New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman has been suspended 30 games for violating Major League Baseball's domestic violence policy, Billy Witz of the New York Times reported.
This suspension is stemming from an incident last October, as Jeff Passan and Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports reported. He allegedly choked his girlfriend and pushed her up against a wall. Chapman also allegedly discharged a gun in the garage of his home. Chapman was not arrested and no charges were brought against him, though the league still investigated the incident and commissioner Rob Manfred decided on his discipline. Chapman released a statement, via Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports on Facebook, saying that he will not appeal Major League Baseball's decision: "I want to be clear, I did not in any way harm my girlfriend that evening. However, I should have exercised better judgment with respect to certain actions, and for that I am sorry. The decision to accept a suspension, as opposed to appealing one, was made after careful consideration. I made this decision in an effort to minimize the distractions that an appeal would cause the Yankees, my new teammates and most importantly, my family." Chapman, 28, was acquired by the Yankees this offseason in a trade with the Reds. Last year, the former Cuban signee went 4-4 with a minuscule 1.63 ERA (1.94 FIP; 2.49 xFIP) and a 116 to 33 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 66 1/3 innings pitched. He saved 33 games in 36 opportunities, and, according to FanGraphs, he was worth 2.5 Wins Above Replacement. Major League Baseball and Manfred now must turn their attention to other domestic violence cases. Rockies' shortstop Jose Reyes is currently on paid leave after allegedly striking his wife. He is set for a trial in Hawaii. This Chapman decision will almost certainly impact how Manfred decides future cases. --Devan Fink
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The Kansas City Royals restructured catcher Salvador Perez's contract, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reported Tuesday.
Perez's new deal will begin in 2017 and run through the 2021 season, making it a five-year contract. He will earn a total of $52.5 million or an average of $10.5 million annually. A new deal had reportedly been in the works for some time now, as the Royals realized that they had one of the game's best receivers on an extremely team-friendly deal. It was so team friendly, many around the game looked at it as almost unfair. Kansas City had signed Perez to a five-year, $7 million contract extension during the 2012-2013 offseason, when he had just over 100 games of Major League experience. The deal included team options for 2017, 2018, and 2019 for $3.8 million, $5 million, and $6 million, respectively. In 2016, Perez will be in the final year of his old deal. He will make $2 million this season. Once the extension kicks in, Perez will earn $3 million in 2017, $7.5 million in 2018, $10 million in 2019, and $13 million annually from 2020 to 2021. The Royals were able to guarantee themselves two more seasons of team control over Perez, but do so by paying him $5.7 million more during seasons they already held control over in the old deal. Basically, the team and player ripped an old agreement to shreds and decided to start over. The reason the Royals decided to make this deal was because of Perez's value to the club. He has been an instrumental part of Kansas City's success in recent seasons. A Royal for his entire career, Perez has been named to the American League All-Star team in each of the past three years, and he was named the 2015 World Series MVP in the Royals' win. Last season, Perez hit .260/.280/.426 with 21 home runs and 70 RBIs in 553 plate appearances. According to FanGraphs, he was worth 1.6 Wins Above Replacement. --Devan Fink |
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