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Does trade help Myers, Shields?
The Kansas City Royals, who kept Myers in the minors for the entire 2012 season, where he wound up winning the Baseball America, J.G. Taylor Spink and USA Today Minor League Player of the Year awards, dealt from their wealthy stable of prospects Sunday night, shipping Myers, right-hander Jake Odorizzi, left-hander Mike Montgomery and third […]
Continue readingBuy or sell? Strasburg’s injury leaves Nats scrambling at deadline
Back in February, manager Dave Martinez brought camels to spring training, a living and breathing metaphor intended to help the Washington Nationals get over the playoff hump. Five months later, Stephen Strasburg‘s injury woes could be the knockout punch that kiboshes the team’s postseason chances and maybe — just maybe — morphs them from buyers […]
Continue readingMLB free-agent qualifying offer price jumps to record $18.9 million
Determined by the average of the top 125 major league contracts this year, the figure announced Thursday is based on full salaries, not the prorated pay that players received in the pandemic-shorted season. The price had dropped last offseason for the first time, by $100,000 to $17.8 million. Among the top players eligible for free […]
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