2:42 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB InsiderAuthor of “The Arm”: Inside the Billion Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports First baseman Jose Abreu And the Houston Astros A source informed ESPN that they are in agreement over a three year contract. It adds another run-producing bat into the World Series … Read more
Nov 16, 2022 Bradford Doolittle Close ESPN Staff Writer Sports reporter at Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Baseball Prospectus, Writer Pro Basketball Prospectus, Co-author Baseball Writers Association of America Member Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association David Schoenfield Close ESPN Senior Writer ESPN.com MLB Coverage Former Page 2 deputy editor Since 1995, been with ESPN.com The 2022-23 … Read more
All the speculation about where is causing confusion. Aaron Judge Will sign, but what about the question as to where he is? Should sign? The question is complex. The first is that there is only one view that matters ultimately: Judge’s. Applying our own factors would be to make wild assumptions about Judge’s decision-making process. … Read more
SAN DIEGO Nick Martinez The Padres agreed to a $36 million three-year deal for the pitcher, which will keep him with San Diego. Martinez will receive a salary of $10 million next year. The agreement announced Tuesday gives the Padres options at $16million for 2024-2025. Both must be resolved after the 2023 season. Martinez would … Read more
It’s time to have some fun. We are going to find one thing that every team should do. this offseason. Some important transactions have already been seen: The Dodgers re-signed Clayton KershawThe Mariners acquired Teoscar Hernandez From the Blue Jays, and the Angels signed Tyler Anderson. These teams will still be able to make us … Read more
As New York Yankees Owner Hal Steinbrenner spoke about his recent conversations this week with Aaron Judge, his words were confidentHis team’s incredible wealth was the key to his success. He said that he meant a lot for the organization to the YES Network. “I’ve made it very clear to him that we are going … Read more
7:42 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB InsiderAuthor of “The Arm”: Inside the Billion Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports First baseman Carlos Santana And the Pittsburgh Pirates Sources familiar with the agreement said that they have reached an agreement on a $6.7 million one-year contract. This is subject to the … Read more
The Texas Rangers On Wednesday, Mike Maddux was hired as the new pitching coach. Kansas City Royals Dayton Moore is the general manager of their baseball operations team. Maddux will return to Texas to serve as Bruce Bochy’s manager. Maddux served as the Rangers’ pitching coach between 2009 and 2015. This was when they only … Read more
NEW YORK — The World Series Champion gets a full postseason share Houston Astros A record $516,347 was earned from a player pool totaling $107.5 million. This record also occurred in the first season when the playoffs were extended to 12 teams. According to the commissioner’s office, $38.7million was split into 59 shares, 14.14 shares, … Read more
NEW YORK — Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander And St. Louis Cardinals Albert Pujols was named baseball’s Comeback Player-of-the Year on Tuesday night. Verlander, American League recipient, returned to Houston after Tommy John surgery and led the team to its second World Series victory. Verlander had the lowest ERA of major league players and was … Read more