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2014 – Houston inks infielder Jed Lowrie to a three-year free agent deal. It’s his second time with the ballclub but it doesn’t last long. Injuries cause the Astros to rush top prospect Carlos Correa to the majors so Lowrie was traded back to Oakland the following winter. 

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2014 – Houston inks infielder Jed Lowrie to a three-year free agent deal. It’s his second time with the ballclub but it doesn’t last long. Injuries cause the Astros to rush top prospect Carlos Correa to the majors so Lowrie was traded back to Oakland the following winter. 

The Cubs and Jon Lester have terms on $155 million contract that will keep the 30 year-old southpaw in Chicago for the next six years. The deal, which includes a record $30 million dollar signing bonus, makes the former Red Sox and A’s ace the second highest-paid by pitcher in baseball history, behind only Clayton Kershaw, who inked a $30.7 million pact with the Dodgers.

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The Cubs and Jon Lester have terms on $155 million contract that will keep the 30 year-old southpaw in Chicago for the next six years. The deal, which includes a record $30 million dollar signing bonus, makes the former Red Sox and A’s ace the second highest-paid by pitcher in baseball history, behind only Clayton Kershaw, who inked a $30.7 million pact with the Dodgers.

2014 – The Yankees re-sign 3B Chase Headley, acquired in a mid-season trade, to a four-year contract worth $52 million. The deal means that Alex Rodriguez, who is scheduled to be back with the team in 2015 after a one-year suspension due to his involvement in the Biogenesis scandal, is being looked at strictly as a designated hitter.

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2014 – The Yankees re-sign 3B Chase Headley, acquired in a mid-season trade, to a four-year contract worth $52 million. The deal means that Alex Rodriguez, who is scheduled to be back with the team in 2015 after a one-year suspension due to his involvement in the Biogenesis scandal, is being looked at strictly as a designated hitter.