10 MLB players in contract years who will crush it in 2019
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Athletes in any sport wants to perform at their best the year before they're eligible to hit free agency, and baseball players are certainly no different. This winter alone has shown how much money can be gained or lost in a contract year, with high-profile n10 MLB players in contract years who will crush it in 2019
Athletes in any sport wants to perform at their best the year before they're eligible to hit free agency, and baseball players are certainly no different. This winter alone has shown how much money can be gained or lost in a contract year, with high-profile names standing out on both sides of the spectrum. Manny Machado used the best season of his career to secure a $300 million long-term guarantee from the Padres, while longtime Astros' lefty Dallas Keuchel struggled in his walk year and finds himself still unsigned with two weeks to go until Opening Day. Impending free agents on losing teams always deal with a degree of uneasiness around the trade deadline, when clubs hope to bring back something before letting a player leave for nothing, and it takes a certain level of professionalism to block out the noise and perform. In 2019 several players jump off the page as candidates to enjoy a big walk year. Let's examine the list. 1. Justin Smoak 1B Toronto Blue Jays Two years ago the switch-hitting Smoak hit . Read more