Baseball Notes: Polanco wins third Gold Glove
Phillies third baseman Placido Polanco won his third Gold Glove and became the second major-leaguer to win one at two positions when the awards were announced Tuesday night.
Phillies third baseman Placido Polanco won his third Gold Glove and became the second major-leaguer to win one at two positions when the awards were announced Tuesday night.
Polanco, who earned a $50,000 bonus for the latest honor, won two Gold Gloves when he played second base for Detroit. The Angels' Darrin Erstad (outfield, first base) was the other player to win at two positions, according to Baseball-Reference.com.
Clayton Kershaw, Matt Kemp, and Andre Ethier became the first trio of Los Angeles Dodgers to win National League Gold Gloves in the same year, and Adrian Gonzalez, Dustin Pedroia, and Jacoby Ellsbury became the first three Boston Red Sox in 32 seasons to win the American League honor together.
Managers and coaches vote for players in their leagues and can't pick players on their own teams.
Cashman still seeks pitching. His major offseason goal accomplished, New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman remains in the hunt for more starting pitching.
Cashman signed a three-year contract worth about $9 million Tuesday, a day after his previous deal expired. The announcement came less than 24 hours after CC Sabathia chose not to become a free agent and instead agreed to a contract that gave him an additional $30 million guaranteed for 2016.
Baseball Notes: Highest-Paid Starting Pitchers
Player Team Avg. Annual Salary
CC Sabathia Yankees $24.4 million
Cliff Lee Phillies $24.0 million
Johan Santana Mets $22.9 million
Roy Halladay Phillies $20.0 million
Carlos Zambrano Cubs $18.3 million
SOURCES: Baseball-reference.com, Cot's Baseball Contracts
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