Sports AP source: Tyler Clippard agrees to 1-year deal with D-backs
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Tyler Toffoli just looks like a goal-scorer. One of those guys when you’re playing against a team you’ve never seen before at any level of hockey, you look at him and say: “We better watch that guy.” It might be as simple as the way they wear their helmet, the number on their sweater or the way they skate and/or shoot during a pre-game warmup. They just have that look. So far this season, Toffoli has looked very good in a No. 73 Canadiens sweater, scoring 10 goals in the first 15 games since signing a four-year, US$17-million contract as a free agent during the off-season. It’s hard to teach someone to be a goal-scorer.
Tyler Toffoli just looks like a goal-scorer. One of those guys when you’re playing against a team you’ve never seen before at any level of hockey, you look at him and say: “We better watch that guy.” It might be as simple as the way they wear their helmet, the number on their sweater or the way they skate and/or shoot during a pre-game warmup. They just have that look. So far this season, Toffoli has looked very good in a No. 73 Canadiens sweater, scoring 10 goals in the first 15 games since signing a four-year, US$17-million contract as a free agent during the off-season. It’s hard to teach someone to be a goal-scorer. — The Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to a .25 million, one - year contract with reliever Tyler Clippard , a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press. The agreement was reached on Monday and confirmed to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal is pending a physical. Arizona also signed right-hander Joakim Soria to a .5 million, one - year deal . Both pitchers could have a chance to earn the closer’s role in a Diamondbacks bullpen that figures to be young and inexperienced. The Arizona Republic first reported Clippard ’s deal with the D - backs .
Reliever Tyler Clippard , who helped the Mets win the NL East last season but struggled badly in September and October, has officially moved on as a free agent, agreeing to a two- year deal with the Diamondbacks, according to a major league source . The Mets had only mild interest in retaining Clippard , and weren't considering anything more than a one - year deal . Clippard , who turns 31 on Sunday, will earn .25 million, including a million signing bonus, according to reports, with the Diamondbacks.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to a $2.25 million, one-year contract with reliever Tyler Clippard, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press.
© Provided by The Canadian Press The agreement was reached on Monday and confirmed to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal is pending a physical. The deal includes a $1.75 million salary this year and a $3.5 million mutual option for 2022 with a $500,000 buyout.
The 36-year-old right-hander is a two-time All-Star and has 777 appearances over 14 seasons with a career 3.13 ERA. He had a 2.77 ERA in 26 appearances with the Minnesota Twins last season, when he made $1,018,519 in prorated pay from a $2.75 million base salary plus $190,021 in earned bonuses for total income of $1,208,540.
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This will be Clippard's second stint with the Diamondbacks. He appeared in 40 games with the team in 2016 before being sent to the New York Yankees in a trade.
Clippard is the second veteran bullpen arm the D-backs have signed in the past few weeks. Arizona also signed right-hander Joakim Soria to a $3.5 million, one-year deal. Both pitchers could have a chance to earn the closer's role in a Diamondbacks bullpen that figures to be young and inexperienced.
The Arizona Republic first reported Clippard's deal with the D-backs.
The Diamondbacks also confirmed a $1.75 million, one-year deal with infielder Asdrubal Cabrera. The 35-year-old was in D-backs camp on Monday when the team went through its first workout of the spring with the full roster.
Cabrera made $925,926 in prorated pay from a $2.5 million salary last year plus $186,604 in earned bonuses for total income of $1,112,530.
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