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Catcher Yan Gomes has signed a two-year, $13MM deal to join the Chicago Cubs, according to Craig Mish of SportsGrid. The deal is pending a physical. Gomes is a client of Jet Sports Management. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic adds that the contract contains a $6MM option for a third year, as well as $1MM in performance bonuses available each year based on games started.

Gomes was on the free agent market two years ago and signed a two-year deal with the Nationals that came with a $10MM guarantee. After a decent showing over those two seasons, including a trade to Oakland at this year’s trade deadline, Gomes entered this year’s market as arguable the best backstop available. Over the past two campaigns, Gomes played 133 games, hitting 18 home runs and slashing .260/.306/.432. When combined with solid defensive numbers, he produced 1.8fWAR in that time. Now the 34-year-old has beaten his previous contract by $3MM. He also beats MLBTR’s prediction that he would get the same $10MM guarantee as his last trip to free agency.
 
Cesar Hernandez signed a one year deal with the Nats...one year, $4 mil with incentives.
 
I feel like a lot of the fringe players that are free agents will head overseas this season rather than take a minor league free agent deal. They can get more money that way as welll...
 
sportscoach said:
I feel like a lot of the fringe players that are free agents will head overseas this season rather than take a minor league free agent deal. They can get more money that way as welll...
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Especially if you fear the major league season may not happen or start really late.

When you're 30+ haven't made more than MLB minimum wage in your career, may never make it back to the show and afraid said show may get cancelled anyway... Makes a lot of sense to me.
 
Criznit said:
Especially if you fear the major league season may not happen or start really late.

When you're 30+ haven't made more than MLB minimum wage in your career, may never make it back to the show and afraid said show may get cancelled anyway... Makes a lot of sense to me.
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If I was told, take a guarenteed 800k or wait to see if you can earn a Million at most if there is a season... I am taking the guarenteed 800k... Plutko is in the 1 millionish bracket while he will get near that overseas so may as well!

I could see guys like Plutko kind of always have a MLB spot on weaker teams since they need good character locker room guys who can eat innings, but he isn't anything more than that...
 
Happy New Year, Charlie.

He's a loveable guy, and could teach a batter to hit a baseball.
 
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