MLB News & Notes (other than Cubs or Sox)

[1060Ivy]

Buster Posey gets MRI and cortisone shot for tweaked ankle. Goes 3-3 in 5 innings. Tough to go into season being dinged up and already getting cortisone shots.


Cortisone used to be seen as a cure all and given out like candy. Current thinking is more conservative - concerned with consequences over a lifetime regarding a compound that your body doesnt / shouldnt breakdown over your lifetime. It does provide relief.


Guessing with the Giants roster of 2010 all stars, the Giants med staff will keep the medicine cabinet well stocked.

https://www.mlb.com/news/giants-buster-p...-268301156

[rok]

Will Arrieta be next?


https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/972585498026930176


https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/972586494945824770

[1060Ivy]

Arrieta or Cobb? Cobb should be cheaper which could make him next to go.


Could see either being out till into the season and a favorite losing a pitcher to injury gets to sign one of these guys.


Surprised that a team which is not expected to be competitive signs one of these 2 to a creative backloaded deal with expressing that theyll be traded to contender by trading deadline. Guessing that MLB and players union would take exception to such an agreement

[rok]

https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/...8344470528

[VanSlawAndCottoCheese]

<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Breaking: Phillies are moving close to a deal with Jake Arrieta
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) March 11, 2018

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[Butcher]

I wouldnt mind seeing Jake on the Phillies. I could happily wish him all the best.

[Kid]

Sounds like a multiyear deal is done.

[Kid]

https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/...1150032896

[rok]

I'm fine with this. Don't really expect the Phillies to compete for a championship for at least another couple of years, so hopefully Jake is at least getting paid a fair AAV.

[rok]

Sounds like 3 years $75 mil.

[1060Ivy]

That’s what ESPN Jesse Rogers is reporting - 3 years $25 MM per year



http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/22725...iyear-deal

[Butcher]

Good for Jake. Probably not the years he was hoping for, but $25M per year isnt anything to sneeze at.

[funkster]

I'm just glad he didnt sign with Milwaukee or St. Louis.  Weird that he's gone though.

[jstraw]

I'm just glad he was a Cub when he posed naked.

[mrfelina]

Phew.

 

Suck it Nationals.