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  • • Working on their Tanner
    The Dodgers make another big deal: The Los Angeles Dodgers have added left-hander Tanner Scott, arguably the best relief pitcher on the free agent market, agreeing to terms on a four-year, $72 million contract, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Sunday. Scott’s deal includes a $20 million signing bonus and $21 million in deferred payments, a structure the […]...2025
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  • Dodgers Sign LHP Tanner Scott to Massive Contract in Blockbuster Deal
    • Dodgers Sign LHP Tanner Scott to Massive Contract in Blockbuster Deal
    The great offseason for the Los Angeles Dodgers continues as the team has signed veteran left-hander Tanner Scott to a four-year deal. The deal is for $72 million over the course of the contract as the Dodgers get more weapons for the bullpen. ESPN MLB insider Jeff Passan reported the news on social media. Closer …...2025
  • • Dodgers land closer Scott for $72M, sources say
    Closer Tanner Scott and the Dodgers are in agreement on a four-year, $72 million contract, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Sunday....2025
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  • Blue Jays stuck in neutral after losing out on Roki Sasaki
    • Blue Jays stuck in neutral after losing out on Roki Sasaki
    "I'm sorry, Toronto." That's how ESPN MLB Insider Jeff Passan summed up yet another failed Toronto Blue Jays free agent pursuit. The culprit this time?...2025
  • • Shocker: Roki Sasaki Signs with Dodgers
    In what amounts to what is (not) the biggest surprise of the offseason, Roki Sasaki has officially signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Cubs were reportedly eliminated earlier this week, along with most of the teams who were in the running. Jeff Passan reported that the only three teams left were the Dodgers, Padres, … The post Shocker: Roki Sasaki Signs with Dodgers appeared first on ....2025
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  • Report: Padres out on Roki Sasaki
    • Report: Padres out on Roki Sasaki
    Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images Let’s hope this isn’t true... It’s not Jeff Passan so I’m hoping this isn’t correct but Francys Romero is reporting the Padres are out on Roki Sasaki, their number one free agent target this winter. Hearing from multiple sources that the Padres are out in Roki Sasaki. They will begin their international signings of Jhoan De La Cruz and Carlos Alvarez in t...2025
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  • • Report: Padres out on Roki Sasaki
    2025
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  • Padres in final three for Roki Sasaki
    • Padres in final three for Roki Sasaki
    Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images Not a shocker but it’s fun seeing San Diego being right there as we get closer to Sasaki signing The time we’ve all been waiting for is almost here. Roki Sasaki is nearing a decision on where he’s going to spend the first chapter of his big league career. Jeff Passan is reporting that the Padres are a finalist for the Japanese star. The finalists for Japan...2025
  • Royals acquire reliever John Schreiber from the Red Sox
    • Royals acquire reliever John Schreiber from the Red Sox
    Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Prospect David Sandlin goes to the Red Sox The Royals have acquired right-handed reliever John Schreiber from the Red Sox for minor league pitcher David Sandlin, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Schreiber has a 2.90 ERA with 127 strikeouts in 111 2⁄3 innings over the last two seasons for Boston. Schreiber had a 2.22 ERA in 2022, but regressed a bit in 2023. He mi...2024
  • Braves to Acquire Chris Sale
    • Braves to Acquire Chris Sale
    Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images Vaughn Grissom will be heading to Boston in the deal. While many may have thought business in baseball could slow down a bit during the holiday season, the busy offseason for the Braves continued on Saturday. And this time, it was a noteworthy move to give their starting rotation some needed depth. BREAKING: The Atlanta Braves are acquiring seven-ti...2023
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  • • Ian Anderson to undergo Tommy John surgery, per report
    Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Ian Anderson’s season is over. Atlanta Braves right-hander Ian Anderson will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the remainder of the 2023 season according to a report by ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Anderson made just one start at Gwinnett, before going on the injured list. Atlanta Braves right-hander Ian Anderson will undergo Tommy John surgery, sources tell ...2023
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  • • Blue Jays To Sign Chris Bassitt
    The Blue Jays have agreed to a three-year, $63MM contract with free-agent righty Chris Bassitt, reports ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Bassitt is represented by Meister Sports Management. In adding Bassitt, the Jays have fortified a rotation that saw Ross Stripling reach free agency, lost Hyun Jin Ryu to Tommy John surgery early in the summer, and…...2022
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  • • Cubs sign Cody Bellinger
    Photo by Harry How/Getty Images The Cubs have a center fielder for 2023. In my offseason “Cubs free agent target” series I wrote about my desire to see Cody Bellinger in a Cubs uniform — not once, but twice. While Bellinger has been mostly broken offensively the last couple of years, largely due to injuries, he is still an elite defensive center fielder and the Cubs were one of the worst t...2022
  • • Fernando Tatis Jr. Suspended 80 Games For Performance-Enhancing Drug Violation
    Major League Baseball announced Friday afternoon that Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. has been suspended for 80 games without pay after testing positive for Clostebol, a banned performance-enhancing substance. Jeff Passan of ESPN (Twitter link) reported that Tatis had failed a PED test seconds before the league announcement. The Padres have released a statement on the stunning development:…...2022
  • • Tyler Glasnow Expected To Undergo Tommy John Surgery
    Rays right-hander Tyler Glasnow is expected to undergo Tommy John surgery next week, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan (via Twitter). That not only officially marks an end to his 2021 season, but perhaps his 2022 season as well. Passan adds that he may not return until 2023, though there remains a “small chance” that an alternative…...2021
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  • • Sources: MLB plans to suspend spring training
    Spring training is expected to be suspended Thursday, sources tell ESPN's Jeff Passan, and the start of the season is likely to be delayed....2020

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  • Royals win ALDS game 2 with one big inning and excellent pitching
    • Royals win ALDS game 2 with one big inning and excellent pitching
    Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez (13) reacts after a solo home run against the New York Yankees in the fourth inning during game two of the ALDS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Yankee Stadium. | Brad Penner-Imagn Images And a Salvador Perez home run! This series was supposed to be a quick and easy one for the New York Yankees. It has not been. New York barely managed to escape the fi...2024
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  • • Ex-MLB pitcher busted with over 20 kilos of cocaine
    It’s always surprising when former athletes break the law for asinine reasons, which was recently the case in an arrest involving a former MLB pitcher.Esteban Loaiza, who spent 14 years in the league, and nearly won the Cy Young award back in 2003, was arrested for possessing over 20 kilograms of cocaine in San Diego on Friday, according to police records obtained by Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports. N...2018
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  • • Dee Gordon Suspended 80 Games for PEDs: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
    2016
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  • • Dee Gordon Suspended 80 Games for PEDs: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
    2016
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  • 2025
    "Closer Tanner Scott and the Dodgers are in agreement on a four-year, $72 million contract, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Sunday."

  • 2024
    "Cox/Getty Images The long-awaited deal has happened as Cody Bellinger returns on a three-year deal with opt-outs The Chicago Cubs and Cody Bellinger have agreed to a three-year, $80 million deal for the outfielder/first baseman to return to Chicago, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN."

  • 2023
    "Detroit starter Eduardo Rodriguez invoked his no-trade clause to block a trade that was in place between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tigers, killing the deal ahead of Tuesday's trade deadline, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan."

  • 2022
    "MLB and the players' association reached a tentative agreement on a new CBA Thursday, ending the league's 99-day lockout and salvaging a 162-game season, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan."

  • 2021
    "The Yankees are finalizing a deal to acquire first baseman Anthony Rizzo from the Cubs, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan."

  • 2020
    "The Boston Red Sox have agreed to trade star outfielder Mookie Betts and starter David Price to the Los Angeles Dodgers, sources tell ESPN's Jeff Passan."

  • 2019
    "Prized free-agent pitcher Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees have agreed to a record nine-year, $324 million contract, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan."

  • 2018
    "Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports (via Twitter) reported the sides were nearing a deal."

  • 2017
    "The Rockies have agreed to a deal with Wade Davis, the biggest-name closer on the free-agent market, according to a report from Yahoo Sports' Jeff Passan on Friday."

  • 2016
    "  Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports first reported Cain and the Royals were nearing an agreement on a deal that will pay the All-Star $17."

  • 2015
    "com's Phil Rogers noted, his bat could be of interest to the Phillies:   Yahoo Sports' Jeff Passan provided a brief scouting report on Williams and Alfaro:  In 2015, Hamels has posted a 3."

  • 2014
    "com's Jesse Sanchez: Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports reported the details of the tragic development: Taveras was just 22 years old."

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  • • Working on their Tanner
    2025
  • • Dodgers Sign LHP Tanner Scott to Massive Contract in Blockbuster Deal
    2025
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  • • Dodgers land closer Scott for $72M, sources say
    2025
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  • • Blue Jays stuck in neutral after losing out on Roki Sasaki
    2025
  • • Report: Padres out on Roki Sasaki
    2025
  • • Tigers, Tarik Skubal Avoid Arbitration
    The Tigers agreed to a one-year, $10.15MM deal with reigning AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal, reports ESPN’s Jeff Passan. It’s a massive, nearly 300% raise on top of last year’s $2.65MM salary for the 28-year-old, handily topping the $8MM projected by MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz. Skubal, who’s under club control through the 2026 season,…...2025
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  • • Bigger Verlander
    It appears that pitcher Justin Verlander found a new team: BREAKING: Right-hander Justin Verlander and the San Francisco Giants are in agreement on a one-year contract, pending physical, sources tell ESPN. The future Hall of Famer, who turns 42 next month, will spend his 20th season with the Giants. — Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 7, […]...2025
  • • Blue Jays, Red Sox Interested In Pete Alonso
    First baseman Pete Alonso is still unsigned with just over a month until pitchers and catchers report to spring training, which naturally suggests he hasn’t yet found a contract offer to his liking. Reports from Jeff Passan of ESPN and Bob Nightengale of USA Today suggest that he is likely to pivot to a short-term…...2025
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  • Braves News: Ken Rosenthal and Jeff Passan on Braves Offseason, Charlie Morton, More
    • Braves News: Ken Rosenthal and Jeff Passan on Braves Offseason, Charlie Morton, More
    Photo by Edward M. Pio Roda/Getty Images National Media offered their latest opinions on the Braves offseason on Monday. Ken Rosenthal discussed it on his latest episode of Foul Territory on YouTube. Jeff Passan addressed in one of his latest writings at ESPN. The inactivity of the Braves so far this offseason has not just caught the eye of many in Braves country. It is has also been no...2025
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  • • A’s, Brent Rooker Agree To Five-Year Extension
    The A’s have reached agreement with designated hitter Brent Rooker on a five-year, $60MM contract extension, reports Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic. The deal includes a vesting option for a sixth season that could push the value to $90MM. ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports that the option’s base value is $22MM and that Rooker will make…...2025
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  • Cody Bellinger has been traded from the Cubs to the Yankees
    • Cody Bellinger has been traded from the Cubs to the Yankees
    Getty Images It happened. We don’t have much more information right now, but I wanted to get this article to you while the information is fresh: BREAKING: OF/1B Cody Bellinger has been traded from the Chicago Cubs to the New York Yankees, sources tell ESPN. Bellinger, 29, is a former MVP and has two years remaining on his contract with an opt-out after 2025. Yankees continue to be aggres...2024
  • • Sources: Reds player tests positive for COVID-19
    A Cincinnati Reds player has tested positive for the coronavirus, sources confirmed to ESPN. As a result, Saturday night's scheduled game against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates is likely to be postponed, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan....2020
  • • Tim Lincecum to throw for teams next week
    Right-hander Tim Lincecum will audition for Major League teams next Thursday, Feb. 15, Kyle Boddy of Driveline Baseball announced today on Twitter. The two-time NL Cy Young winner has been working out with Driveline this offseason in an effort to revitalize his career.Rockies right-hander Adam Ottavino, another Driveline client, shared a photo of Lincecum on Instagram back in December in which Lin...2018
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  • • Dan Straily to Marlins: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction
    2017
  • • Santiago Casilla to A's: Latest Contract Details, Comments, Reaction
    2017
  • • Yoenis Cespedes to Mets: Latest Contract Details, Comments, Reaction
    2016
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  • • Jonathan Lucroy to Rangers: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction
    2016
  • • Jonathan Lucroy to Indians: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction
    2016
  • • Jose Reyes to Sign with Mets: Latest Contract Details, Comments and Reaction
    2016
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  • • Tim Lincecum Throws for Multiple MLB Teams at Showcase in Arizona
    2016
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  • • Cody Bellinger has been traded from the Cubs to the Yankees
    2024
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  • • Royals win ALDS game 2 with one big inning and excellent pitching
    2024
  • The Daily Belli watch: 28 days to the Cubs Spring Training opener
    • The Daily Belli watch: 28 days to the Cubs Spring Training opener
    Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Another day, another Cody Bellinger watch. Four weeks from today, Friday, February 23, the Cubs — or some players wearing Cubs uniforms — will take the field at Sloan Park against the White Sox for their 2024 Spring Training opener. We do, of course, hope that Cody Bellinger is one of those Cubs players, even if he only plays a couple of innings and get...2024
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  • • The Cubs are signing Dansby Swanson for seven years and $177 million
    Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Yes, it’s happening. News item: BREAKING: Shortstop Dansby Swanson and the Chicago Cubs are finalizing an agreement on a contract, sources tell ESPN.— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) December 17, 2022 We entered this offseason hoping the Cubs would sign one of the four “big shortstops,” and now it has apparently happened. Swanson, of course, got married o...2022
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  • • José Bautista refutes retirement report
    José Bautista is coming off of two very bad seasons. But he’s not retiring, or even thinking about it. Of course, it would surface Thursday that Bautista was, in fact, considering retirement.“José Bautista had a couple seven-figure offers (probably $1 million, or just over), but he didn’t think they were commensurate with his value. So he may retire. If so, thus becomes the first case of a player ...2018
  • • Jose Bautista refutes retirement report
    Jose Bautista refuted a report on Thursday that said he was considering retirement.In a column of notes published on Thursday, Fan Rag Sports’ Jon Heyman said Bautista was dissatisfied with the contract offers he was receiving this offseason and is considering retiring. Bautista says that’s not the case.Bautista told Yahoo Sports’ Jeff Passan that he is not retiring. Instead, it sounds like he’s l...2018
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  • • Carlos Beltran to Rangers: Latest Trade Details, Comments, Reaction
    2016
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  • • Jose Reyes to Sign with Mets: Latest Contract Details, Comments and Reaction
    2016
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  • • Roughed Odor, John Gibbons Suspended by MLB: Latest Details, Comments, Reaction
    2016
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  • • Jose Reyes Suspended by MLB: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
    2016
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  • • Sources: Cole to join Yankees for 9 years, $324M
    2019
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  • • Sources: Red Sox trading Betts, Price to Dodgers
    The Boston Red Sox have agreed to trade star outfielder Mookie Betts and starter David Price to the Los Angeles Dodgers, sources tell ESPN's Jeff Passan. Boston's return includes outfielder Alex Verdugo, sources said....2020
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  • Sources: MLB, union reach tentative CBA deal
    • Sources: MLB, union reach tentative CBA deal
    2022
  • • Sources: Betts, Dodgers near long-term contract
    The deal, which could be agreed upon as soon as Wednesday, would keep Mookie Betts with the Dodgers for at least a decade, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan....2020
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  • • Sources: MLB plans to suspend spring training
    2020
  • • Major League Baseball Expected To Suspend Spring Training
    As sports entities throughout the world take action to minimize the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, Major League Baseball appears poised to cease play of Spring Training games. MLB Network’s Jon Heyman tweets that officials with Grapefruit League clubs in Florida are expecting games to be suspended, and ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports that executives throughout…...2020
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  • • Bauer warned about his 'FREE JOE KELLY' cleats
    MLB contacted the Reds this week to inform them the cleats that Trevor Bauer planned to wear in support of Los Angeles' Joe Kelly were "against footwear regulations," sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan....2020
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  • • Sources: Twins land Donaldson for 4 years, $92M
    Third baseman Josh Donaldson and the Twins have agreed to a four-year deal that includes $92 million guaranteed, with a chance to increase to $104 million in value if Donaldson hits escalators on a fifth-year club option, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan....2020
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  • • Assembling the Perfect Cubs-Mets Blockbuster Trade Package
    2015
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  • • Why Is 2013 AL ROY Wil Myers Suddenly on the Trading Block?
    2014
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  • • Blue Jays, Red Sox Interested In Pete Alonso
    2025
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  • Cub Tracks’ holding pattern
    • Cub Tracks’ holding pattern
    Sentimental Journey to Cub Haven, Fly-In in Lock Haven PA. | Photo by: Edwin Remsberg/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Rumors abound, reality differs. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from ...2025
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  • • Braves News: Ken Rosenthal and Jeff Passan on Braves Offseason, Charlie Morton, More
    2025
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  • • Royals win ALDS game 2 with one big inning and excellent pitching
    2024
  • Cubs News: Cubs sign Cody Bellinger
    • Cubs News: Cubs sign Cody Bellinger
    Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The long-awaited deal has happened as Cody Bellinger returns on a three-year deal with opt-outs The Chicago Cubs and Cody Bellinger have agreed to a three-year, $80 million deal for the outfielder/first baseman to return to Chicago, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. BREAKING: Centerfielder Cody Bellinger and the Chicago Cubs are in agreement on a three-...2024
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  • • The Daily Belli watch: 28 days to the Cubs Spring Training opener
    2024
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  • • Braves to Acquire Chris Sale
    2023
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  • The Cubs are calling up Pete Crow-Armstrong
    • The Cubs are calling up Pete Crow-Armstrong
    Pete Crow-Armstrong bats for the Cubs in Spring Training 2023 | Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Here. We. Go. This news has been widely anticipated, and now, apparently, it’s going to happen. Normally I’d wait until an official move has been announced. However, since we will have to wait till tomorrow for that, I thought I’d give you space to discuss this today: B...2023
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  • • Bryce Harper Cleared To Return To Phillies
    Bryce Harper has been cleared to return to the Phillies and is expected to be in the club’s lineup as the designated hitter tomorrow, per Jeff Passan of ESPN. More to come....2023
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  • • Yankees, Franchy Cordero Agree To Major League Deal
    The Yankees have signed outfielder Franchy Cordero to a Major League contract, reports ESPN’s Jeff Passan (Twitter thread). It’s a split deal that’ll pay Cordero $1MM in the big leagues and at a $180K rate in the minors. Cordero spent spring training with the Orioles and fared quite well, turning in a .413/.426/.674 slash with…...2023

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  • • Braves to Acquire Chris Sale
    2023
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  • • Dodgers Designate Trevor Bauer For Assignment
    The Dodgers have cut ties with Trevor Bauer. Los Angeles announced this evening he will no longer be part of the organization, shortly after Jeff Passan of ESPN reported (Twitter link) he was being designated for assignment. “The Dodgers organization believes that allegations of sexual assault or domestic violence should be thoroughly investigated, with due process…...2023
  • • Giants To Acquire Kris Bryant
    The Giants made a major splash at the trade deadline buzzer, acquiring slugger Kris Bryant from the Cubs for prospects Alexander Canario and Caleb Kilian.  ESPN’s Jeff Passan broke news of the trade, while Francys Romero of LasMayores was first on Canario and journalist Marc Delucchi had Kilian. Drafted second overall in 2013 out of the University…...2021
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  • • Mike Moustakas royally screwed up his free agency
    Few players screwed up their free agency situation more than Mike Moustakas.The third baseman on Thursday agreed to a one-year deal to return to the Kansas City Royals, according to Yahoo’s Jeff Passan, who says there is a mutual option for a second year. Passan reports that the deal guarantees Moustakas $6.5 million and can max out at $22.7 million if the sides agree to the $15 million option nex...2018
  • • MLB Reportedly Bans 'Offensive' Hazing: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
    2016
  • • Chris Correa Sentenced to 46 Months for Hacking Astros' Computer System
    2016
  • • Ken Griffey Jr. Robbed of Being Baseball's First-Ever Unanimous Hall of Famer
    2016
  • • Dusty Baker Comments on Aroldis Chapman and MLB Domestic Violence Policy
    2015
  • • Cole Hamels to Rangers: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction
    2015
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  • • St. Louis Cardinals Under FBI Investigation for Alleged Hack of Astros System
    2015
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