Diamondbacks general manager Mike Hazen listed adding some right-handed help to his lineup as an area of focus back in early October, and much of the team’s pursuits to this point in the offseason have reflected that desire to balance out a…
9:22am: Williams will be guaranteed a total of $13MM, Stephen J. Nesbitt of The Athletic reports (via Twitter).
8:54am: The Nationals are in agreement on a two-year contract with free-agent righty Trevor Williams, reports Mark Zuckerman of MASNsports.com (via Twitter). Williams is…
After another day that saw a top free agent sign on with a club, here are three things we’ll be keeping an eye on around baseball throughout the day:
1. How much more can the Mets spend?
Mets owner Steve Cohen has…
How many of the shortstops from every MLB franchise to most recently make the All-Star Game can you name in five minutes?
Twins outfielder Max Kepler has drawn trade interest, according to Aaron Gleeman and Dan Hayes of The Athletic. The report doesn’t list any specific teams that are interested in Kepler, nor does it say that the Twins are actively shopping him. But…
The Mets and outfielder Brandon Nimmo are in agreement on a deal that would bring him back to Queens, reports Joel Sherman of The New York Post. It will be an eight-year, $162MM deal. Sherman adds that Nimmo will have a no-trade…
The Mets and reliever David Robertson are in agreement on a one-year, $10MM deal, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports that Robertson has already passed his physical and that the contract does not contain any options or incentives.…
The deal is not without its risks, as Nimmo has spent his share of time on the injured list. Due to various ailments, he has only twice eclipsed 100 games in a season.
The Reds announced this evening they’ve inked reliever Silvino Bracho to a minor league contract with an invitation to big league Spring Training. The 30-year-old was available after being non-tendered by the Braves.
Bracho has appeared in parts of six big league campaigns.…
The Diamondbacks have an interesting stockpile of upper level outfielders from which they’re largely expected to deal. General manager Mike Hazen and his staff have long signaled a willingness to field offers to upgrade other areas of the roster and they’re unsurprisingly…