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AP source: McCutchen, Phillies

agree to $50M, 3-year deal

By RONALD BLUM en was an All-Star each terested in Bryce Harper,
AP Baseball Writer season from 2011-15, top- the top free agent on the
LAS VEGAS (AP) — All-Star ping .300 in batting aver- market, but has a surplus
outfielder Andrew Mc- age from 2012-14. He was of outfielders, including
Cutchen and the Philadel- the NL MVP in 2013. Odubel Herrera, Nick Wil-
phia Phillies have agreed McCutchen nine years with liams, Aaron Altherr and
to a $50 million, three-year Pittsburgh before he was Roman Quinn.
contract, a person familiar traded to San Francisco Rhys Hoskins is moving from
with the negotiations told last winter. He was dealt to left field to first base after
The Associated Press. the New York Yankees on the team traded Carlos
The person spoke to the AP Aug. 31 and hit .255 with 20 Santana to Seattle for in-
on condition of anonym- homers and 65 RBIs in 155 fielder Jean Segura last
ity Tuesday because the games overall this year. week.
agreement, which includes McCutchen has 223 hom- Herrera, a former All-Star,
a club option for 2022, is ers, a .287 average and is a trade candidate. He
subject to a successful 790 RBIs in 10 major league struggled in the second
physical. seasons. half last season and fin-
The 32-year-old McCutch- Philadelphia remains in- ished with career lows in
batting average (.255)
Troy Tulowitzki and on-base percentage In this Sept. 7, 2018, file photo, New York Yankees’ Andrew
(.310).
McCutchen is greeted in the dugout after he hit a two-run home
Philadelphia pursued Pat-
released by Blue rick Corbin and is still seek- run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Seattle
Mariners, in Seattle.
Associated Press
ing a left-handed starter.q
Jays, owed $38M

This is a 2018 file photo showing Troy Tulowitzki of the Toronto
Blue Jays baseball team.
Associated Press
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Troy Tu- ies agreed after the 2010
lowitzki has been released season to a $157.75 million,
by the Toronto Blue Jays, 10-year contract that add-
who owe the oft-injured ed $132 million over seven
shortstop $38 million for the seasons, then traded him
remaining two years of his in July 2015 to Toronto in a
contract. deal that brought shortstop
Now 34, Tulowitzki has Jose Reyes to Colorado.
not played in the major While Tulowitzki helped the
leagues since July 2017. He Blue Jays reach that year’s
was limited that year to 66 AL Championship Series,
games because of a ham- he slumped the next year
string and right ankle injury. and then was derailed by
The ankle required surgery injuries.
last spring and he missed He is owed $20 million for
the entire season. next year, $14 million for
Tulowitzki was taken by 2020 and a $4 million buy-
Colorado with the seventh out of the 2021 team op-
overall pick in the 2005 am- tion. Toronto announced
ateur draft and became a the move Tuesday at the
five-time All-Star. The Rock- winter meetings.q