The collective agreement between the owners of Major League Baseball and the players is due to expire Wednesday night. It is assumed that a deal will not be reached in the next few days, which means free agency and trade negotiations will be completely halted and a lockdown will be put in place. In...
Read MoreJim McIsaac / Getty Images It looks like Marcus Stroman and the New York Mets are going their separate ways this winter. The veteran free agent tweeted on Friday that the Mets front office would rather sign other launchers available on the market rather than come to an agreement with him on a new...
Read MoreBy: Wally Hall Publication: Thursday, November 25, 2021 Today is one of my favorite days of the year, probably after Christmas, only Thanksgiving doesn’t have the pressure of gifts. It’s about family, friends, and food. A lot of food. We started cooking and getting ready at noon on Wednesday, and we will continue this...
Read MoreThis offseason already presents a very active market for starting pitchers, with teams treating them as Black Friday door breakers ahead of a possible lockout on December 2. The Tigers introduced Eduardo Rodriguez on Monday, celebrating signing his five-year, $ 77 million contract. OK. On the same day, the Giants announced the re-signing of...
Read MoreFootball agent Jorge Mendes smiles for the camera as he sat next to a youngster and Cristiano Ronaldo at a past event “I was (in contact) with Juventus, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia… everyone wanted Cristiano. I called Cristiano and told him what’s important for you it’s your career, not...
Read MoreThe MLB offseason is less than three weeks old and already three of our top 20 (and four of our top 25) free agents have signed. With the collective agreement set to expire on December 1, there could be a rush of signatures next week or so, with players looking to secure a contract...
Read MoreBy IAN HARISON, Associated Press TORONTO (AP) – Two months with the Toronto Blue Jays were enough for José Berríos to change his mind about waiting another year to become a free agent. Berríos finalized a seven-year, $ 131 million contract on Thursday to stay with the Blue Jays, giving up the opportunity to...
Read MoreONOTONAGON – State, county and township officials are working cooperatively in Ontonagon County Greenland Township to answer questions about an unauthorized water source that some residents are using for drinking and others household needs for many years. In the Lake Mine area, northeast of Mass City, water is pulled from a pipe, after passing...
Read MoreDETROIT – The Detroit Tigers have would have made the first big splash MLB free agency, signing the starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez, one of the best lefties on the market. Tigers fans should take this as a harbinger that the front office is serious about spending and building a contender in the offseason. Rodriguez,...
Read MoreMichael Conforto is the “King of Queens”, or at least that’s what his agent, Scott Boras, has said about the old Met. “Basically he’s become the ‘king of queens’ and in free agency now he’s the ace of hearts for many GMs,” Boras said of Conforto during the agent’s media session at GM meetings...
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