Angels Sign Aaron Hicks To One-Year Deal
2024/01/angels-agree-to-deal-with-aaron-hicks.htmlThat was a relative rarity for the club, as shown on MLBTR's Contract Tracker. … He was just one year away from free agency at the time but agreed to a seven-year, $70MM pact that was supposed to keep him in the Bronx through 2025.
Padres Sign Matt Festa To Minor League Deal
2024/01/padres-sign-matt-festa-to-minor-league-deal.htmlFesta signed with San Diego today, according to the transaction tracker. … San Diego also brought back catcher Chandler Seagle on a new minor league pact after he'd elected free agency.
Giants Sign Tommy Romero To Minor League Deal
2024/01/giants-sign-tommy-romero-to-minor-league-deal.htmlThe Giants have signed right-hander Tommy Romero to a minor league deal, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. … Manaea and DeSclafani are now on different clubs while Wood and Junis are free agents and Cobb is set to begin the year on the injured list due to hip surgery.
Twins Sign Caleb Boushley To Minor League Deal
2024/01/twins-sign-caleb-boushley-to-minor-league-deal.htmlThe Twins have signed right-hander Caleb Boushley to a minor league deal, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. … He was outrighted off the club's roster at the end of October and elected free agency.
Cubs, Red Sox Have Shown Reported Interest In Ryne Stanek
2024/01/cubs-red-sox-have-shown-reported-interest-in-ryne-stanek.htmlAs shown on MLBTR's Contract Tracker, Chicago hasn't signed a single reliever to a multi-year contract since their three-year deal with Craig Kimbrel halfway through the 2019 season.
Orioles Have Shown Interest In Michael Lorenzen
2024/01/orioles-have-shown-interest-in-michael-lorenzen.htmlMLBTR's Contract Tracker shows that they haven't given a free agent a multi-year deal since signing Alex Cobb in 2018. … Elias hasn't ruled out a free agent addition but says the club's farm system makes a trade more likely.
The Opener: Hall Of Fame, Paxton, MLBTR Chat
2024/01/the-opener-hall-of-fame-paxton-mlbtr-chat.htmlAs shown by the Baseball Hall of Fame Vote Tracker maintained by Ryan Thibodaux, Beltre has received votes on a whopping 99% of publicly-known ballots at the moment. … Big Maple's likely departure from the free agent market takes another mid-rotation arm off the board, leaving Mike Clevinger, Michael Lorenzen and Hyun-Jin Ryu among the best remaining options.
Boras Clients Who Signed After January In Previous Offseasons
2024/01/boras-clients-who-signed-after-january-in-previous-offseasons.htmlUsing MLBTR's Contract Tracker, we can look at all the free agent deals signed by Boras clients going back to October of 2010. … 19 of MLBTR's Top 50 Free Agents still don't have agreements in place for 2024, along with many players who weren't on that list.
Angels Sign Robert Stephenson To Three-Year Contract
2024/01/angels-to-sign-robert-stephenson.htmlIt's in line with the going rate for high-leverage relievers with some inconsistency in their career track record, as shown on MLBTR's Contract Tracker. … Stephenson, 31 next month, was the top remaining free agent reliever once Josh Hader came off the board.
Brewers Interested In Garrett Cooper
2024/01/brewers-interested-in-garrett-cooper.htmlIn the last five years, the largest free agent deal they've given out was $24MM over two years for Jackie Bradley Jr., as shown on MLBTR's Contract Tracker. … Santana's line of .240/.318/.429 was right around league average but he's now a free agent and going into his age-38 season.
The Opener: Blue Jays, Starting Market, Yankees
2024/01/the-opener-blue-jays-starting-market-yankees.htmlIncluding the reported deal Rodriguez, a look at MLBTR's Contract Tracker shows that Rodriguez is the sixth free agent starter that's agreed to a multi-year deal since Yoshinobu Yamamoto landed with the Dodgers just before Christmas, joining the quintet of Lucas Giolito, Sean Manaea, Shota Imanaga, Marcus Stroman, and Jordan Hicks. … With plenty of teams still on the lookout for starting pitching and all signs pointing to the likes of Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery taking their time in free agency, Jon Heyman of the New York Post recently suggested that the next tier of free agent starters could begin to see some activity in the coming days.
Cubs Continuing Search For Bullpen Help
2024/01/cubs-continuing-search-for-bullpen-help.htmlAs shown on MLBTR's Contract Tracker, the Cubs haven't guaranteed more than one year or $5MM to a free agent bullpen arm over the past five offseasons. … Top free agent reliever Josh Hader remains unsigned.
Brown: Graveman Injury Does Not Intensify Astros’ Bullpen Pursuit
2024/01/astros-rumors-bullpen-free-agent-kendall-graveman-injury.htmlAs MLBTR's Contract Tracker shows, there have been 34 relief pitchers signed to Major League contracts this winter. … The free agent market for relievers has dried up over the past couple months.
Mariners Sign Joey Krehbiel To Minor League Deal
2024/01/mariners-sign-joey-krehbiel-to-minor-league-deal.htmlApart from that, they've haven't given any reliever more than $2MM in that time frame, as shown in the MLBTR Contract Tracker. … The O's outrighted him off their roster in November and Krehbiel was able to elect free agency.
Athletics Re-Sign Carlos Pérez To Minor League Deal
2024/01/athletics-re-sign-carlos-perez-to-minor-league-deal.htmlThe Athletics have re-signed catcher Carlos Perez to a minor league deal, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. … Instead, they outrighted him off the roster in October, with Perez electing free agency shortly thereafter.
White Sox Sign Joe Barlow To Minor League Deal
2024/01/white-sox-sign-joe-barlow-to-minor-league-deal.htmlThe White Sox have signed right-hander Joe Barlow to a minor league deal, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. … The Royals outrighted him off their roster in September and he was able to elect free agency at the end of the season.
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White Sox Sign Rafael Ortega To Minor League Deal
2024/01/white-sox-sign-rafael-ortega-to-minor-league-deal.htmlThe transaction tracker indicates his deal was signed on January 5, even if it wasn't officially logged until yesterday.
Braves, Max Fried Avoid Arbitration
2024/01/braves-max-fried-avoid-arbitration.htmlBraves president of baseball operations and general manager Alex Anthopoulos has given out 18 extensions since being hired in November 2017, according to our MLB Contract Tracker. … Though they've signed many players to extensions, the Braves did ultimately let Freddie Freeman and Dansby Swanson leave as free agents, as noted by Toscano.
Padres Sign Oscar Mercado, Kevin Plawecki To Minor League Deals
2024/01/padres-sign-oscar-mercado-kevin-plawecki-to-minor-league-deals.htmlAccording to the MLB.com transaction tracker, San Diego also has minor league agreements with outfielder Bryce Johnson and left-hander Daniel Camarena.
Free Agent Profile: Sean Manaea
2024/01/free-agent-profile-sean-manaea.htmlMLBTR's Contract Tracker shows that Lance Lynn got $11MM while Kyle Gibson got $13MM. … MLBTR's Top 50 Free Agents predicted Manaea for a contract of two years and $22MM, an average annual value of $11MM.
This Date In Transaction History: Luis Robert Extension
2024/01/this-date-in-transaction-history-luis-robert-extension.htmlAs shown on MLBTR's Contract Tracker, the deal was then the largest ever signed by a player with no big league reps.
Each Team’s Free Agent Spending Thus Far
2024/01/each-teams-free-agent-spending-thus-far.htmlUsing our Contract Tracker, we see all of this offseason's free agent activity. … There's still plenty of offseason to go -- only 22 of MLBTR's Top 50 free agents are off the board -- but we'll take this opportunity to check in on which teams have been the most active thus far.