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• Tanner Scott Weighing Multiple Offers, Could Sign This Weekend

  18-01-2025 06:12 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The market may be heating up for free agency’s top reliever. Jon Morosi of the MLB Network reports that Tanner Scott is weighing multiple multi-year offers and may choose his team by this weekend.
  Morosi suggests that the Cubs are among Scott’s top suitors. Chicago president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said this week that the bullpen is “probably the area we’ve been focused on most in free agency.” There’d be no bigger upgrade than Scott, though that
  
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• Mets Re-Sign Jesse Winker

  18-01-2025 00:05 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  January 17: The Mets made Winker’s singing official today.
  January 16, 12:43pm: The Post’s Joel Sherman reports that Winker is guaranteed $7.5MM on the deal and can earn an additional $1.5MM via incentives.
  12:32pm: Winker agreed to a one-year deal worth “about” $8MM, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports. A $1MM signing bonus is included in that guarantee.
  12:21pm: The Mets are in agreement on a deal to bring free agent outfielder Jesse Winker back to the club, reports
  
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• Mets To Sign A.J. Minter

  17-01-2025 20:58 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets are signing left-hander A.J. Minter, reports Andy Martino of SNY. The terms of the deal, which is pending a physical, are not yet publicly known.
  More to come.
  
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• Pete Alonso Declined Three-Year Offer From Mets

  17-01-2025 02:22 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  It appears the Pete Alonso era in Queens is coming to an end. Andy Martino of SNY reported this afternoon that the Mets expect Alonso to sign elsewhere and have begun to turn their attention to other pursuits.
  After initially facing a gap on contract length, the sides recently turned their attention to a shorter-term arrangement. Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of The Athletic wrote this afternoon that Alonso and his representatives at the Boras Corporation pitched the Mets a three-year deal
  
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• Mets To Re-Sign Jesse Winker

  16-01-2025 19:43 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  12:43pm: The Post’s Joel Sherman reports that Winker is guaranteed $7.5MM on the deal and can earn an additional $1.5MM via incentives.
  12:32pm: Winker agreed to a one-year deal worth “about” $8MM, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports. A $1MM signing bonus is included in that guarantee.
  12:21pm: The Mets are in agreement on a deal to bring free agent outfielder Jesse Winker back to the club, reports SNY’s Andy Martino. The Excel Sports Management client’s contrac
  
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• Mets Reportedly Expect Pete Alonso To Sign Elsewhere

  16-01-2025 19:34 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets and Pete Alonso have been in a staredown for a while but it seems the club is blinking. Andy Martino of SNY reports that they now expect him to sign elsewhere, with today’s agreement with Jesse Winker part of a plan to spread money around to various alternatives. Earlier today, Will Sammon and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported that Alonso’s market was heating up, with the Blue Jays and Mets involved, as well as a third unidentified team.
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• Poll: Will Pete Alonso Return To The Mets?

  16-01-2025 16:49 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The first base market started to move rapidly late in 2024, as players like Josh Naylor, Paul Goldschmidt, Nathaniel Lowe, and Carlos Santana came off the trade and free agent markets. That movement did not work its way up to the top of the market at the time, but since the New Year started, buzz surrounding Pete Alonso’s free agency has grown louder. Alonso’s camp reportedly approached the Mets to pitch a three-year deal with opt-outs last week. The two parties have since discussed
  
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• Mets Interested In Tim Hill

  16-01-2025 02:42 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets have “been interested lately” in left-hander Tim Hill, Newsday’s Tim Healey reports.  Hill has now drawn some looks from two different New York boroughs, as the Yankees were also linked to Hill’s market last month.
  Adam Ottavino, Jake Diekman, Phil Maton, Drew Smith, Brooks Raley, and Ryne Stanek are all free agents, and the Mets have largely looked to replace this relief depth with a bevvy of minor league signings and waiver claims.  Griffin Canning wa
  
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• Latest On Mets, Pete Alonso

  16-01-2025 00:15 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets and Pete Alonso have seemingly been in a staredown for quite a while and it’s still unclear who will blink first. Reporting from last week indicated that Alonso’s camp had pitched a short-term deal with opt-outs to the Mets but Alonso remains unsigned. Reports from both Andy Martino of SNY and Joel Sherman of The New York Post suggest a pivot point is coming where the Mets may move on to plans that don’t involve Alonso having a place on the 2025 team.
  It has long seeme
  
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• Mets Claim Austin Warren

  15-01-2025 21:04 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets announced Wednesday that they’ve claimed right-hander Austin Warren off waivers from the Giants, who designated him for assignment last week. New York’s 40-man roster is now up to 38 players.
  More to come.
  
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• Notable International Signings: 1/15/25

  15-01-2025 17:50 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  January 15 marks the official opening of the international signing period. The majority of top talents have reached verbal agreements with teams months or years in advance, they’re allowed to formally put pen to paper to begin their affiliated careers. The signing period technically runs until December 15, but many of the top signees ink their contracts as soon as first eligible.
  This year’s international market has been thrown into disarray, to an extent, by the emergence of star NP
  
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• Roki Sasaki Reportedly Informs Several Teams They Are Out Of Running

  13-01-2025 22:10 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  3:10pm: The Rangers have also been informed that they are out of the running, reports Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News. The Diamondbacks never got a meeting with Sasaki and won’t be the destination either, per John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7 FM Phoenix.
  2:56pm: The Mets have also been informed that they are out of the running, per Joel Sherman of The New York Post.
  2:35pm: The Yankees have been told that right-hander Roki Sasaki will not be signing with them, reports Jack Curry
  
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• Roki Sasaki Reportedly Informs Yankees They Are Out Of Running

  13-01-2025 20:46 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Yankees have been told that right-hander Roki Sasaki will not be signing with them, reports Jack Curry of Yes Network. That’s the second team that is reportedly out, with the Giants having also been told that they won’t be Sasaki’s destination. Andy Martino of SNY adds that the Mets aren’t expected to sign him either, though it’s unclear if they have been given a clear denial like the Giants and Yankees. As for teams that are still in the mix, Sasaki reportedly
  
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• Anthony Santander, Jack Flaherty Reportedly Open To Short-Term Offers

  12-01-2025 01:14 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  As the offseason’s free agent market has developed and with Spring Training looming just over the horizon next month, a report from Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of The Athletic this evening suggests that some of the major free agents still available are weighing the possibility of turning towards short-term deals with high average annual values, as the so-called “Boras Four” of Blake Snell, Cody Bellinger, Matt Chapman, and Jordan Montgomery did last winter after not finding t
  
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• NPB’s Orix Buffaloes Close To Signing Edward Olivares

  11-01-2025 15:00 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball are close to a deal with outfielder Edward Olivares, according to multiple reports out of Japan and Venezuela.  Olivares signed a minor league contract with the Mets last month, but it seems as though New York will be releasing (or has already released) Olivares so he can pursue this opportunity with the Osaka-based Buffaloes.
  Olivares hit only .224/.291/.333 with five homers in 196 PA with the Pirates last season, playing sharing right fie
  
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• Latest On Pete Alonso

  10-01-2025 23:20 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Pete Alonso’s market hasn’t come together the way he and agent Scott Boras had hoped just yet, though there’s still more than a month until pitchers and catchers report to spring training, leaving ample time for a deal to come together and still afford Alonso a normal spring training. One element that’s likely impacted things, as with any high-profile free agent, is trepidation from teams in terms of asking price. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com has previously suggested that the
  
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• Latest On Pete Alonso’s Market

  10-01-2025 02:23 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Approximately eight teams are involved in the market for Pete Alonso, writes Jon Heyman of the New York Post. However, Heyman suggests that most of those clubs are interested in a shorter-term, opt-out laden deal with the star slugger.
  That aligns with recent reporting from ESPN’s Jeff Passan that suggested that Alonso is likely to turn to a short-term contract. Will Sammon of The Athletic wrote in a reader mailbag last week that contract length appeared to be the holdup in talks betw
  
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• Latest On Luis Arraez’s Trade Market

  10-01-2025 00:06 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Padres and infielder Luis Arráez avoided arbitration earlier today by agreeing to a $14MM salary for the 2025 season, his final before he reaches free agency next offseason. Even after agreeing to a contract, however, there’s no guarantee that Arraez will be San Diego come Opening Day. The club is reportedly angling to lower its payroll to something closer to 2024’s $169MM figure. With outstanding needs in the outfield and rotation that have yet to be addressed, trading a
  
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• Astros, Angels Have Shown Interest In Alex Verdugo

  09-01-2025 03:45 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets, Astros, Blue Jays and Angels are among the teams that have checked in on free agent outfielder Alex Verdugo this offseason, reports Chris Cotillo of MassLive. FanSided’s Robert Murray reported earlier this week that the Pirates were also interested in the lefty-hitting outfielder.
  Verdugo is looking to bounce back after a disappointing year in the Bronx. He hit just .233/.291/.356 over 621 plate appearances as a Yankee. Most of the positives came in the season’s first
  
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• MLBTR Podcast: Brent Rooker’s Extension, Gavin Lux, And Catching Up On The Holiday Transactions

  08-01-2025 17:09 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The latest episode of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you subscribe as well! You can also use the player at this link to listen, if you don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcasts.This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Tim Dierkes of MLB Trade Rumors to discuss…The Athletics and Brent Rooker agreeing to a five-year extension (1:40)
  The Dodgers signing Hyeseong Kim and trading Ga
  
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• Mets Interested In Tanner Scott

  07-01-2025 22:59 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets are looking to add a reliever or two, reports Will Sammon of The Athletic, with left-hander Tanner Scott identified as one specific name they have interest in. Scott is one of the top free agent relievers and has also been connected to Atlanta, the Yankees and Dodgers this winter. Sammon adds that the Mets have already met with Scott, likely over phone or video.
  Scott’s appeal is obvious in the numbers. Over the past two years, he has tossed 150 relief innings, allowing 2.04 earne
  
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• Mets Notes: Manaea Contract Details, Alonso

  03-01-2025 20:11 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  After previously reporting that Sean Manaea’s deal with the Mets would include $23.25MM in deferred payments, Will Sammon of The Athletic offered more details on the structure of Manaea’s contract this morning.
  Manaea will earn equal $25MM salaries in all three years of the deal, adding up to the reported total guarantee of $75MM. However, $7.75MM of his salary will be deferred without interest each season, adding up to the reported total of $23.25MM in deferrals. As Sammon previousl
  
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• Lenny Randle Passes Away

  31-12-2024 05:24 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Former major league utility player Lenny Randle has passed away at 75. The National Baseball Hall of Fame confirmed the news on Monday evening.
  Randle was a multi-sport collegiate star at Arizona State. He played on the Sun Devils football team in addition to his work as ASU’s second baseman. He stuck with baseball after being drafted by the Washington Senators in 1970. Randle jumped right to Triple-A after the draft and made his big league debut by his first full season. He remained
  
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• Giants Considering Pete Alonso

  28-12-2024 21:49 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Giants already made one big infield addition by signing Willy Adames, and kept Matt Chapman off the free agent market entirely by signing the third baseman to a six-year, $151MM extension back in September.  With the Giants still weighing big moves, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports that “Pete Alonso is on their radar” as a significant upgrade to the first base/DH mix.
  As it stands, LaMonte Wade Jr. will be getting the bulk of first base at-bats, as the le
  
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• Mets Offered Two-Year Contract To Teoscar Hernandez

  28-12-2024 20:25 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets’ interest in the free agent outfield market was seemingly limited to just Juan Soto, as unlike other Soto suitors, New York wasn’t known to have any public interest in the likes of Teoscar Hernandez or Anthony Santander as backup plans if Soto signed elsewhere.  However, now with Soto already in the fold, the Mets made a late bid on Hernandez, as Newsday’s Tim Healey reports that the Amazins offered the slugger a two-year deal earlier this week.  The dollar f
  
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• Mets Sign Sean Manaea

  28-12-2024 01:26 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  On Friday evening, the Mets officially announced the signing of left-hander Sean Manaea to a three-year deal. The Boras Corporation client receives a $75MM guarantee. The deal reportedly contains $23.25MM in deferred money, which will be paid between 2035-44. New York had multiple open roster spots, so no further move was necessary.
  Manaea, 33 in February, is now poised to sign with the Mets for the second consecutive offseason. In the first week of January earlier this year, the southpaw landed
  
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• Mets Notes: Pederson, Alonso, Third Base, Rotation

  24-12-2024 19:07 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets have already added one of the best left-handed hitters in the game this offseason, signing Juan Soto to a 15-year, $765MM deal. However, Jon Heyman of the New York Post suggests they were recently in on another big lefty bat: Joc Pederson. That was, of course, before Pederson agreed to a two-year, $37MM deal with the Rangers early on Monday morning.
  Presumably, the Mets were interested in Pederson as a designated hitter. Coming off an excellent 2024 campaign, he would have made a strong
  
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• Mariners Made Two-Year Offer To Carlos Santana

  23-12-2024 20:50 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Guardians made a splash over the weekend by signing first baseman Carlos Santana to a one-year deal worth $12MM, bringing the long-time Cleveland staple back into the fold for the third time in his career. With that being said, however, it wasn’t the only contract offer Santana received during his free agency. According to a report from Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic this morning, the Mariners extended an offer to Santana that came with more guaranteed money than the one he landed in Cl
  
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• Mets To Sign Sean Manaea

  23-12-2024 08:01 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets have agreed to a three-year, $75MM contract with left-hander Sean Manaea, according to a report from Jeff Passan of ESPN. As noted by Jon Heyman of the New York Post, the deal is pending a physical.
  More to come…
  
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• Nine Teams Exceeded Luxury Tax Threshold In 2024

  21-12-2024 03:24 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Major League Baseball finalized its luxury tax calculations for 2024. ESPN’s Jesse Rogers was first to report the list of payors, while Ronald Blum of the Associated Press reports the details. A record nine teams surpassed the $237MM competitive balance tax threshold. In a separate post, The Associated Press lists the finalized CBT numbers for all 30 teams.
  The payments are as follows:Dodgers: $103MM
  Mets: $97.1MM
  Yankees: $62.5MM
  Phillies: $14.4MM
  Braves: $14MM
  Rangers: $10.8MM
  Astros: $6
  
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• Mariners, Nationals, Mets Interested In Paul Goldschmidt

  21-12-2024 00:26 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Veteran first baseman appears to be drawing a lot of interest as a free agent. Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports that the Yankees, Giants, Mariners, Nationals and Mets are all engaged with him. The connections to the Yankees and Giants have been previously covered at MLBTR, as well as interest from the Tigers.
  Coming into the winter, the free agent market for first basemen had various intriguing options, but their respective ages gave them different levels of earning power. As part of MLBTR&r
  
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• Mets To Sign Anthony Gose, Luis Ortiz To Minor League Deals

  20-12-2024 21:14 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets have minor league deals in place with left-hander Anthony Gose and right-hander Luis Ortiz, reports Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. Both pitchers also receive invites to major league spring training.
  Gose, 34, spent many years as a position player in the majors but didn’t find much success and converted to the mound. In that role, he has intrigued with some high velocity and strikeout potential but has also shown control issues.
  He tossed 27 2/3 innings for the Guardians over 2021 and
  
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• Mets Meet With Roki Sasaki

  20-12-2024 06:11 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets had a meeting with Roki Sasaki on Thursday, reports Andy Martino of SNY. They’re the second team that has been publicly revealed to meet with the NPB star. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman told reporters (including MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch) on Wednesday that Sasaki had scheduled an in-person meeting with the club. It’s not clear when that will take place.
  Virtually every team would love to land Sasaki. It stands to reason that most, if not all, clubs have at least pre
  
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• Mets Sign Griffin Canning

  19-12-2024 04:45 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets finalized the signing of right-hander Griffin Canning to a one-year free agent deal. The Wasserman client is reportedly guaranteed $4.25MM and could make an additional $1MM via incentives. Canning would unlock $250K bonuses for reaching 22, 25, 28 and 31 starts. The Mets had four open roster spots, so no corresponding move was necessary.
  This will technically be Canning’s third team of the offseason. The Angels dealt him to the Braves in a one-for-one swap for Jorge Soler within h
  
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• Mets To Sign Griffin Canning

  19-12-2024 03:53 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets are in agreement with Griffin Canning on a one-year, $4.25MM free agent deal, reports Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic. The contract, which is pending a physical, contains another $1MM in performance bonuses.
  This will technically be Canning’s third team of the offseason. The Angels dealt him to the Braves in a one-for-one swap for Jorge Soler within hours of the trade market reopening. As MLBTR’s Steve Adams pointed out at the time, Canning wasn’t a lock to stick in Atla
  
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• Mets, Chris Williams Agree To Minor League Deal

  18-12-2024 22:35 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  3:35pm: Manny Gómez of NJ Advanced Media reports that there’s no deal in place with Reyes, which MLBTR has confirmed.
  3:20pm: The Mets have agreed to a minor league deal with right-hander Alex Reyes, reports Aram Leighton of Just Baseball. The righty also receives an invite to major league spring training. The Mets also signed catcher Chris Williams to a minor league pact, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.
  Reyes, 30, is a major unknown at this point in his career. He was once one o
  
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• Mets, Alex Reyes Reportedly Agree To Minor League Deal

  18-12-2024 22:35 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  3:35pm: There are conflicting reports about the Reyes deal, with Manny Gómez of NJ Advanced Media reporting that there’s no deal in place though the Mets had interest in Reyes last offseason and in the present as well.
  3:20pm: The Mets have agreed to a minor league deal with right-hander Alex Reyes, reports Aram Leighton of Just Baseball. The righty also receives an invite to major league spring training. The Mets also signed catcher Chris Williams to a minor league pact, per Ken Ro
  
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• Mets, Brandon Waddell Agree To Minor League Deal

  17-12-2024 03:32 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets are in agreement with left-hander Brandon Waddell on a minor league contract, reports Robert Murray of FanSided. While it was initially reported as an MLB deal, Murray subsequently issued a correction. The deal is pending a physical.
  Waddell is the second former member of the Korea Baseball Organization’s Doosan Bears to agree to terms with the Mets today. New York added multi-positional bat Jared Young on an MLB split deal after he clubbed 10 homers in 38 games for the Bears
  
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• Mets, Brandon Waddell Agree To Big League Deal

  17-12-2024 03:11 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets are in agreement with left-hander Brandon Waddell on a major league contract, reports Robert Murray of FanSided (X link). The deal is pending a physical.
  More to come.
  
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• Mets Sign Jared Young To Major League Deal

  17-12-2024 00:20 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets announced that they have signed infielder Jared Young to a one-year major league contract. The club has multiple vacancies on its 40-man roster and won’t need to make a corresponding move for the Ball Players Agency client.
  Young, 29, has struggled with strikeouts in his very limited major league career but has performed well in the minors and in Korea. In 2022 and 2023, he got into 22 games for the Cubs and stepped to the plate 69 times. He struck out in 29% of those appearances
  
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• Mets, Orioles Among Teams To Inquire After Luis Castillo

  15-12-2024 03:01 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Mariners right-hander Luis Castillo has received plenty of interest from various clubs amid a hot market for starting pitching this winter, with the Red Sox and Cubs among the teams who have been connected to the right-hander so far. A report from The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal this evening name-checks two more clubs who have “at least inquired” after the veteran: the Mets and the Orioles. With that said, however, Rosenthal emphasizes that Mariners are only willing to deal Castil
  
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• MLBTR Podcast: Winter Meetings Recap

  13-12-2024 17:25 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The latest episode of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you subscribe as well! You can also use the player at this link to listen, if you don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcasts.This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Tim Dierkes, Steve Adams and Anthony Franco of MLB Trade Rumors to discuss…The Mets signing Juan Soto (2:35)
  The Yankees to sign Max Fried (26:05)
  The Red Sox acquirin
  
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• Cohen: Mets “Still Engaged” With Alonso

  13-12-2024 03:23 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  At this afternoon’s presser to introduce Juan Soto, Mets owner Steve Cohen said the team is “still engaged” with Pete Alonso (link via Tim Britton and Will Sammon of the Athletic). That comes a few days after baseball operations president David Stearns said at the Winter Meetings that the team would “love to bring Pete back.”
  There hasn’t been much public chatter about Alonso’s free agency. Jon Heyman of the New York Post wrote last night that Alons
  
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• Mets Willing To Pay Down Salary To Facilitate Starling Marte Trade

  12-12-2024 03:17 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets are open to paying down part of Starling Marte’s contract to facilitate a trade, write Tim Britton and Will Sammon of the Athletic. There’s nothing to suggest a deal is imminent or guaranteed to happen at all, but the Mets could consider the veteran outfielder expandable.
  After finalizing the Juan Soto signing, New York has an excellent outfield. Soto and Brandon Nimmo will play the corners. Tyrone Taylor had a nice first season in Queens and projects as
  
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• Mets Sign Juan Soto

  12-12-2024 00:19 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Juan Soto is officially a New York Met. The team announced the signing on Wednesday evening after the star outfielder passed his physical. He’ll be introduced in a press conference tomorrow at Citi Field. Soto shattered contract records as the Winter Meetings began on Sunday evening, agreeing to a stunning 15-year, $765MM deal. Soto would be able to opt out of the deal after the 2029 season, though the Mets can prevent that by triggering an escalator that raises his salaries by $4MM annual
  
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• Phillies Trade Rule 5 Pick Mike Vasil To Rays

  12-12-2024 00:11 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Mike Vasil wasn’t with the Phillies for long. Soon after the Phillies selected the right-hander from the Mets in the Rule 5 draft, they turned around and flipped him to the Rays for cash considerations. Both teams have confirmed the deal.
  Once a promising draft prospect in high school, Vasil suffered an injury in his senior year. He ended up withdrawing himself from the 2018 draft and attended the University of Virginia instead. Unfortunately, his stock plummeted after a rough few years in
  
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• 2024 Rule 5 Draft Results

  11-12-2024 20:35 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The 2024 Rule 5 draft took place this afternoon at the Winter Meetings in Dallas. The results of the draft are below.
  As a refresher, the Rule 5 draft is a way for players potentially talented enough for the big leagues but blocked by their current clubs to find opportunities elsewhere. Any players that were 18 and under at the time of their original signing and have played five professional seasons, and any players who signed at 19 years of age or older at signing that now have four professiona
  
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• Nolan Arenado Willing To Approve Trades To Six Teams

  11-12-2024 08:51 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  As Nolan Arenado’s trade market continues to percolate, the no-trade clause in the third baseman’s contract puts Arenado and his camp in the driver’s seat when it comes to determining whether or not he’ll leave the Cardinals.  MLB.com’s John Denton reports that Arenado would okay a deal to any of the Angels, Dodgers, Padres, Phillies, Mets, or Red Sox.  It isn’t known if these are the only six clubs on what Denton describes as Arenado’s “
  
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• Yankees, Mets Among Top Suitors For Garrett Crochet

  10-12-2024 04:46 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  One day after the Mets and Yankees finished battling for the top free agent, they’re in the competition for arguably the winter’s #1 trade candidate. Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of the Athletic report that the New York teams are currently the most aggressive suitors for White Sox’s lefty Garrett Crochet.
  The Athletic writes that the Red Sox and Phillies have also expressed interest, but they appear to be behind the New York teams for the moment. Jon Morosi of the MLB Net
  
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• Mets Notes: Bregman, Alonso, Loaisiga, Blackburn, Mauricio

  10-12-2024 03:16 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  As if signing Juan Soto to a record contract wasn’t enough, the Mets could be exploring another big-ticket addition for the corner infield.  Ari Alexander of KPRC (X link) reports that the Mets are among the teams who have interest in Alex Bregman, while president of baseball operations David Stearns told MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo and other reporters that the Mets would “love to bring [Pete] Alonso back.”
  While referring to Alonso’s market but perhaps speaking b
  
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