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The Arizona Diamondbacks and Eduardo Rodriguez, as expected, have agreed to a deal that could pay the left-handed pitcher up to $99 million. Rodriguez is signing a four-year deal worth $80 million with the Diamondbacks. However, it has a vesting option that could take it to $99 million over five years, per Jon Heyman of […]

The Atlanta Braves won more than 100 games in 2023, but they’re still looking to add to their roster. In particular, the Braves could use another pitcher after parting ways with injury prone starters Kyle Wright and Mike Soroka this offseason. Chicago White Sox starter Dylan Cease is expected by agent Scott Boras to be […]

Juan Soto has a new home. The San Diego Padres have decided to push the trade button on the talented outfielder, sending him to the New York Yankees, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post. “The trade between the Yankees and Padres sending Juan Soto and Trent Grisham to New York is now […]

Eduardo Rodriguez had a sneaky good season in 2023 with the Detroit Tigers (13-9, 3.30 ERA, 143 K, 1.15 WHIP) and he is one of the more underrated pitchers on the market currently. Rodriguez turned heads when he turned down a midseason trade to the Los Angeles Dodgers, and now he’s reportedly close to signing […]

The Los Angeles Angels inked a pitcher in free agency. Sorry Halo fans, no, this is not about Shohei Ohtani. On Wednesday night, news broke that the Angels and right-handed relief pitcher Adam Cimber were in agreement on a one year, $1.65 million contract, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Cimber has been a reliable reliever over […]

The Texas Rangers won the franchise’s first World Series last season with a win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Now Manager Bruce Bochy’s team is moving forward with goals of repeating, and a recent signing appears to be a positive one according to most analysts. The rumor mill has the Rangers in hot pursuit of a […]

The Chicago White Sox confirmed that owner Jerry Reinsdorf met with Nashville mayor Freddie O’Connell while at MLB’s winter meetings this week. The White Sox did not confirm what the meeting was about, but there has been speculation that the team would consider moving out of Guaranteed Rate Field as the lease expires after the […]

The Atlanta Braves and veteran outfielder Leury Garcia are reportedly in agreement on a contract, per Robert Murray of FanSided. “Outfielder Leury Garcia is in agreement on a minor-league contract with the Atlanta Braves, source said. The deal includes an invite to spring training,” Murray reported. The Braves have been linked to a number of […]

The MLB offseason has gotten off to a slow start, but things appear to be picking up now. The San Diego Padres are finalizing a deal to trade superstar Juan Soto to the New York Yankees in a blockbuster trade, per Jon Morosi of MLB Network. Joel Sherman and Jack Curry also had details of […]

Bryce Harper’s current contract with the Philadelphia Phillies doesn’t expire until 2031. Yet, the 31-year-old has already expressed a desire to ink a contract extension so he could end his career with the Phillies. Harper’s agent Scott Boras gave his thoughts on his client’s wishes. “Bryce has certainly expressed to them that he wants to […]

The Baltimore Orioles saw their closer of the present and future present himself with Felix Bautista’s breakout 2023 season. However, with Bautista suffering a devastating injury, the Orioles have a backup plan, agreeing to a one-year, $13 million contract with Craig Kimbrel, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Baltimore was “seriously engaged” in contract discussions with Kimbrel […]

Free agency is a great way to build a bullpen and several teams seem to have that in mind this winter. A hot name on the reliever market is fireballer Jordan Hicks, who has no shortage of teams interested in him, including AL West rivals the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros. The last two World Series […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers believe in Bobby Miller. Previously LA’s top pitching prospect, Miller debuted in 2023 and performed well. As a result, Los Angeles does not have any plans to move Miller this offseason. The Dodgers are interested in Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Dylan Cease, per MLB insider Russell Dorsey of Bally Sports. […]

While he retired as an active player after the 2022 season, Yadier Molina will always live on in St. Louis Cardinals history. The Cardinals made sure Molina didn’t go too far after retirement for the 2024 season. St. Louis has hired Molina as a special assistant to president John Mozeliak, via Bob Nightengale of USA […]

Dave Roberts recently admitted the Los Angeles Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani met. It was something that the entire MLB world expected to happen in free agency, but Roberts’ comments were still surprising since a previous report stated that Ohtani wanted to keep his free agency secretive. Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman addressed Roberts’ […]

Korean free agent outfielder Jung-Hoo Lee’s market is reportedly already percolating, with the San Diego Padres as a legitimate landing spot amid the buzz that Juan Soto is likely going to be traded to the New York Yankees, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. The Padres have been rumored to trade Juan […]

For the Milwaukee Brewers, there is perhaps no bigger Winter Meetings storyline than the trade status of Corbin Burnes. General manager Matt Arnold is aware of all the trade buzz and addressed the Burnes rumors head on. Burnes is set to hit free agency after the 2024 season, following another arbitration hearing. Their last arbitration […]

The San Diego Padres are reportedly close to trading Juan Soto to the New York Yankees. Soto, a superstar outfielder, is not the only trade candidate for San Diego. Infielder Jake Cronenworth could reportedly be moved as well, per Dennis Lin of The Athletic. “As the Padres and Yankees continue working toward a Juan Soto […]

The New York Yankees are all of a sudden one of the busiest teams in the MLB and they’re doing their due diligence while adding for 2024 and beyond. After acquiring outfielder Alex Verdugo from the Boston Red Sox, the Yankees are reportedly close to getting Juan Soto and they’ve scheduled a meeting with top […]

Rumors are flying regarding a potential trade of Juan Soto to the New York Yankees from the San Diego Padres, and his agent Scott Boras said he has not discussed whether or not Soto would be open to an extension if he were traded. “Right now, Juan’s a San Diego Padre,” Scott Boras said, via […]

Shohei Ohtani’s free agency has been very mysterious, and there have been some questions regarding when he will make his decision, and where he will go, but it seems as if a decision is expected by the end of the weekend, according to Jon Morosi of MLB Network. “The important thing here is that he […]

The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox agreed to an Alex Verdugo-led trade on Tuesday night. The deal saw New York acquire Verdugo for three right-handed pitchers in Richard Fitts, Greg Weissert and Nicholas Judice, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported. Verdugo is a talented player who was originally acquired by the Red Sox from the […]

Yoshinobu Yamamoto is a hot commodity in MLB free agency after being posted. A plethora of big league teams want his services, including the New York Yankees, the New York Mets, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the San Francisco Giants, among others. While the Bronx Bombers are meeting with the right-hander next week, Mets owner […]

While the Miami Marlins made the playoffs this past season, they were swept in the Wild Card round. As the Marlins look to go on a much deeper postseason run, Miami has become more open to trading from their pitching. Miami is listening to trade conversations on pitchers such as Jesus Luzardo, Braxton Garrett and […]

With the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres Juan Soto trade talks heating up, fans are likely wondering how the team’s outfield defense could look in 2024. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that the team is open to Aaron Judge being the everyday centerfielder in 2024, per Brendan Kuty of The Athletic. The Yankees […]

Giancarlo Stanton is one of the best power hitters in MLB when healthy. The problem has been staying on the field in recent years. In fact, even Brian Cashman is preparing for a potential Stanton injury. Cashman’s comments were surprising to say the least. It is not often you hear a general manager admit to […]

The Juan Soto-New York Yankees trade rumors are back. After Soto and the Yankees dominated headlines (aside from Shohei Ohtani’s free agency) to begin the offseason, trade talks reportedly hit a roadblock after New York learned of the San Diego Padres asking price. The talks have resumed though, and Jack Curry of YES Network even […]

With the New York Yankees in a stalemate with the San Diego Padres in Juan Soto trade discussions, the team decided to deal for Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo. While the Yankees are still eyeing a Soto trade, their acquisition of Verdugo changes the playing field. Now that the Yankees have Verdugo, they aren’t […]

Shohei Ohtani has kept his free agency private. He clearly does not want information and rumors to be swirling around the MLB world while he makes his free-agency decision. However, some reports have made the rounds in recent days, linking him to the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers. A source reportedly revealed that […]

While Yanier Diaz seems ready to take over as the Houston Astros starting catcher, the team still wanted to ensure they had a veteran option behind him. After rolling with Martin Maldonado for the past few seasons, the Astros decided to make a change. Houston has signed Victor Caratini to a two-year, $12 million contract, […]

The Boston Red Sox could be in store for an explosive offseason, and they made their first big move of the Craig Breslow era on Tuesday night. After replacing the penny-pinching Chaim Bloom, Breslow has been given the power to do whatever he wants to this team, and that started with trading Alex Verdugo to […]

The Los Angeles Angels, on Tuesday night, made a move in free agency that should help a bit in their quest to bounce back in 2024. In need of some bullpen reinforcements after yet another disappointing season, the Angels signed veteran relief pitcher Luis Garcia to a one-year, $4.25 million deal, per Jeff Fletcher of […]

The New York Yankees made their first newsworthy move of the offseason on Tuesday, acquiring Alex Verdugo from the Boston Red Sox. Adding a left-handed hitting outfielder could be a message to fans that a Juan Soto trade is no longer on the table, but that is not the case. Yes Network analyst Jack Curry […]

Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais discussed the state of the franchise amid a flurry of trades in the past few days. Scott Servais acknowledged the Mariners are not a playoff-caliber squad at the moment. The recent trades and the fact they’re in the same division as the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros made that a […]

The New York Yankees have made a big effort to improve their team during the 2023-24 MLB offseason. The Yankees have acquired Alex Verdugo in a deal from the Boston Red Sox. Nevertheless, New York is still interested in Juan Soto despite Aaron Judge’s presence on the team. The Yankees want to continue to improve […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ unlimited resources both from a financial and talent perspective have made them the epitome of consistency over the past decade. However, despite winning the NL West for the 10th time in the past 11 years in the 2023 season, the Dodgers’ pitching corps wasn’t as elite as it has been in […]

Now that USA TODAY’s Bob Nightengale has predicted Japanese slugger Shohei Ohtani will sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers, fans have been in shambles lately. Nightengale boldly predicted Ohtani will with the Dodgers, per Talkin’ Baseball. Bob Nightengale’s Shohei Ohtani prediction pic.twitter.com/62oKNRRWjM — Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) December 4, 2023 “I think he ends up with […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates made a move late Tuesday, with Jeff Passan of ESPN reporting that the Bucs are adding pitcher Marco Gonzales to their fold via a trade with the Atlanta Braves. “The Pittsburgh Pirates are acquiring left-handed starter Marco Gonzales in a trade from the Atlanta Braves, sources tell ESPN. The Braves will send […]

Every MLB team dreams of adding superstar Shohei Ohtani this offseason. A handful of teams are rumored to have a real shot at landing Shohei Ohtani in free agency, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Atlanta Braves, Toronto Blue Jays, and New York Yankees. But Ohtani reportedly said that he couldn’t see himself […]