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ESPN reported last month that Yelich's
relationship with the Marlins was "irretrievably broken" after
the team dealt away top players such as Giancarlo Stanton,
Marcell Ozuna and Dee Gordon to cut payroll.
Yelich, 26, now joins the Brewers, who missed the playoffs by
one game last season, while the Marlins unload yet another large
salary. Yelich is due $43.25 million over the next four seasons,
with a club option for $15 million in 2022.
The five-year veteran played 311 of a possible 324 games over
the past two seasons, batting .290 with 39 homers and 179 RBIs.
--Super-agent Scott Boras is fed up with the current state of
Major League Baseball.
In a telephone interview with The Athletic published Thursday,
Boras sounded off on this offseason's inactivity, blaming the
amount of teams choosing intentionally to be noncompetitive in
order to get better draft picks as reason for the frozen market.
"I do my job. I care for my clients. I am spending every waking
hour trying to bring attention to owners so they act with
integrity," Boras said. "Certainly I want them to sign my
clients. But I'm trying to get them to act with integrity.
Winning is the cement of baseball integrity."
--Right-hander Michael Fulmer is expected to arrive at spring
training without restriction after September elbow surgery,
according to Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila.
Fulmer, the American League Rookie of the Year in 2016, is
expected to get the call Opening Day for the Tigers with Justin
Verlander moved in a trade with the Houston Astros last season.
Fulmer went 10-12 with a 3.83 ERA last season.
"He's thrown out to 180 feet with no restrictions and no
setbacks, so right now he's on track to be 100 percent coming
into spring training," Avila said at a luncheon with Detroit
sports media.
--Jose Reyes will return to the New York Mets for another
season, his 12th with the team, according to multiple reports.
Reyes' one-year deal, which is pending a physical, is expected
to be worth about $3 million. He is expected to fill a utility
role, with the team still searching for a regular second
baseman.
The 34-year-old spent his first nine seasons in the majors with
the Mets, garnering four All-Star nods in the process.
--Field Level Media
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