The Oakland A’s wanted two major league-ready position players for receiver Sean Murphy. The Braves weren’t about to trade Vaughn Grissom, who they’re grooming to potentially replace free agent Dansby Swanson at shortstop. And the A’s didn’t need William Contreras, not after they acquired another Braves wide receiver, Shea Langeliers, in the Matt Olson trade …
The San Diego Padres and free agent shortstop Xander Bogaerts have agreed to an 11-year, $280 million contract, major league sources have confirmed. Athleticism. MLB Network’s Jon Heyman was the first to report the news. Here’s what you need to know: Bogaerts cut .307/.377/.456 with 73 RBIs and 15 homers in 150 games last season. …
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SAN DIEGO — The Cardinals tried to develop a number of future receiver candidates in the later years of Yadier Molina’s career, but instead opted to replace him through free agency, giving former Cub Willson Against a five-year term. , an $87.5 million deal that will fill the spot in a completely different way than …
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Free agent catcher Willson Contreras signs a five-year contract with the Cardinals, a league source confirmed to Athleticism Wednesday. AthleticismKen Rosenthal first announced the Cardinals are reaching a deal with Contreras and ESPN’s Jeff Passan first announced the terms of the $87.5 million deal, which is pending review physical. Here’s what you need to know: …
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SAN DIEGO — Less than four hours after Dave Dombrowski rested on a sofa on the seventh floor of the Manchester Grand Hyatt and said, “I can’t say we’ve made any progress” in the quest for a midfielder starter. -rotation, the Phillies had agreed in principle to a four-year, $72 million deal for Taijuan Walker. …
Comment this story Comment SAN DIEGO — At around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, just as San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler was wrapping up his winter meeting session with reporters, news began spreading through the lobby of the Manchester Grand Hyatt that the star of this year’s free agent market had made up his mind. It …
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By Ken Rosenthal, Fabian Ardaya and Matt Gelb Free agent shortstop Trea Turner and the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to an 11-year, $300 million deal with a full no-trade clause, league sources have confirmed. Athleticism In Monday. ESPN broke the news for the first time. Here’s what you need to know: Turner ranks No. 5 …
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