Manager Terry Francona is the latest member of Cincinnati's organization to downplay the possibility of trading starting pitching. Francona said on the Baseball Isn't Boring podcast that he wasn't anticipating a Hunter Greene trade. " I don't think those things are gonna (happen)...pitching is too hard for us to acquire through free agency...we gotta keep Hunter on the mound," Francona said in a clip relayed by Chatterbox Sports.
The now-30-year-old Dobnak was a remarkable story back in 2017-19, going from an undrafted free agent playing in a tiny independent league (and driving Uber on the side to make ends meet) to pitching for the Twins in the postseason in less than two years' time. After pitching for Division-II Alderson Broaddus University in his college days, Dobnak signed with the Utica Unicorns of the United Shore League. He started only six games before the Twins caught a look at him and signed him.
About four weeks ago, shortly after the Red Sox were eliminated, I wrote that I was rooting for the Blue Jays to win the World Series in one our Over The Monster group posts. There are several reasons for this, but one of which is I want another big spending team in the division not named the Yankees to have success while the Red Sox are on the sidelines. They haven't won yet, but for those purposes, I think we can say mission accomplished.
Barcelona star Lamine Yamal has entered the list of the Top 10 highest paid footballers in the world for the first time. The list is compiled by Forbes and sees Yamal ranked in 10th spot with estimated earnings of $43 million (£32m) for this season - $10m of that is said to be commercial income. Yamal is the only Barcelona star in the list which is once again topped by Cristiano Ronaldo.
Sunderland have made an impressive start to their Premier League campaign, but they face crucial decisions regarding the futures of several first-team players. They were quite impressive in the Championship last season, and they have carried that form into the top flight, with just two defeats from their opening seven matches. They have managed to bring in talented players during the summer transfer window as well.
In every year since he arrived, Panarin has led the Rangers in scoring and has been one of the most dynamic players in the NHL. No one is denying the offensive capabilities of Panarin, he shows it every single year. But it might be worth it to trade Artemi Panarin, with the proper due diligence of course, as he will be 34 years old and the Rangers' current trajectory may not mesh with Panarin's contract demands.
During Lou Lamoriello's tenure with the NY Islanders, a portion of the contracts the former GM gave out involved max-term or close to it. The AAV given out was fair, but as the salary cap continues to rise, many of these contracts can be looked at as steals in their later years. The salaries given out this off-season have been substantially inflated. Today, Jake Walman signed a seven-year, $7M AAV contract with the Edmonton Oilers.
Isak had three years left on his Newcastle contract when he made it clear that he wanted to leave during the summer transfer window, and being aware that his value would only drop as time went on, the decision was made for a British transfer record deal to be agreed with Liverpool. Another player whose deal ends in 2028 is Bruno Guimaraes, and Newcastle are clear that they do not want him to follow in the footsteps of Isak.
" If something comes up to [president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom] that makes a lot of sense for him and the organization, and it makes sense for me and my future, how about we talk about that?" Contreras said. " But as of right now, I would just like to be part of the [rebuilding] process."
I would love that, he said. From everything that I know, again he's a player that is extremely happy and proud to be [here] and to have the role that he has in the football club. He's been developing in a natural way like they always do. Everyone knows how important Bukayo is for us so hopefully we can do it.
When the team sheets were distributed at Villa Park on Sunday evening, 25 hours and change before the transfer deadline, there were two noteworthy selections. The first was Aston Villa goalkeeper Marco Bizot. The 34-year-old was named in Unai Emery's starting line-up for the second time in three Premier League matches, this time because Emiliano Martinez was deemed too distracted by a possible move to Manchester United.
Lopez recognized the Clippers' transformation into a competitive team, affirming his excitement about joining a franchise with significant talent and championship potential. It represented a personal and professional growth opportunity for him.
