2019 Winter Meetings (OOTP 20)

The alternate reality off-season of 2019 in my Out of the Park Baseball 20 continues, let's take a look at more signings and trades involving Major League Baseball.

• The Braves sign 31 year-old catcher Yasmani Grandal to a lengthy 6-year deal deal worth $130,800,000. Grandal is coming off career highs in HR (27) & RBI (77).

• The Cubs make a move in the right direction involving their starting pitching by signing Hyun-Jin Ryu to a 4-year deal worth $112 million ($28 mill per year). 

• The Mariners acquire RP-Kirby Yates from the Padres in exchange for prospects CF-Jarred Kelenic, 1B-Evan White & minor league LF-Keegan McGovern.

• J.D. Martinez who opted out of his contract with Boston, settles on the Yankees for 4 years & $68,000,000. Martinez in real life, shocked everyone by not opting out of Boston as expected.

• The Cardinals made a huge splash by signing 3B-Josh Donaldson to a 5-year deal worth $103 million.

• SP-Dallas Keuchel signed a 4-year deal with the Rockies for $35.6 million.

• The Yankees who did not offer arbitration to SS-Didi Gregorius, signed him to a new deal worth $17.7 million over 3 years.

• The Angels take a huge gamble on Madison Bumgarner, considering his recent injuries in recent years, signing him to a 7-year deal worth $104.3 million ($14.9 million per year).

• The Giants acquired SP-Trevor Bauer from the Reds, in exchange for top prospect OF-Heliot Ramos. The Reds also acquired prospect OF-Kyle Lewis and minor league RP-Freddy Villarreal from Seattle, in exchange for SP-Alex Wood.

• Boston inks SP-Michael Pineda to 2-year worth $23.8 million.

• The Angels reacquired SP-Garrett Richards from the Padres for two minor leaguers.

• The Red Sox acquire 1B Jose A. Martinez from the Cardinals in exchange for RP-Marcus Walden.

• The Red Sox also paid out a pricey one-year rental on Howie Kendrick ($15.4 million).

• Catcher Robinson Chirinos returns to the Rangers on a 3-year deal worth $33.9 million.

• The Rays acquired OF-Starling Marte from the Pirates in exchange for top prospect SP-Shane Baz and minor league 2B-Ford Proctor.

• The Pirates acquired C/3B-Victor Caratini from the Cubs in exchange for RP-Keone Kela and LHP-Blake Weiman.

• The Yankees acquired RP-Matt Andriese from the Diamondbacks in exchange for OF-Cameron Maybin.