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Garrett Richards, Padres Agree Upon Two-Year Deal

Nov 30, 2018 7:52 AM

The San Diego Padres have agreed to a two-year deal with Garrett Richards worth $15 million guaranteed.

Richards, 30, is expected to spend the entire 2019 season recovering from Tommy John surgery.

He made 16 starts to begin the season -- posting a 3.66 ERA, a 1.28 WHIP and a 2.56 strikeout-to-walk ratio -- but damaged his ulnar collateral ligament in July.

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Reds Agree To Three-Year Deal With Raisel Iglesias

Nov 28, 2018 8:21 AM

The Cincinnati Reds have agreed to a three-year deal with closer Raisel Iglesias.

The deal is worth $24.125 million in total. It will pay him $6 million in 2019, followed by $9 million and $9.125 million in the following years.

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Jesse Chavez, Rangers Agree Upon Two-Year Deal

Nov 28, 2018 8:17 AM

The Texas Rangers have agreed to a two-year deal with Jesse Chavez worth roughly $8 million, according to a source.

Chavez, 35, was vital for the Chicago Cubs over the second half of the 2018 season. He allowed just five runs on 26 hits in 39 innings.

New Rangers manager Chris Woodward wants flexibility in constructing his pitching staff. Chavez was a starter before becoming a relief specialist.

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Braves, Josh Donaldson Agree To One-Year, $23M Deal

Nov 27, 2018 8:19 AM

The Atlanta Braves have agreed to a one-year, $23 million deal with Josh Donaldson.

Donaldson, acquired by the Cleveland Indians before the August 31 trade deadline, was the 2015 American League MVP. He was limited to just 16 games due to injuries.

The 32-year-old has been hampered by injuries in each of the last two seasons.

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Pirates To Sign Lonnie Chisenhall

Nov 27, 2018 8:00 AM

The Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to a one-year, $2.75 million deal with Lonnie Chisenhall.

The 30-year-old has played eight seasons with the Cleveland Indians.

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Brian McCann, Braves Agree Upon One-Year Deal

Nov 27, 2018 7:56 AM

The Atlanta Braves have agreed to a one-year deal with Brian McCann.

"It feels right," said McCann, who played for the Braves fro 2005 to 2013.

"This is as special a day for me as any I've had in my career," McCann said. "To put this uniform back on, with the love I have for this organization, the love I have for everybody from top to bottom, people I've known since I was 18 years old, that's why I'm here."

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Reds Closer Raisel Iglesias Agrees To Three-Year Deal

Nov 24, 2018 2:28 AM

Reds closer Raisel Iglesias agreed Wednesday to a three-year contract guaranteeing $24,125,000, a deal that avoided arbitration.

Iglesias reached a $27 million, seven-year agreement in 2014 that allowed him to void the remainder of the deal once he was eligible for salary arbitration.

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Royals Hire Mike Matheny As Special Advisor

Nov 27, 2018 8:33 AM

Former St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny joined the Kansas City Royals as special adviser for player development on Friday.

"This is a great opportunity to have Mike become a member of our organization," Dayton Moore, the Royals' senior vice president of baseball operations and general manager, said in a statement. "It has always been our policy to hire the best baseball people we can and this is the perfect example of that. Mike has contributed so much to our game as both a player and a manager and has a wealth of knowledge that can only make us better. I'm excited about the possibilities of what he'll bring to our organization."

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Nationals, Kurt Suzuki Agree To Two-Year Deal

Nov 20, 2018 8:07 AM

The Washington Nationals have agreed to a two-year, $10 million deal with Kurt Suzuki.

Suzuki would get $4 million next year and $6 million in 2020, up from $3.5 million last season.

The catcher previously played for the Nationals for parts of the 2012 and '13 seasons.

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Rangers Name Julio Rangel Pitching Coach

Nov 17, 2018 12:08 AM

Julio Rangel has been hired by the Texas Rangers as pitching coach for new manager Chris Woodward.

Rangel will be with a big league staff for the first time after 12 years as a pitching instructor and coordinator at the minor league level with the San Francisco Giants and Cleveland Indians.

 

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O's Hire Mike Elias As New GM
The Orioles have also given former Astros assistant GM Mike Elias the title of executive vice president.

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Red Sox Re-Sign Steve Pearce
The Red Sox have signed World Series MVP Steve Pearce to a one-year, $6.25 million deal.

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Yankees, CC Sabathia Agree To One-Year, $8M Deal
Veteran pitcher CC Sabathia has played the past 10 seasons with the Yankees.

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Giants Name Farhan Zaidi President Of Baseball Operations
Farhan Zaidi leaves the Dodgers after four years working under team president Andrew Friedman.

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Reports: Rangers Hire Chris Woodward As Manager
The Rangers have hired Dodgers third-base coach Chris Woodward as their new manager.

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Dodgers, Clayton Kershaw Agree To Three-Year Deal
The deal will pay pitcher Clayton Kershaw $93 million, and will include incentives based on workload and performance.

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Marco Gonzales Reaches Two-Year Deal With Mariners
The deal guarantees Marco Gonzales $1.9 million even though the left-hander is still two full years from reaching arbitration.

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David Freese, Dodgers Agree To One-Year, $5M Deal
The Dodgers are bringing David Freese back on a one-year, $5 million deal.

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Yankees, Brett Gardner Agree On One-Year Deal
Brett Gardner has agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Yankees after the club declined the 2019 option on his previous contract.

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