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Source: Nats to bring back infielder Cabrera
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Saturday, 04 January 2020 07:28
The Washington Nationals are re-signing Asdrubal Cabrera to a one-year, $2.5 million contract, a source told ESPN's Jeff Passan.Cabrera joins a Nationals free-agency haul that includes Stephen Strasburg, Howie Kendrick, Starlin Castro and Will Harris.The switch-hitting Cabrera batted .260 in 131 games last season with the Texas Rangers and Nationals. The 13-year veteran returned for his second stint with Washington…
Buster Olney's top 10 catchers: J.T. Realmuto, then all the rest
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Friday, 27 December 2019 15:56
It's impossible to calculate the effort devoted to the craft of pitch framing in the past 15 years of professional baseball -- or, if you prefer the more elegant term used by some catchers, pitch presentation. Thousands of man-hours have been put in to learn the slight turn of a shoulder or a wrist that can dress up the quality…
Report: Wild boar behind Cespedes' ankle injury
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Friday, 03 January 2020 17:29
Things are rarely boring with the New York Mets.The latest example: a wild boar and Yoenis Cespedes.The New York Post reported Friday that the fractured ankle Cespedes suffered in the spring came from a bizarre incident the injury-plagued outfielder had with an animal at his ranch in Port St. Lucie, Florida.News of the injury itself isn't new. Mets general manager…
Source: Nats, Castro reach 2-year, $12M deal
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Friday, 03 January 2020 14:42
Free-agent second baseman Starlin Castro has reached a two-year, $12 million deal with the Washington Nationals, a source familiar with the deal confirmed to ESPN's Jeff Passan on Friday.The deal is pending a physical, the source said. The Athletic was the first to report the agreement.Castro had a .270 batting average with 22 home runs and 86 RBIs last season…
Sources: Prospect Colás leaves Cuba, eyes MLB
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Friday, 03 January 2020 10:49
Outfielder/pitcher Oscar Colás, one of the best baseball talents to emerge from Cuba in recent years, has left the island and intends to sign a contract with a major league team, sources familiar with his plans tell ESPN.Colás, 21, spent most of the last three years in Japan, playing in the minor leagues for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. He made…
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