MLB News: Kimbrel is about to make a decision

According to Jon Morosi of MLB.com, one of the last two groups of autonomous players still in the running is about to sign.

"Craig Kimbrel is approaching the decision as to where he will sign his next contract, said Monday a source, "wrote Morosi." But the situation remains fluid enough so that there is no clear favorite to sign the star player title seven times. "

The writer quotes Milwaukee, who lost his loved one, Corey Knebel (elbow) for the early season, and the Braves, whose office is changing, for logical candidates and interested in signing the rightful 30-year-old, but, as the quote above says, where Kimbrel sign is to guess.

The Milwaukee market (3.47 ERA) seems to be adapting well to the absence of Knebel but would greatly increase their chances of success by adding Kimbrel. Atlanta (4.15 ERA) is considered a competitor of the talented NL East and offers the allure of "coming home," while Kimbrel spent the first five years of his career with the Braves.

As for the other teams likely to have an interest in Craig Kimbrel's services, the Mets currently have the third best ERA baseball scorer (4.96), behind the Royals (5.04) and the Marlins (5, 34).

After an elite in 2017 (average gained 1.43, 1.42 individual ranking, 16.43 on catches and 1.83 on balls in nine innings in 67 participations. [69 innings] with 3.2 wins above replacement via FangraphsKimbrel experienced a slight slowdown last season, especially with his command.

His 2.74 ERA, 3.13 FIP and 13.86 batting out of nine retained among the top bullpen of the match, but his 4.48 steps by nine innings – on a march by nine over of his career mark of 3.46 – have clearly proven the MLB teams to be right.

Well, that, and its price. Ken Rosenthal L & # 39; athletics reported Saturday that Kimbrel "continued to seek an agreement that he felt was right and in the range of […] Wade Davis and Zack Britton. "

Davis signed a $ 52 million three-year contract with the Rockies in December 2017 and Britton returned to the Yankees this season for three years and $ 39 million.

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