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SPRING TRAINING
League, players union differ on
using video review during games
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FRANK FRANKLIN III The Associated Press
New York Yankees pitcher Zack Britton throws during the first inning of a spring
training game Feb. 20 in Tampa, Fla.
Major League Baseball has pro
posed banning player access to video
during games, according to New York
Yankees pitcher Zack Britton, but the
union wants to allow it with protec
tions that would prevent catchers’
signs from being visible.
Players’ association head Tony
Clark met with the Yankees for three
hours Wednesday and discussed
negotiations for new video rules in
the wake of the Houston Astros’ sign
stealing scandal.
“Right now, MLB’s proposal would
be like a blackout. There would be no
access,” Britton said. “That’s a pretty
extreme stance because of one team,
that everyone else is punished. So,
hopefully, we can find some common
ground, but definitely before opening
day. Guys would like to understand
what we’re going to be allowed to use
and what we’re not going to be allowed
to use before opening day.”
Houston violated rules by using a
camera in the outfield to steal catch
ers’ signs during its run to the 2017
World Series title and again in 2018.
The team was fined $5 million, man
ager AJ Hinch and general manager
Jeff Luhnow were suspended for one
season and the team was stripped of
draft picks. Hinch and Luhnow were
fired by the team, but no players were
disciplined.
MLB also is investigating whether
Boston broke rules.
Under the union’s proposal, hitters
would still be allowed to review video
of their at-bats during games and
pitchers would be allowed to look over
their mound performance.
“The view that the players have is
one that is concerned about where
the game is and where it’s going. So
everything that we’ve slid across the
table in regards to proposals on tech
nology has been a reflection of that,”
Clark said. “And that we’ve slid across
includes access to technology, certain
technology during the course of the
game. There’s systems that allow for
access to your at-bats, and or your
time on the mound. Having access to
those videos even with certain crite
ria in place to protect the integrity of
those videos is what has been in the
proposals.”
Clark said there are a number of
ways to implement it, including in-
house monitoring. The clips would not
show catcher’s signs.
“The video person would be
entrusted with cutting those clips, and
you would look to have a standard
of oversight thereafter,” Clark said.
“The conversions we’ve had included
that, as well as the individual clips
sent to a central place that allows for
review, as well.”
Clark said the union is open to set
ting rules for player discipline for
future technology rules violations.
Players will not be punished for viola
tions in the Boston and Houston inves
tigations, baseball Commissioner Rob
Manfred has said.
“We’d be willing to have that con
version, and that’s what happening as
we speak,” Clark said.
Some players were angry Astros
players were not penalized.
“The stance of the guys pretty much
in here is more frustration with MLB
and the commissioner’s office on the
handling that,” Britton said. “The
frustration lies with some of the issues
with the teams filing complaints three
or four years ago and nothing being
done. At the same time as a team,
we’re more focused now on mov
ing forward and try and win a World
Series this year, which I think is the
right mindset to have.”
The union and MLB also have dis
cussing security issues involving Hous
ton players and their families.
“All of those things are things that
we address routinely,” Clark said. “As
of a result of where we are now, rarely
do we address them or look to address
them at spring training. More often
it’s the regular season, but that’s what
we’re doing.”
Soroka gives
up three runs
for the Braves
Associated Press
Atlanta ace Mike Soroka
allowed three runs, three
hits and two walks
in 2% innings in
a 9-7 win against
the Pirates on
Wednesday.
Bullpen hopeful
Chris Rusin struck
out five in two
scoreless innings.
Josh Bell, Bryan
Reynolds and Cole
Tucker all hit two-run hom
ers. Trevor Williams gave up
one run and two hits in three
innings.
PHILLIES (SS) 9,
PIRATES (SS) 7: Bryce
Harper hit his first two home
runs, both two-run drives.
Didi Gregorius was hitless
in three at-bats, dropping to
0 for 15. Phillies ace Aaron
Nola allowed two runs and
four hits in four innings in
his third start.
METS 4, CARDINALS 1:
Marcus Stroman struck out
four and allowed one hit
over three shutout innings in
his third start. Jeff McNeil
had two doubles and raised
his average to .556 in 18 at-
bats. Pete Alonso, who set
the major league rookie
record with 53 home runs
last season, singled for his
first RBI. St. Louis ace Jack
Flaherty gave up three runs
and five hits in four innings.
Top prospect Nolan Gorman
hit his first home run.
TIGERS 13, RED SOX 9:
Detroit scored five runs in
the first off Jeffrey Springs
on C.J. Cron’s three-run
homer and Frank Schwin-
del’s two-run drive. Schwin-
del added another two-run
homer against Heath Hem
bree, and Niko Goodrum hit
a solo shot. Ivan Nova gave
up five runs and seven hits in
three innings, including J.D.
Martinez’s three-run homer
in the first. Jackie Bradley
Jr. went 3 for 3 with a solo
home run and a double, rais
ing his average to .412 in 17
at-bats. Top pros
pect Jeter Downs
had two hits and an
RBI.
MARLINS
(SS) 2, ASTROS
1: Zack Greinke
gave up two hits
and struck out two
over three shutout
innings in his sec
ond start. Closer Roberto
Osuna pitched a perfect
fifth inning, and Michael
Brantley doubled in a run.
Miami’s Elieser Hernandez
yielded one run and three
hits in three innings.
ORIOLES 5, MARLINS
(SS) 3: Wade LeBlanc
allowed one run and struck
out four in three innings and
Jonathan Villar hit a two-run
homer.
Caleb Smith gave up four
runs, four hits and a walk in
three innings. Top five pros
pect Monte Harrison had
two hits, including a double,
and raised his average to
.375 in 16 at-bats.
RAYS 9, BLUE JAYS
5: Hunter Renfroe had a
two-run single and Kevin
Kiermaier added a two-run
double in Tampa Bay’s four-
run first inning off Anthony
Kay, who walked four and
got just one out. Rays starter
Tyler Glasnow yielded two
hits while striking out three
in 1 % scoreless innings. Bo
Bichette had a three-run tri
ple and Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
followed with an RBI double
in a four-run third.
INDIANS 6, DIAMOND-
BACKS 2: Madison Bumgar
ner allowed Francisco
Lindor’s three-run homer in
a four-run third inning and
wound up giving up five runs
— four earned — and four
hits in 2% innings.
Soroka
Reds’ Bauer feels
tipping pitches vs.
Dodgers ‘all in fun’
Trevor Bauer thinks his
decision to tip pitches for a
Los Angeles Dodgers bat
ter during a spring train
ing game and the resulting
attention are good for
baseball.
The Cincinnati Reds’
outspoken starter signaled
pitches to the Dodgers’ Matt
Beaty during a game on
Monday. Bauer flicked his
glove toward the catcher
before each pitch — a sign
a fastball was coming — and
Beaty eventually lined out to
center field.
Bauer has criticized the
Houston Astros over their
sign-stealing. Major League
Baseball’s investigation
found Houston broke rules
by using electronics to steal
catchers’ signs en route to
their 2017 World Series title
and again in 2018.
Bauer told reporters on
Wednesday he was just hav
ing fun, and the pitch tipping
wasn’t intended to help the
team that lost to the Astros
in the World Series.
“It wasn’t team-specific,”
Bauer said. “I did it a couple
times last season in games.
There are a lot of interesting
outcomes from it, psycho
logically and competitively.
Spring training is time to
work on things.”
Teammate Derek Diet-
rich told FOX Sports during
the game that Bauer was
responding to the sign-steal
ing scandal.
Associated Press
Free agent signings
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BALTIMORE (3) — Signed Jose Iglesias, ss,
Cincinnati, to a $3 million, one-year contract;
signed Wade LeBlanc, Ihp, Seattle, to a minor
league contract ($800,000); signed Tommy
Milone, Ihp, Seattle, to a minor league contract
($800,000).
BOSTON (3) — Signed Martin Perez, Ihp,
Minnesota, to a $6.5 million, one-year contract;
re-signed Mitch Moreland, 1b, to a $3 million,
one-year contract; signed Jonathan Lucroy,
c, Chicago Cubs, to a minor league contract
($1.5 million).
CHICAGO (7) — Re-signed Jose Abreu, 1b,
to a $50 million, three-year contract; signed
Yasmani Grandal, c, Milwaukee, to a $73 mil
lion, four-year contract; signed Gio Gonzalez,
Ihp, Milwaukee, to a $5 million, one-year con
tract; signed Dallas Keuchel, Ihp, Atlanta, to a
$55.5 million, three-year contract; signed Edwin
Encarnacion, dh-1 b, to a $12 million, one-year
contract; signed Steve Cishek, rhp, Chicago
Cubs, to a $6 million, one-year contract; re
signed Ross Detwiler, Ihp, to a minor league
contract ($800,000).
DETROIT (6) — Signed Austin Romine, c, New
York Yankees, to a $4.15 million, one-year con
tract; signed Jonathan Schoop, 2b, Minnesota,
to a $6.1 million, one-year contract; signed Ivan
Nova, rhp, Chicago White Sox, to a $1.5 million,
one-year contract; signed Hector Santiago, Ihp,
Chicago White Sox, to a minor league contract
($1 million); re-signed Jordy Mercer, ss, to
a minor league contract ($2 million); signed
Cameron Maybin, of, New York Yankees, to a
$1.5 million, one-year contract.
HOUSTON (3) — Re-signed Joe Smith,
rhp, to an $8 million, two-year contract; re
signed Martin Maldonado, c, to a $7 million,
two-year contract; signed Jared Hughes, rhp,
Philadelphia, to a minor league contract ($1.5
million).
KANSAS CITY (1) — Re-signed Alex Gordon,
of, to a $4 million, one-year contract.
LOS ANGELES (3) — Signed Anthony Rendon,
3b, Washington, to a $245 million, seven-year
contract; signed Julio Teheran, rhp, Atlanta, to
a $9 million, one-year contract; signed Jason
Castro, c, Minnesota, to a $6.85 million, one-
year contract.
MINNESOTA (10) — Announced Jake
Odorizzi, rhp, accepted $17.8 million qualifying
offer; re-signed Michael Pineda, rhp, to a $20
million, two-year contract; signed Alex Avila, c,
Arizona, to a $4.25 million, one-year contract;
re-signed Sergio Romo, rhp, to a $5 million,
one-year contract; signed Tyler Clippard, rhp,
Cleveland, to a $2.75 million, one-year contract;
signed Rich Hill, Ihp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to
a $3 million, one-year contract; signed Homer
Bailey, rhp, Oakland, to a $7 million, one-year
contract; signed Josh Donaldson, 3b, Atlanta,
to a $92 million, four-year contract; signed
Jhoulys Chacin, rhp, Boston, to a minor league
contract ($1.6 million); signed Cory Gearrin, rhp,
New York Yankees, to a minor league contract
($1 million).
NEW YORK (5) — Signed Gerrit Cole, rhp,
Houston, to a $324 million, nine-year contract;
re-signed Brett Gardner, of, to a $12.5 mil
lion, one-year contract; signed Adam Warren,
rhp, San Diego, to a minor league contract
($800,000); signed Luis Avilan, Ihp, New York
Mets, to a minor league contract ($1 million);
signed Dan Otero, rhp, Cleveland, to a minor
league contract ($1.1 million).
OAKLAND (1) — Re-signed Jake Diekman,
Ihp, to a $7.5 million, two-year contract.
SEATTLE (2) — Signed Kendall Graveman,
rhp, Chicago Cubs, to a $2 million, one-year
contract; signed Yoshihisa Hirano, rhp, Arizona,
to a $1.6 million, one-year contract.
TAMPA BAY (1) — Signed Aaron Loup, Ihp,
San Diego, to a minor league contract ($1.65
million)
TEXAS (6) — Signed Kyle Gibson, rhp,
Minnesota, to a $28 million, three-year con
tract; signed Jordan Lyles, rhp, Milwaukee,
to a $16 million, two-year contract; signed
Robinson Chirinos, c, Houston, to a $6.5 million,
one-year contract; signed Todd Frazier, c, New
York Mets, to a $5 million, one-year contract;
signed Juan Nicasio, rhp, Philadelphia, to a
minor league contract ($1.3 million); re-signed
Edinson Volquez, rhp, to a minor league contract
($600,000).
TORONTO (2) — Signed Tanner Roark, rhp,
Oakland, to a $24 million, two-year contract;
signed Hyun-Jin Ryu, Ihp, Los Angeles Dodgers,
to an $80 million, four-year contract.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
ARIZONA (6) — Signed Stephen Vogt, c, San
Francisco, to a $3 million, one-year contract;
signed Madison Bumgarner, Ihp, San Francisco,
to an $85 million, five-year contract; signed
Kole Calhoun, of, Los Angeles Angels, to a
$16 million, two-year contract; signed Hector
Rondon, rhp, Houston, to a $3 million, one-year
contract; signed Jon Jay, of, Chicago White Sox,
to a minor league contract ($1.5 million); signed
Edwin Jackson, rhp, Detroit, to a minor league
contract ($1 million).
ATLANTA (12) — Re-signed Nick Markakis,
of, to a $4 million, one-year contract; re-signed
Tyler Flowers, c, to a $4 million, one-year
contract; re-signed Darren O’Day, rhp to a $2.75
million, one-year contract; signed Will Smith,
rhp, San Francisco, to a $40 million, three-
year contract; re-signed Chris Martin, rhp, to
a $14 million, two-year contract; signed Travis
d’Arnaud, c, Tampa Bay, to a $16 million, two-
year contract; signed Cole Hamels, Ihp, Chicago
Cubs, to an $18 million, one-year contract; re
signed Adeiny Hechavarria, inf, to a $1 million,
one-year contract; signed Felix Hernandez, rhp,
Seattle, to a minor league contract ($1 mil
lion); signed Marcell Ozuna, of, St. Louis, to an
$18 million, one-year contract; re-signed Josh
Tomlin, rhp, to a minor league contract ($1 mil
lion); signed Yonder Alonso, 1 b-of, Colorado, to a
minor league contract ($1 million).
CHICAGO (2) — Re-signed Brandon Morrow,
rhp, to a minor league contract ($1 million);
signed Jason Kipnis, 2b, Cleveland, to a minor
league contract ($1 million).
CINCINNATI (5) — Signed Mike Moustakas,
3b-2b, Milwaukee, to a $64 million, four-year
contract; signed Wade Miley, Ihp, Houston, to
a $15 million, two-year contract; signed Nate
Jones, rhp, Texas, to a minor league con
tract ($1.5 million); signed Nick Castellanos,
of, Chicago Cubs, to a $64 million, four-year
contract; signed Pedro Strop, rhp, Chicago Cubs,
to a $1,825,000, one-year contract.
COLORADO (1) — Re-signed Drew Butera, c,
to a minor league contract ($1 million).
LOS ANGELES (1) — Signed Alex Wood, Ihp,
Cincinnati, to a $4 million, one-year contract.
MIAMI (5) — Signed Francisco Cervelli, c,
Atlanta, to a $2 million, one-year contract;
signed Corey Dickerson, of, Philadelphia, to a
$17.5 million, two-year contract; signed Matt
Joyce, of, Atlanta, to a $1.5 million, one-year
contract; signed Brandon Kintzler, rhp, Chicago
Cubs, to a $3.25 million, one-year contract;
signed Sean Rodriguez, inf-of, Philadelphia, to a
minor league contract ($1 million).
MILWAUKEE (8) — Signed Brett Anderson,
Ihp, Oakland, to a $5 million, one-year con
tract; signed Avisail Garcia, of, Tampa Bay, to
a $20 million, two-year contract; signed Justin
Smoak, 1b, Toronto, to a $5 million, one-year
contract; signed Eric Sogard, 2b, Tampa Bay, to
a $4.5 million, one-year contract; signed Jedd
Gyorko, inf, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $2 million,
one-year contract; signed Logan Morrison, 1b,
Philadelphia, to a minor league contract ($1 mil
lion); signed David Phelps, rhp, to a $1.5 million,
one-year contract; signed Brock Holt, inf-of,
Boston, to a $3.25 million, one-year contract.
NEW YORK (6) — Re-signed Brad Brach,
rhp, to a $850,000, one-year contract; signed
Michael Wacha, rhp, to a $3 million, one-year
contract; signed Rick Porcello, rhp, Boston to
a $10 million, one-year contract; signed Dellin
Betances, rhp, New York Yankees, to $10.5 mil
lion, one-year contract; re-signed Rene Rivera,
c, to a minor league contract ($1 million); signed
Matt Adams, 1b, Washington, to a minor league
contract ($1.25 million).
PHILADELPHIA (7) — Signed Zack Wheeler,
rhp, New York Mets, to a $118 million, five-year
contract; signed Didi Gregorius, ss, New York
Yankees, to a $14 million, one-year contract;
signed Neil Walker, 1b-3b, Miami, to a minor
league contract ($2 million); signed Francisco
Liriano, Ihp, Pittsburgh, to a minor league con
tract ($1.5 million); signed Logan Forsythe, inf,
Texas, to a minor league contract ($2 million);
signed Anthony Swarzak, rhp, Atlanta, to a
minor league contract ($1.5 million); re-signed
Tommy Hunter, rhp, to an $850,000, one-year
contract.
PITTSBURGH (2) — Signed Derek Holland,
Ihp, Chicago Cubs, to a minor league contract
($1.25 million); signed Jarrod Dyson, of, Arizona,
to a $2 million, one-year contract.
ST. LOUIS (3) — Re-signed Adam Wainwright,
rhp, to a $5 million, one-year contract; re-signed
Matt Wieters, c, to a $2 million, one-year con
tract; signed Brad Miller, inf-of, Philadelphia, to
a $2 million, one-year contract.
SAN DIEGO (5) — Signed Drew Pomeranz,
Ihp, Milwaukee, to a $34 million, four-year
contract; re-signed Craig Stammen, rhp, to a
$4 million, one-year contract; signed Gordon
Beckham, 2b, Detroit, to a minor league contract
($700,000); signed Juan Lagares, of, New York
Mets, to a minor league contract ($1.4 million);
signed Brian Dozier, 2b, Washington, to a minor
league contract ($2.2 million).
SAN FRANCISCO (9) — Signed Drew Smyly,
Ihp, Philadelphia, to a $4 million, one-year
contract; signed Jerry Blevins, Ihp, Atlanta, to
a minor league contract ($1.25 million); signed
Tyson Ross, rhp, Detroit, to a minor league con
tract ($1.75 million); re-signed Pablo Sandoval,
3b, to a minor league contract ($2 million);
signed Hunter Pence, of, Texas, to a $3 million,
one-year contract; signed Billy Hamilton, of,
Atlanta, to a minor league contract ($2 mil
lion); signed Nick Vincent, rhp, Philadelphia,
to a minor league contract ($1.75 million);
signed Trevor Cahill, rhp, Los Angeles Angels,
to a minor league contract ($2 million); signed
Wilmer Flores, of, Arizona, to a $6.25 million,
two-year contract.
WASHINGTON (11) — Re-signed Stephen
Strasburg, rhp, to a $245 million, seven-year
contract; re-signed Howie Kendrick, 2b, to a
$6.25 million, one-year contract; re-signed Yan
Gomes, c, to a $10 million, two-year contract;
signed Will Harris, rhp, Houston, to a $24 million,
three-year contract; signed Starlin Castro, inf,
Miami, to a $12 million, two-year contract; re
signed Asdrubal Cabrera, 2b-3b, to a $2.5 mil
lion, one-year contract; signed Eric Thames, 1b,
Milwaukee, to a $4 million, one-year contract;
re-signed Daniel Hudson, rhp, to an $11 million,
two-year contract; re-signed Ryan Zimmerman,
1b, to a $2 million, one-year contract; signed
Fernando Abad, Ihp, San Francisco, to a minor
league contract ($1 million); signed Welington
Castillo, c, Texas, to a minor league contract
($1 million).
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