Sentences with phrase «year as free agent»

Carlos Pena Signs with Cubs Cliff Lee isn't the only big free agent being courted by baseball teams this year as free agent first baseman Carlos Pena signed a one year contract read more...

You have to have some guys who can solve problems, and Sproles [the 5» 6» former Chargers back whom the Saints signed this year as a free agent] is a quick thinker.

Not exact matches

This summer, Gilbert and James met in person to hash out their differences; Gilbert apologized for the letter, the two men embraced, and days later James signed a two - year agreement to return to the Cavaliers as a free agent.

In 2016 - 17 and 2017 - 18, when the salary cap will explode because of the league's new TV deal, Cousins will only be making around $ 16 million per year — well below what he'd make if he got a max contract on the open market as a free agent.

In 2010, Cruz signed a three - year $ 1.215 million contract with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent.

Comments received by the Department and media reports also indicate that many financial institutions already had completed or largely completed work to establish policies and procedures necessary to make the business structure and practice shifts required by the Impartial Conduct Standards earlier this year (e.g., drafting and implementing training for staff, drafting client correspondence and explanations of revised product and service offerings, negotiating changes to agreements with product manufacturers as part of their approach to compliance with the PTEs, changing employee and agent compensation structures, and designing conflict - free product offerings), and the Department believes that financial institutions may use this compliance infrastructure to ensure that they meet the Impartial Conduct Standards after taking the additional Start Printed Page 16910sixty days for an orderly transition between June 9, 2017, and January 1, 2018.

Earlier this year, Marriott and other large operators began a new effort to attract direct bookings to reduce commissions paid to online travel agents, offering discounts to loyal guests and providing perks such as free Wi - Fi.

Those three would combine to make about as much as a No. 4 starter for the next three years, which would allow them to spend big on other free agents.

That fear gets exponentially higher the older the free agent gets, so an agent for a 36 - year - old might as well show all of his client's highlights in double speed over calliope music.

But then came his dominatingstint with the Brewers down the stretch last year: Traded to Milwaukee inmidseason, Sabathia ignored the pleas of his agent and risked his loomingfinancial bonanza as a free agent by starting three games on three days» rest, throwing seven complete games, going 11 — 2 with a 1.65 ERA and carryingMilwaukee into the playoffs for the first time in 26 years.

The club negotiated a new 4 year contract in 2015, again for the reasons mentioned above and agreed on # 140k / wk, otherwise he would have walked out as a free agent end of 2015/16 season.

But just eyeballing it, it looks like the Giants gave up about as much talent as any team in baseball, with Matt Duffy and his five years of team control going for the enigmatic Matt Moore, along with a high - profile international free agent from last year and a projectable, hard - throwing right - hander.

But as I explain in a piece on Jokic, the Nuggets can ensure they have an opportunity to retain Jokic for at least four additional years beyond 2018 - 19 if they decline the option and make him a restricted free agent in 2018.

The playmaker is currently a free agent having left Fluminense last year, and as per AMK, the Turkish heavyweights are eyeing a move for the attacker.

LeBron James returned to the Cavaliers as a free agent this summer with a two - year, $ 42.1 million contract.

As promising as everything seems now, Gabriel's rivals weren't so envious four years ago, when O'Neal left Orlando as a free agent to sign a seven - year, $ 120 million contract with the LakerAs promising as everything seems now, Gabriel's rivals weren't so envious four years ago, when O'Neal left Orlando as a free agent to sign a seven - year, $ 120 million contract with the Lakeras everything seems now, Gabriel's rivals weren't so envious four years ago, when O'Neal left Orlando as a free agent to sign a seven - year, $ 120 million contract with the Lakeras a free agent to sign a seven - year, $ 120 million contract with the Lakers.

Washingtongeneral manager George McPhee has been so impressed with the attitude of hisgoalie Olaf Kolzig — whom many insiders expect to be dealt before the Marchtrade deadline — that he is trying to negotiate a deal with the 14 - year veteran.Kolzig, who is due to be a free agent after this season, has been a leader tothe younger players, such as wing Alexander Ovechkin and defenseman SteveEminger....

If they succeed in re-signing some of their own free agents, such as center John Amaechi (who last week was offered a six - year, $ 16.9 million deal by the Lakers), they should become instant contenders in the weak Eastern Conference.

Philadelphia made several significant moves in the summer — re-signing leftwinger John LeClair to a five - year, $ 45 million contract, adding steady free - agent defenseman Eric Weinrich and landing the rights to elusive Czech center Jiri Dopita in a trade with the Panthers — but none had the power to heal like dealing a once - in - a-generation talent such as Lindros to the rival Rangers for defenseman Kim Johnsson, winger Jan Hlavac and forward prospect Pavel Brendl.

Every year in free agency, we discuss Los Angeles and New York as the most likely free agent destinations for big name players.

Though his on - base percentage was only.330 last year, Carr has blazing speed and figures to at least improve the Milwaukee defense; he replaces the slower Darryl Hamilton, who signed with Texas as a free agent.

Former Chelsea striker and free agent Samuel Eto'o has been offered to West Ham as they look for cover for injured striker Andy Carroll, but the 33 - year - old is understood to want # 100,000 a week.

As reported by The Telegraph, there is plenty of transfer speculation linking the German international with a move to Old Trafford next year, as he will become a free agent at the end of the season with his current Arsenal deal set to expirAs reported by The Telegraph, there is plenty of transfer speculation linking the German international with a move to Old Trafford next year, as he will become a free agent at the end of the season with his current Arsenal deal set to expiras he will become a free agent at the end of the season with his current Arsenal deal set to expire.

This spring the 28 - year - old DeShields, who joined the Cardinals during the off - season as a free agent, has shown the form that once made him one of the game's rising stars.

Zorn remained out of football that year, then signed with Seattle as a free agent.

At the end of the day, there is no doubt that Jones has top - 15 talent in this year's draft, but as far as I'm concerned he showed too much rookie free agent effort on tape at times.

Arteta is getting a one year extent ion were as the other 2 are free agents in the summer.

Bendtner was released by Wolfsburg this summer after scoring 9 goals in two seasons, and at 28 years old it looked like he would be left on the shelf as a free agent.

Erratic slugger Phil Plantier, who was signed away from Houston for $ 500,000, and former Padres first baseman Eddie Williams qualify as Detroit's only significant off - season free - agent additions — a rather admirable show of frugality for a franchise that in the last five years spent wildly on middling, past - their - prime free agents such as pitchers Tim Belcher and Mike Moore.

The 23 year - old right - back was reported as being in talks with Wenger last summer with a view to moving to the Emirates for free when his contract ended, but the ex-Spanish youth international has only featured once for Barca this campaign and has made it clear through his agent that he doesn't want to waste the rest of the season in the reserves.

Fernandez confirmed that 20 - year - old Sandro would now be allowed to leave the club as a free agent., and thanked the youngster for sticking around for an extra season at the club having previously been allowed the chance to depart last term.

It's actually worse than that because I'd bet we would have gotten compensated at least a fourth if he left as a free agent next year.

The 29 - year old former Real Madrid star is not a free agent exactly, he is still under contract with Lokomotiv Moscow, but Arsenal can get around the transfer restrictions to sign him, apparently, as he has fallen out with the club's management and so has not been registered with the Russian League.

As I noted before, the dollars handed out this weekend either on the free agent market through extensions just don't jive with the slow climb of the salary cap over the last few years.

They have a shelf life of 8/10 years at the very top if they are lucky so who can begrudge them the opportunity to make hay whilst the sun is shining... am not saying Sanchez is not money driven but the way the guy plays i can mortgage my life he actually enjoys the game, enjoys wining first and foremost then money comes 2nd... like the author of the article rightly pointed out, he was in Messi's shadow at Barca and could not express himself fully, now he is at a club where he is the main man and given a free role and license to express himself and i very much doubt if he will want to go to a club like Madrid (as been rumoured in the dailies today) to relieve the bad experience he suffered at Barca because let us face facts, he is never going to displace CR7 as the main man, so even if Madrid sells Benzema or Bale to make room for him he will be back to the same position he was at Barca, this time he will be playing 2nd fiddle to CR7 so my guess is all the Madrid talks is been fed the press by his agents to drive a hard bargain when contract extension talks resumes.....

Free agents Olivares and Velarde agreed to below - market contracts to stay with the A's, as did Jaha, who never even spoke to another club before signing a paltry two - year, $ 6 million deal.

Switching leagues shouldn't be too difficult for Esasky, 30, who was signed as a free agent for $ 5.6 million over three years after last year's banner season (30 homers, 108 RBIs) with the Boston Red Sox.

this window has just finished i am already thinking about who we will get for the january window we might try for khedira on a really low offer as he is free agent almost would help boost numbers in midfield in the new year as we will no doubt need to filling the numbers about then also i will hold my hands up and say i was wrong this morning for giving wenger stick and saying welbeck is rubbish i have been out in the cold light of day and had a chance to reevaluate the situation and realized that this could be a canny shrew transfer on wenger behalf actually if wenger can turn the clock back and work his magic on welbeck and get him scoring goals and improve his game then we could have a great underrated signing on our hands its wengers absolute trust in him that might be what makes him a great player as this is something that he never had at old mordor if anybody can make him a world beater wenger can he loves this little pet projects improving players against the odds welbeck has the skillset to be high class player upfornt he just needs to work very hard on his finishing i think once he gets a few goals under his belt he will settle in fine and he is a team player you could put him on the left against man city to shore up that side and he will put in a great shift without a complaint that could be his biggest asset to us or on the right whenever we need him there ithinkwenger might start himon the left against city to protect the left back against navas and i bet you if he does a great job we will take a shine to him quickly i am hopeing he will be one of those wenger gems that he finds and polishes up to a high finish i must admit i was annoyed as some other gunners were at not signing d / m and c / h but if wenger does win the league with this lot it will be his greatest win yet and what might play in to our hands is the unpredictable nature of the league in the last few seasons if we get on a good run at the right time we might be hard to stop look at city they should have never lost to stoke but the result is there in black and white for all to see and i think chelsea will hit the skids after a while to just because cesc and costa are doing well now thats there main threat but teams will work out how to stop them as the season goes on and chelsea will become predictable i think we might just do well this season after all

The Hawks may also be without Al Horford next year, as he will be another impact player on the free agent market.

This year we had two receivers drafted and four make it as free agents, including Darius.

That can be nearly as marvelous: In the last four years, 55 percent of the rookies on NFL rosters were drafted and 45 percent latched on as undrafted free agents.

As expected, Niki Lauda took his fifth Grand Prix of the year at Watkins Glen, but his Ferrari teammate, Clay Regazzoni, treated the race like it was a free - agent tryout in Green Bay

AS FREE AGENTS: Catcher - Infielder DAVE ROBERTS, 29, who hit.238 with the Rangers last season, to a five - year, $ 1.1 million contract with the Astros; Pitcher JOHN D'ACQUISTO, 29, whose 1980 record with the Padres and Expos was 2 - 5, to a four - year deal with the Angels worth $ 1.15 million; and First Baseman LEE MAY, 37, formerly of the Orioles, to a one - year contract with the Royals.

Last year, teams weren't as hesitant to dish out money for free agents, and the only significant starter out there was Rich Hill.

There's at least a chance that the entire free agent class of the AL Central won't be as valuable as Lorenzo Cain next year.

But coming off a very similar statistical year (with poor - mediocre QB play) in 2014, at the age of 27, he signed a 1 year $ 3.2 M (2.2 % of the 2015 salary cap) as an afterthought of the free agent market.

That Mason Plumlee, the best of the three brothers, struggled to land any sort of contract as Miles works on a 4 - year, $ 52 million deal signed a year ago tells you all about the difference between the 2016 and 2017 free agent markets.

Second - year quarterback Mike McMahon (three starts as a rookie) will start ahead of first - round draft pick Joey Harrington, the Lions don't have a true No. 1 receiver (free - agent pickup Az Hakim, the Rams» fourth wideout in recent years, being the closest thing), and the line got banged up in the preseason.

The 24 - year - old from Virginia Commonwealth caught on as an undrafted free agent last season after a year in the D - League.

If he manages the best year of his career — a distinct possibility if the second half of 2015 was any indication — he's going to get paid as a premier free agent in a weak market.