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WASHINGTON (AP) — Trevor Rosenthal could earn $30 million over two years if he becomes the Washington Nationals‘ closer and regularly finishes games.Coming back from Tommy John surgery http://www.padresfanproshop.com/authentic-eric-hosmer-jersey , Rosenthal finalized a one-year contract this week that guarantees him $7 million.The deal announced last weekend includes a $6 million salary for next season and a $10 million mutual option for 2020 with a $1 million buyout to be paid if the team declines the option. There also is a $15 million conditional player option for 2020 that Rosenthal can exercise if he has 50 games pitched or 30 games finished next year.Rosenthal can earn $500,000 each for 25, 30, 35 and 40 games pitched next year, $1 million apiece for 45 and 50, $1 million each for 20, 30 and 40 games finished, and $2 million apiece for 50 and 60. There is an $8 million maximum.If the mutual option for 2020 is exercised http://www.padresfanproshop.com/authentic-jose-pirela-jersey , he could earn $6 million in performances that year for games finished: $2 million each for 30, 40 and 50.He would get a $1 million assignment bonus if traded. The deal also includes award bonuses.Rosenthal, a 28-year-old right-hander, had Tommy John surgery late in the 2017 season and was released by the Cardinals that November. He has 121 saves, including 45 in 2014 and a career-high 48 the following year, when he was an NL All-Star.Left-hander Sean Doolittle is Washington’s closer. He had a 1.60 ERA in 43 appearances and 25 saves in 26 opportunities in 2018 but missed two months with a foot injury. The Nationals picked up his $6 million option for 2019. Justin Verlander is set to make his long-awaited return to Detroit as a member of the Houston Astros.And his new team is on another impressive run.The Tigers traded Verlander late last season after over a decade in Detroit — a stretch that included two American League pennants, four division titles and an MVP award for the hard-throwing right-hander in 2011. Now he’s scheduled to take the mound Monday night at Comerica Park on what should be an eventful evening in Motown, to say the least.“They’ve got Monday Night Football that night http://www.giantsfanproshop.com/authentic-austin-jackson-jersey , too. So we’ll see what happens,” Verlander said.Indeed, the Tigers will host Houston while the Lions open their season across the street against the New York Jets. That may take some of the attention off Verlander’s return, but it should still be an emotional atmosphere at the ballpark.“I’m sure he’s had this series marked on his calendar all year,” Detroit catcher James McCann said. “We all know how much he’s meant to this team and these fans.”Verlander helped the Astros to a World Series title last year, and this season, he’s 14-9 with a 2.73 ERA. Houston had a seven-game winning streak snapped when it lost to Boston in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday night, but that defeat came after the Astros took the first two games in the series against the team with baseball’s best record.Houston has a major league-best 3.10 ERA Derek Holland Jersey , which would be the lowest in the AL since the Yankees finished the strike-shortened 1981 season at 2.90. It would also be the second straight season an AL team led the majors in ERA, after Cleveland did it in 2017.The Astros lead second-place Oakland by 2 ½ games in the AL West in the only race that’s all that compelling in the AL. Boston leads the Yankees by 8 ½ games in the East, and Cleveland could clinch the Central sometime this week. The battle for the second wild card isn’t all that close either, with the Athletics 7 ½ games up on Seattle.Verlander hasn’t pitched at Detroit since the trade, but he did face the Tigers earlier this season in Houston. Detroit hit four home runs off him and beat the Astros 6-3 .Elsewhere around the majors:SLIPPINGThe National League’s postseason race was probably bound to thin out. The Nationals never made much of a push and have traded some significant contributors since the non-waiver deadline, and the Pirates are 7 ½ games behind the second wild card — even after five straight wins.The Phillies are currently 4 ½ out of a wild card. They trail NL East-leading Atlanta by the same margin. Philadelphia is 2-6 this month and dropped costly series this past week against the lowly Mets and Marlins.HIGHLIGHTEven at altitude, Trevor Story’s 505-foot home run Wednesday night was impressive. Colorado beat San Francisco 5-3, and Story hit three homers totaling 1 Buster Posey Jersey ,380 feet , according to Statcast.LINE OF THE WEEKKansas City rookie Jorge Lopez came within three outs of a perfect game Saturday night in a 4-1 victory over Minnesota. He allowed a walk and a hit to start the ninth, then was taken out after 110 pitches.

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