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Sources: Strasburg opts out of Nationals contract
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Saturday, 02 November 2019 20:22
World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg is opting out of his contract with the Washington Nationals, sources familiar with the situation tell ESPN's Jeff Passan.Strasburg had four years and $100 million left on a deal he signed in 2016. He faced a Saturday deadline to opt out.The 31-year-old enters free agency fresh off a regular season in which he posted a…
Cubs exercise Quintana's option, decline Holland
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Saturday, 02 November 2019 18:55
CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs exercised their 2020 club contract option on left-hander Jose Quintana on Saturday and declined their 2020 club contract option on left-hander Derek Holland.Quintana, who will turn 31 in January, will earn $10.5 million next season. The Colombia native was 13-9 with a 4.68 ERA this season. He also had 152 strikeouts with 46 walks in…
Nats owner: Parade worth the wait after 95 years
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Saturday, 02 November 2019 19:37
WASHINGTON -- The song "Baby Shark" blared over loudspeakers and a wave of red washed across this politically blue capital Saturday as Nationals fans rejoiced at a parade marking Washington's first World Series victory since 1924."They say good things come to those who wait. 95 years is a pretty long wait," Nationals owner Ted Lerner told the cheering crowd. "But…
Why Juan Soto is on track to be baseball's next superstar
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Thursday, 31 October 2019 02:08
HOUSTON -- It wasn't the home run that flipped the script of Game 7, let alone the moment everyone will remember, but Juan Soto's seventh-inning walk was perhaps the fulcrum around which the entire inning unfolded. It also showed why the 21-year-old breakout star of the World Series could be the next player who rises to the level of Albert…
Can rookie manager David Ross fix the Cubs?
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Friday, 01 November 2019 14:51
CHICAGO -- An offseason of change for the Chicago Cubs began in earnest earlier this week when the team introduced David Ross to replace Joe Maddon as its manager. The news conference Monday worked to allay the fears of fans on two fronts: Ross' ability to manage his former teammates and his lack of prior coaching experience.On the first point,…
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