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Rose to have knee surgery again, miss rest of season: Derrick Rose’s season is over early because of knee surgery again.
The New York Knicks guard has torn left knee cartilage and the team said he will miss the remaining five games.
It was a surprising but all too familiar ending to Rose’s first season in New York. He sat out his third straight game Sunday against Boston, but the Knicks said the injury was just soreness and swelling, with coach Jeff Hornacek saying before the game that he believed Rose could play again this season.
Instead, Rose will go into free agency coming off arthroscopic surgery.
He tore his left ACL in the 2012 playoffs and missed the entire next season. He made it through just 10 games in 2013-14 before he was sidelined by a torn meniscus in his right knee and missed 20 more games the following season because of trouble with the same knee.
Rose played in 66 games last season for Chicago, his most since his 2011 MVP season, and the Knicks took a chance on his health by acquiring him on the eve of the NBA draft in June. Rose, who didn’t have to rehab last summer for a change, appeared to have regained much of his quickness this season while playing in 64 games and averaging 18 points.
Bucks sign Payton II to multiyear deal: The Milwaukee Bucks signed point guard Gary Payton II to a multiyear contract on Sunday, giving the team some depth at that position for the playoff push.
Payton provides some coverage in case rookie Malcolm Brogdon’s back problem lingers. Brogdon missed his second consecutive game Sunday with back tightness against the Dallas Mavericks. He sat out Friday’s win over Detroit and missed two games earlier in March with the same problem.
The 24-year-old Payton made 49 starts for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA D-League this season, and averaged 14.1 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.0 steals in 32.7 minutes while shooting 49.8 percent from the field. He wasn’t picked in the 2016 NBA draft after playing two seasons at Oregon State.
He is the son of NBA All-Star Gary Payton, who played 28 games for the Bucks during the 2002-03 season.
The Bucks had an open roster spot after waiving forward Terrence Jones on Saturday.
Twins as expected place LHP Perkins on 60day DL: The Minnesota Twins have placed lefthander Glen Perkins on the 60-day disabled list with a left posterior shoulder strain, a byproduct of his recovery from surgery last season to repair a torn labrum.
Moving Perkins to the long-term disabled list on Sunday was necessary so the Twins could add backup catcher Chris Gimenez to the 40-man roster.
In finalizing their 25-man roster for opening day, the Twins also optioned first baseman/designated hitter Kennys Vargas to Triple-A Rochester. Vargas was limited during spring training by the World Baseball Classic and then an injury to his left foot. Backup outfielder Robbie Grossman will begin the year as the primary designated hitter.
Perkins, a three-time All-Star closer, joins pitcher Trevor May on the 60-day disabled list.
Perez, Indians agree to $9 million contract: Catcher Roberto Perez and the Cleveland Indians have agreed to a $9 million, four-year contract that includes club options for 2021 and 2022.
After spending nearly three months on the disabled list following thumb surgery, Perez became a key contributor last season during the Indians’ postseason run. With Yan Gomes on the DL, the 28-year-old Perez started all 15 games in the postseason. He hit two home runs in Game 1 of the World Series.
The deal announced Sunday includes a $500,000 signing bonus and salaries of $550,000 this season, $1.5 million next year, $2.5 million in 2018 and $3.5 million in 2019 and a $450,000 option buyout. It replaces a one-year contract agreed to last month that called for a salary of $542,300 in the major leagues. Perez would have been eligible for salary arbitration after this season.
Perez batted only .183 in 61 games, but he threw out 46 percent of potential base stealers and the Indians went 33-20 when he started.
He broke his right thumb and sustained ligament damage on a tag play last April and came off the DL prematurely when Gomes injured his shoulder in July.
Yanks drop to 3rd in payroll; Dodgers lead: An Associated Press study of big league contracts shows the New York Yankees aren’t among baseball’s top two payrolls for the first time in nearly a quarter-century.
The Los Angeles Dodgers topped the major leagues for the fourth straight opening day but dropped to $225 million, the AP study showed Sunday. That’s the Dodgers’ lowest payroll since 2013.
Detroit was second at $199.75 million and the Yankees, in the midst of a turn toward youth, third at $195 million. The Yankees had not been outside the top two since 1993, and their opening-day payroll had not dropped this low since 2007, according the AP’s calculations.
New York topped opening-day payrolls from 1999-2013 before falling behind the Dodgers each year since 2014.
After setting a record at $270 million two years ago, the Dodgers dropped to $234 million last year.
Arroyo assigned to minors, could join Reds soon: The Reds have reassigned pitcher Bronson Arroyo to Triple-A Louisville, but he could be back in the majors next weekend if he has no setbacks during his workouts.
Arroyo is trying to come back from Tommy John surgery more than two years ago. He signed a minor league deal with Cincinnati and could be added to the roster next weekend in St. Louis.
The Reds also made several anticipated moves, putting right-handed pitchers Anthony DeSclafani (elbow), Austin Brice (elbow) and Nefi Ogando (hand) on the 10-day disabled list. Right-hander Nick Travieso (shoulder) went on the 60-day DL.
Cincinnati catcher Devin Mesoraco also went on the 10-day DL as he recovers from hip surgery, rebuilding his endurance. Reds infielder Patrick Kivelhan was added to the 25-man roster.