CHICAGO—All-star catcher Yasmani Grandal agreed to a four-year, $73-million US contract with the Chicago White Sox, finding a more lucrative free-agent market now that he no longer is burdened by draft-pick compensation. Grandal will earn $18.25 million annually as part of the deal announced Thursday. He turned down a $17.9 million qualifying offer from the Los Angeles Dodgers last November. Selected for the all-star team for the second time, the 31-year-old hit .246 and had career bests with 28 homers and 77 RBIs. A free agent may only be given a qualifying offer once, so there was no draft-pick compensation attached this off-season.

Source: thestar November 21, 2019 17:37 UTC