Getting this kid AND escaping most of Cano's bad contract in the same trade will go down as Dipoto's best achievement in Settle.
Ouch4 more years after this one. 24 M per year. Mariners eating a part:
- acquired by NY Mets in trade from Seattle 12/3/18, with Mariners paying Mets $20M as part of the deal ($5M in Dec. 2018 and $3.75M each Dec. 1, 2019-22)
Sources: Pitcher skips MLB draft for Japan deal
Nineteen-year-old pitcher Carter Stewart is in agreement with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of the Japanese Pacific League on a six-year contract worth more than $7 million, a groundbreaking deal that could have long-term ramifications for Major League Baseball's amateur and professional sides, sources told ESPN.
Stewart, who was chosen by the Atlanta Braves with the eighth pick in the 2018 draft out of a Florida high school but did not sign after they reduced their signing-bonus offer due to an alleged injury, was expected to be chosen in the early second round of this June's draft. By signing with Fukuoka, which has won four of the past five Japan Series, Stewart would guarantee himself significantly more money than he would have made with a major league organization -- and could theoretically join the major leagues as a 25-year-old free agent.
I wonder if this might become a trend. Pro baseball players make peanuts (relatively speaking) for their first however many years, and almost all of them don't even reach the majors.
Please mash, Yordan.
Probably the juiced ball. I can check and see if any of our guys have seen him.Curious about your thoughts on Trent Grisham. The eye has always been there but he's actually hitting for a ton of power this year. Real or no?
Probably the juiced ball. I can check and see if any of our guys have seen him.
Oh I just figured he was in AAA. My bad. I'll do some digging.I thought the juiced ball was only in AAA this year? He's in AA.
Ugh...