Third baseman Anthony Rendon has agreed to a seven-year, $245 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Wednesday. Having fallen short in their bid to sign ace right-hander Gerrit Cole, the Angels wasted little time in turning their sights toward Rendon. The 29-year-old joins a lineup featuring Mike Trout, […]
Continue readingSAN DIEGO — It was nearly a decade ago that the Los Angeles Angels missed out on the third baseman they so desperately coveted. Their owner, Arte Moreno, made a strong push for Adrian Beltre following the 2010 season, only to see him choose the division-rival Texas Rangers. It proved to be a devastating blow. […]
Continue readingFree-agent outfielder Brett Gardner, the New York Yankees’ longest-tenured player, will remain with the team after reaching a one-year, $12.5 million deal, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Buster Olney on Thursday. The deal breaks down with Gardner getting a $2 million signing bonus and an $8 million salary for next season. The Yankees have a […]
Continue readingThe MLB offseason hit full stride with the wave of megadeals signed by top free agents Gerrit Cole, Stephen Strasburg and Anthony Rendon. What’s next? Will big names like Mookie Betts, Francisco Lindor and Kris Bryant be traded before spring training arrives? And what other surprising blockbusters will have us all talking this winter? • […]
Continue readingBaseball’s winter meetings in San Diego were a wild affair, beginning Monday with the big news of Stephen Strasburg returning to the Nationals and continuing Tuesday with Gerrit Cole‘s record deal with the Yankees and Wednesday with Anthony Rendon landing with the Angels. Things wrapped up Thursday with the Rule 5 draft. Although the big […]
Continue readingPHOENIX — Arizona and Houston have showed a little bit of a lot of things in the first two games of their weekend interleague series.Justin Verlander goes out to face Matt Koch in the finale today?” What will happen when Justin Verlander goes out to face Matt Koch in the finale today?We can hardly wait.Arizona […]
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