MATT MOORE IS MOVING TO MICHIGAN
Nationals set to add Corbin to star-studded starting rotation
Lefty pitcher and Moriarty High alumnus ends his free agency by signing a oneyear deal with the Detroit Tigers.
DETROIT — Left-hander Matt Moore, a Moriarty High alumnus, and the rebuilding Detroit Tigers finalized a $2.5 million, one-year contract on Tuesday that allows him to earn an additional $1 million in performance bonuses.
“Matt is a veteran left-handed starting pitcher with a solid threepitch mix that we see competing for a spot in our rotation next season,” Tigers general manager Al Avila said. “He has the ability to effectively use the whole strike zone with his arsenal, and we’re excited for him to join our organization.”
Moore would earn $100,000 each for 10, 14, 16, 18, 20, 24, 27 and 30 starts, and $200,000 for 32 starts.
The 29-yearold was 3-8 with a 6.79 ERA for Texas in 12 starts and 27 relief appearances last season.
He is 54-56 with a 4.56 ERA over eight seasons with Tampa Bay, San Francisco and Texas. The Rays drafted him in the eighth round in 2007 out of Moriarty, and he was 17-4 and an All-Star for Tampa Bay in 2013.
NATIONALS: Add Patrick Corbin to the All-Star starting staff the Washington Nationals have assembled.
A person familiar with the deal said the left-handed Corbin has agreed to a six-year contract with the Nationals, pending a physical exam. Another person familiar with the terms said the contract is for $140 million.
The people confirmed the details of the agreement to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday because nothing had been announced by the team.
Corbin’s contract would include $10 million in deferred money.
Corbin, who has played his entire major league career for the Arizona Diamondbacks, joins a rotation in Washington that already includes three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg.
BRYCE HARPER: The White Sox aren’t letting the state of their rebuild stand in the way of having lofty ambitions.
In their latest quest to challenge on a long-term basis, Hall of Fame slugger Jim Thome flew to Las Vegas, Nev., last month as part of the organization’s sales pitch to marquee free-agent slugger Bryce Harper, a source confirmed Tuesday.
Despite the rebuild, the need is great for Harper, a six-time AllStar right fielder who has averaged 33 home runs over the last four seasons and could command a lengthy contract in excess of $33 million annually.
Harper, 26, would fit in nicely in a currently unoccupied right field and emerge as the centerpiece of a franchise loaded with high-level prospects destined to reach in the majors in the next two seasons.