The Washington Nationals have reached an agreement on a two-year deal with Matt Wieters, according to a source.
The contract is worth $21 million -- $10.5 million over each of the next two seasons. Wieters can opt out prior to the 2018 season.
The Washington Nationals have reached an agreement on a two-year deal with Matt Wieters, according to a source.
The contract is worth $21 million -- $10.5 million over each of the next two seasons. Wieters can opt out prior to the 2018 season.
The Yankees and their setup man, Dellin Betances, engaged in a verbal feud Saturday as a result of their arbitration hearing; the winning side, the Yankees, led by team president Randy Levine, severely criticized Betances' agent for what Levine thought was an exorbitant salary request.
On Saturday morning, an arbitrator decided in the Yankees' favor, awarding Betances $3 million for 2017 instead of the $5 million he sought.
Betances said even though he felt "trashed" by the Yankees during the arbitration hearing Friday, he had planned to move on Saturday. However, in the aftermath of Levine calling Betances a "victim" of his agent's attempt to change the marketplace, Betances said he has reconsidered his position.
The Padres have agreed to terms with right-hander Jered Weaver on a one-year deal worth $3 million, according to FanRag Sports and confirmed by ESPN.
The 34-year-old Weaver went 12-12 with a 5.06 ERA last season with the Angels. A California native, Weaver had spent his entire 11-year career with the Angels.
The Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a Minor League deal with Mat Latos that includes an invitation to Spring Training.
Latos, 29, went 6-2 with a 4.62 ERA in 11 starts for the Chicago White Sox last year. He was then released and went 1-1 with a 6.52 ERA in one start and five relief appearances for the Washington Nationals.
"I'm happy to just be playing baseball, let's be honest," Latos said.
The Kansas City Royals have agreed to a two-year deal with Travis Wood, according to a source.
The deal is reportedly worth $12 million. Wood will compete for a job in Kansas City's starting rotation.
Wood made 77 appearances, going 4-0 with a 2.95 ERA in 61 innings for the Chicago Cubs last season.
The Baltimore Orioles have signed Chris Johnson to a Minor League contract with an invitation to Spring Training.
Johnson, 32, spent last season with the Miami Marlins after joining the club to be a platoon partner for left-handed-hitting first baseman Justin Bour.
The Rays and free-agent pitcher Nathan Eovaldi have reached a one-year, $2 million deal that features a club option for the 2018 season, a source told ESPN's Buster Olney.
Eovaldi is currently recovering from Tommy John surgery and is not expected to pitch in 2017.
Long rumored to be on the move, Brandon Phillips is finally leaving Cincinnati. A source told ESPN's Buster Olney on Sunday that the Reds have agreed to a trade that will send the second baseman to the Atlanta Braves.
A source told ESPN's Jim Bowden that Phillips passed his physical Sunday and will retain his full no-trade rights, which he waived to approve the trade to Atlanta.
The Reds will receive left-handed pitcher Andrew McKirahan and right-hander Carlos Portuondo, sources told ESPN. McKirahan, 27, appeared in 27 games in relief for the Braves in 2015, posting a 5.93 ERA. Portuondo is a 29-year-old Cuban whose only American experience is 17 games between Class A and Triple-A last season.
The Dodgers have agreed to one-year deals with Chase Utley and Franklin Gutierrez, according to multiple reports.
The team continued its flurry of late free-agent additions, capped with the retention of the 38-year-old Utley, who started at second base in 2016.
Utley, however, will transition to a bench role after the team traded for Logan Forsythe from Tampa Bay last month.
Gutierrez, an 11-year veteran outfielder, has spent the past seven seasons with the Mariners.
The Los Angeles Angels have signed Yusmeiro Petit to a Minor League contract with an invitation to spring training.
The deal carries a $2.25 million base salary if Petit makes the Major League roster with an additional $1.25 million that can be earned through incentives.
Petit spent the 2016 season with the Washington Nationals, pitching to a 4.50 ERA with 7.1 K/9, 1.7 BB/9 and a 41.5 percent ground-ball rate in 62 innings.