Tampa, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Tampa Bay Rays avoided salary arbitration with all eight of their eligible players Friday, agreeing to terms with pitchers Drew Smyly, Jake McGee, Kevin Jepsen and Alex Cobb, infielder Logan Forsythe, catcher/designated hitter John Jaso, […]
Cincinnati, OH (SportsNetwork.com) – The Cincinnati Reds avoided salary arbitration with shortstop Zack Cozart and pitcher Mike Leake. Financial terms of the one-year deals were not disclosed, although MLB.com reported Cozart’s to be worth $2.35 million. Leake, who avoided arbitration […]
Detroit, MI (SportsNetwork.com) – The Detroit Tigers and pitcher David Price have agreed to a one-year contract to avoid salary arbitration. The Tigers did not disclose financial terms of the agreement, but MLB.com reports it to be worth $19.75 million. […]
Hot Springs, AR (SportsNetwork.com) – Monday, while the nation observes Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Oaklawn Park begins its series of stakes for 3- year-olds with the one-mile, $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes. The Smarty Jones, named for the locally raced […]
Houston, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – Houston Astros catcher Jason Castro avoided salary arbitration Friday and agreed to a one-year contract. Financial terms were not disclosed. Castro, an All-Star in 2013 when he hit .276 with 18 homers, slumped to .222 with […]
Oakland, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Oakland Athletics have agreed to one- year contracts with five arbitration-eligible players, including outfielder Josh Reddick and third baseman Brett Lawrie. Others agreeing to deals were pitcher Ryan Cook and outfielders Craig Gentry and Sam […]
Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) – The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms on one-year contracts with outfielder Michael Saunders and pitcher Marco Estrada on Friday, avoiding arbitration. Saunders will receive $2.875 million in 2015, while Estrada is set to earn $3.9 […]
Los Angeles, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Los Angeles Clippers have waived guard Jordan Farmar. The move comes a day after the Clippers acquired guard Austin Rivers from Boston in a three-team trade. Farmar averaged 4.6 points, 1.9 assists and 1.2 […]
(SportsNetwork.com) – New England tight end Rob Gronkowski was named the 2014 Comeback Player of the Year by the Pro Football Writers of America. Pittsburgh running back Le’Veon Bell, who was second in the NFL in rushing yards, was selected […]
Indianapolis, IN (SportsNetwork.com) – The NCAA has reached an agreement that will restore Penn State’s vacated wins from 1998 through 2011, reversing a decision that was part of the 2012 sanctions stemming from the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal. In […]