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Wade Davis Agrees Upon Three-Year, $52M Deal With Rockies

Dec 29, 2017 1:18 PM

The Colorado Rockies have agreed upon a three-year, $52 million deal with Wade Davis.

Davis was the best reliever on the free agent market.

The record $17.33 million-a-year commitment from the Rockies includes a fourth-year vesting option that could push the total deal to $66 million. 

Colorado has become a landing spot for top relievers this winter, with Jake McGee and Bryan Shaw signing three-year, $27 million deals and Davis turning the total guarantee outlay by the club on bullpen arms to $106 million. 

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Reds Sign Jared Hughes To Two-Year Contract

Dec 28, 2017 8:54 AM

The Cincinnati Reds signed right-handed reliever Jared Hughes to a two-year contract on Tuesday.

The Associated Press reported that Hughes will get $2,125,000 in each of the next two seasons. The Reds' option in 2020 is worth $3 million with a $250,000 buyout.

Hughes, 32, went 5-3 with a 3.02 ERA and one save in 67 appearances (59 2/3 innings) for the Milwaukee Brewers last season.

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Giants May Be Favorites To Sign Jay Bruce

Dec 23, 2017 1:34 AM

After acquiring Evan Longoria earlier this week, the San Francisco Giants may be preparing to add another bat to their offense.

They are considered the favorites to sign Jay Bruce in free agency.

"I think it works out as a perfect fit for the Giants, and we have to figure out the lay of the land, whether it works for the Giants and if it works for us," agent Matt Sosnick said Wednesday on KNBR-AM. "I think if Jay ended up in San Francisco, he'd be thrilled."

Bruce was deep in talks with the Houston Astros, but those negotiations unraveled.

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Diamondbacks Add Japanese Reliever Yoshihisa Hirano

Dec 22, 2017 7:35 AM

The Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to a two-year, $6 million deal with Japanese reliever Yoshihisa Hirano.

Hirano, 34, had 29 saves this season for the Orix Buffaloes of Japan's Pacific League. He spent his entire 11-year career with the Buffaloes, recording a 48-69 record with a 3.10 ERA in 68 starts and 481 relief appearances.

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Indians, Yonder Alonso Agree Upon Two-Year Deal

Dec 21, 2017 8:13 AM

The Cleveland Indians have agreed to a two-year deal with Yonder Alonso, according to a source.

The deal is worth $16 million and includes a vesting option for a third year at $8 million.

Alonso, 30, hit 28 home runs with a .501 slugging percentage for the Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners and made his first All-Star team in 2017.

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Astros, Rangers Set To Meet With Yu Darvish

Dec 20, 2017 12:19 PM

Yu Darvish will reportedly meet with the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers as he progresses through free agency.

Darvish met face-to-face with the Chicago Cubs earlier this week.

Jon Daniels claimed that the Rangers had no meeting planned with Darvish.

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Mets Have 'Reached Out' To Adrian Gonzalez

Dec 20, 2017 7:24 AM

The New York Mets have "reached out" to Adrian Gonzalez.

The Mets have an in-house option at first base in Dominic Smith.

The 35-year-old Gonzalez, however, could be had for the league minimum. The Atlanta Braves are on the hook for the remainder of his salary.

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Tim Lincecum Eyeing Comeback, Plans To Hold Showcase

Dec 20, 2017 7:19 AM

A bulked up Tim Lincecum is ready to attempt a Major League comeback.

Lincecum, 33, hasn't pitched in the Major Leagues since a disappointing stint with the Los Angeles Angels in 2016.

Colorado Rockies pitcher Adam Ottavino posted a photo of Lincecum on his Instagram account Tuesday. Kyle Boddy of the Driveline Baseball facility in suburban Seattle then linked to the photo on Twitter and said that Lincecum will audition for teams "in the near future."

Lincecum has disappeared from public view since leaving baseball.

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Red Sox Re-Sign Mitch Moreland

Dec 19, 2017 7:47 AM

The Boston Red Sox have re-signed Mitch Moreland to a two-year contract.

Moreland will receive $13 million guaranteed, with $6.5 million split between the 2018 and 2019 seasons.

He can reportedly earn an extra $1 million through incentives.

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Yu Darvish Has 'Very Good Meeting' With Cubs

Dec 20, 2017 7:35 AM

Yu Darvish says he had a "very good meeting" on Monday with the Chicago Cubs.

Darvish tweeted in Japanese confirmation of the meeting amid reports that Chicago executives Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer were in Dallas to speak with him.

Darvish was 10-12 with a 3.86 ERA last season for the Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Anthony Rendon Open To Extension With Nationals
Anthony Rendon is in his second year of arbitration eligibility and cannot become a free agent until 2020.

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Padres Sign Jordan Lyles To One-Year Deal; DFA Travis Wood
Right-hander Jordan Lyles joined the Padres in early August last season.

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Agent: C.C. Sabathia Agrees To Stay With Yankees
C.C. Sabathia will sign a one-year, $10M deal after he passes a physical.

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Brewers, Free-Agent Yovani Gallardo Agree On Deal
Yovani Gallardo was 5-10 in 28 games with the Mariners last season.

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Phillies Add Carlos Santana With Three-Year, $60M Deal
Carlos Santana has played his entire career with the Indians.

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Fernando Rodney, Twins Agree Upon One-Year Deal
Fernando Rodney went 5-4 with a 4.23 ERA and converted 39 of 45 save chances last season for the Diamondbacks.

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Twins Have 'Tremendous Interest' In Signing Yu Darvish
The Twins have "tremendous interest" in signing Yu Darvish to make a charge towards the postseason again in 2018.

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Brandon Kintzler Agrees To Two-Year Deal With Nationals
The right-hander will receive $10 million guaranteed in the deal.

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Nationals, Bryce Harper Begin To Discuss Extension
The Nationals met with Scott Boras last month to discuss a potential long-term contract extension with Bryce Harper.

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Cubs Reach Two-Year, $10M Deal With Drew Smyly
Drew Smyly can earn $7 million in performance bonuses, according to a source.

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Bryan Shaw, Rockies Agree Upon Three-Year, $27M Deal
Bryan Shaw, 30, appeared in a Major League-high 79 games as the primary setup man for the Indians last season.

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Red Sox To Meet With J.D. Martinez
The Red Sox are among the clubs expected to meet with J.D. Martinez at the winter meetings, according to a source.

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Giants Have Interest In Jay Bruce, Todd Frazier, J.D. Martinez
The Giants are unlikely to sign a free agent like Mike Moustakas, who received a qualifying offer from his former club.

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Scott Boras Going Straight To Owners With Pitch For Jake Arrieta
Jake Arrieta is 54-24 with a 2.71 ERA over the past three years with the Cubs.

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Carlos Santana Receives Offer From Indians
Carlos Santana reportedly didn't accept the offer, but told the Indians they will have a chance to make a counteroffer should he receive a proposal from another team that he prefers.

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Cardinals, Rockies 'Aggressively Pursuing' Alex Colome
Alex Colome, who is under team control through 2021, had 47 saves for the Rays this past season.

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Cards, Luke Gregerson Agree To Two-Year, $11M Deal
Luke Gregerson pitched in 61 innings with a 4.57 ERA for Houston last season.

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Cubs, Brandon Morrow Agree To Two-Year Deal
Brandon Morrow pitched for the Dodgers last season, with a 2.06 ERA with 2 saves in 45 games.

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Rangers Sign Shortstop Yenci Pena
Yenci Pena is one of the players taken from the Braves as punishment for circumventing international signing rules.

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Chris Iannetta Reunites With Rockies
Catcher Chris Iannetta and the Rockies have agreed to a two-year deal, worth $8.5M.

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