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The 29-year-old right-hander was always considered the most likely player to accept his qualifying offer, as it seemed unlikely that he'd receive an offer close in terms of average annual value from another club; especially with draft-pick compensation tied to him and the plethora of elite options on the market this offseason. He recorded a pristine 3.51 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 178/53 K/BB ratio across 30 starts (159 innings) this past season. He's been extremely durable, making at least 28 starts in six consecutive seasons, dating back to the 2014 campaign. Continue to Article

November 15, 2019 12:00:am EST

Major League Baseball has expanded its investigation into the Houston Astros after The Athletic website reported the team stole signs during home games in 2017 by using a camera positioned in center field. The report Tuesday quoted pitcher Mike Fiers, who played for the Astros that season, and three other unidentified people with the club. The Astros won the World Series that year — two sources told The Athletic that Houston used the system into the playoffs while another source said the system ended before the postseason. Continue to Article

November 12, 2019 8:38:pm EST

Fans often bring up Michael Jordan's baseball statistics as a way of mocking him. In 1993 at the peak of his powers as the greatest NBA player of his time (and, perhaps, of all-time), Jordan retired and signed with the Chicago White Sox organization. Placed in Double-A Birmingham, Jordan batted .202 with three homers, 51 RBIs, 30 steals (in 48 attempts) and a .556 OPS. Continue to Article

November 12, 2019 3:58:pm EST

It looks like 31 home runs isn't enough to even get you on the podium for rookie of the year. Yordan Álvarez won this year's AL Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year award by a unanimous vote, with the South Side's own Eloy Jiménez coming in fourth place. This may come as a surprise to some Sox fans, who thought Jiménez would at least make the top three after making a splash in the latter half of his rookie season at Guaranteed Rate Field. Continue to Article

November 11, 2019 6:50:pm EST

Multiple teams in search of catching help told ESPN's Jeff Passan that they expect the Cubs to make Willson Contreras available for trade this offseason, and Shi Davidi of Sportsnet reports that the Blue Jays' catchers have been drawing interest from other teams. According to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, the Phillies have expressed interest in third baseman Josh Donaldson. Donaldson is expected to decline the Braves' one-year qualifying offer and become a free agent next week. Continue to Article

November 11, 2019 12:15:am EST