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Wys³any: 17-Kwi-2019 03:16:24 Temat postu: Japanese left-hander Yusei Kikuchi has finalized four-year |
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SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mariners that guarantees $56 million and incudes club options that could make it worth $109 million over seven seasons.Seattle announced the agreement Wednesday Brandon Kintzler Jersey , just ahead of the deadline for the 27-year-old to sign with a major league club.He receives a $6 million signing bonus and salaries of $8 million this year, $14 million in 2020 and $15 million in 2021. The agreement includes a $13 million player option for 2022, and Seattle has options worth $16.5 million annually for 2022-25.Seattle has until the third day after the 2021 World Series to exercise all four team options. If the Mariners decline, Kikuchi has until the fifth day after the 2021 World Series to exercise his player option.“Yusei’s combination of character, talent, experience and relative age made him a primary target in our roster building plans,” Seattle general manager Jerry Dipoto said. “He is an exciting young pitcher with the ability to impact the Mariners, both in the present and future.”Kikuchi was posted by the Pacific League’s Seibu Lions on Dec. 4. Under the rules in the November 2017 posting agreement, he had until Wednesday afternoon Seattle time to sign with a major league team.Seattle owes Seibu $10,275 Tanner Roark Jersey ,000 as a posting fee: 20 percent of the first $25 million in guaranteed money, 17.5 percent of the next $25 million and 15 percent above that. The Mariners would owe Seibu a supplemental fee of $7.95 million if the club options are exercised — 15 percent of the additional guaranteed money.Kikuchi was 14-4 with a 3.08 ERA for Seibu last season. He was 16-6 with a 1.97 ERA a year earlier. His fastball sits in the low-to-mid 90s and he has an array of off-speed pitches.Dipoto was open at the winter meetings in Las Vegas about his interest in Kikuchi and about how a deal structured in the right way could still fit in the Mariners’ rebuilding plans. Seattle is undergoing an extensive makeover this offseason in the hopes of acquiring prospects now with an ultimate goal of being able to contend in a couple of years.Kikuchi will turn 28 during the 2019 season. With the trade of James Paxton this offseason, Kikuchi will slot high in Seattle’s rotation alongside Marco Gonzales, Mike Leake, Wade LeBlanc, Felix Hernandez and likely a couple of young prospects.Kikuchi is the latest in a line of Japanese players to call Seattle home, a list that started with Ichiro Suzuki and also includes Kazuhiro Sasaki, Kenji Johjima, Nori Aoki and Hisashi Iwakuma.Seattle’s deal with Kikuchi includes a full no-trade provision through 2021. If the club options are exercised, he gets a full no-trade provision in 2022 and a limited no-trade provision allowing him to block swaps to 10 teams in 2023 and five for the rest of the agreement. He becomes a free agent when the contract expires.He also would get $500 Khris Davis Jersey ,000 for winning a Cy Young Award, $250,000 for finishing second through fifth and $100,000 for Rookie of the Year. He would get $100,000 each for World Series MVP and winning the Rivera/Hoffman reliever of the year award, and $50,000 apiece for League Championship Series MVP and Gold Glove. The Chicago Cubsdidn't wait until the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline to address their bullpen.Chicago announced Thursday it acquired veteran reliever Jesse Chavez from the Texas Rangers for minor league pitcher Tyler Thomas.The Cubs are his ninth team in his 11-year career and sixth since 2015.Chavez is having one of his best seasons, posting a 3.51 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP in 30 appearances. He has 50 strikeouts in 56.1 innings and has issued just 12 walks.The 34-year-old will be a free agent after the season.Chicago had baseball's fourth-best bullpen ERA and the second-best in the National League during the first half at 3.09. The likes ofBrandon Morrow,Steve Cishek and Randy Rosario all have posted sub-2.00 ERAs in 20-plus outings, with a trio of others coming in under 3.00.But a team can never have too much bullpen depth specially considering Morrow hit the disabled list Thursday with lower back tightness http://www.athleticsfanproshop.com/authentic-khris-davis-jersey , per MLB.com'sCarrie Muskat.Thomas, meanwhile, was a seventh-round pick in last year's draft. The southpaw has gotten off to a strong start to his pro career, posting a 2.77 ERA in 26 games between two levels of Single-A. He had a 2.88 ERA and an impressive 0.96 WHIP in 15 outings (14 starts) for the South Bend Cubs this year, striking out 105 in 94.1 innings.The deal makes sense for both sides. The Cubs hold a 2.5-game lead over the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central and just brought in a proven arm manager Joe Maddon can turn to in key situations. The last-place Rangers, on the other hand, added a promising young pitcher who could help the team down the road. _________________ panxing |
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