Odorizzi got a hefty raise after accepting his one-year, $17.8 million qualifying offer and Pineda almost doubled his salary despite still having roughly six weeks remaining on his suspension. The suspension originally was for 80 games, but the MLB Players' Association contested it. The Twins re-signed Jake Odorizzi to supplement fellow All-Star Jose Berrios , but there is still a spot or two to ... [Full Article...]
Former Fresno State offensive coordinator Kalen DeBoer, who now holds the same position at IN, is expected to be a leading candidate to replace Tedford, per The Athletic . Tedford is best known for serving as head coach at California where he led the Golden Bears to an 82-57 record over 11 seasons from 2002-12. We should find out more about that today. [Full Article...]
For Hamels, he joins Mike Soroka , a fellow lefty in Max Fried and Mike Foltynewicz in Atlanta's rotation. One would assume the 5th spot will be given to one of the numerous young pitchers on the 40-man roster (Sean Newcomb , Touki Toussaint, Bryse Wilson , Kyle Wright and others) although it's not impossible to think they add another veteran this winter. [Full Article...]
This might seem like a low bar to hold a coach to, but it is far from something that is universal among coaches; there are a lot of people who take for granted the things that Rivera did really well when talking about him as a coach. Jones said that the team's roster is in its top form, but the execution is not there. Pat Shurmur should be on the hot seat as much as any coach at the conclusion... [Full Article...]
The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was the icing on the cake for Mercedes Benz AMG Motorsport , who took another victory to round off a ideal season which saw the Brackley based team win their sixth constructor's champion. The success of the sixth title of the 34-year-old has placed only one behind the historic F1 record set by Michael Schumacher 15 years ago. "You can always learn from this type of ch... [Full Article...]
Agents' prices during the globe include climbed above the half one billion pound tag for the first time in 2019, even supposing commissions paid in global transfers by English clubs fell by a 3rd. The total sum of money that agents have received so far this calendar year as part of transfer deals is 590.2 million euros. Some agents have said they were not properly consulted about the changes, ... [Full Article...]
The San Diego Padres are set to acquire outfielder Tommy Pham from the Tampa Bay Rays in a deal that includes outfielder Hunter Renfroe going back to Tampa, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Snell was live on Twitch when he saw the news and everyone got to hear his honest reaction. Still, the Padres, in win-now mode, see Pham as a strong enough upgrade to give up a high-floor, hig... [Full Article...]
Since then, Whyte, who can not comment on the current case due to legal problems, has been told that if his situation is resolved, he will again be a mandatory challenger in February 2021. Maybe it's his alter-ego that has been talking about ". Ruiz, who was born in the United States but fights as a Mexican, caused one of boxing's biggest upsets in NY in June when he handed Joshua a first defeat... [Full Article...]