@rumple_sandy@facksy11 His salary gradually increases over the years so they’re not paying him that much at the moment.. maybe around $2.5M/year. When they have to start paying him the lump sum, they will trade him.
.@MLBPA Release: 131 Players Become XX(B) Free Agents
One hundred thirty-one players today were declared XX(B) free agents. Additional players may become XX(B) free agents pending option decisions in their Uniform Player Contracts.
Star closer Edwin Díaz and the New York Mets are in agreement on a five-year, $102 million contract, pending physical, sources familiar with the deal tell ESPN. There’s an opt-out and a full no-trade clause, plus a sixth-year option. The best closer in baseball stays in New York.
Harper hits a HR on the first pitch curveball and immediately tells Boem something
Boem then hits a HR on the first pitch curveball
McCullers is tipping his curveball
Commissioner Rob Manfred tells @MadDogUnleashed that he’s no longer optimistic the #A’s will remain in Oakland (‘It just doesn’t look like it’s going to happen’) and likely will move to Las Vegas. He believes the #Rays will stay put with a new ballpark in Tampa.