After sitting in the free-agent market for two months, veteran southpaw closer Brad Hand inked a ... [+] one-year pact with the bullpen-poor Washington Nationals. He finished with a 2.05 earned run average, best of his 10-year tenure in the majors. But nobody bit until the Nats offered him a one-year deal that gave him $500,000 more than the unused Cleveland club option. Francisco Lindor, Cleveland's best player, was traded to the New York Mets earlier this month in a ... [+] cost-cutting move by the Indians. From Washington’s perspective, landing Hand not only boosts a beleaguered bullpen but also prevents their three biggest divisional rivals from bolstering theirs.

Source: Forbes January 25, 2021 19:04 UTC