The Doosan Bears of the Korea Baseball Organization announced this week that they’ve signed outfielder/first baseman Jake Cave to a one-year, $1MM contract (hat tip to Dan Kurtz of MyKBO.net). Cave, a client of the Ballengee Group, will head overseas for the first time in his career and earn the maximum salary for a first-year foreign player in the KBO. A veteran of seven big … [Read more...] about Jake Cave Signs With KBO’s Doosan Bears
National League Non-Tenders: 11/22/24
The deadline to tender a contract to arbitration-eligible players is tonight at 7pm CT. Here’s a rundown of the players on National League teams that have been non-tendered today. This post will be updated as more decisions are revealed. MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz projected salaries for all players eligible for arbitration last month. All players who are non-tendered before … [Read more...] about National League Non-Tenders: 11/22/24
Rockies Non-Tender Cal Quantrill, Brendan Rodgers
The Rockies announced they’ve non-tendered right-hander Cal Quantrill and second baseman Brendan Rodgers. Both players are now free agents and the club’s 40-man roster count drops to 38. Quantrill, 30 in February, once seemed like a rotation building block for the Guardians but this is now two years in a row in which he’s lost his roster spot after a tough season. From 2020 to … [Read more...] about Rockies Non-Tender Cal Quantrill, Brendan Rodgers
Rockies Sign Kyle Farmer
TODAY: The team has officially announced the signing. Farmer will earn $3.25MM in guaranteed money, plus another $1.25MM is available in incentives, according to Heyman (via X). Per MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand, the structure of the deal awards Farmer a $2.5MM salary for the 2025 season and comes with a $4MM mutual option for 2026. That option has a $750K buyout, bringing the total … [Read more...] about Rockies Sign Kyle Farmer
Players Avoiding Arbitration: 11/22/24
The deadline for teams to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players is tonight at 7pm CT. Throughout the day, we’ll surely see a handful of arb-eligible players agree to terms with their clubs to avoid a hearing. These so-called “pre-tender deals” usually, although not always, involve players who were borderline non-tender candidates. Rather than run the risk of being … [Read more...] about Players Avoiding Arbitration: 11/22/24