{"id":50557,"date":"2017-11-04T05:50:04","date_gmt":"2017-11-04T05:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=50557"},"modified":"2017-11-04T05:50:04","modified_gmt":"2017-11-04T05:50:04","slug":"mlb-notes-pitcher-masahiro-tanaka-will-return-yankees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/mlb-notes-pitcher-masahiro-tanaka-will-return-yankees.html","title":{"rendered":"MLB notes: Pitcher Masahiro Tanaka will return to the Yankees"},"content":{"rendered":"

MLB notes: Pitcher Masahiro Tanaka will return to the Yankees<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

MLB notes: Pitcher Masahiro Tanaka will return to the Yankees:-Scratch Masahiro Tanaka off the list of potential free-agent pitchers. Tanaka said Friday he will stay with the New York Yankees and not exercise the right to opt out of the remaining three seasons of his contract.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a simple decision for me as I have truly enjoyed the past four years playing for this organization,\u201d he said in a statement released by the team. \u201cI’m committed to our goal of bringing a World Series championship back.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

A right-hander who turned 29 on Wednesday, Tanaka was 13-12 with a 4.74 ERA, the highest of his four seasons with Yankees, and he allowed a career-high 35 home runs. He was on the disabled list for nearly two weeks in August because of right shoulder inflammation, then went 5-2 in his last seven regular-season starts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tanaka excelled in the playoffs, going 2-1 with a 0.90 ERA, 18 strikeouts and three walks in 20 innings during the Division Series against Cleveland and League Championship Series versus Houston. That led to speculation he might give up the $67 million still owed on his $155 million, seven-year deal and test the market.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tanaka is 52-28 with New York. He was found to have a partially torn ligament in his pitching elbow during the 2014 season, and since then the Yankees have tried to give him extra rest at times. He gets a $22 million salary in each of the next two seasons and $23 million in 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n

Convinced Michael Brantley will be healthy and productive, the Cleveland Indians exercised his $11.5 million option.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 30-year-old hit .299 with nine homers and 52 RBIs in 90 games, his second straight injury-shortened season. He went on the disabled list twice and had right ankle surgery on Oct. 18. Brantley was limited to 11 games in 2016 because of a shoulder injury that required surgery.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGoing into the season, he had some shoulder issues that really didn’t affect him a whole lot for the majority of the season. And he performed at an exceedingly high level in the first half and earned an All-Star berth based upon that performance,\u201d general manager Chris Antonetti said. \u201cAnd then with his ankle, he did have surgery on it. There’s a high likelihood of success with the surgery that he had performed, so we’re very optimistic that Michael will be able to contribute for a meaningful part of next year. And, as we’ve seen, when he’s on the field, he’s a very productive player, and we think there’s a good chance that he’ll be on the field for the majority of next year.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Cleveland also exercised a $3-million option on right-hander Josh Tomlin. The 33-year-old went 10-9 with a 4.98 ERA in 26 starts, including 6-0 with a 3.11 ERA in his last 10 appearances.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cleveland has until Monday to exercise a $7 million option on left-hander Boone Logan or pay a $1 million buyout. Logan’s first season with the Indians was cut short by a torn back muscle in July.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are 155 free agents and about 20 more players are subject to decisions on options by Monday. Teams will announce decisions Monday on $17.4 million qualifying offers, which attach draft-pick compensation. Players have until Nov. 16 to accept.<\/span><\/p>\n

In other news among potential free agents:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014The Los Angeles Angels declined a $13-million option on right-hander Ricky Nolasco and a $10 million option on right-hander Huston Street. Each gets a $1-million buyout.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014World Series champion Houston exercised a $6-million option on All-Star second baseman Jose Altuve and a $5,125,000 option on utility man Marwin Gonzalez.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014In Derek Jeter’s first major roster move running the Marlins, Miami declined a $2-million option on 44-year-old outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, who gets a $500,000 buyout.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014Pittsburgh exercised a $14.75-million option on star outfielder Andrew McCutchen and declined $1.25-million options on catcher Chris Stewart and reliever Wade Leblanc. Stewart gets a $250,000 buyout and LeBlanc $50,000. LeBlanc was sent outright to Triple-A Indianapolis.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014The New York Mets exercised an $8.25-million option on infielder Asdrubal Cabrera and a $7-million option of left-hander Jerry Blevins.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/mlb\/la-sp-baseball-free-agency-20171103-story.html<\/span><\/p>\n

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