![The Guardians reached agreement with all seven of their players eligible for arbitration before it got to the point where an arbitrator had to side with either the player or the club. Compromise is always the best solution. Here is the list of the seven players with new contracts, showing what they made in 2023 and what they will make in 2024: • Pitcher Shane Bieber: $10.1 million in 2023, $13,125,000 in 2024. • Pitcher Triston McKenzie: $739,000, $1.6 million. • First baseman/DH Josh Naylor: $3.35 million, $6.5 million. • Reliever Scott Barlow: $5.3 million, $6,7 million. • Reliever James […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/TNH-L-Guardians-0514-44-1.jpg?w=117 "The Guardians reached agreement with all seven of their players eligible for arbitration before it got to the point where an arbitrator had to side with either the player or the club. Compromise is always the best solution. Here is the list of the seven players with new contracts, showing what they made in 2023 and what they will make in 2024: • Pitcher Shane Bieber: $10.1 million in 2023, $13,125,000 in 2024. • Pitcher Triston McKenzie: $739,000, $1.6 million. • First baseman/DH Josh Naylor: $3.35 million, $6.5 million. • Reliever Scott Barlow: $5.3 million, $6,7 million. • Reliever James […]")
Guardians settle with arbitration players; finding power bat next goal | Jeff Schudel
The Guardians reached agreement with all seven of their players eligible for arbitration before it...
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Shane Bieber avoids arbitration with Guardians, agrees to $13,125,000 deal, AP source says
A person familiar with the situation tells AP that pitcher Shane Bieber has have avoided...
![The 2023 calendar year witnessed numerous highs and lows for the Browns, Cavaliers and Guardians. It also witnessed the death of an icon that transcended the sport he dominated and the retirement of the winningest manager in the history of Cleveland baseball. But don’t close the book on 2023 just yet because the best story of the year is still being written. 1. Browns make playoffs despite injuries: The Browns’ march to the playoffs not only is the best thing that happened on the Cleveland sports scene in 2023; it has become such a feel-good story because of all the […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/TNH-L-BrownsJets-1229-40.jpg?w=54 "The 2023 calendar year witnessed numerous highs and lows for the Browns, Cavaliers and Guardians. It also witnessed the death of an icon that transcended the sport he dominated and the retirement of the winningest manager in the history of Cleveland baseball. But don’t close the book on 2023 just yet because the best story of the year is still being written. 1. Browns make playoffs despite injuries: The Browns’ march to the playoffs not only is the best thing that happened on the Cleveland sports scene in 2023; it has become such a feel-good story because of all the […]")
Resilient Browns’ march to playoffs top Cleveland pro sports story of 2023 | Jeff Schudel
The 2023 calendar year witnessed numerous highs and lows for the Browns, Cavaliers and Guardians....
Yankees trade OF Estevan Florial to Guardians for Cody Morris
The Yankees traded former top prospect Estevan Florial to the Cleveland Guardians, acquiring right-hander Cody...
![By BETH HARRIS LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani opened his first news conference with the Los Angeles Dodgers by dodging questions about whether he had a second Tommy John surgery. “At the time of the announcement, we didn’t know which way we were going to go. That’s why I never said what type of procedure was going to be done,” Ohtani said Dec. 14 at a news conference to discuss his record $700 million, 10-year contract. It was Ohtani’s first time speaking with the media since Aug. 9, two weeks before a pitching injury that required surgery with Dodgers head team physician […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AP23348845699521.jpg?w=132 "By BETH HARRIS LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani opened his first news conference with the Los Angeles Dodgers by dodging questions about whether he had a second Tommy John surgery. “At the time of the announcement, we didn’t know which way we were going to go. That’s why I never said what type of procedure was going to be done,” Ohtani said Dec. 14 at a news conference to discuss his record $700 million, 10-year contract. It was Ohtani’s first time speaking with the media since Aug. 9, two weeks before a pitching injury that required surgery with Dodgers head team physician […]")
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![By DAVID BRANDT Shohei Ohtani’s jaw-dropping $700 million, 10-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers has some similarities to other contracts for the world’s biggest sports stars, including soccer icons Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, along with NFL quarterback Patrick Mahomes. In terms of his marketability, experts point to another name. The real comparison? Try Taylor Swift. The global music sensation’s broad appeal — one that bridges the gap between generations and expands to other countries — is an extremely rare phenomenon that Ohtani shares. There’s no doubt the Dodgers hope they can leverage the Japanese star’ s arrival into even more […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AP23344115742547.jpg?w=132 "By DAVID BRANDT Shohei Ohtani’s jaw-dropping $700 million, 10-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers has some similarities to other contracts for the world’s biggest sports stars, including soccer icons Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, along with NFL quarterback Patrick Mahomes. In terms of his marketability, experts point to another name. The real comparison? Try Taylor Swift. The global music sensation’s broad appeal — one that bridges the gap between generations and expands to other countries — is an extremely rare phenomenon that Ohtani shares. There’s no doubt the Dodgers hope they can leverage the Japanese star’ s arrival into even more […]")
The Dodgers gave Shohei Ohtani $700 million to hit and pitch — but also because he can sell
By DAVID BRANDT Shohei Ohtani’s jaw-dropping $700 million, 10-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers...
Shohei Ohtani agrees to record $700 million, 10-year contract with Dodgers
Shohei Ohtani agreed to a record $700 million, 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers....
The Yankees make vintage Steinbrenner move to land Juan Soto
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![By TERESA M. WALKER NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Major League teams stocked up on pitching Dec. 6 in the big league phase of the winter meeting draft of unprotected players, taking pitchers with eight of the 10 selections — including three from the New York Yankees’ system. The Yankees lost a pair of right-handers in first two picks, with Oakland taking Mitch Spence and Kansas City selecting Matt Sauer. Texas, fresh off its first World Series victory, took right-hander Carson Coleman from the Yankees with the No. 23 selection. The Guardians selected third baseman Deyvison De Los Santos from Arizona. He hit […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AP23340753700383-1.jpg?w=132 "By TERESA M. WALKER NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Major League teams stocked up on pitching Dec. 6 in the big league phase of the winter meeting draft of unprotected players, taking pitchers with eight of the 10 selections — including three from the New York Yankees’ system. The Yankees lost a pair of right-handers in first two picks, with Oakland taking Mitch Spence and Kansas City selecting Matt Sauer. Texas, fresh off its first World Series victory, took right-hander Carson Coleman from the Yankees with the No. 23 selection. The Guardians selected third baseman Deyvison De Los Santos from Arizona. He hit […]")
Guardians select Deyvison De Los Santos in Rule 5 draft; pitchers dominate picks across MLB
By TERESA M. WALKER NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Major League teams stocked up on pitching Dec....