Trevor Bauer has a five-game contract with Mexico City’s Diablo Rojos, but he will be out if an MLB team signs him. He deserves it, but no team is willing to embrace the PR that comes with signing a player with the longest domestic violence ban.
Bauer’s agent, John Fetterolf, said, “There is no question that he is one of the best starting pitchers in baseball, and the terms of our contract make him available to MLB players looking to upgrade their starting pitching.” , it’s also affordable.”
Bauer’s offer: MLB Minimum Plus Incentives.
The Astros never got particularly close to signing Blake Snell. They were never going to match the $31 million annual salary paid by the Giants. Snell threw a 75-pitch simulated game Wednesday in the 95-97 mph range. The Giants’ rotation looks outstanding, with Jordan Hicks in particular looking, in the words of one pitching expert, “nasty.”
Nothing comes close to Alex Bregman, who will be a free agent with the Astros. True to its history, Houston wants to keep things in the five- or six-year range.
Diamondbacks GM Mike Hazen said on the Post’s “The Show” podcast that Jordan Montgomery, who signed for $25 million with a vesting option and an opt-out, will be in action by mid-April, and Eduardo Rodriguez will be in action by mid-April. He said he thought it might not be that far behind. At maximum intensity, fewer revolutions from 1 to 5 are better.
The Yankees’ idea was to give Monty $72 million over four years, with $10 million deferred one year from 2034 to 2041, at a rate of $5 million per year. My deferment guru estimated its value at $11.5 million per year.
