He’s already locked into a $5.45MM salary for the ongoing 2023 season, which is his second of three scheduled arbitration seasons. Lopez, 27, came to the Twins alongside top shortstop prospect Jose Salas and minor league outfielder Byron Chourio in the January trade that sent infielder Luis Arraez to the Marlins. Lopez is represented by Excel Sports Management. Minnesota is reportedly in agreement with right-hander Pablo Lopezon a four-year, $73.5MM contract extension. The Twins are keeping their big offseason trade acquisition for the long haul. The podcast intro and outro song “So Long” is provided courtesy of the band Showoff. Are the Braves wasting a roster spot on Marcell Ozuna? (36:22).As Juan Soto gets off to a slow start in 2023, is there any hope for him to return to his 2021 numbers and what does this mean for extension talks? (31:24).Why do the Giants only seem willing to spend money on position players, and not starting pitchers? This question also includes our thoughts on the Logan Webb contract (26:59).Plus, we answer your questions, including: We discuss the improvements Lopez has made this season and give our thoughts on the contract (23:04) A busy week on the extension front includes the Twins agreeing to a four-year, $73.5MM contract with starter Pablo Lopez.So did the player or the club get better value out of this deal? (18:41) The Cubs and Ian Happ agree to a surprising three-year, $61MM extension.We discuss Tim’s 2023-24 Free Agent Power Rankings article, including the contract Shohei Ohtani might command, as well as the markets for Aaron Nola and Julio Urias(3:26).This week, host Simon Hampton is joined by MLBTR founder Tim Dierkes to discuss a wide range of topics around the baseball world: You can also use the player at this link to listen, if you don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcasts. Episode 3 of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you subscribe as well use this link to find the show on Spotify and this one for Apple.
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