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Mikolas reportedly agreed to a four-year http://www.nationalsfanproshop.com/authentic-matt-adams-jersey , $68 million extension Tuesday, according to Jon Heyman of the MLB Network.Ken
Rosenthal Ken_RosenthalMikolas four-year, $68M extension with #STLCards covers
2020-23. First reported: JonHeyman and dgoold.Jon Heyman JonHeymanThoughts on
Mikolas: 68M over 4 years off 1 MLB season ??albeit 1 excellent MLB season
??seems steep. But #STLCards know their arms.Joel Sherman
Joelsherman1Mikolas??contract would have allowed him to be a free agent after
this season although he would have been short on service time. So he joins
Hicks, Arenado as coming off board for next yr?? class. Think Rendon,
Goldschmidt, Sale, Didi, Betances have chance to come off too.Mikolas, who
didn't pitch in the major leagues for three seasons before the Cardinals signed
him in December 2017, was superb last campaign, finishing 18-4 with a 2.83 ERA,
1.07 WHIP and 146 strikeouts in 200.2 innings. That earned him a trip to the
All-Star Game, and he finished sixth in the National League Cy Young
voting.Mikolas was so goodlast season that managerMike Shildt announced he would
be the team's Opening Day starter on the road against the Milwaukee Brewers on
March 28."It's a recognition of last year," Shildt said, perBrenden Schaefferof
KMOV.com. "It's completely well-deserved. We're really, really happy for him.
It's quite an honor, especially based on the staff that we have, so he's going
to be our lead guy to start the season, and it's well,
well-deserved."Mikolas Bryce Harper Jersey , 30, began his MLB career with the San Diego Padres (2012-13) before spending a year with the Texas Rangers in 2014. He never
flashed the potential he's displayed for the Cardinals, however, and went to
Japan, playing three seasons for theYomiuri Giants of the Nippon Professional
Baseball League.It was there Mikolas came into his own with the help of his
former manager,Tatsunori Hara."My bullpen is very relaxed, and I was hitting all
my spots really well, and everything was kind of nice and easy," Mikolas said in
August, perTorrey Hartof Yahoo Sports. "And he asked me why I don't throw like
that on the field, like why I'm trying so hard when I'm out there."His time in
Japan also helped him from a mechanical standpoint, and he learned to pitch with
better balance."Being able to watch how some of those guys use their bodies, and
how they work on how much balance they" he said.All of those lessons
translated last year, when Mikolas was one of baseball's most pleasant
surprises. That has been rewarded this winter, as Mikolas earned a hefty
contract extension and will open the season for the Cardinals."A year ago right
now, saying that Miles would have been our Opening Day starter this year would
have been a shock to everyone," general manager Mike Girsch said Saturday. "But
he pitched amazing last year; he's been a great influence on the clubhouse. He's
just a happy guy to have around, and it's nice that he's going to be getting the
Opening Day start." The Baseball Hall of Fame welcomed in six new
legends Stephen Strasburg Jersey , asVladimir Guerrero, Trevor Hoffman, Chipper Jones, Jack Morris, Jim Thome and Alan Trammell were all enshrined Sunday in
Cooperstown, New York.Jones probably wouldn't receive a warm welcome in New York
on most occasions given the way he and the Atlanta Braves dominated the National
League East through the 1990s and early 2000s. The Braves were NL East champions
from 1995 to 2005, while Jones retired as an eight-time All-Star and the 1999 NL
Most Valuable Player.The trio of Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux and John Smoltz were
integral pieces to Atlanta's string of division titles, and Jones gave them
their just due during his speech. He did, however, reserve a pretty good burn
for Smoltz:Jayson Stark jaysonstChipper on his pal John Smoltz: ??moltzie always
pitched like his hair was on fire. Looking at (his lack of hair) it all makes
sense now.??ones also shouted out former teammate Andruw Jones, who was a
10-time Gold Glove winner and five-time All-Star in 12 seasons with the
Braves:Grant McAuley grantmcauleyChipper Jones said he hopes #Braves teammate
Andruw Jones will join him in Cooperstown one day. quot;Druw, Im proud to call
you my brother from another mother.quot; #ChipperHOFBob Nightengale
BNightengaleChipper Jones says he hopes former teammate Andruw Jones joins him
one day in Cooperstown.Andruw Jones' career tailed off after he signed with the
Los Angeles Dodgers, but he was one of the most complete outfielders in MLB
during his prime. Despite his rapid decline, Jones' peak years are enough to
warrant enshrinement.The highlight of Chipper Jones' speech came when he
recounted a meeting with Mickey Mantle at a trading card show in Atlanta,per
11Alive'sJay Clemons.According to Jones, Mantle said he had had a recurring
dream in which he arrived at the pearly gatesand saw God."Don't worry, Mick.
You'll get in," God said to Mantle in the dream. "But hey, before
that http://www.nationalsfanproshop.com/authentic-matt-adams-jersey , can you please sign these 15 baseballs?"Jones said he had come to understand the
anecdote over his career and retirement.Charlie Manuel had a big impact on
Thome's career, first as a manager in the Cleveland Indians' minor league system
and then as the Indians' hitting coach. Thome credited Manuel for helping him
become one of baseball's pre-eminent sluggers in the 1990s:MLB Network
MLBNetworkquot;You know I wouldnt be standing here today without you. Thank you
for everything.quot; An emotional Jim Thome thanks Charlie Manuel in his Hall of
Fame induction speech. #HOFWKND XhCSCOpQ4IOne of Thome's contemporaries, Chicago
Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo, was moved by his speech:Anthony Rizzo
ARizzo you try to conduct yourself with authenticity and honesty, the end
result is one of the most natural highs a human being can hav?Thome, what an
amazing speech by an amazing person!The Thome family not only got to celebrate
Jim's induction but also watch his daughter, Lila Thome, deliver the national
anthem prior to the ceremony. Cleveland.com was on hand in Cooperstown to
capture her rendition:clevelanddotcom clevelanddotcomJim Thomes daughter Lila
sang the National Anthem at the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony. How
great is this?! 4xTH4vuMA1Guerrero generally shied away from the spotlight
during his playing career, and that continued during his Hall of Fame induction.
With the help of Jose Mota as his interpreter, the 2004 American League Most
Valuable Player kept his speech short and sweet."I wanted to let my bat do the
talking," Guerrero said, per The Athletic's Fabian Ardaya. "But now that I'm
done playing, I'm proud to be standing here, talking to you."Guerrero is the
first position player from the Dominican Republic to enter the Baseball Hall of
Fame. His hometown was close to his heart as he closed his speech:MLB Network
MLBNetwork.VladGuerrero27 thanks his hometown in the Dominican Republic as he is
enshrined into the baseballhall! #HOFWKND zlK8syZM2jHoffman stepped to the
podium next and delivered a speech that was arguably the best of the day. The
seven-time All-Star spanned his entire baseball career, including his years in
junior college before arriving in MLB:Adam McCalvy AdamMcCalvyHoffmans speech
included a thanks to Brewers medical director Roger Caplinger, who is battling
cancer. quot;Keep up the fight,quot; Hoffman said.Gabe Lacques GabeLacquesTrevor
Hoffman starting with an quot;Oh, Doctor!quot; and shouting out clubbies and JC
coaches and siblings along the way was more or less perfection.AJ Cassavell
AJCassavellTrevor Hoffmans speech was as good as they come - not that we
expected anything less.Hoffman closed his speech with a heartfelt message to his
wife."You shared with me this amazing journey of ups and downs from the
beginning, always never letting me get too high or get too low," he
said Anthony Rendon Jersey , per the Associated Press (via the Washington Post). "I love you."The Detroit Tigers are headed for a fourth straight season without
playoff baseball in 2018, but Sunday was an opportunity to feel nostalgic and
celebrate better times. Both Trammell and Morris were members of the Tigers team
that won a World Series in 1984.Sunday also represented the end of a long
journey for Trammell and Morris.Trammell got40.9 percent of the vote in 2016,
which was his 15th and final year on the Hall of Fame ballot. Morris, meanwhile,
fell off the ballot in 2014 after collecting61.5 percent of the vote in his
final year.TheModern Baseball Era Committee voted them into the Hall of Fame
during the winter meetings in December.Morris called being enshrined in the same
Hall of Fame class as Trammell a "dream come true,"perUSA Today'sBob
Nightengale.Trammell formed one of MLB's best double-play duos with second
baseman Lou Whitaker over nearly two decades."My hope is someday you'll be up
here as well," he said of Whitaker, per the Detroit Free Press' Anthony
Fenech.Trammell singled out former Tigers manager Sparky Anderson as well."I
looked at Sparky much like an extension of my parents," he said, per
Nightengale. "I'm so happy our lives crossed."The 2018 Hall of Fame class was
loaded from top to bottom, and that might be the case in 2019 as well. Edgar
Martinez is inching toward his induction after getting 70.4 percent of votes a
year ago. The same can be said of Mike Mussina (63.5 percent), too.Mariano
Rivera, Roy Halladay, Andy Pettitte, Roy Oswalt and Todd Helton headline the
stars who will be eligible starting in 2019, with Rivera and Halladay the most
likely inductees in their first go-round.
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