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Jeff Passan

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Pittsburgh right-hander Paul Skenes won National League Rookie of the Year, capturing 23 of 30 first-place votes and seven second-place votes. Jackson Merrill finished second with seven first-place votes and 23 in second. Jackson Chourio was third, ***** Imanaga fourth.

 

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Jeff Passan

@JeffPassan
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34m

Detroit left-hander Tarik Skubal won the American League Cy Young Award, receiving all 30 first-place votes. Skubal, who turned 28 today, had a true breakout season and led Detroit to the playoffs. Kansas City’s Seth Lugo finished second and Cleveland’s Emmanuel Clase third.

 

[Ronin]

Jeff Passan

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Atlanta left-hander Chris Sale won the National League Cy Young Award, receiving 26 of 30 first-place votes. Sale, 35, had finished second, third, fourth, fifth (twice) and sixth (twice) in past Cy Young voting. Zack Wheeler finished second and rookie Paul Skenes third

 

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Jorge Castillo

@jorgecastillo
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Rob Manfred said he expects Roki Sasaki to sign with a major-league club as part of the 2025 international signing class. That would mean he doesn't sign before January 15.

 

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[Chris_Sanders]

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About time

 

[Bobster]

And they should have the robot umps call all the pitches, rather than just using it for challenges.

 

[Ronin]

Jon Heyman

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Yusei Kikuchi to the Angels. $63M, 3 years.

 

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[Bobster]

That's a lot of money for a pitcher who has only pitched 130 innings in a season twice in his 9-year career.

 

[outcent13]

I’ll be interested to see what the DBacks “big” move is this year. They seemingly surprise every off season with an unexpected signing or trade that no one expects. Who will that be this year?

 

[Ronin]

Jeff Passan

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Right-hander Frankie Montas and the New York Mets are in agreement on a two-year, $34 million contract, pending physical, sources tell ESPN. Montas, 31, threw 150.2 innings with a 4.84 ERA with Cincinnati and Milwaukee last year. He’s the first piece in the Mets’ new rotation.

 

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Jon Heyman
@JonHeyman
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6m

Eight teams including the Yankees are showing interest in Tommy Kahnle

 

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Jeff Passan

@JeffPassan
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The Kansas City Royals plan to stay with Diamond Sports Group as their TV broadcaster for the 2025 season, sources tell ESPN. Games will be available via cable and streaming through the FanDuel Sports Network app or Amazon. Royals were the final MLB team to choose a TV partner.

 

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Bob Nightengale

@BNightengale
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Blake Snell's 5-year, $182 million contract includes $13.2 million deferred each year, as @JonHeyman 1st reported.This reduces the present-day value of Snell's contract to $150.336 million, according to the Major League Baseball Players Association's calculations.