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Arenado, Rockies agree at $26M, most ever for arb eligible

PAT GRAHAM (AP Sports Writer)
The Associated PressJan 31, 2019, 10:38 PM


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FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2018, file photo, Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado throws to first base to put out Arizona Diamondbacks' A.J. Pollock in the first inning of a baseball game in Denver. AL MVP Mookie Betts, NL Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom and major league home run champion Khris Davis reached high-priced one-year deals to avoid salary arbitration, while Arenado and pitchers Gerrit Cole, Luis Severino and Aaron Nola failed to reach agreements and for now appeared headed to hearings. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)


''It's a great number. Very happy,'' Arenado wrote in a message to The Associated Press.

He and his side met with Rockies owner Dick Monfort and general manager Jeff Bridich to hammer out the historic deal.


''Means a lot, we had good dialogue,'' Arenado said. ''Very honest, very straight forward. Everyone has tough skin and sometimes you have to in business and I realized that firsthand. Was great.''

One short-term solution figured out.

On deck, perhaps another of the longer term variety.

Arenado becomes eligible for free agency after the 2019 season and figures to be the top player on the market next offseason.


https://sports.yahoo.com/news/arenado-rockies-agree-26m-most-ever-arb-eligible-003253837--mlb.html
 
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Wade Miley, Astros agree to $4.5 million, 1-year deal

The Associated PressJan 31, 2019, 8:05 PM

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Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Wade Miley throws during the first inning of Game 6 of the National League Championship Series baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Friday, Oct. 19, 2018, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Miley could earn an additional $500,000 in performance bonuses. Miley already has passed the physical needed to finalize the agreement, but the deal was not immediately announced by the Astros on Thursday.


Dallas Keuchel became a free agent after the World Series and remains unsigned.


He agreed to a minor league contract in mid-February, made three starts at Double-A Biloxi, then joined the Brewers in early May. He went on the disabled list with a strained oblique after just two starts and did not return to the Brewers until July 12.


Miley earned $2,743,011 last year, which included a prorated share of his $2.5 million salary and $700,000 in performance bonuses based on innings and starts.

An eight-year major league veteran who was an All-Star in 2012, Miley is 71-76 with a 4.26 ERA. He also has pitched for Arizona (2011-14), Boston (2015), Seattle (2016) and Baltimore (2016-17).

https://sports.yahoo.com/news/wade-miley-astros-agree-4-5-million-1-005356452--mlb.html
 
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Rangers' new stadium will have synthetic turf, not grass

The Associated PressJan 31, 2019, 1:23 PM


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FILe - In this April 7, 2018, file photo, fans look over the construction site of the new Texas Rangers ballpark from Globe Life Field prior to a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Arlington, Texas. The new ballpark. which is expected to open in 2020, will use specially designed synthetic playing surface rather than grass in their new retractable-roof stadium. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth, File)


Toronto's Rogers Centre, which opened in 1989, and Tampa Bay's Tropicana Field, where then then-Devil Rays started play in 1998, have always had artificial surfaces.


MLB has a high of 10 artificial surfaces, in 1977-78 and again from 1982-94. There have not been four since 2004, the last season before the Montreal Expos left Olympic Stadium for Washington, D.C., and became the Nationals.

The Rangers' current stadium, Globe Life Park, has had grass since it opened in 1994. The new ballpark is being built across the street.

Texas said Thursday the decision was made after almost two years of research regarding player safety, team performance and fan experience.

Shaw Sports Turf, which will provide the synthetic turf field, used Globe Life Park's current grass field as one of the benchmarks for an ongoing playability study. The company is also part of a kinesiology study with Auburn to research how players react on certain surfaces and says it will use that data to tune systems for player safety and optimal performance.

https://sports.yahoo.com/news/rangers-stadium-synthetic-turf-not-grass-181518717--mlb.html
 
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https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/02/phillies-to-acquire-j-t-realmuto.html

One of the winter’s biggest storylines has finally drawn to a close, as the Phillies and Marlins have agreed to a deal that will send star catcher J.T. Realmuto to Philadelphia, according to Jim Bowden of The Athletic (Twitter links). A four-player package will go to Miami in return, headlined by young backstop Jorge Alfaro and top pitching prospect Sixto Sanchez. Southpaw Will Stewart is one of the other pieces in the deal. The Marlins also acquire an international signing slot, per ESPN.com’s Jeff Passan (via Twitter).
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I like some of these possible rule changes that might take effect in 2020. Time to speed up the game if you ask me. The entire article is at
https://www.concordmonitor.com/3-ba...deadline-DH-changes-proposed-23315760?src=rss

Management proposed that a team not be allowed to bring in a reliever until the previous pitcher has faced three batters or an inning ends. There were 1,145 one-batter outings last season, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, up from 1,119 the previous year but down from 1,182 in 2016. The change would have an impact on the use of “openers” for a few batters, a move pioneered by Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash
as an Indians fan I am tired of Francona using 7:biggrin: pitchers in one inning
A limit of six mound visits without pitching changes began last season, and management wants to lower that to four this season and three in 2020.
see Francona
Management again has proposed a pitch clock, and the union countered with limitations on its use.
see Francona
Many have criticized the roster rules, which generally allow a team 25 active players through Aug. 31 and then 40 until the end of the season. Management proposed allowing a 26-man roster, including a 12-pitcher maximum, through Aug. 31, and then up to 28 for the rest of the season.
it is getting so crowded in the dugouts after September 1 guys can hardly move plus managers have no incentive to use their best players if they are not going to win their division
Players are generally amenable to management’s proposal to start the 10th and subsequent innings of spring training games and the All-Star Game with a runner on second, although in the All-Star Game they want a player who already has left the game to be eligible to be one of those runners.
not sure about this one but after 10-11 innings it does start getting a little bit late
 
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OHSportsFan said:
The Fathers aren't actually contenders though, right? Probably the team I least pay attention to across MLB (since Hoffman, at least). Dodgers, Rockies and even D-Backs all seem better.
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They're thought to have the best farm system in baseball. They may not be contenders this year, but they should certainly be in the thick of things the next few seasons. A lot of hitting depth in that system that may allow them to bolster their somewhat weak starting rotation.

 
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>In 2018 your team agrees to eat 30 million of bad contracts and move on from players
>Idea being, you'll see that money spent in off season once those contracts clear the books
>2019 off season comes and goes
>team doesn't spend the money

I generally side with management over players when it comes to Union disputes. You can call me a bootlicker, but I have a hard time feeling empathetic toward millionaire athletes.

However, the past two off seasons lead me to believe that there is in-fact significant collusion between the teams refusing to sign players to big money deals. Of course, Machado and Harper will be the exceptions, but there is so much talent out there unsigned.
 
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BigWoof31 said:
>In 2018 your team agrees to eat 30 million of bad contracts and move on from players
>Idea being, you'll see that money spent in off season once those contracts clear the books
>2019 off season comes and goes
>team doesn't spend the money

I generally side with management over players when it comes to Union disputes. You can call me a bootlicker, but I have a hard time feeling empathetic toward millionaire athletes.

However, the past two off seasons lead me to believe that there is in-fact significant collusion between the teams refusing to sign players to big money deals. Of course, Machado and Harper will be the exceptions, but there is so much talent out there unsigned.
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All I can say to argue on the behalf of the team (and I’m not necessarily actually siding with the team,) is maybe they want that flexibility with the money to spend but are then waiting for the right players to come along. Sometimes paying $300MM to Machado isn’t really going to make your team better. You get one player and your money is GONE.
 
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CFPBuckeye said:
All I can say to argue on the behalf of the team (and I’m not necessarily actually siding with the team,) is maybe they want that flexibility with the money to spend but are then waiting for the right players to come along. Sometimes paying $300MM to Machado isn’t really going to make your team better. You get one player and your money is GONE.
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This timeline of events is even more frustrating.

>MLB writers and sports journos praise Moneyball (for good reason) and the analytical approach to the game.
>Old School MLB execs and scouts who are slow to adapt are ridiculed from all angles (Old, White, Men...blah blah)
>MLB finally adjusts
>Years of analysis teaches teams to recreate teams in the aggregate with younger players
>salaries drop as a result
>COLLUSION! CORRUPTION!

Analytics was force fed down the throats of Major League Baseball to a result that doesn't favor the players. This isn't the fault of ownership.
 
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Former Dodgers Ace, World Series Champion Don Newcombe Dies at 92

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Legendary Dodgers pitcher Don Newcombe passed away on Tuesday, the team announced. The former National League MVP and World Series champion was 92.

Newcombe was the Dodgers' premier starter before the team moved to Los Angeles in 1958. He was a four-time All-Star with Brooklyn and went 123–60 as a starter in seven seasons from 1949-57. Newcombe missed the 1952 and 1953 seasons due to military service during the Korean War.

Newcombe was a member of Brooklyn's lone World Series championship in 1955. He led the Dodgers with 20 wins and a 3.20 ERA. He also threw 233 2/3 innings before Brooklyn defeated the Yankees in seven games for the 1955 title.

Brooklyn's ace followed up his stellar 1955 with a career year in 1956. He led the National League with 27 wins and finished the year with a 3.06 ERA. Newcombe won both the Cy Young and MVP in 1956. He is one of 11 players in MLB history to secure both awards in one season.

Newcombe retired in 1960 after three seasons with the Reds and one with the Indians.

Entire article: https://www.si.com/mlb/2019/02/19/don-newcombe-death-dodgers-mvp-world-series-brooklyn
 
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