Latest On Michael Conforto
2022/04/latest-on-michael-conforto-2.htmlOutfielder Michael Conforto was ranked 32nd on the MLBTR list of the top 50 free agents, the only one of that group still without a team. … From 2017 to 2020, he hit 97 home runs and slashed .265/.369/.495.
Yankees To Sign Marwin Gonzalez To Minor League Deal
2022/03/yankees-to-sign-marwin-gonzalez-to-minor-league-deal.htmlThough he fell back to Earth in 2018, Gonzalez was good enough after that season to rank 16th on MLBTR's top 50 free agents list. … After the 2020 season, Gonzalez signed a one-year, $3MM deal with the Red Sox.
Michael Conforto Turned Down Nine-Figure Extension Prior To 2021 Season
2022/03/michael-conforto-turned-down-nine-figure-extension-prior-to-2021-season.htmlSo far, it's seems possible things are following that script, as Conforto did indeed reject the QO is now just one of three free agents from that Top 50 list that remain unsigned or retired. … One year ago, at the time of this reported offer, Conforto had just finished a 2017-2020 run wherein he launched 97 home runs and hit .265/.369/.495, wRC+ of 133.
Tigers Interested In Zack Greinke, Michael Pineda
2022/03/tigers-interested-in-zack-greinke-michael-pineda.htmlMLBTR ranked Greinke 40th on our list of the winter's top 50 free agents and projected him for a one-year, $15MM deal. … Pineda signed two-year deals with the Twins in each of his last two visits to the open market, though both…
Blue Jays To Sign Yusei Kikuchi
2022/03/blue-jays-to-sign-yusei-kikuchi.htmlThat left Kikuchi and Zack Greinke as the only healthy starters remaining from MLBTR's list of Top 50 Free Agents. … In the shortened 2020 campaign, he made nine starts and still had a high ERA of 5.11, but made huge strides in the strikeout department, bumping his rate up to 24.2%.
Dodgers Re-Sign Clayton Kershaw
2022/03/dodgers-to-re-sign-clayton-kershaw.htmlYusei Kikuchi and Zack Greinke are the only currently-healthy unsigned starters who made MLBTR's pre-offseason Top 50 Free Agents. … The veteran southpaw has led the league in strikeouts on three occasions and was a key contributor on the 2020 World Series winning team.
MLB, MLBPA Reach New Collective Bargaining Agreement
2022/03/mlb-mlbpa-reach-new-collective-bargaining-agreement.htmlPrior to a lockout they all saw coming, teams scrambled to scoop up the offseason's top free agents before the previous CBA expired. … A late revelation regarding their proposal was the push for the MLBPA to drop its $500MM grievance that claimed the league did not act in good faith during return-to-play negotiations in the Covid-shortened 2020 season.
An Under-The-Radar Free Agent Option For Teams Seeking Rotation Help
2022/02/kwang-hyun-kim-free-agent.htmlThis winter's collection of free agents is the strongest in recent memory and quite likely the strongest we'll see for a good while. … He also has a penchant for surprising hitters, as his 18% called-strike rate tied him with names like Walker Buehler, Charlie Morton and Steven Matz for the 30th-best mark among the 145 starting pitchers who've pitched at least 100 innings since 2020.
The 14 Likeliest Trade Candidates After The Lockout
2022/02/14-mlb-trade-candidates-after-lockout.htmlWe saw robust free agent activity prior to the December 1st lockout, with 30 of our top 50 free agents signing contracts. … Since 2020, he sports a 2.90 ERA in 220 1/3 innings - seventh in all of baseball for those with at least 200 innings in that time.
MLBTR Poll: Who Will Sign Kenley Jansen?
2022/01/mlbtr-poll-who-will-sign-kenley-jansen.htmlIn MLBTR's annual list of the Top 50 Free Agents, Jansen was one of seven relievers to make the grade, coming in at #29 overall with a predicted contract of $26MM over two years. … He recorded 25 saves in 2012 and hasn't been below that number since, which the exception of his 11 saves in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.
Reds Had Interest In Andrew Heaney
2022/01/reds-had-interest-in-andrew-heaney.htmlHeaney took the final spot on MLBTR's Top 50 Free Agents, with a prediction for a one-year, $6MM deal. … After six straight losing seasons from 2014 to 2019, the Reds emerged from their recent rebuilding effort in 2020, going 31-29 and qualifying for the expanded postseason.
Free Agent Faceoff: Second Base Battle Royale
2021/12/free-agent-faceoff-second-base-battle-royale.htmlVillar was the only one to crack MLBTR's Top 50 Free Agents, being predicted to get a contract of $14MM over two years. … Over 2020 and 2021, he got into 171 games and hit .279/.343/.402.
Let’s Spend $30MM Of The Blue Jays’ Money
2021/12/lets-spend-30mm-of-the-blue-jays-money.htmlOn MLBTR's list of Top 50 Free Agents, there were two players head-and-shoulders above the rest. … Villar has already been a Blue Jay once, having been acquired at the 2020 trade deadline.
Yankees, Blue Jays, Red Sox Reportedly Most Aggressive Suitors For Seiya Suzuki
2021/12/yankees-blue-jays-red-sox-reportedly-most-aggressive-suitors-for-seiya-suzuki.htmlSuzuki came in 20th on MLBTR’s list of Top 50 Free Agents and was predicted to get a contract of $55MM over five years. … Although he did play 54 of the team's 60 games in the shortened 2020 season, his last significant action over a full season was 137 games in 2018.
Braves Considered Anthony Rizzo Last Month
2021/12/braves-considered-anthony-rizzo-last-month.htmlMLBTR projected Rizzo for a three-year, $45MM pact, while ranking the 32-year-old in 21st place on our list of the offseason's top 50 free agents. … Of course, the obvious reason for that lower price tag is that while Freeman and Olson are still producing at All-Star levels, Rizzo's bat has been more modestly productive (109 wRC+) since the start of the 2020 season.
Phillies Sign Corey Knebel
2021/12/phillies-to-sign-corey-knebel.htmlMLBTR projected Knebel for a two-year, $18MM pact, and he sat 38th on our ranking of the offseason's top 50 free agents. … Velocity-wise, Knebel's heater was back up to 96.4mph ---- still a tick below his 97.4mph career high in 2017, but a nice step up from the 94.4mph velo he showed in 2020.
Rangers Sign Jon Gray
2021/12/rangers-to-sign-jon-gray.htmlThe four-year, $56MM pact exactly matches MLBTR's projection for Gray, who ranked 19th on our list of the winter's top 50 free agents. … Gray has a career 4.54 ERA in home games, with that number inflated by some rough outings over the smaller sample size of 45 1/3 innings over the 2015 and 2020 seasons.
Blue Jays Sign Kevin Gausman
2021/12/blue-jays-to-sign-kevin-gausman.htmlMLBTR ranked Gausman fifth on our list of the winter's top 50 free agents, and his contract falls a bit shy of our six-year, $138MM projection. … After being non-tendered by Cincinnati, Gausman instead opted to sign with the Giants on a one-year, $9MM deal, and after a very successful 2020 season, he chose to accept the Giants' $18.9MM qualifying offer to return to San Francisco.
Marcus Stroman Drawing Widespread Interest
2021/11/marcus-stroman-drawing-widespread-interest.htmlEntering the offseason, MLBTR placed Stroman eleventh on the Top 50 free agents, forecasting a five-year, $110MM guarantee.… (Stroman also opted out of the shortened 2020 campaign).
Mariners, Angels Among Teams Showing Interest In Kevin Gausman
2021/11/kevin-gausman-rumors-mariners-angels.htmlThe biggest question for the Mariners is whether they'll take the plunge on a pair of marquee free agents (e.g. … Gausman, who signed a $9MM deal with the 2020 Giants and returned after accepting an $18.9MM qualifying offer, pitched to an even 3.00 ERA with a 30% strikeout rate and 6.5% walk rate in 251 innings with San Francisco from 2020-21.
Free Agent Faceoff: Kris Bryant Vs. Kyle Seager Vs. Eduardo Escobar
2021/11/free-agent-faceoff-kris-bryant-vs-kyle-seager-vs-eduardo-escobar.htmlIf you scan MLBTR's list of Top 50 Free Agents looking for a third baseman, you'll quickly see Kris Bryant in the #4 slot, predicted to get a contract of $160MM over six years, an average annual value of $26.67MM. … Like Bryant, he had three solid seasons in the past four years, with the shortened 2020 season being his weakest.
Raisel Iglesias To Reject Qualifying Offer
2021/11/raisel-iglesias-rejects-qualifying-offer-angels.htmlMLBTR projected Iglesias to secure a four-year pact worth $56MM on our recent ranking of the offseason's top 50 free agents, and a strong three-year deal, at minimum, seems quite likely even with draft compensation now attached to the righty. … It's not exactly a career-long issue, either, as Iglesias yielded just one homer in 23 frames during the shortened 2020 season (0.39 HR/9) and has averaged a more manageable 1.10 homers per nine innings in his seven-year MLB career.
Details On Talks Between Freddie Freeman, Braves
2021/11/details-on-talks-between-freddie-freeman-braves.htmlFreeman ranked third on MLBTR's list of the winter's top 50 free agents, and while our prediction didn't quite hit the $200MM threshold, Freeman is projected for a six-year, $180MM contract. … Freeman also has a longer track record as an Atlanta icon (whereas the Cardinals had just acquired Goldschmidt from the Diamondbacks a few months' prior) and Freeman just won the NL MVP Award in the abbreviated 2020 season.
2021-22 Top 50 MLB Free Agents With Predictions
2021/11/top-50-mlb-free-agent-rankings.htmlMLB Trade Rumors is proud to present our 16th annual Top 50 Free Agents list! For the entire list of free agents, plus the ability to filter by signing status, position, signing team, and qualifying offer status, check out our mobile-friendly free agent tracker here. … Correa was able to avoid the IL during the shortened 2020 season, yet posted just a 96 wRC+ at the plate.
Offseason In Review: Chicago Cubs
2021/03/offseason-in-review-chicago-cubs-13.htmlAs manager David Ross put it (according to Pederson), "I didn’t know we were going to get to talk to…… Schwarber limped to a 91 wRC+ in 224 plate appearances in 2020, setting him up for an arbitration reward somewhere south of $9MM.