- albeit…
'I have no words': Evaluators assess Masataka Yoshida's $90 million deal with Red Sox
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Thursday, 08 December 2022 11:46
It's important to start with this context before diving into the industrywide reviews of the Boston Red Sox signing Masataka Yoshida, a free agent outfielder from Japan who received a five-year, $90 million contract from the Red Sox:Baseball is hard.The act of playing baseball is notoriously difficult, as is predicting the future of it. Projecting players in Triple-A simply going…
How Xander Bogaerts fits the Padres, San Diego's projected lineup and why Red Sox Nation is so angry
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Thursday, 08 December 2022 09:31
Like the boxer who keeps getting knocked down to the canvas, San Diego Padres manager A.J. Preller kept getting right back up. Trea Turner didn't want the Padres' money, Aaron Judge didn't want the Padres' money, but Xander Bogaerts was willing and it's a whopper of a deal: 11 years and $280 million for the four-time All-Star shortstop.The Padres now…
Our winners, losers and biggest takeaways from MLB's winter meetings
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Thursday, 08 December 2022 06:58
In the lead-up to the MLB winter meetings in San Diego, the buzz was that it could be a wild week of rumors, news and moves -- and the meetings delivered all of that and then some.When the dust settled, we saw a stretch of moves that included Aaron Judge returning to the New York Yankees for $360 million, Trea…
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Thursday, 08 December 2022 05:22
The Yankees got Aaron Judge back -- now here's what they need to do to actually get better this winter
Wednesday, 07 December 2022 20:39
Braves get ex-All-Star RHP Jimenez from Tigers
Wednesday, 07 December 2022 22:40
Source: Bogaerts, Padres agree to $280M deal
Wednesday, 07 December 2022 16:29
Sources: Red Sox shell out $105M in Yoshida deal
Wednesday, 07 December 2022 16:18
Phils 'take a chance,' select Song in Rule 5 draft
Wednesday, 07 December 2022 12:51
Source: Cardinals, Contreras reach $87.5M deal
Wednesday, 07 December 2022 13:47
Longtime Cubs voice Hughes wins Frick Award
Wednesday, 07 December 2022 09:15
Sources: Judge, Yanks reach 9-year, $360M deal
Wednesday, 07 December 2022 08:18
Sources: Red Sox, Jansen close 2-yr., $32M deal
Wednesday, 07 December 2022 08:43
Sources: Mets fill rotation need with Quintana
Wednesday, 07 December 2022 07:42
$360 million in his 30s!? Grading the record deal bringing Aaron Judge back to the Yankees
Tuesday, 06 December 2022 22:53
Sources: Cubs, Taillon reach 4-year, $68M deal
Tuesday, 06 December 2022 21:02
Sources: Phils keep spending, ink Walker, Strahm
Tuesday, 06 December 2022 21:01
Pirates win 1st MLB draft lottery, right to pick first
Tuesday, 06 December 2022 18:14
Haniger to Giants; 3 years, $43.5M, sources say
Tuesday, 06 December 2022 14:05
Sources: 1B Bell, Guardians agree on 2-year pact
Tuesday, 06 December 2022 15:15
Sources: Heaney to join deGrom on Rangers staff
Tuesday, 06 December 2022 15:30
Sources: Bellinger, Cubs reach 1-yr., $17.5M deal
Tuesday, 06 December 2022 11:14
Sources: Japan's Yoshida will be MLB free agent
Tuesday, 06 December 2022 11:39