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NEW YORK With the postseason around the corner, the Yankees have some decisions to make regarding their bullpen and which relievers will be left off their playoff roster.For a reliever like Aroldis Chapman, that means there are no guarantees leading into October when it comes to a spot in the bullpen.It sounds like the Yankees are taking that one step further, though.According to , New York is considering a scenario where Chapman isn't on the active roster before the end of the regular season, designating him for a signment.Here's Sherman
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T.J. Oshie Jersey would open up a spot on their roster.Reliever Wandy Peralta will need to come back from the injured list soon. Same for starter Frankie Montas, a suming he's able to make one start before the end of the regular season. Other relievers like Miguel Castro, Stephen Ridings and Albert Abreu are on the mend, trying to come back from the injured list before the season ends. They won't nece sarily factor into a postseason roster either, but they could finish the season strong, holding a bullpen spot instead of Chapman.The other way of looking at it is it allows certain hurlers to stick around when those injured folks return. Cutting ties with Chapman would also ensure Lucas
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New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge was held homerle s for the fifth straight game Tuesday afternoon, going 1-for-5 in the Yankees' 5-4 victory over the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field, in game one of
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The Indians trading Mike Clevinger? It absolutely makes no sense.This was the headline to a I wrote back in December, when Clevelands ace inexplicably started seeing his name in trade rumors.Admittedly, it was unclear if the Indians were actually shopping Clevinger this past winter, or if clubs were aggre sively leaking their interest to the media. Either way, it didnt make the idea itself any le s absurd.If teams were calling upon Cleveland to discu s a Clevinger trade last offseason, its not crazy to think itll happen again this coming winter. This is especially true when you consider what kind of revenue lo ses the typically cost-efficient Indians are about to face in the months ahead.Does this change Clevelands situation? With a year of navigating unforeseen financial hurdles preceding another salary negotiation with Clevinger, would it make sense for the Tribe to explore a trade this winter?You may think it sounds insane, but not everyone feels that way.If you ask me, though, the idea of
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T. J. Carrie Jersey below numbers from last season compared to the 2019 league average for each respective stat.Clevingers ERA- was 44% better than league average last year. His FIP- was 45% better than average. His fastball velocity (95.4) has never been higher. His whiff rate of 35.3% was ranked in the 94th percentile by Baseball Savant.So, yes, Clevinger earned the right to demand a higher salary when he entered arbitration negotiations. Scroll to ContinueSaid salary ended up being $4.1 million. After he put up some of the best stats of his career.Clevingers 2020 pay is being highlighted for two reasons. For one, thats an absurd discount for a pitcher of his caliber.More importantly, it highlights some financial wiggle room the Indians have as he approaches his second round of arbitration eligibility.Yes, predicting how much a player is going to request ahead of arbitration is tricky, especially before the season even takes place. We at least know hes not going to demand another 592% pay increase like he did last winter.For a reference point, we can look at a pitcher Baseball Savant views
Morgan Burnett Jersey as similar to Clevinger -- New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom.Like Clevinger, deGrom entered his first round of arbitration eligibility ahead of his age-29 season, eventually agreeing to a salary of $4.05 million. He performed well the following year, going 15-10 with a 3.53 ERA and an fWAR of 4.1. That winter, he and the Mets landed on a salary of $7.4 million for 2018, a year-over-year pay increase of 83%.Lets say Clevinger has another phenomenal showing during a shortened 2020 season, and pushes for a similar hike. For the sake of the argument, we can round up to a 90% year-over-year increase.Under that scenario, Clevingers 2021 salary would be $7.79 million.Heck, even if he pitches so well that he gets the same 130% year-over-year increase deGrom landed after carrying a Cy Young award into 2019 arbitration negotiations, that'd still put him at a little under $9.5 million for next season. This, like Clevinger's 2020 salary, would be both a
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NFL Cleveland Browns Jersey .Teams may feel compelled to take a harder line with all eligible players in an effort to save money after suffering such significant financial hits. This could increase the likelihood of heated negotiations, making settling on a mutually beneficial number more difficult.Even with that said, theres still no reason the Indians should explore other routes with one of their best starters.Again, the ramifications from what happens over the next few months will be significant. Cleveland will undoubtedly be looking for ways to help itself financially. It wont be shocking to see Clevingers name pop into those conversations. For all the reasons laid out above, bringing Clevinger up as a potential player to move should be about as far as those conversations go.
On this date in franchise history, the Texas Rangers started to take control of the 2010 American League Championship Series.The game at Yankee Stadium,played on Oct. 18, 2010,saw the Rangers shut out the Yankees, 8-0. The Rangers were able to start Cliff Lee, who was dominant in Game 5 of the American
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It might not be just over 35,000, but Progre sive Field will be rocking a little extra over the weekend when the Tribe plays host to the always
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The Texas Rangers held off from American League history on Monday night. But he has three more games to try and break Roger Maris single-season record, and he gets two chances on Tuesday against the Texas Rangers.Globe Life Field will host a day-night doubleheader, with Game 1 set for 1:05 p.m. and Game 2 set for 7:05 p.m.Texas (
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In just a few hours, the Yankees will be on the clock with the No. 28 overall
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As you know by know, prior to Wednesdays game in Milwaukee, AM 570's David Va segh tried to go down Bernie Brewers slide at American
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