Chisox get 3 Nats kids for OF Eaton
One day after falling short in their bid for Chris Sale, the Nationals made a big move Wednesday, acquiring outfielder Adam Eaton from the White Sox for three players.
Chicago received top pitching prospects Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez, along with 2016 first-round pick Dane Dunning, another pitcher.
“It’s never easy to let go of your prospects,” Nationals GM Mike Rizzo said. “You feel like a proud daddy when they get to the big leagues and it’s difficult to let ’em go. All three of those guys are high serving guys that have a bright future.”
Eaton is a career .284/.357/.414 hitter over five seasons with the White Sox and Diamondbacks, hitting 14 home runs in each of the past two seasons. He led the majors with 18 outfield assists last season, also leading the American League in triples for the second time in three seasons.
The price for Eaton was steep; Giolito has been considered one of the top prospects in the game the past couple years, while Lopez impressed the Nationals enough last season for them to put him on the postseason roster. Dunning was the 29th overall pick this year out of the University of Florida.
— Mark Feinsand The Orioles don’t want any part of Jose Bautista or his bat flips in Baltimore.
O’s GM Dan Duquette said the team’s fans have made clear their preference for the club to pass on the free-agent slugger.
“We told (Bautista’s) agent that we are not interested because our fans don’t like him,” Duquette said on Sportsnet Radio 590 The Fan.
A person with knowledge of the talks says the San Francisco Giants have agreed to trade righthander Chris Heston to the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named.
All-Star free-agent outfielder Ian Desmond and the Colorado Rockies have agreed to a $70 million, five-year contract, a source familiar with the negotiations said. Desmond hit .285 with 22 homers and 86 RBI this year in his lone season with Texas, earning his first All-Star trip since 2012.
Left-hander Jeff Locke has agreed to a one-year contract with the Miami Marlins worth $3,025,000, according to two people familiar with the negotiations.
In addition, the Marlins agreed to a $2.5 million, one-year contract with catcher A.J. Ellis and kept righthander Dustin McGowan for a $1.75 million, one-year
contract.
BUTLER UPSET
Brenton Scott made one of two free throws with 0.8 seconds left and finished with 25 points to help Indiana State upset No. 16 at home, 72-71.
Jordan Washington led Iona with 18 points and the Gaels raced out to a big first-half lead to cruise by visiting Fairleigh Dickinson, 90-73.
In Honolulu, Angel Delgado scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Seton Hall edged California, 60-57, in the Pearl Harbor Invitational.
UCONN WOMEN TOP IRISH
Napheesa Collier scored 20 points, Gabby Williams had 19 points, 12 rebounds and six assists and No. 1 UConn beat host No. 2 Notre Dame, 72-61, for its 83rd straight victory.
The Huskies (8-0) trailed briefly late in the second quarter, but played with the lead most of the game as they controlled the inside, outscoring the Irish 42-30 in the paint and finishing with a 35-32 edge in rebounding.