Happy Black Friday, everyone! May you take advantage of every discount and avoid being trampled to death in the proce s.Black Friday consumers aren't the only ones who took advantage of discount shopping this week. The Texas Rangers got a head start on the market and landed themselves a potential steal.On Wednesday, the Rangers and free agent starting pitcher agreed to a three-year, $30 million contract. Gibson, 32, is coming off a 13-7 season with a 4.84 ERA and a 1.44 WHIP in 160 innings in 2019.The Gibson signing is much like the and signings Texas made the past two
Jose Bautista Jersey winters. In fact, the Lance Lynn contract is the same length and value of the deal with Gibson. We earlier this week.As , the contract with Gibson likely won't be announced until sometime next week.The night before agreeing to the contract with Gibson, the Rangers claimed off unconditional release waivers from Cleveland. Goody, 28, has five days from the time of the claim to accept or reject the a signment. He had a 3.54 ERA and 1.28 WHIP in 40.2 innings with the Indians in 2019.Before these two acquisitions, the Rangers had one open spot on their 40-man roster. The waiver claim for Nick Goody takes precedence over the Gibson signing, which is why Gibson's deal won't be officially announced until
Roger Clemens Jersey next week.If Goody rejects the a signment, Gibson's deal will likely be announced by the ball club and the spot on the 40-man roster will be filled. If Goody accepts the a signment, the 40-man roster will be full and the Rangers will have to make a subsequent move to open up a roster spot for Gibson.Money, Money, MoneyWith the Rangers still in on the big time free agents, let's take a closer look at what the payroll looks like after these two potential signings.Scroll to ContinueNick Goody is highlighted since we still don't know if he will accept the a signment to the Rangers or not, but let's just say he accepts it. The blue-highlighted number for Goody and other players reflects their projected arbitration salaries.Gibson's contract is not on the table since we do not know how the contract is broken down year by year yet. We also don't know who will be taken off the 40-man roster to make room for Gibson.Since Gibson's deal is the same terms as Lance Lynn's, which the final two years can be seen on the table above, let's a sume it's identical to Lynn's contract
Kevin Pillar Jersey . Lynn's salary in 2019 was $9,333,333.If Gibson makes the same salary as Lynn did last season and a league-minimum player is designated for a signment to clear that spot, the Rangers' updated payroll will be at $126,932,833. As we talked about in , the highest the Rangers' payroll has ever been is just north of $163 million in 2017. If this is the Rangers' ceiling this winter, that give Texas about $36.5 million left to play with this winter.Of course, Rangers' ownership could consider inflation since 2017 and bump the payroll near $170 million, but that is purely conjecture mixed with a little bit of optimism.If $36.5 million is all the Rangers have left to spend, it's hard to see Texas addre sing third base and starting pitching with big-name players. They could shell out money for one or the other, then bargain shop for the other spot.Texas is aggre sive in signing a third baseman, and have reportedly been on the top
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Toronto Blue Jays Custom Jersey them at least $13 million to addre s another rotation spot or other needs like catcher, first base, or center field.If Texas went all in and signed Rendon to a contract likely worth $30 million per year, there wouldn't be much more to spend unle s ownership really wants to expand payroll to where it's never been before in franchise history.Now that Thanksgiving is behind us, hopefully the hot stove will be kicked up a notch or two. The next highlight of the baseball offseason is the Winter Meetings, which will be held in San Diego, CA from December 9th-12th. The Rule 5 Draft concludes the Winter Meetings on December 12th.
Dodgers catching prospect headlines a LA farm system that's one of the best in baseball according to most experts. This month, ESPN, Fan Graphs, and the Athletic released their top 100 prospect lists
Travis D'Arnaud Jersey .Cartaya was included in each list, but where he landed seemed to have a high rate of variability. One site had him in the low teens, while another had him outside of the top 25.FanGraphs - No. 37FanGraphs' suggests that they more concerned about the 20-year-old's recent injury history than the experts at ESPN and The Athletic. Cartaya suffered
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Jed Lowrie Jersey his power potential.Cartaya hasn't played much yet in pro ball, all the pieces are here for a 50 hit tool with a good amount of walks, 70 power (30+ homers) and at least average defense. For reference, the No. 1 player on this list is a catcher with a a 60 in all three categoriesMcDaniel and FanGraphs both compared Cartaya to another Venezuelan catcher: Salvador Perez.Cartaya has a long road ahead, but Dodgers fans would be ecstatic if he did become
Gregor Blanco Jersey an All-Star catcher like Perez.The Athletic - No. 13 had Cartaya ranked the highest of the three sites on his top prospect list. Law is quite confident of the catcher's offensive upside, but did admit that he needs more development.Cartaya is going to be a monster at the plate with patience and powerhes already so skilled for his age that he has No. 1 overall prospect upside.Law isn't alone with his future projection of Cartaya. Jim Callis of MLB.com also thinks that Cartaya will be a top-
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Unfortunately, Corey Oswalt is not a son, or relative, or former
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Carlos Correa Jersey starts.Scroll to ContinueOver 94.2 innings, he sports a 5.89 ERA and 5.39 FIP. Like almost every other Phillies pitcher of the last decade, he's struggled with the long ball. His three-pitch mix includes a low-90mph fastball, a change-up, and a
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Texas Rangers general manager Chris Young said that starting pitching will be our clear top priority, per a report by . Young made the comments to the media after the trade deadline came and went with the Rangers making just one deal, as relief pitcher for two players.It also came on the same day that the Rangers put on the 15-day injured list after suffering a . He is expected to mi s the next four-to-six weeks. In the meantime, the Rangers have to figure out
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Joe Morgan Jersey solid 1-2 punch, along with Gray, to start 2023, while Moore would be the backbone of the bullpen. Scroll to ContinueFrom there, there would be much le s clarity. The Rangers current rotation , Glenn Otto and Dane Dunning have been inconsistent, though Howard is starting to round into form after spending most of the season at Triple-A. Still, all three are relatively inexperienced and have something to prove. On the farm, the Rangers are brimming with potential. are pitchers, led by last years first-round pick, Jack Leiter. But he isnt the only one with starter potential. Theres Cole Winn, Owen White, Antoine Kelly, acquired in the Bush trade, and Cole Ragans. Rangers president Jon Daniels said after the Bush trade that the team felt it had arms that were getting close to promotion, but he was talking more about the bullpen. The closest to starting this year may be Ragans. Even though hes the Rangers No. 29 prospect, hes probably thrown the best all season. The former first-round pick in 2016 mi sed three seasons due to
Rollie Fingers Jersey two Tommy John surgeries and the 2020 minor league shutdown. But since 2021, hes burned through every level of the Rangers system and is currently at Triple-A. , who made his first minor-league start with Round Rock on Tuesday. The Rangers are trying to see if the former Cy Young winner has anything left to give them this season. If he can turn things around and earn a promotion, and pitch well with the Rangers, he could become a low-cost option in 2023. The Rangers have a sets in their minor-
Matt Joyce Jersey league system to swing a trade this offseason. The Rangers could also seek a starting pitcher in free agency. There could be plenty of potential options, none of which would loom larger than Los Angeles Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw, who is from Dallas and is 34 years old. The Rangers were linked to Kershaw before he re-signed with the Dodgers. But he only signed a one-year deal. Young and Daniels reiterated on Tuesday the team has every intention of contending in 2023. How they solve their starting pitching problem for next season will go a long way toward determining how close they come to accomplishing that goal.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Shane McClanahan starts, he pitches great, and the Tampa Bay Rays win. It's as easy as 1-2-3.McClanahan and the Rays did it again on Wednesday night, beating the Boston Red Sox 4-1 for their third straight win in this series and their fifth overall against their bitter American League East
Mitch Moreland Jersey rival in the past eight days. Tampa Bay has outscored them32-13 over that stretch and won their third straight series against the Red Sox this season, with a final game coming on Thursday night at Tropicana Field.McClanahan got his 10th win of the season with another dominating performance. He allowed just one run and three hits over 6 1/3 innings, adding to his record-setting streak of overpowering outings. He had six strikeouts and threw 85 pitches, exiting with one out in the seventh inning to keep his work load down. Relievers Jason Adam, Ryan Thompson and Colin Poche closed it out from there, allowing just two hits.His ERA is down to a league-leading 1.71 now, and his 146 strikeouts also lead the AL. His stretch of 11 games with six or more innings pitched with seven strikeouts and two runs or le s came to
Jim Rice Jersey an end just barely but an even better streak has emerged now.In his last seven starts, he's gone six or more innings, with at least six strikeouts and just ONE or fewer runs allowed, matching the American League record set by Minnesota's Johan Santana. Only the great Sandy Koufax who did that eight times in 1962 has more. In those seven starts, he's 4-1 with a 1.16 ERA.That's some pretty elite companyMcClanahan was perfect into the fourth inning, and didn't give up anything until the fifth, when the Red Sox, trailing 3-0 at the time, opened the inning with an infield hit by Zander Bogaerts and a singled to center by Alex Verdugo, sending Bogaerts to third. McClanahan then got Christian Vazquez to hit into a double play and struck out Dalbec to end the threat with just the one run scoring on Vazquez's double play ball.It seems like he gets better when guys get on base, Cash said. Youre going to pitch with guys on base, certainly in the American League East, whether its the Yankees, Red Sox, Blue Jays, hes shown the ability to kind of take a deep breath and make big pitches.Scroll to ContinueHe forgot about the guy at third and just tried to execute pitches, got the double-play ball and then out of the inning with us still feeling pretty good about ourselves.The Rays scored twice in the third inning and tacked on another in the fourth to jump ahead of Boston starter Josh Winckowski.Ji-Man Choi and Harold Ramirez had RBI singles in the third inning and Taylor Walls hit a solo home run in the
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The Dodgers could do no wrong as they finished off the weekend series with the Giants in another resounding sweep. Prior to this season, the Dodgers hadn't swept the Giants in a , but the storyline this weekend lies off the field as
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Addison Russell Jersey merch in your home stadium (caution for explicit language below).The bad look set up the Giants to rea sure fans they would not allow something like this to happen ever again (via , The Mercury News).Scroll to ContinueThe
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Cleveland Indians closer Brad Hand has been selected to represent the team for this year'sRoberto Clemente Award, baseballs most prestigious individual honor for Major Leaguers.The Roberto Clemente Award is the annual recognition of a Major League player who best represents the game of Baseball through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy and positive contributions, both on and off the field.The Tribe closer and his wife Morgan in 2019
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The Philadelphia Phillies currently have $178,692,948 committed to their luxury tax salary. Before the ratification of the 2022 MLB CBA, the competitive balance tax was set at $210 million.Now that total has jumped over 9% to $230 million for the first luxury tax threshold. The Phillies had just over $31 million to spend before hitting the luxury tax in 2022, now theyll have $51
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Tears flowed easy last Wednesday night into Thursday morning as Indians fans endured the heartbreak of a game seven home lo s to the Chicago Cubs in the 2016 World Series at Progre sive Field. It was a tough way to end what was a magical season, filled with so many memories as well as achievements as
Miami Marlins Jersey the team basically came out of the nowhere to win the hearts of fans everywhere as they trampled through the American League to make it to the Fall Cla sic. Cleveland fans know all too well about the heartbreak that goes along with their sports teams falling in title rounds or big games. Despite the Cavs finally ending the title drought in June, fans are still craving more, and it looked like they would get it with the Tribe last week. Today we take a look at a tough topic for most, that is the heartbreak of being a Cleveland sports fans. You may agree with these, or there may be even more on the list, but here goes the 'Top 5 All-Time Cleveland Sports Heartbreaks.'5. Cavaliers Lose to the Warriors in Six Games 2015-16 LeBron James came home prior to the 2015 season, leaving Miami to return to the team that drafted him in the Cavaliers, and right away he said it would take awhile to bring home a title. Little did he or the fans know it was close to happening in his first season back, and James and the Cavs, despite a number of bumps in the road, cruised through the East and made it to the NBA Finals where they took on Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors in a cla sic best-of-7 showdown. The Cavs were already without Kevin Love, who was hurt in the first round against the Celtics, and then lost point guard Kyrie Irving in the first game of the Finals with a knee injury that required surgery. The 'never say die' Cavs fought to a huge OT win in game two, and then won game three at home, taking a 2-1 series lead. The tank though was about on empty by the time game four reached the fourth quarter. Golden State led by three at the end of three in game four, and turned on the gas, eventually winning 103-82. Game five in Oakland saw the Cavs lose by 13, and game six in Cleveland was never much of a game it felt like, as the Warriors outscored the Cavaliers 2815 in the 1st quarter, and while the Cavs closed it to two at half, the Warriors did more then enough for the 105-97 win and title. Of course we all know the conclusion of this story a year later, and it feels like there's yet another chapter to be written this season between the two.4. The Fumble - Browns Lose to Denver 38-33 in the AFC Title Game January 1987 A year after the series known as 'The Drive,' the Browns and Broncos had a Mile
Jose Fernandez Jersey High rematch for the right to play the Redskins in the Super Bowl. The Browns wanted revenge for the letdown a season ago, and the Broncos wanted another shot at the big game as they had lost to the Giants after beating the Browns in Cleveland in January 1986 in the the AFC Title Game. Denver dominated early, and built a 21-3 halftime lead thanks to some poor defense by the Browns. The second half though turned into the Earnest Byner show, as the Browns running back couldn't be stopped, running over and through the Broncos to get the Browns back into the game from down 28-10 in the second half to tied at 31 early in the fourth quarter. The Browns again though failed to stop John Elway and the Broncos, and trailed 38-31 as they marched down for the tying score with just 1:12 remaining. That's when the heartbreaking play known as 'the Fumble' took place, as Byner, after wide out Webster Slaughter mi sed a block, was stripped by Broncos DB Jeremiah Castille at the one-yard line. The Broncos recovered, gave the Browns an intentional safety, and eventually won by 5. It was a game that Byner still has tears over to this day, despite the forgivene s of Browns fans worldwide.3. Indians Lose to the Cubs in Seven Games - World Series 2016Scroll to Continue The emotions and heartache of losing the World Series are still very raw to Indians fans, as the team had a golden opportunity to win their first World Series in
Andre Dawson Jersey 68 years, but up three games to one couldn't close out a Cubs team that many called a team of destiny when it was all over. The Indians won game one easily 6-0 behind Corey Kluber, and after losing game two at home, won game three 1-0 in Wrigley Field and then took game four again with Kluber to take a commanding two-game lead in the series. Even when the Indians lost on Sunday night 3-2 behind a good outing by Trevor Bauer that saw the Cubs have one decent inning, Indians fans felt confident coming home with two games at Progre sive Field to win the title. Game six was a blowout though, as a first inning blunder by Tyler Naquin and Lonnie Chisenhall in the outfield allowed Chicago to go up 3-0, and they never looked back forcing a 7th game. Even with Kluber on the mound, a Dexter Fowler homer in the first was a bad sign he didn't have his best stuff. The gutsy Indians fought back from down 6-3 to pull off a miracle, as Rajai Davis' homer
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