December 20, 2018 Start of the Winter Meetings Trades before Winter Meetings started and deals: Brantley Signs for 5 years: Happy times in Cleveland as the Indians and star left fielder Michael Brantley put the finishing touches on a $74,000,000 contract extension that will keep the 30-year-old in town 5 years longer.
The signing is great news for Cleveland because players of this caliber are hard to come by. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Brantley has registered a career batting average of .293 with 1171 hits, 73 homers and 499 RBIs.
It's Official: SP Pineda Signs with Rangers: Word of a huge deal between Michael Pineda and Texas broke on BNN only minutes before it was officially announced.
The starting pitcher will join the Rangers for an estimated $4,192,000 per year over 5 years. Pineda has shown he is capable of putting together big money campaigns, which is exactly what Rangers ownership was looking for.
His career totals show Pineda has a 46-60 won-lost record with a 4.05 ERA.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Arizona, Chicago Trade Made: Arizona and Chicago have agreed to a trade today. 25-year-old SS Jack Reinheimer and 18-year-old minor league LF Enyor Acosta will go to the White Sox. In exchange the Diamondbacks will receive 29-year-old C Kevan Smith.
Smith is batting .260 lifetime with 124 hits, 31 doubles, 5 triples, 18 home runs, 76 RBIs to date. He has also scored 54 runs. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Detroit, New York Deal Made: Officials for Detroit confirmed that they have traded 25-year-old 1B Trey Mancini to the New York Mets. In return, the Tigers will receive 35-year-old RHP Jim Henderson, 23-year-old minor league LHP Garrett Williams and $800,000 in cash.
In his career Henderson has appeared in 230 games and captured 38 saves. He has 16 wins and 12 losses and a 3.12 ERA with 282 strikeouts in 227.2 innings. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Star SS Desmond Settles on Texas: Talk of a deal between Texas and Ian Desmond came together today as the two sides inked a deal worth $31,500,000 over 5 years.
Desmond is highly regarded around Major League Baseball for his talents and is expected to add that extra spark to the Rangers roster.
Desmond has put up a career batting average of .258 with 1098 hits, 151 homers and 559 RBIs. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Veteran Molina Signs 2-Year Deal: The Los Angeles Angels have called a press conference later today to announce the signing of catcher Yadier Molina to a 2-year, $16,200,000 contract.
Both Molina and the Angels are said to be very pleased to come to this agreement.
During his career Molina is hitting .279 with a total of 110 home runs. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ St. Louis Fired up over Signing of CF McCutchen: Team insiders were tight-lipped prior to today's deal that brought 31-year-old center fielder Andrew McCutchen to St. Louis.
McCutchen is considered one of the league's A-list players and certainly will enhance any chances the Cardinals have to win a playoff spot this year.
In his career McCutchen has accumulated a .293 batting average with 1375 hits. His totals include 285 doubles, 41 triples, 182 home runs, 989 strikeouts, 760 runs scored, 667 RBIs and a lifetime .383 OBP. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ New York Inks Star CF to $145,200,000 Deal: There was a buzz in the air today as news broke of New York finalizing a deal with star center fielder Colby Rasmus.
The deal, worth an estimated $145,200,000 over 6 years, is being hailed by media analysts and could be a popular one with the New York fans. The consensus is that Rasmus will contribute a lot to the team.
For his career Rasmus has hit at a .244 clip. Among his lifetime numbers are 1028 hits, 213 doubles, 27 triples, 208 home runs and 597 RBIs. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ $15,400,000 Lands SP Cobb for Cubs: Fans in Chicago ushered in Alex Cobb today as their new starting pitcher. The 30-year-old came to terms with the Cubs and will be hauling in $7,700,000 a year over 2 years.
Through the years Cobb has fashioned a 52-31 mark, 3.47 ERA and thrown 736.2 innings. Opposing clubs are batting .245 lifetime against him and he has logged 631 career strikeouts. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Kansas City Wins SP Eovaldi Sweepstakes: The Royals and Nathan Eovaldi appeared before the Kansas City media today as the two sides emerged from marathon contract talks. Eovaldi, a starting pitcher, is poised to make $142,600,000 over 7 years.
During his career Eovaldi has 60 victories and 55 defeats with a 3.90 ERA. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ C Lucroy, Cleveland Announce Agreement: As speculation mounted into the morning, rumors over a final agreement between Jonathan Lucroy and Cleveland became a reality, with the star opting for a $18,600,000 deal over 2 years.
His career numbers show Lucroy is batting .274 with a total of 78 home runs. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Deal: Cordero for Schrock: It is being reported in Washington that the Nationals and the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed on a trade. According to anonymous sources 19-year-old minor league RHP Gianluca Dalatri and 23-year-old minor league 2B Max Schrock will be dealt to the Phillies in return for 26-year-old RHP Jimmy Cordero. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Gonzalez Agrees to 2-Year, $17,800,000 Deal: In what local scribes are hailing as a huge move for the team's future, the Yankees inked a $17,800,000 deal with left fielder Carlos Gonzalez.
Team officials expect Gonzalez to fill an immediate void on the roster and felt the deal would solidify them as a playoff contender.
As far as career numbers Gonzalez has compiled a .288 batting average and collected 1248 hits, 222 home runs and 726 RBIs. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SP Tanaka Reaches Agreement with Yankees: The Yankees today announced that they have come to terms with Masahiro Tanaka, a 29-year-old starting pitcher they've been scouting for a while.
Tanaka will earn $3,880,000 a year over 3 years and is expected to play a key role with the club.
Tanaka has compiled a lifetime ERA of 4.21 with 46 career victories and 34 defeats. He has 627 career strikeouts in 690 innings and has held opponents to a .258 batting average. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Miami Trades Boxberger to Texas for Rodriguez: You can focus on the negatives after being traded to a new team -- finding a new place to stay, leaving teammates and friends, having to start anew -- but one player hopes to focus on the positives. "It means I'm wanted somewhere. At least one team sees potential in me." Those were the comments heard after the Miami Marlins came to an agreement to deal 29-year-old RHP Brad Boxberger to the Texas Rangers for 24-year-old minor league LHP Yoel Mecias and 23-year-old minor league C Wilfredo Rodriguez earlier today. The deal is expected to be formally announced later this evening.
Boxberger has a 16-26 won-lost record over his career with a 3.19 ERA. In 302 games he has recorded 80 saves and the 29-year-old has 390 strikeouts in 288 innings of work. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Cleveland Indians Ship Diaz to Minnesota: The Cleveland Indians have released a statement confirming the trade of 26-year-old 3B Yandy Diaz to the Minnesota Twins for 28-year-old RHP Michael Tonkin and 19-year-old minor league RHP Robert Peto. The deal was finalized today.
Tonkin has 3 saves in his career with a 7-6 record and a 3.74 ERA. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yankees Send Santana to Los Angeles: The players apparently knew they were on the trading block, so it did not surprise one of them when he learned that he had been traded to New York. "Got my bags packed already," he said, when reached for comment. The Yankees will receive 21-year-old minor league RF Felix Osorio, while 31-year-old 1B Carlos Santana will go to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Santana has a career .238 average with 939 hits, 226 doubles, 9 triples, 166 home runs, 579 RBIs, and 556 runs scored to date. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Toronto, Houston Make Deal: The Blue Jays have reached a deal with Houston, sending 25-year-old RF Dalton Pompey to the Astros in exchange for 27-year-old minor league RF Jon Kemmer and 21-year-old minor league RHP Ricardo Castro. Reports had been hinting at a deal in recent days, but weren't confirmed until this afternoon.
His lifetime stats show that Pompey has hit .249 and connected for 16 home runs. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Texas, Milwaukee Make Trade: Texas and Milwaukee have agreed in principle to a trade. The Rangers will send 30-year-old 1B Ike Davis to the Brewers for 28-year-old RHP Hector Neris and 21-year-old LHP Kodi Medeiros. The deal is expected to be finalized shortly and the clubs will be introducing their new players to the press when the paperwork is complete.
Davis has batted .240 for his career with 507 hits, 119 doubles, 2 triples, 84 home runs, and 297 RBIs.
Taking the hill 210 times in his career, Neris has compiled an ERA of 4.01 with 11 saves. He has tossed 204.1 innings with 249 strikeouts and 89 free passes. Opponents have hit .229 against him. His won-lost record stands at 8-14. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Tigers-Padres Swap Confirmed: The Detroit Tigers and San Diego Padres have put the finishing touches on a deal that was weeks in the making. Detroit will part with 27-year-old SS Jose Iglesias and $4,800,000 in cash, while the Padres have dealt 32-year-old 1B Josh Satin and 21-year-old minor league RHP Mayky Perez. "This one took a while to figure out," said the Detroit general manager. "We must have gone back to the drawing board five or six times over the past few weeks. I'm glad we finally got the deal done. I think it is a good one for both clubs."
Lifetime Iglesias has hit .251 with 468 hits, 11 home runs, 127 RBIs and scored 179 runs.
Satin has a lifetime average of .241, has played in 200 games, and has collected 7 home runs and 40 RBIs. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Reds-Pirates Trade Announced: The Reds and Pirates announced a deal that was completed today. Cincinnati sent 26-year-old RHP Jon Moscot to Pittsburgh for 23-year-old minor league RHP Logan Sendelbach and 23-year-old minor league C Wyatt Mathisen. Both teams appear happy with the outcome of the trade. The general managers told the Baseball News Network they felt the swap was beneficial for the both teams and the players.
In his lifetime numbers Moscot has a 18-14 won-lost record with a 3.40 ERA. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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