3/4
Arizona signs OF Olivo:
The Greyhounds inked former Tulsa slugger, 32 year old Arturo Olivo to a 4 year 31.08M deal. Olivo hit .274-28-115 last season for the Drillers.
Knights nab Glaus
26 year old 1B/3B Troy Glaus has signed a 4 year 29.24M dollar free agent contract with the New York Knights. Galus is coming off a career year in 2017, hitting .255-37-108.
3/11
Tulsa re-ups Downs:
Tulsa signed 32 year old SP Joel Downs (2014 Koufax award winner) to 3 year 21M dollar extension. Downs was 16-9 3.95 for the Drillers last year and is 94-54 4.08 lifetime.
3/14
Hamilton out until May:
Josh Hamilton (GB) will miss the next 6 weeks after he broke his hand today.
Tulsa extends Reed:
The Drillers signed star OF Wally Reed to a 5 year 80M dollar extension. Reed hit .313-33-86 last year.
3/20
Patriots SP Vargas to miss 2018:
25 year old Carlos Vargas will undergo shoulder surgery and miss the 2018 season. Vargas was 11-10 4.93 last season. He was originally drafted by Chicago in the 13th round of the inaugural draft.
3/23
Chartier finds a home:
Jean Chartier has signed a 2 year 20.58M dollar deal with the El Paso Diablos. He wil hit behind Ichiro and ahead of Caden Haynes and Stefan Conway, making the Diablos a unanimous favorite in the FL.
(Wow, from 24 per, to a 20.58M TOTAL dollars to sign with El Paso. That team is beyond stacked #1, and #2 I can, if I choose to, be a bidder in 2 years. We’ll get the comp pick, and try and continue our strong trend of good drafts. We now have #3, #31 and #33 #39 and #41 of the first 50 picks in the June draft).