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• Players Avoiding Arbitration: 11/21/25

  21-11-2025 19:00 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The deadline for teams to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players is this afternoon at 4pm CT. Throughout the day, we’ll surely see a handful of arb-eligible players agree to terms with their clubs to avoid a hearing.
  These so-called “pre-tender deals” usually, although not always, involve players who were borderline non-tender candidates. Rather than run the risk of being cut loose, they can look to sign in the lead-up to the deadline. Those salaries often come i
  
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• Mets To Sign Mike Baumann

  24-12-2025 19:05 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The Mets are in agreement on a contract with veteran right-hander Mike Baumann, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. The 30-year-old spent the 2025 season with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball.
  More to come.
  
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• MLBTR Podcast: Three-Way Trade, Murakami’s Short-Term Deal, And Willson Contreras To Boston

  24-12-2025 16:08 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 Anthony Franco of MLB Trade Rumors to discuss…The Pirates getting Brandon Lowe, Jake Mangum and Mason Montgomery for Mike Burrows in a three-team trade with the A
  
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• Mets Interested In Austin Hays

  23-12-2025 23:46 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The Mets have interest in free agent outfielder Austin Hays, reports Jon Heyman of The New York Post. Hays was previously connected to the Royals but that was before Kansas City signed Lane Thomas and acquired Isaac Collins. They are reportedly still exploring the outfield market but might have less urgency in that pursuit now.
  For the Mets, adding to the outfield seems like an inevitability. They had nine players take more than one plate appearance as an outfielder in 2025. Seven of them are go
  
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• Reds Among Teams Showing Interest In Luis Robert Jr.

  23-12-2025 03:55 via mlbtraderumors.com
  Last offseason, the Reds were among the teams linked to Luis Robert Jr. in trade conversations. The White Sox surprisingly held onto their center fielder both last winter and beyond the trade deadline. They’ve been content to keep him into 2026 but aren’t closed off to talks.
  Bob Nightengale of USA Today and Gordon Wittenmyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer each report that the Reds have resumed discussions with the Sox. Nightengale also lists the Mets as a possibility. Robert has been mo
  
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• Mets Sign Luke Weaver

  23-12-2025 00:35 via mlbtraderumors.com
  December 22nd: The Mets announced Weaver’s signing. They opened a 40-man roster spot by trading McNeil to the Athletics earlier today.
  December 17th: The Mets are working to finalize a two-year, $22MM deal with free agent reliever Luke Weaver, reports Joel Sherman of the New York Post. The two sides have an agreement in place, per Will Sammon of The Athletic. The deal is pending a physical. Weaver is repped by Excel Sports Management. The Mets have a full 40-man roster and will need a corr
  
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• Athletics Acquire Jeff McNeil

  22-12-2025 23:25 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The Mets have traded infielder/outfielder Jeff McNeil to the Athletics along with cash considerations, according to announcements from both clubs. The Mets receive right-hander Yordan Rodriguez in return. The A’s designated left-hander Ken Waldichuk for assignment to open a 40-man spot, which you can read more about here. New York is reportedly sending $5.75MM to cover part of McNeil’s $15.75MM salary in 2026 and will cover the $2MM buyout on McNeil’s $15.75MM club option for 2
  
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• Athletics To Acquire Jeff McNeil

  22-12-2025 21:18 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The Mets are trading infielder/outfielder Jeff McNeil to the Athletics. The Mets will receive right-hander Yordan Rodriguez in return. New York is also sending $5.75MM to cover part of McNeil’s $15.75MM salary in 2026 and will cover the $2MM buyout on McNeil’s $15.75MM club option for 2027 if the A’s don’t pick it up. Jeff Passan of ESPN reported the details of the trade. The A’s have a full 40-man roster and will need to make a corresponding move to make this offic
  
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• Mets Outright Brandon Waddell

  20-12-2025 17:29 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The Mets assigned left-hander Brandon Waddell outright to Triple-A yesterday, as noted by Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. Waddell had been designated for assignment earlier this week to make room for catcher Drew Romo on the 40-man roster.
  Waddell, 31, returned to the majors for the first time since 2021 this year. Prior to the 2025 season, Waddell had pitched 12 2/3 MLB innings across four different organizations during the 2020-21 seasons. He posted a 5.68 ERA and 6.41 FIP during that time. His res
  
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• Nine Teams Exceeded Luxury Tax Threshold In 2025

  20-12-2025 01:04 via mlbtraderumors.com
  Major League Baseball has finalized its calculations of teams’ competitive balance tax payrolls for the 2025 season. As first reported by The Associated Press, nine teams surpassed the $241MM base threshold. In a separate post, The AP lists the finalized CBT numbers for all 30 teams.
  The payments are as follows:Dodgers: $169.4MM
  Mets: $91.6MM
  Yankees: $61.8MM
  Phillies: $56.1MM
  Blue Jays: $13.6MM
  Padres: $7MM
  Astros: $1.5MM
  Red Sox: $1.5MM
  Rangers: $190KTeams pay escalating penalties for ex
  
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• Mets Re-Sign Kevin Herget To Minor League Deal

  19-12-2025 03:47 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The Mets are in agreement with reliever Kevin Herget on a minor league contract, reports Will Sammon of The Athletic. The Paragon Sports International client will be in camp as a non-roster invitee.
  Herget returns to the organization after electing minor league free agency at the start of the offseason. The New Jersey native was on and off the roster a few times throughout the season. Herget pitched in six games as a Met and made one appearance for the Braves. He tossed 12 innings of five-r
  
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• Mets Claim Drew Romo, Designate Brandon Waddell

  17-12-2025 20:22 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The Mets have claimed catcher Drew Romo off waivers from the Orioles and, in a corresponding move, designated left-hander Brandon Waddell for assignment, per a team announcement. Baltimore designated Romo for assignment last week.
  The 24-year-old Romo was the No. 35 overall draft pick by the Rockies back in 2020 and previously ranked not only as one of Colorado’s best prospects but one of the top 100 prospects in Major League Baseball. He’s a well-regarded defender with a cannon of a
  
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• Poll: Should The Mets Trade Mark Vientos?

  17-12-2025 19:51 via mlbtraderumors.com
  After losing Pete Alonso to the Orioles in free agency and trading Brandon Nimmo to the Rangers, the Mets will need to reconfigure their lineup in a big way this winter. They’ve already added some of the pieces with which they’ll try to do that, bringing in Marcus Semien as the return for Nimmo and following that up by signing Jorge Polanco, but there’s clearly more work to do. It’s with that backdrop that reporting yesterday indicated the Mets could look to trade infield
  
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• Mets To Sign Luke Weaver

  17-12-2025 19:25 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The Mets are working to finalize a two-year, $22MM deal with free agent reliever Luke Weaver, reports Joel Sherman of the New York Post. The two sides have an agreement in place, per Will Sammon of The Athletic. The deal is pending a physical. Weaver is repped by Excel Sports Management. The Mets have a full 40-man roster and will need a corresponding move to make this deal official.The two-year, $22MM terms are the exact same ones as the just-agreed-upon deal between the division-rival Phillies
  
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• Mets Finalizing Deal With Luke Weaver

  17-12-2025 18:12 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The Mets are working to finalize a two-year, $22MM deal with free agent reliever Luke Weaver, reports Joel Sherman of the New York Post. The deal is pending a physical. Weaver is repped by Excel Sports Management.
  The two-year, $22MM terms are the exact same ones as the just-agreed-upon deal between the division-rival Phillies and righty Brad Keller. Like Keller, Weaver is a starter-turned-reliever who’s found notable success pitching near the back of a big-market contender’s bullpen
  
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• MLBTR Podcast: The Mets Sign Jorge Polanco, And The Braves, Blue Jays And Royals Make Moves

  17-12-2025 16:44 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 Steve Adams of MLB Trade Rumors to discuss…The Mets signing Jorge Polanco (2:40)
  The Braves making three signings: Robert Suarez, Mike Yastrzemski and Ha-Seong Ki
  
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• Mets Sign Jorge Polanco

  16-12-2025 23:45 via mlbtraderumors.com
  December 16th: The Mets have now officially announced the Polanco deal.
  December 13th: The Mets and free agent infielder Jorge Polanco have agreed to a two-year contract, The Athletic’s Will Sammon reports (multiple links).  The deal is worth $40MM, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.  Polanco is represented by the Octagon Agency.
  It’s a big strike for a Mets team that lost Pete Alonso and Edwin Diaz to free agency just within the last week, not to mention last month&rsq
  
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• Mets Making Mark Vientos Available In Trade Talks

  16-12-2025 23:30 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The Mets are informing teams that corner infielder/designated hitter Mark Vientos is available in trade conversations, writes Jorge Castillo of ESPN. That aligns with reporting from Will Sammon of The Athletic, who wrote last night that the Mets were willing to discuss each of Vientos, Ronny Mauricio and Luisangel Acuña.
  Vientos looked like a lineup building block at this time last year. The righty-hitting infielder was coming off a 27-homer season in which he’d hit .266/.322/.
  
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• Mets, Cristian Pache Agree To Minor League Deal

  15-12-2025 20:12 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The Mets have agreed to a minor league contract with outfielder Cristian Pache, reports Pat Ragazzo of Mets On SI. He’ll be in major league camp as a non-roster invitee next spring. Pache is represented by the MVP Sports Group.
  Pache, 27, was once considered one of the sport’s top outfield prospects during his earlier days in the division-rival Braves organization. He’s long been touted as a plus-plus defender in center field — a rangy outfielder with good speed and solid
  
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• Phillies, Mets, Padres, Pirates Interested In Luis Robert Jr.

  15-12-2025 00:34 via mlbtraderumors.com
  TODAY: The Phillies also had recent interest in Robert, as per The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon, continuing Philadelphia’s explorations in a Robert deal back at the trade deadline. Robert’s right-handed bat would be a nice complement to lefty-swingers Brandon Marsh and Justin Crawford in the Philadelphia outfield, and having an experienced center field option like Robert provides the Phillies cover if Crawford isn’t quite ready for prime time as he makes his M
  
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• Mets Sign Daniel Duarte To Minor League Contract

  15-12-2025 00:21 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The Mets signed right-hander Daniel Duarte to a minor league deal, as first noted on Duarte’s MLB.com profile page earlier this week.  Duarte spent the 2025 season on a minors contract with the Twins but didn’t pitch while recovering from a May 2024 UCL revision surgery.
  A veteran of three MLB seasons, the bulk of Duarte’s 38 1/3 career innings came as a member of the Reds bullpen in 2023, when he tossed 31 2/3 frames across 31 games.  Duarte has a respectable 3.99 ER
  
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• Mets, Padres, Pirates Interested In Luis Robert

  14-12-2025 04:31 via mlbtraderumors.com
  Last month, the White Sox picked up their $20MM option on Luis Robert Jr. General manager Chris Getz signaled that the club planned on Robert being their starting center fielder in 2026. That has not stopped clubs from inquiring on his availability in trade talks, as Francys Romero of Beisbol FR reports that the Mets, Padres, and Pirates have expressed interest in acquiring Robert.
  The 28-year-old batted .223/.297/.364 with an 84 wRC+ across 110 games for the White Sox this year. His first half
  
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• Mets’ Trade Talks With Padres Involve Nick Pivetta, Ramon Laureano, Mason Miller

  13-12-2025 21:24 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The Mets and Padres have been discussing the possibility of a trade that would send established talent to New York while San Diego obtained MLB-ready younger talent and some salary relief.  According to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, Dennis Lin, and Will Sammon, right-hander Nick Pivetta, outfielder Ramon Laureano, and star relievers Mason Miller, Adrian Morejon and Jeremiah Estrada are players of interest for New York.  The Padres have shown interest in the Mets’ “you
  
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• Mets To Sign Jorge Polanco

  13-12-2025 17:16 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The Mets and free agent infielder Jorge Polanco have agreed to a two-year contract, The Athletic’s Will Sammon reports (multiple links).  Polanco is represented by the Octagon Agency.
  More to come…
  
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• Dodgers Sign Edwin Diaz

  12-12-2025 22:40 via mlbtraderumors.com
  December 12th: The Dodgers officially announced the signing today.
  December 9th: For the second straight offseason, the Dodgers are signing the top relief arm on the market. They’ve reportedly agreed to a three-year, $69MM contract with now-former Mets closer Edwin Diaz. It’s a record-setting annual value for a reliever, breaking the $20.4MM record that Diaz himself already held. Diaz’s contract with the Dodgers contains $4.5MM in deferred salary annually. The net-present value
  
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• Orioles Sign Pete Alonso

  11-12-2025 21:45 via mlbtraderumors.com
  Pete Alonso is an Oriole. Baltimore announced the five-year deal on Thursday and will formally introduce their new slugger at a press conference on Friday morning. The Boras Corporation client reportedly receives a $155MM guarantee. He’ll collect a $12.5MM signing bonus and an $18.5MM salary in 2026. He’ll then earn $31MM per year over the next four seasons. There are no deferrals or opt-outs in the contract, and Alonso receives a limited no-trade clause. Catcher Maverick Handley has
  
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• Mets Interested In Willson Contreras, Lars Nootbaar

  11-12-2025 04:28 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The Mets have grabbed headlines for the moves they haven’t made this offseason, namely watching Pete Alonso sign with Baltimore and Edwin Diaz head to Los Angeles. The club is actively working to add on the offensive side, though, with the Cardinals as a potential trade partner. Will Sammon of The Athletic reports the Mets have interest in outfielder Lars Nootbaar, while John Denton of MLB.com reports New York reached out about Willson Contreras.
  Neither Contreras nor Nootbaar wo
  
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• Yankees, Astros Among Various Clubs Interested In Freddy Peralta Trade

  11-12-2025 01:21 via mlbtraderumors.com
  There hasn’t been much movement at the top of the free agent rotation market. Most of the focus on starting pitching has been on the trade front, though we didn’t see any major deals at the Winter Meetings.
  Most of the top trade candidates are questionable to move at all. Brewers star Freddy Peralta is among that group. Milwaukee isn’t motivated to trade the All-Star righty on the heels of a 97-win season, but they’re not going to shut down conversations entirely. They&rs
  
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• How Might The Mets Replace Pete Alonso?

  11-12-2025 00:42 via mlbtraderumors.com
  The biggest news of a relatively quiet Winter Meetings dropped on the final day. Pete Alonso is headed to Baltimore (pending a physical) on a massive five-year deal. His departure from the Mets had been telegraphed by the team's reported reluctance to go beyond three years. It's nevertheless jarring for a team that has spent at the top of the league to be comfortably outbid on the franchise's all-time home runs leader by a mid-market Orioles club.
  Alonso's departure came one day after the M
  
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• Mets Interested In Tyler Rogers

  10-12-2025 21:29 via mlbtraderumors.com
  Acquired in a deadline deal from the Giants, Tyler Rogers performed well over his two months in a Mets uniform, posting a 2.30 ERA over 27 1/3 innings.  The Amazins are now interested in a reunion, as Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports that the Mets are one of the interested teams within “a very strong market” for the veteran right-hander.
  Rogers is entering his age-35 season, he has only a 17.6% career strikeout rate, and his fastball velocity averaged just 83.5mph in 2025
  
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