The Falcons didn’t give Julio Jones more money to get him to report to training camp
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this year and by $2.9 million next year.The $4.4 million signing bonus will be spread out over 17 weeks, so what the Falcons effectively did is take $2.9 million of Jones’ 2019 salary and moved it
into his 2018 salary, although for salary cap purposes that $4.4 million is
spread over the remaining three years of his contract.A $2.9 million salary advance is nothing to sneeze at, although it remains to be seen whether it’s enough to keep Jones satisfied next year. It’s possible
that Jones and the Falcons will again be facing a contract dispute at the start
of training camp a year from now.For this year, however, Jones is satisfied, and so are the Falcons.BALTIMORE — The Los Angeles Angels are hoping to cure their recent slide with a three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles beginning Friday at Camden
Yards.Even though the Angels have lost six consecutive games, they still have time to get back in the wild-card race. However, they will need to gain some
much-needed momentum in Baltimore.“At some point
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we’re going to start to do things the way we can,” Angels manager Mike Scioscia
said.Meanwhile, the Orioles are mired in last place and own the worst record in Major League Baseball. Baltimore has lost five straight, including its
first-ever four-game sweep at the hands of the Seattle Mariners.“I don’t like losing any games. It eats at you,” Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said. “But you should be doing those things all the time, because
things are always evolving, especially in our situation compared to some of the
people we compete against in this division.”The Orioles, looking at a possible rebuild
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On Thursday, the team recalled rookie Chance Sisco, who is viewed as a long-term
fixture as the starting catcher and will split time with Caleb Joseph.“Chance went down (to Triple-A Norfolk) and did what we asked him to do and we got him back and we’ll play him and Caleb,” Baltimore manager Buck Showalter
said. “It won’t necessarily be a strict platoon, but could be, depending on how
it falls.“We know we’re getting right, left
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all their skills and keep them all in the mix.“And also, part of Chance’s development is two steps forward, one step back. We’ll keep trying to do what’s best for his long-term development and
success.”The Orioles have also struggled with injuries. Both right-handed reliever Darren O’Day (hamstring) and outfielder Craig Gentry (rib fracture) were placed
on the 10-day disabled list earlier this week. The team’s most consistent
starter, Dylan Budy (ankle), is also on the DL.Baltimore looks to get off to a solid start against the Angels with rookie David Hess (2-4, 5.44 ERA) starting the opener. He has shown some upside but has
lost his last three decisions.In his last outing, Hess allowed five runs and seven hits in just four innings of a 7-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.“The results speak for themselves,” Hess said. “They’re definitely different
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was successful those first few outings. I think we’ll get back to work and make
a good move for the next outing.”Felix Pena (0-0, 5.40) will make his third start of the season for the Angels, filling in for injured Garrett Richards (hamstring). In his last outing,
Pena allowed three runs and eight hits with strikeouts and one walk in five
innings of a 7-6 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. He is facing Baltimore
for the first time in his young career.Los Angeles will be without reliever Jake Jewell, who suffered an ankle injury while covering home plate after a wild pitch against the Red Sox on
Wednesday night.
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