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MLB Transactions- Mets Sign Adeiny Hechavarria February 18, 20193:54pm: Hechavarria’s contract comes with a $3MM base salary if he makes the roster — a rather large base salary for a minor league pact — per Ken Davidoff of the New York Post (Twitter link). He could also earn a $1MM bonus for spending 100 days on the active roster and another $1MM for…
- Pirates, Rookie Davis Agree To Minor League Deal February 18, 20191:09pm: The Pirates announced the signing. 1:02pm: The Pirates have reached an agreement to bring right-hander Rookie Davis aboard on a minor league contract, per The Athletic’s Emily Waldon (Twitter link). He’ll be in Major League camp as a non-roster invitee to Spring Training. Now 25 years old, Davis was one of four players the…
- Reds, Derek Dietrich Agree To Minor League Deal February 18, 2019The Reds have reached an agreement on a minor league contract with free-agent infielder Derek Dietrich, reports Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic (via Twitter). He’ll be in Major League camp and compete for a roster spot. The contract, according to Rosenthal, has a base salary north of $2MM if Dietrich makes the big league roster.…
- Giants Sign Yangervis Solarte February 17, 2019TODAY: The Giants announced that Solarte has passed his physical (The Athletic’s Andrew Baggarly was among those to tweet the news). FRIDAY, 9:50am: If he makes the roster, Solarte will earn $1.75MM and can make another $250K via incentives, tweets Jon Heyman of the MLB Network. That seemingly indicates that Solarte’s deal is of the minor…
- Giants Sign Gerardo Parra To Minor League Deal February 17, 2019TODAY: Parra has passed his physical, as per a team announcement (The Athletic’s Andrew Baggarly was among those to tweet the news). TUESDAY: The Giants have agreed to a minor league contract with veteran outfielder Gerardo Parra, reports Jon Heyman of the MLB Network (Twitter link). The Octagon client will head to Major League Spring…
- Brewers To Re-Sign Mike Moustakas February 17, 20194:38pm: There’s a mutual option for 2020, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports. 4:23pm: Moustakas will earn $10MM in 2019, Bob Nightengale of USA Today tweets. His deal is “likely” to include a mutual option, Heyman adds. 4:04pm: The Brewers and free-agent third baseman Mike Moustakas have reached a one-year agreement, pending a physical, Ken Rosenthal…
- Padres Sign Aaron Loup February 17, 20193:32pm: Loup’s deal includes a $1.2MM guarantee in 2019 with $800K in incentives, per Heyman. The 2020 option is worth $2MM and features another $800K in incentives, or the Padres could buy him out for $200K. All told, it’s a $1.4MM pact that could max out at $4.8MM. 11:41am: The Padres have announced the signing.…
- Giants Sign Cameron Maybin February 17, 2019SUNDAY: Maybin has joined the Giants, Maria Guardado of MLB.com tweets. SATURDAY: Per Andrew Baggarly and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Giants are “finalizing” an agreement to bring outfielder Cameron Maybin to Spring camp as a non-roster invitee. Maybin, 32 in April, has spent time with four teams over the last two seasons, dropping…
- Rangers Sign Ben Revere February 17, 2019The Rangers have signed outfielder Ben Revere to a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports. The deal comes with a $1MM salary if Revere makes the majors, per Jon Heyman of Fancred. Revere, out of work since the Angels released him last August, is…
- Reds Sign Robbie Ross To Minors Deal February 16, 2019The Reds have reportedly signed reliever Robbie Ross to a minor league deal. Ross, 29, held down a regular spot in the Ranger and Red Sox bullpens from 2012-16, but has missed much of the last two seasons with elbow and back problems. In 2016, his last full season of work, Ross turned in an…
- Orioles Sign Alcides Escobar To Minor League Deal February 16, 2019Per a team release, the Orioles have signed shortstop Alcides Escobar to a minor league deal with an invite to Spring Training. MLB Network’s Jon Heyman tweets that Escobar will receive $700K if he cracks the big-league roster. Escobar, 32, finally fell out of favor in Kansas City, where from 2015-18 his .251/.284/.336 (64 wRC+)…
- Angels, Luke Bard Agree To Minors Deal February 16, 2019The Angels have signed reliever Luke Bard to a minor league deal, per Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register. Bard, 28, was a Rule V selection by Los Angeles last winter; after a lukewarm April audition, in which the righty was deployed mostly in mop-up duty, Luke was shuttled back to Minnesota, with whom…
- Rangers Sign Adam Moore To Minor League Deal February 16, 2019The Rangers signed catcher Adam Moore to a minor league deal and invited him to major league camp, per John Blake, the team’s Executive VP of Communications (via Twitter). Moore passed his physical this morning, making the deal official, per Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram (via Twitter). The Rangers now have 66 players…
- Brewers Sign Jay Jackson February 16, 2019The Brewers have inked a minors deal with righty Jay Jackson, per a club announcement. It would pay him $1MM if he can crack the major-league roster, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports (Twitter link).. When last we saw him on this side of the Pacific back in 2015, Jackson had finally (albeit briefly) cracked the…
- Royals To Sign Drew Storen February 15, 2019The Royals have announced a minor-league deal with veteran righty Drew Storen, as Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic first reported (via Twitter). He’ll earn at a $1.25MM level if he makes it to the majors, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network (via Twitter), with $900K in incentives also available, per MLB.com’s Jeffrey Flanagan (Twitter link).…
- Mets Sign Adeiny Hechavarria February 18, 2019
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