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It is hard to say goodbye, but unfortunately that is what we must do. Baseball fans everywhere have had to weather a lot over the last few years. Between the COVID shutdown and its lingering effects combined with a lengthy lockout, we have had to ask questions like “when will baseball be back?” and “will things ever be the same again?” instead of arguing about the ins and outs of the game that have colored our water cooler conversations for decades. For a...
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Doubleheaders will be back to nine innings this year, and there’s a new rule that will benefit Shohei Ohtani. Thought MLB had already finished making changes for the 2022 season? Think again. According to a report from the New York Post ’s Joel Sherman on Tuesday , several adjustments are in store this year, with most of them being made in an effort to keep players healthy following the lockout and a shortened spring training.
Teams will have 28-man rosters...
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Pretty good deal for a 23-year-old. All-Star outfielder Juan Soto and the Nationals have avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $17.1 million deal. MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand was among the reporters to tweet out the news on Tuesday evening.
Juan Soto and the Nationals have agreed to a $17.1 million contract to avoid arbitration, per source. — Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) March 22, 2022
Soto, who was a “super two” player and is in his second seas...
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Trea Turner just got a healthy raise. One of the primary reasons that the Nationals decided to part ways with Trea Turner and trade him to the Dodgers was that is was clear he was going to be making big time money both in the short and long-term. With the Nationals not set to contend in the near-term, having a luxury like Trea around (especially with his free agency looming) didn’t make the most sense.
However, what that meant is that for 2022, the Dodge...
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The Blue Jays’ new third baseman got a two year deal to avoid arbitration. When the Blue Jays sent a significant haul of prospects to the Athletics in exchange for Matt Chapman’s services, the idea was that he was going to be around to help them remain competitive in the AL East for at least a little while. However, one small wrinkle in the process of integrating him into Toronto’s organization was that he is an arbitration eligible player and had a chance...
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Today we will see a ton of info on arbitration cases. We are compiling all of the info that comes out so its easy to find. Today is an important day for baseball as it is the deadline for teams and players to exchange arbitration figures. I think I speak for baseball fans everywhere when I say that it is nice to be talking about actual baseball news instead of reporting on how many times league and/or MLBPA officials walk across a park...
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The Rockies lock up the skilled defender on a long-term deal. The Rockies are in agreement on a six-year, $70 million extension with infielder Ryan McMahon, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. This move continues an interesting offseason spending spree for Colorado, which has also extended right-hander Antonio Senzatela and first baseman C.J. Cron, signed shortstop José Iglesias and reliever Alex Colomé to one-year deals, and inked former MVP Kris Bryant to a ...
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It was a busy past few days for many east coast teams. While the initial rush of deals and trades post-lockout has putted out, we’re still seeing the movement of some very big names as we come closer to Opening Day. Some of those being names and teams we can’t say we were fully expecting—Kenley Jansen?! To the Braves?! Just in case some of those news nuggets slipped through your notification cracks, we’ve done the legwork for you, as there’s a drive into ...
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