The D-Backs signed righty Josh Winder to a minor league deal with an invitation to MLB Spring Training. The deal was announced by the team’s Triple-A affiliate in Reno. Winder moves to the second organization of his career. He was a seventh-round pick by the Twins back in 2018. The 6’5″ hurler pitched very well up through Double-A. He was selected to the Futures Game in 2021 … [Read more...] about Diamondbacks Sign Josh Winder To Minor League Contract
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Thursday Tidbits: MLB Will Be Fine
Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Why I push back on the “brokenness” of today’s MLB In a recent article on MLB Trade Rumors, Tim Dierkes polled readers on their support for MLB instituting a salary cap during the next CBA that will be negotiated for the 2027 season. Unsurprisingly, the respondents decisively voted for the salary cap - with a concurrent salary floor. Dierkes then … [Read more...] about Thursday Tidbits: MLB Will Be Fine
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Photo by Bilal Jawich/Xinhua via Getty Images Here we go again... In December 2023, the Dodgers signed Shohei Ohtani to what was then the largest free-agent contract in the history of baseball, while simultaneously deferring around 97% of the contract’s costs until 2034 and thereafter. They followed this up with the biggest pitching contract in baseball history, signing … [Read more...] about MLB is broken(er)