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Source: Porcello agrees to 1-year deal with Mets
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Thursday, 12 December 2019 06:31
Former Boston Red Sox right-hander Rick Porcello has agreed to a one-year, $10 million deal with the New York Mets, a source told ESPN, confirming multiple reports.Porcello, who turns 31 on Dec. 27, had multiyear offers but preferred a one-year deal, according to reports.A ground ball pitcher who relies on a sinking, two-seam fastball, Porcello is coming off a career-worst…
Rendon a great consolation prize for Angels
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Wednesday, 11 December 2019 23:33
I wrote Tuesday night that the Angels should take the pile of cash they'd set aside for Gerrit Cole and give it to Anthony Rendon instead. They did so Wednesday and arguably got a better deal for their money, though it doesn't solve their most glaring deficiency: starting pitching. Rendon makes the Angels a lot better, though, just as their…
Angels' quest to win now begins with Anthony Rendon
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Wednesday, 11 December 2019 20:31
SAN DIEGO -- It was nearly a decade ago that the Los Angeles Angels missed out on the third baseman they so desperately coveted. Their owner, Arte Moreno, made a strong push for Adrian Beltre following the 2010 season, only to see him choose the division-rival Texas Rangers instead. It proved to be a devastating blow. The Rangers made the…
Yanks GM on Cole: Finally landed 'white whale'
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Wednesday, 11 December 2019 18:45
SAN DIEGO -- Meeting with Gerrit Cole and the pitcher's wife for the first time last week at the Fashion Island Hotel in Newport Beach, California, Brian Cashman tossed out a literary reference that prompted laughter."You're my white whale," the New York Yankees general manager said he told Cole. "He was someone we drafted in the first round, and he…
Sources: Rendon to Angels for 7 years, $245M
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Wednesday, 11 December 2019 19:40
Third baseman Anthony Rendon has agreed to a seven-year, $245 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels, sources tell ESPN's Jeff Passan.Having fallen short in their bid to sign Gerrit Cole, the Angels wasted little time in turning their sights toward Rendon.Rendon, 29, was widely considered the top offensive free agent after having a career season with the Washington Nationals…
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