Aug 29, 2022 is guaranteed more than double what the gave three years ago and probably will end up with more than triple. The minimum Rodríguez will earn with the ($209.3 million) is more than the Braves’ pre-arbitration guarantees to Acuña ($100 million), ($72 million) and ($35 million) combined.Less than five months into his major-league career, Rodríguez, 21, already is assured of enough money to make his family comfortable for generations. He likely will spend his entire career in Seattle, an outcome that most fans will view as good for baseball. Yet some player representatives believe...…Aug 29, 2022 is guaranteed more than double what the gave three years ago and probably will end up with more than triple. The minimum Rodríguez will earn with the ($209.3 million) is more than the Braves’ pre-arbitration guarantees to Acuña ($100 million), ($72 million) and ($35 million) combined.Less than five months into his major-league career, Rodríguez, 21, already is assured of enough money to make his family comfortable for generations. He likely will spend his entire career in Seattle, an outcome that most fans will view as good for baseball. Yet some player representatives believe...WW…

Jul 17, 2020The in Atlanta is over before it started.Puig, 29, announced Friday that he tested positive for COVID-19. He will not be signing with the , according to major-league sources.on Jul 17, 2020 at 11:54am PDTThe Braves never reached a formal agreement with Puig, but were in serious conversations with him they intended to advance if he tested negative for the virus, sources said.Thus, Puig will remain a free agent, and the Braves will continue to look for additional offense, preferably a left-handed hitter off the bench. The surprising return of first baseman from COVID-19 on Friday...…Jul 17, 2020The in Atlanta is over before it started.Puig, 29, announced Friday that he tested positive for COVID-19. He will not be signing with the , according to major-league sources.on Jul 17, 2020 at 11:54am PDTThe Braves never reached a formal agreement with Puig, but were in serious conversations with him they intended to advance if he tested negative for the virus, sources said.Thus, Puig will remain a free agent, and the Braves will continue to look for additional offense, preferably a left-handed hitter off the bench. The surprising return of first baseman from COVID-19 on Friday...WW…

Jul 4, 2020When Lajoie and the club parted ways, the needed a name change. There’s to pay tribute to Louis Sockalexis, a Native American who played in Cleveland from 1897-99. Sockalexis died in December 1913.A Jan. 17, 1915, article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer was headlined: “Baseball writers select Indians as best name to apply to the former Naps.”(Photo: Mark Cunningham / MLB Photos via Getty Images)…Jul 4, 2020When Lajoie and the club parted ways, the needed a name change. There’s to pay tribute to Louis Sockalexis, a Native American who played in Cleveland from 1897-99. Sockalexis died in December 1913.A Jan. 17, 1915, article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer was headlined: “Baseball writers select Indians as best name to apply to the former Naps.”(Photo: Mark Cunningham / MLB Photos via Getty Images)WW…