twins could be making a move soon, they are calling up Berrios but no corresponding move yet, its either Abad, Nolasco, or Kintzler moving or they are getting rid of Duffey
the not guarenteeing the starting spot wasn't a complete lie, many thought he'd move to 1B next year when Gomes returns and Napoli leaving in FA for a bigger deal than the indians can afford
which is why he just asked it to be removed, though they could afford it, it just isnt worth paying that much for 2 months of him and theyd need to sell him on the area before hed agree to an extension
teams agree so they don't void contracts, though sometimes they just do it to make the players happy (salvador Perez of the royals)
its worked as an extension of sorts
id take note in it as i don't want to pay as much now viewing him as a rental....seeing that he wants more than 5M next year to be traded makes sense to me as a gm
yes it is, and its very common, it gives them incentive to agree to the trade, its usually a guarentee of options picked up or declined etc, sometimes they just rework the deal to give them more money etc.
they might have to now since Kurt is the best that they can get if Lucroy doesn't change his mind, hopefully they think fast i hear Texas also wants him
completely his right, he had the no trade clause in his contract and used it, can be upset he didn't choose you, but cant get mad about him using what's available to him
Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports that Jonathan Lucroyhas exercised his no-trade clause and vetoed a trade that would have sent him to the Indians in exchange for four prospects (Twitter link).
It was reported last night that the Brewers and Indians had agreed to a trade...
yes by the coaching staff.
make it so catchers can only visit once an inning too and you'll see a speed up.
only reliever rule they should make is make relievers face a min of 3 hitters...
those are the only 2 changes you can make to speed up the game without changing the intrigity of the game