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DelVecchio: Machado’s deal with Padres sets unprecedented standard

Grant DelVecchio | Thursday, February 21, 2019

On Tuesday, highly coveted free agent shortstop/third baseman Manny Machado agreed to a 10-year, $300 million deal with the San Diego Padres. The deal is effectively the biggest free-agent contract in American sports history. Last season, the four-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glove winner at third base made $16 million between the Los Angeles Dodgers

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Kolakowski: Baseball owners should invest in free agents

Ryan Kolakowski | Monday, February 4, 2019

Super Bowl LIII is now over, and the College Football Playoff is long behind us. Now it seems there is nothing to do except set our alarms to Sept. 2 when Notre Dame football returns to challenge Louisville on the gridiron. Fear not, sports fans. There are still basketball and hockey games being played regularly,

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Kolakowski: Manny hustle is worth the hassle

Ryan Kolakowski | Friday, November 2, 2018

Most Major League Baseball teams want nothing to do with the type of player who jogs down the first base line on ground balls and cleats the heels of first basemen. Baseball teams, and more importantly, the fans who financially support those teams, like players who hustle down the line and compete. Of course, that