MLB free agency 2023-24 tracker: Jordan Hicks heading to Giants, expected to start
Jordan Hicks set to start for Giants on $44 million dealJordan Hicks is reportedly set to sign a four-year, $44 million contract with the San Francisco Giants, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Friday. The 27-year-old right hander spent last season with the St. Louis Cardinals and Toronto Blue Jays.
After spending most of his career as a reliever, the Giants will be adding Hicks to their starting rotation. He recorded a 3.29 ERA and 81 strikeouts in 2023 in 65 games out of the bullpen for the Cardinals and Blue Jays.
BREAKING: Right-hander Jordan Hicks and the San Francisco Giants are in agreement on a four-year, $44 million contract, a source familiar with the deal tells ESPN. Hicks, 27, is expected to work as a starter after spending the majority of his career in the bullpen.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 12, 2024
Marcus Stroman reportedly joining New York YankeesFree-agent pitcher Marcus Stroman is reportedly signing with the Yankees on a deal agreed to Thursday, accordingly to ESPN’s Jeff Passan and the New York Post’s Jon Heyman. The deal is reported to be for two years and $37 million, plus a third-year vesting option.
Stroman spent the past two seasons with the Cubs and was an All-Star in 2023. He ranked No. 12 on Yahoo Sports’ list of this winter’s top free agents.
Right-hander Marcus Stroman and the New York Yankees are in agreement on a contract, sources tell ESPN. Stroman, 32, was an All-Star with the Cubs in 2023 and had a great first half but struggled down the stretch and finished with a 3.95 ERA.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 12, 2024
Shota Imanaga signing with Chicago CubsThe Cubs reached a deal with Japanese pitcher Shota Imanaga on Jan. 9. Per ESPN’s Jesse Rogers, the deal is for four years and $53 million, with an option after the second and third years to extend it to five years and $80 million.
The Cubs are in agreement with lefty Shota Imanaga on a 4 yr, $53 million deal, sources tell ESPN. After 2 yrs, the team has the option to extend the contract to $80 million over 5 yrs. If they decline, Imanaga has the option to become a free agent. Same after third yr.
— Jesse Rogers (@JesseRogersESPN) January 11, 2024
Dodgers add another bat with Teoscar HernándezThe Los Angeles Dodgers signed free-agent outfielder Teoscar Hernández to a one-year, $23.5 million contract, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported Jan. 7.
Per the report, $8.5 million of the deal will be deferred with payouts from 2030 to ’39. The deal is another high-profile Dodgers contract in an offseason that has seen the team sign two-way star Shohei Ohtani, Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and former Rays starter Tyler Glasnow.
Hernández turned down multiyear offers in order to sign the high-value, one-year deal with the Dodgers, per the report. He was No. 16 on Yahoo Sports’ ranking of this winter’s free agents.
Red Sox bolster rotation with Lucas GiolitoAnother top starting pitcher has come off the board, as Lucas Giolito is headed to the Boston Red Sox.
The right-hander agreed Dec. 29 to a two-year, $38.5 million deal that includes an opt-out after the first season. That will allow him to retest free agency next winter if he pitches better in 2024 than he has the past couple of years, in which he posted a combined 4.89 ERA.
Giolito joins a Red Sox rotation that was low on innings last season, but the group will still need help if it wants to compete in the AL East next season.
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Fri, January 12, 2024 at 8:01 PM GMT+1
BREAKING: Right-hander Jordan Hicks and the San Francisco Giants are in agreement on a four-year, $44 million contract, a source familiar with the deal tells ESPN. Hicks, 27, is expected to work as a starter after spending the majority of his career in the bullpen.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 12, 2024
Fri, January 12, 2024 at 3:13 AM GMT+1
Stroman in agreement with Yankees on 2 yrs deal with an option averaging $18.5M a season
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) January 12, 2024
Fri, January 12, 2024 at 2:54 AM GMT+1
Right-hander Marcus Stroman and the New York Yankees are in agreement on a contract, sources tell ESPN. Stroman, 32, was an All-Star with the Cubs in 2023 and had a great first half but struggled down the stretch and finished with a 3.95 ERA.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 12, 2024
Fri, January 12, 2024 at 2:51 AM GMT+1
Fri, January 12, 2024 at 2:03 AM GMT+1
Fri, January 12, 2024 at 1:57 AM GMT+1
First baseman Pete Alonso and the New York Mets are in agreement on a one-year, $20.5 million contract to avoid arbitration, a source familiar with the deal tells ESPN. Alonso will hit free agency following the 2024 season.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 12, 2024
Fri, January 12, 2024 at 1:42 AM GMT+1
Just clarifying some other reports out there: The deadline for arbitration agreements tomorrow is 1 p.m. ET, not 8 p.m., per sources. The official exchange of figures among teams and players who haven’t come to a salary agreement — and are likely headed to a trial — is at 8.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 11, 2024
Fri, January 12, 2024 at 1:42 AM GMT+1
Full trade: The Chicago Cubs are acquiring third baseman Michael Busch and reliever Yency Almonte from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for a pair of toolsy teenaged prospects, left-handed starter Jackson Ferris and outfielder Zyhir Hope, sources tell ESPN.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 11, 2024
Thu, January 11, 2024 at 2:23 AM GMT+1
The Cubs are in agreement with lefty Shota Imanaga on a 4 yr, $53 million deal, sources tell ESPN. After 2 yrs, the team has the option to extend the contract to $80 million over 5 yrs. If they decline, Imanaga has the option to become a free agent. Same after third yr.
— Jesse Rogers (@JesseRogersESPN) January 11, 2024
Thu, January 11, 2024 at 12:41 AM GMT+1
Shota Imanaga Cubs deal is complicated and includes player/team options and escalators that could boost it to way up to $80M. Guarantee suggested to be somewhere around $30M for two years by @JimBowdenGM @jonmorosi 1st said $15M/year
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) January 10, 2024
Wed, January 10, 2024 at 1:21 AM GMT+1
Wed, January 10, 2024 at 1:21 AM GMT+1
The Chicago Cubs have reached a tentative deal with Japanese pitcher Shota Imanaga. He will undergo a physical in Chicago on Thursday before the deal becomes official.
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) January 9, 2024
Mon, January 8, 2024 at 8:34 PM GMT+1
Of the $23.5 million in Teoscar Hernández’s deal with the Dodgers, $8.5 million will be deferred, to be paid out from 2030 to 2039, sources tell ESPN. The corner-outfield market is tough, and Hernández opted for a big one-year deal with the best team over other multiyear offers.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 8, 2024
Mon, January 8, 2024 at 8:34 PM GMT+1
BREAKING: Outfielder Teoscar Hernández and the Los Angeles Dodgers are in agreement on a one-year, $23.5 million contract, sources tell ESPN. Hernández joins Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Tyler Glasnow on the new-look Dodgers, who add another All-Star bat to the lineup.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 8, 2024
Thu, January 4, 2024 at 6:52 PM GMT+1
Centerfielder Harrison Bader and the New York Mets are in agreement on a one-year, $10.5 million contract, a source tells ESPN. @martinonyc was on the news.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 4, 2024
Wed, January 3, 2024 at 11:45 PM GMT+1
Free agent SS Kevin Newman agrees to deal with D-Backs
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) January 3, 2024
Wed, January 3, 2024 at 11:09 PM GMT+1
The Reds have officially announced their one-year, $14 million deal with Frankie Montas. The deal includes a $20 million mutual option for 2025 with a $2 million club buyout.
— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) January 2, 2024
Wed, January 3, 2024 at 11:09 PM GMT+1
Source: Padres and Korean reliever Woo Suk Go are in agreement on a 2-yr, $4.5M contract.
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) January 3, 2024
Sat, December 30, 2023 at 2:55 AM GMT+1
Right-hander Chris Flexen and the Chicago White Sox are in agreement on a one-year, $1.75 million contract, a source tells ESPN. White Sox continue to fill out their rotation with the 29-year-old veteran. @BNightengale had the agreement first.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) December 29, 2023
Sat, December 30, 2023 at 2:48 AM GMT+1
BREAKING: Right-hander Lucas Giolito and the Boston Red Sox are in agreement on a two-year, $38.5 million contract that includes an opt-out after the first season, sources tell ESPN.
Boston lands its first big signing of the winter. The question now is: Will there be more?
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) December 29, 2023
