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There has been some speculation that the Yankees can continue to get someone on the free agent market to better equip them for 2021. Paxton and Tanaka, for instance, are still out there for the taking, although there is a real possibility Tanaka finds himself returning to Japan to pitch on a more lucrative deal. New York is also expected to have around $6 million left before they hit the $210 luxury tax threshold for the season.Los Angeles Angels
Hendriks gets a $1 million signing bonus, payable this July 1, and salaries of $11 million this year, $13 million in 2022 and $14 million in 2023. The White Sox have an unusual $15 million option for 2024 with a $15 million buyout, and if the option is not exercised, the buyout would be due in 10 payments of $1.5 million each July 1 2024-33.
"It's also one of the things I need on my resume to help me become a major-league manager," Lombard said Sunday. "Super, super excited about the opportunity. ... I definitely want to manage at some point. I'm in no hurry; I have a 15-year-old (George) and a 13-year-old (Jacob)."Tampa Bay Rays
If that extra move proves significant come next October, it will be worth remembering that LeMahieu helped make it happen.Los Angeles Dodgers
The Mets are sending Endy Rodriguez, their 14th-ranked prospect, to the Pirates, according to Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com.
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Passan: It's easy for me to say the postseason offense, because at every increment of the 60-game season, I figured the Astros were about to break out. They didn't, snuck into the playoffs at 29-31 and then looked like their pre-scandal selves. While potentially losing Springer and Brantley this winter thins out their lineup, their best hitter, Yordan Alvarez, returns after playing just two games last year. Bregman, Correa and Altuve all will seek to be most standard versions of themselves and silence the notion that they were creations of cheating, even though their amateur and minor league excellence far predated that. And with Kyle Tucker assuming a middle-of-the-order spot, the Astros might not be the most potent offense in baseball, but their form should be much closer to the 2020 postseason than the regular season.Washington Nationals
We'll never know if the 2017 Astros could have won the World Series without their elaborate sign-stealing scheme, which is really a shame. That was a dominant group of players that should be remembered more fondly. Alas, they have only themselves to blame.