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• Yankees Want Miguel Andujar To Learn To Play 1B, LF
The Yankees’ Miguel Andujar spent 2018 at third base, where he endured his fair share of struggles. Andujar posted a horrid minus-25 Defensive Runs Saved and a similarly poor minus-16 Ultimate Zone Rating, but the doubles machine’s outstanding offensive production overshadowed his difficulties in the field. While Andujar finished second...2020
Miguel Andujar
• Yankees want Miguel Andujar to learn how to play first base, left field?
The Yankees’ Miguel Andujar spent 2018 at third base, where he endured his fair share of struggles. Andujar posted a horrid minus-25 Defensive Runs Saved and a similarly poor minus-16 Ultimate Zone Rating, but the doubles machine’s outstanding offensive production overshadowed his difficulties in the field. While Andujar finished second in AL Rooki...2020
Miguel Andujar
• Cubs, Dixon Machado reportedly agree to minor league contract
The Cubs have agreed to a minor league contract with infielder Dixon Machado, according to The Cub Reporter. The former Tigers infielder, who was released by the Marlins earlier this week, will head to Triple-A Iowa with his new organization. The 27-year-old Machado received a career-high 233 plate appearances with the Tigers in 2018 but struggled ...2019
Dixon Machado
• Mike Moustakas could play second base for Brewers
When word of Mike Moustakas’ impending return to the Brewers broke, it was presumed that the Milwaukee organization would utilize the same defensive alignment it used in 2018: Travis Shaw shifting over to second base and Moustakas handling third base. However, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel tweets that the Brewers will use spring...2019
Mike Moustakas
• Report: Rockies plan to make Ian Desmond their regular center fielder
The Rockies are shuffling their outfield alignment for the upcoming season, writes Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post. Colorado plans to use Ian Desmond as its primary center fielder, with Charlie Blackmon in right and David Dahl in left, according to Saunders. For Desmond, it will be his third position with the Rockies in the third season of his...2019
Denver Post
• Giants, Craig Gentry agree to terms
The Giants have agreed to a contract with free agent outfielder Craig Gentry, MLBTR has confirmed. He’ll give the team some additional outfield depth following this week’s signing of veteran Gerardo Parra to a minor league pact. Gentry, 35, spent the 2018 season with the Orioles organization and appeared in 68 games at the MLB level, tallying 169 p...2019
Craig Gentry
• Twins nearing extension with Max Kepler
The Twins are nearing the completion of a new contract with right fielder Max Kepler, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. If and when the deal is completed, it’d be the second long-term deal hammered out by the Twins this week, as the team is also reported to be finalizing a five-year pact with shortstop Jorge Polanco. The Twins, n...2019
Minneapolis Star Tribune
• Curtis Granderson intends to play in 2019
Curtis Granderson is hardly alone as a veteran free agent about whom there have been very few rumors this winter, but Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic tweets that Granderson “fully intends to play another year.” It’s been a year to the date since Granderson, 38 in March, agreed to a one-year contract with the Blue Jays that guaranteed him $5M for the ...2019
Curtis Granderson
• Ian Kinsler signs two-year deal with Padres
The Padres are in agreement with free-agent second baseman Ian Kinsler on a two-year contract, reports Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Kinsler, 36, is a known commodity for Padres GM A.J. Preller, who was an assistant GM with the Rangers during Kinsler’s tenure in Texas. Kinsler will bring to the San Diego organization one of the game’s premier defe...2018
Major League Baseball
• Royals interested in Billy Hamilton
The Royals are “looking hard” at recently non-tendered center fielder Billy Hamilton, tweets Rustin Dodd of The Athletic. MLB.com’s Jeffrey Flanagan suggests interest on the Royals’ behalf in a column as well, noting that while GM Dayton Moore wouldn’t comment on any intrigue, there’s a general sense among Royals execs that the fleet-footed Hamilto...2018
Billy Hamilton

• Mike Moustakas could play second base for Brewers
When word of Mike Moustakas’ impending return to the Brewers broke, it was presumed that the Milwaukee organization would utilize the same defensive alignment it used in 2018: Travis Shaw shifting over to second base and Moustakas handling third base. However, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel tweets that the Brewers will use spring...2019
Mike Moustakas
• Athletics place Chad Pinder on DL
The Athletics announced that they’ve placed infielder/outfielder Chad Pinder on the 10-day disabled list, retroactive to Saturday, with a left elbow laceration. His roster spot will go to young infielder Franklin Barreto, whom the A’s recalled from Triple-A Nashville.At 61-45 and one game out of a Wild Card spot, the A’s have been among the game’s ...2018
Triple-A Nashville
• NL notes: Adam Wainwright to begin season on DL?
A few notes from the National League… The Diamondbacks announced that they’ve optioned outfielder Yasmany Tomas to Triple-A Reno. With a $10MM salary, Tomas ranks among the D-backs’ highest-paid players, which makes this an especially notable move. Despite both Tomas’ price tag and starting oufielder Steven Souza Jr.’s injury, the former still wasn...2018
Triple-A Reno
• Cubs, Bourjos reportedly agree to minor-league deal
The Cubs have agreed to a minor league contract with outfielder Peter Bourjos, reports Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune (Twitter link). The Dishman Sports Group client will be invited to Major League Spring Training and vie for a reserve job with the reigning NL Central champs.Bourjos, 30, spent the 2017 season with the Rays and appeared in 100...2018
Sports Group
• Manny Machado vs. Bryce Harper: Who Really Deserves MLB's First $400M Deal?
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Bryce Harper

• Cubs, Dixon Machado reportedly agree to minor league contract
The Cubs have agreed to a minor league contract with infielder Dixon Machado, according to The Cub Reporter. The former Tigers infielder, who was released by the Marlins earlier this week, will head to Triple-A Iowa with his new organization. The 27-year-old Machado received a career-high 233 plate appearances with the Tigers in 2018 but struggled ...2019
Dixon Machado
• Report: Rockies plan to make Ian Desmond their regular center fielder
The Rockies are shuffling their outfield alignment for the upcoming season, writes Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post. Colorado plans to use Ian Desmond as its primary center fielder, with Charlie Blackmon in right and David Dahl in left, according to Saunders. For Desmond, it will be his third position with the Rockies in the third season of his...2019
Denver Post
• Giants, Craig Gentry agree to terms
The Giants have agreed to a contract with free agent outfielder Craig Gentry, MLBTR has confirmed. He’ll give the team some additional outfield depth following this week’s signing of veteran Gerardo Parra to a minor league pact. Gentry, 35, spent the 2018 season with the Orioles organization and appeared in 68 games at the MLB level, tallying 169 p...2019
Craig Gentry
• Twins nearing extension with Max Kepler
The Twins are nearing the completion of a new contract with right fielder Max Kepler, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. If and when the deal is completed, it’d be the second long-term deal hammered out by the Twins this week, as the team is also reported to be finalizing a five-year pact with shortstop Jorge Polanco. The Twins, n...2019
Minneapolis Star Tribune
• Curtis Granderson intends to play in 2019
Curtis Granderson is hardly alone as a veteran free agent about whom there have been very few rumors this winter, but Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic tweets that Granderson “fully intends to play another year.” It’s been a year to the date since Granderson, 38 in March, agreed to a one-year contract with the Blue Jays that guaranteed him $5M for the ...2019
Curtis Granderson