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Japanese ace Roki Sasaki to become available to MLB teams this offseason
CHIBA, Japan (AP) — Japanese ace Roki Sasaki will be available to Major League Baseball teams this offseason. The Chiba Lotte Marines announced Saturday they have chosen to start the process of moving the pitcher to a big league club in North America via the posting system. ...
New White Sox manager Will Venable anticipates keeping Grady Sizemore as part of his coaching staff
CHICAGO (AP) — Will Venable is a busy man these days. The new manager of the Chicago White Sox is learning his way around the organization. He is talking to his new players and working with the front office on its offseason plans. As Venable assembles his first coaching staff with...
Duran, Crawford among 29 Super 2s eligible for salary arbitration; Perdomo just misses cutoff
NEW YORK (AP) — Boston outfielder Jarren Duran and right-hander Kutter Crawford are among 29 players with two-to-three years or service time who are eligible for salary arbitration, and Atlanta left-hander Angel Perdomo just missed the cutoff. Seattle’s George Kirby also is among...
Escaping from a 121-loss hole will be hard. The White Sox have other MLB teams to use as a blueprint
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Rock bottom proved to be even rockier than the Chicago White Sox ever dreamed. Now second-year general manager Chris Getz has the unenviable task of pulling the South Side out of the baseball abyss following a 121-loss season that was the worst in modern MLB...
Reliever David Robertson declines $7 million mutual option with Texas Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Reliever David Robertson declined his $7 million mutual option with the Texas Rangers on Saturday, triggering a $1.5 million buyout and becoming a free agent. Robertson agreed in January to a one-year contract that included a $10 million salary, of which $5...
Bummer reaches $13M, 2-year deal with Braves, who guarantee additional $4M to López
ATLANTA (AP) — Left-hander Aaron Bummer agreed Saturday to a $13 million, two-year contract with the Atlanta Braves, who reached a revised $30 million, three-year deal with All-Star Reynaldo López that guarantees the right-hander an additional $4 million. Atlanta had a $7.25...
Orioles decline $16.5 million option on Eloy Jiménez, who becomes a free agent
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Orioles declined a $16.5 million option Saturday on outfielder/designated hitter Eloy Jiménez, who becomes a free agent. Jiménez receives a $3 million buyout, completing a $43 million, six-year contract he agreed to with the Chicago White Sox. ...
White Sox decline $25 million option on Yoán Moncada, $7.5 million option on Max Stassi
CHICAGO (AP) — The White Sox declined a $25 million option on third baseman Yoán Moncada on Friday after he missed almost the entire season because of a left adductor strain. Chicago also turned down a $7.5 million option on catcher Max Stassi. The 29-year-old...
Mets make first move of offseason, agreeing to 1-year contract with pitcher Dylan Covey
NEW YORK (AP) — The Mets made their first move of the offseason, agreeing Thursday to a one-year contract with 33-year-old right-hander Dylan Covey. He gets an $850,000 salary while in the major leagues and $350,000 while in the minors. Covey went 0-2 with a 2.66...
New Chicago manager Will Venable takes over White Sox team that set modern record for season losses
CHICAGO (AP) — Will Venable understands his first job as a major league manager will be a tough one, taking over a team with a record 121 losses last season. Yet he’s embracing the opportunity with the Chicago White Sox. “I don’t think that there’s one...
