1. 新聞來源：
mlbtraderumors
2. 新聞標題：
A’s Sign Mike Fiers
3. 新聞內容：
By TC Zencka | December 22, 2018 at 8:52am CDT
By TC Zencka | December 24, 2018 at 7:31pm CDT
7:31PM: Fiers will earn $14.1MM in total, according to Janie McCauley of the
Associated Press (Twitter link). The deal breaks down as $6MM in 2019, and
$8.1MM in 2020.
Dec. 24, 1:02PM: The A’s have announced the deal (via Twitter).
The Oakland Athletics are close to re-signing Michael Fiers, per the MLB
Network’s Jon Morosi. Fiers will earn between $14MM and $15MM over a
two-year span (Twitter links). The deal is pending a physical.
The dollar amount makes sense for both sides, considering Fiers was
non-tendered by the A’s at season’s end while being projected to earn
$9.7MM through arbitration. With this agreement, the A’s save themselves a
couple million on their 2019 payroll while getting a second season of
control, and Fiers gets more guaranteed money.
Fiers came to Oakland in August in exchange for two PTBNL, who turned into
LHP Logan Shore and RHP Nolan Blackwood. He then contributed reliable innings
for the A’s down the stretch as they struggled to keep rotation arms healthy
en route to a surprising 97-win season. Pitching in the spacious arenas of
Detroit and Oakland last season, Fiers tallied his best year as a pro: a 12-8
record with a 3.56 ERA across 172 innings.
Fiers threw more sliders than ever in 2018, a pitch he has steadily woven
into his repertoire since 2015. The increase in slider usage corresponded
with a similar decrease in sinker usage, leading to elevated launch angles
and more flyballs (43.2 FB%) – all of which could signal sustainability for
Fiers’ 2018 success. His peripherals don’t scream drastic transformation,
though he did lower his walk rate to a career-low 1.94 BB/9.
Morosi recently reported Fiers was being courted by the Reds, Nationals,
Rangers and Giants, all of whom would have been a poorer fit for Fiers, save
perhaps the Giants, given his past home run issues. The Oakland Coliseum
seems a good fit for the 33-year-old, who is at his best when keeping the
ball in the air, but at his worst when unable to keep the ball in the yard.
Fiers ill join an unstable cadre of rotation arms in Oakland, with Daniel
Mengden, Frankie Montas, Aaron Brooks, Paul Blackburn and Chris Bassitt being
the in-house options for what’s sure to be another ragtag crew.
4. 新聞網址：
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/12/as-close-on-mike-fiers-deal.html
5. 備註：
(1) 運動家以$14.1MM/2YR的合約簽回Mike Fiers，2019年薪水為$6MM、2020年薪水為$8.1
MM，待體檢完成合約即生效。
(2) 在此之前，運動家選擇不續約Mike Fiers，主因在於明年預測仲裁薪水約$9.7MM，所
以這筆簽約對雙方都蠻合理的，對Mike Fiers不僅拿到比原先多的薪水與年限，對運動家
也能省下明年的薪資空間。
(3) 今年運動家與老虎的完整交易方程式如下：
Mike Fiers (DET) <-> Logan Shore + Nolan Blackwood (OAK)
(4) Mike Fiers從2015年開始把滑球當武器，今年丟的滑球比以往更多，同時他調降了伸
卡球使用率，這也讓他的被擊球角度提高與被打出更多飛球(43.2 FB%)，至於他今年表現
這麼成功，原因在於四壞球比率為生涯最低(1.94 BB/9)。
(5) 運動家隊明年預計的投手陣容：
A. SP：Daniel Mengden、Frankie Montas、Aaron Brooks、Paul Blackburn、Chris
Bassitt、Michael Fiers、Sean Manaea(INJ)。
B. RP：Andrew Triggs、Liam Hendriks(Opener)、Ryan Dull、Chris Hatcher、
Ryan Buchter、Yusmeiro Petit、J.B. Wendelken、Joakim Soria。
C. SU：Lou Trivino、Fernando Rodney。
D. CL：Blake Treinen。
(6) Mike Fiers今年在老虎隊與運動家隊的成績表現(今年薪水：$6MM)：
W - L ERA IP R ER SO BB ERA+ FIP WHIP
12 - 8 3.56 172.0 71 68 139 37 121 4.75 1.180