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With the Phillies off after a pair of one-run games in Sunday's doubleheader, we're reopening the mailbag. To answer this question we have to go back to the specifics of Herrera's contract. The Phillies signed Herrera to a deal with five years and $30.5 million guaranteed. The real value of the deal, though, lies in the two club-option years in 2022 and 2023. With this deal, the Phils bought out Herrera's first three years of free agency for a total of $34 million.  If he's not living up to the contract, they can cut ties with him before 2022 and save $20.5 million.  If he is living up to the contract, the Phillies will have Herrera under control for a below-market price in 2022 and 2023. So, Continue to Article

May 14, 2017 12:48:am EST

BOSTON - Steven Souza Jr. hit a three-run homer, Jesus Sucre drove in three runs and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 11-2 on Sunday. The Rays beat the Red Sox for the second time in three games - and just the sixth time in the last 20 meetings - a day after striking out 16 times in a loss. Evan Longoria and Sucre both had two singles, and Souza's homer came during a seven-run ninth as the Rays matched their season-high with 16 hits in a game that lasted 4 hours, 32 minutes. Boston starter Drew Pomeranz (3-3) came out with left triceps tightness before the fourth inning. He gave up two runs and three hits while walking three and striking out three. Xander Bogaerts had an RBI double Continue to Article

May 13, 2017 7:32:pm EST

Over the last few seasons, Major League Baseball shifted its thinking about younger players. Several of the best MLB players are cutting their teeth while participating in some of the biggest budding rivalries in the game, making things even more entertaining. New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto came up in 2015 with a team that lost the World Series to the Kansas City Royals. Continue to Article

May 12, 2017 10:44:pm EST

CLEVELAND — Ervin Santana did what aces do on Friday night at Progressive Field: He won without his best stuff. Coming off a four-homer game at the hands of the Boston Red Sox, the Twins’ veteran right-hander navigated his way through a five-walk night to craft seven shutout innings and outduel Josh Tomlin in a 1-0 win over the Cleveland Indians. With the win the surprising Twins (18-14) took a full game lead over the Indians in the American League Central. Grabbing their third straight win on a two-city road trip, the Twins also won for just the second time in their past 11 tries against their division rivals. Miguel Sano gave Santana all the support he would need with a two-out homer to the Continue to Article

May 12, 2017 9:45:pm EST

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Adam Jones donated $20,000 to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri. Jones was the target on racial slurs and had peanuts thrown at him during road game against the Boston Red Sox on May 1. The Orioles are in Kansas City this weekend for a series against the Royals and Jones plans to visit the museum on Saturday. Continue to Article

May 12, 2017 6:39:pm EST