With the regular season in the books, MLBTR is taking a position-by-position look at the 2026-27 free agent market. Next up is the collection of designated hitter options. Obviously, there are plenty of candidates at other positions — first base and corner outfield in particular — that some teams might view as more suited for […]

Matt Swartz has created a model to project salaries for arbitration eligible players, which we’ve been publishing at MLB Trade Rumors for well over a decade. In the baseball industry, teams and agents determine arbitration salaries by identifying comparable players. To project the entire arbitration class in this way would take a massive amount of […]

The Mariners have claimed first baseman Michael Toglia off waivers from the Reds, per a team announcement. It hadn’t been previously reported that Cincinnati had placed Toglia on waivers. He’d been on the 60-day IL since early September after dislocating his shoulder. More to come…

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The Reds head into the offseason with multiple roles to fill on the coaching staff under manager Terry Francona. The club confirmed pitching coach Derek Johnson won’t be back next season. Cincinnati also dismissed assistant hitting coach Will Remillard, president of baseball operations Nick Krall and general manager Brad Meador told reporters, including Charlie Goldsmith […]

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The Yankees sent right-hander Alexander Cornielle outright to their Florida Complex League affiliate, per a team announcement. He was designated for assignment on Tuesday when Giancarlo Stanton was activated from the 60-day IL. Cornielle passed through waivers and will remain in the minors with the organization. It’s the first outright for Cornielle, so he had […]

Twins outfielder Byron Buxton battled hip injuries for most of his 2026 campaign. The issue finally led to surgery in September. Buxton is progressing well in his recovery and is on track to be healthy for the 2027 season, per Dan Hayes of The Athletic. Buxton had arthroscopic right hip surgery on September 18. He’ll […]

Chris Sale kicked off the postseason with a quality start on Tuesday. He closed out the Wild Card round by securing the final four outs last night. The lefty is ready to go for the NLDS. “If I’d have to pitch tomorrow, I’d pitch tomorrow,” Sale said (h/t Gabe Burns of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution). 1. […]

The Reds enter the offseason looking to rebound from a last place finish in the NL Central. They have deficiencies in virtually every of the roster but will certainly need to improve an offense that ranked at the bottom of the National League in scoring. President of baseball operations Nick Krall and general manager Brad […]

The Royals assigned left-hander Luke Little outright to Triple-A Omaha, according to the MLB.com transaction tracker. The log indicates that Kansas City technically designated him for assignment on Monday, though the team never announced the move. Kansas City claimed Little off waivers from the Cubs at the beginning of August. He spent the rest of the […]

The Reds sent infielder Ivan Johnson outright to Triple-A Louisville, relays Charlie Goldsmith of Charlie’s Chalkboard. Cincinnati never officially designated Johnson for assignment but apparently placed him on waivers this week. This drops the current 40-man roster count to 38, but each of Hunter Greene, Spencer Steer, Blake Dunn and Michael Toglia ended the season on the 60-day […]

Impending free agent starter Jameson Taillon tells Shi Davidi of Sportsnet that he’s scheduled for flexor surgery next week. The veteran right-hander acknowledged there’s a chance he’ll also require an internal brace repair of his UCL. The surgery seems likely to cost Taillon most or all of the 2027 season. (It’s highly likely he’d miss […]

The regular season is now done, which means it’s almost time for decisions to be made on contract options. MLBTR looked at the player options last month. Now let’s turn to the club options. For the sake of streamlining this post, mutual options have not been included, as it’s been over a decade since a […]

Right-hander José Urquidy has elected free agency, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. That indicates he cleared waivers after being designated for assignment by the Phillies a few days ago. Urquidy bounced around the league this year, getting work in an emergency depth starter/swingman/long reliever kind of role. Between the Pirates, White Sox and […]

With the regular season in the books, MLBTR is taking a position-by-position look at the 2026-27 free agent market. Next up are the corner outfielders. There are a handful of notable bats on among this year’s group — including the very best bats this thin class has to offer. Note that, of course, any of […]

The Guardians will start an ALDS matchup against the White Sox on Saturday but right-hander Colin Holderman won’t be on the roster. He told reporters, including Tim Stebbins of MLB.com, that he will undergo right wrist surgery and won’t be able to rejoin the club at any point in October. Holderman says his wrist has […]

A promising start to the season was derailed by a franchise-record 12-game losing stream early in the summer. That led to another deadline spent doing more selling than buying, but the Marlins’ short-term outlook is increasingly bright thanks to some breakthrough performances in 2026. Guaranteed Contracts None Other Financial Obligations $20MM total owed to Yankees […]

The Cardinals announced that they have acquired right-hander Brian Curley from the Diamondbacks as the played to be named later in the Lars Nootbaar trade. More to come.

The Diamondbacks are keeping their bench boss. Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic reports that manager Torey Lovullo will be back next year and gets a two-year deal. More to come.

The Athletics are moving on from hitting coach Chris Cron and quality control coach Marcus Jensen, reports Martin Gallegos of MLB.com. The club is pursuing replacements for both positions. Cron has been with the organization since 2022. He spent two seasons as an assistant hitting coach. The “assistant” tag was dropped from his title in […]

The Mariners have made several changes in the first week of their offseason. Manager Dan Wilson will not be returning. The club moved on from four other coaches. One person who will remain in place is president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto. The lead exec received the stamp of approval from chairman John Stanton earlier […]

Mets first baseman Jared Young had his 2026 campaign cut short after a nasty collision with Nolan McLean. He was knocked unconscious and had to be stretchered off the field. Anthony DiComo of MLB.com spoke to Young yesterday and reports he is recovering well and is expected to be ready for Spring Training. Young suffered […]

Right-hander Elieser Hernandez is back on the open market, according to his MLB.com transaction tracker. The Braves designated the veteran reliever for assignment ahead of their Wild Card matchup against the Phillies. Righty Ricky Vanasco was also DFAed with Rowdy Tellez and Luke Williams joining the 40-man roster. Once Carlos Carrasco signed overseas, Hernandez emerged as the […]

The non-stop action of the first two playoff slates will slow considerably until the weekend. Three sweeps mean there is only one game tonight. The Phillies and Braves will decide their series at 7 pm CT. 1. Red Sox voice concerns about approach after sweep A lot went wrong for Boston, but manager Chad Tracy’s […]

Reds pitching coach Derek Johnson, who has been away from the team for personal reasons, will not return to the club in 2027, president of baseball operations Nick Krall announced this morning (via FOX 19’s Charlie Goldsmith). “Derek Johnson took a personal leave of absence in June of this year and will not be returning. […]

Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins spoke with the Toronto beat on Wednesday, addressing various aspects of the roster. Shi Davidi of Sportsnet was among those to relay the comments, which Jays fans are encouraged to give a full read. Atkins was most notably noncommittal about the second base position, where Ernie Clement started 107 games […]

Right-hander Lyon Richardson elected free agency after being outrighted by the Brewers, according to the MLB.com transaction log. Milwaukee designated him for assignment last Friday. Richardson got a couple brief big league stints this season. He made two appearances for the Reds in the first half and tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings for Milwaukee on August […]

The Diamondbacks will show interest in bringing Michael Soroka back in free agency, reports John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7 FM. The feeling is mutual, as the righty told reporters (including Alex Weiner of Arizona Sports) he’d “absolutely love to return” after the Snakes were eliminated on the final day of the regular season. Soroka had […]

2026 was undoubtedly a massive disappointment for the Mets. They came in with championship aspirations and a huge payroll. They quickly fell out of contention and were sellers at the deadline. There are reasons for hope about the future, however. The club played fairly well in the second half, there is an emerging young core […]

With the regular season in the books, MLBTR is taking a position-by-position look at the 2026-27 free agent market. Next up are the center fielders. There are no slam-dunk everyday options — MLBTR’s Anthony Franco took a look at the trend of underwhelming center field classes a couple weeks ago — but there are some […]

The Astros announced Wednesday that outfielder Daulton Varsho underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left wrist. He’d been plagued by a pair of cysts in that wrist, which had become increasingly uncomfortable as the final stretch of the season inched toward its conclusion. Varsho finished the season on the injured list and wasn’t on the Wild […]

The Red Sox are going to remove outfielder Roman Anthony from their roster due to his hand injury. He has multiple new strains in his hand and re-aggravation of the injury he dealt with earlier this year. Curtis Mead and Anthony Seigler are candidates to replace him. The league has not yet approved the transaction. […]

Tigers manager A.J. Hinch and president of baseball operations Scott Harris addressed the media earlier this week (video link via the Tigers on X). The duo outlined offseason plans and provided details on the outlook for 2027. The infield, particularly from a defensive perspective, was a frequent topic of discussion. The matchup-conscious Tigers have shuffled […]

Veteran left-hander Joe Mantiply is a free agent, per his MLB.com transactions page. The reliever was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays last week. Mantiply passed through waivers unclaimed. He’d been outrighted before, so he had the option to reject a minor league assignment and choose free agency. Mantiply closed the 2025 campaign in […]

The Cardinals spent most of the 2025 season searching for a solution at third base. The Opening Day starter, Nolan Gorman, was demoted by June. Offseason acquisition Ramon Urias was injured for most of the year. St. Louis trotted out four different players for 70+ plate appearances at third base. None produced an OPS above […]

Outfielder Jesús Sánchez cleared waivers after being designated for assignment by the Diamondbacks and was assigned outright to Triple-A Reno, per the team’s transaction log at MLB.com. He’ll have the right to become a free agent, which he’ll surely take. Sánchez’s time with the Snakes was brief. Arizona claimed him off waivers on Sept. 14 […]

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Under the current postseason format (introduced in 2022), the winner of Game 1 in the Wild Card round is 15-1 in the series (h/t Jeff Passan of ESPN). The only team to lose the first game and win the series was the Yankees over the Red Sox in 2025. 1. Rice carries NY offense Cam […]

The Dodgers don’t begin their quest for a threepeat until the NLDS begins on Saturday, and the veteran team is benefiting from five full days off.  Freddie Freeman told the Orange County Register’s Bill Plunkett and other media that he loves having the time “to really work on mechanics of my swing, and my knee’s […]

Now that the season is over, we’ll start seeing several players choose to become minor league free agents.  Major League free agents (i.e. players with six-plus years of big league service time) will hit the open market five days after the end of the World Series, but eligible minor leaguers can already start electing free […]

The Yankees crushed the Red Sox in a 9-0 rout in Game 1 of the Wild Card Series, putting Boston in immediate do-or-die mode in the best-of-three series.  The chances of a comeback will be more difficult if Roman Anthony isn’t available, and his status is now in question after an early exit in Game […]

2026 marked the first season of Tom Pohlad as the Twins’ designated control person, with Pohlad becoming his family’s representative in league ownership matters and the franchise’s executive chair.  Derek Falvey’s surprising departure as the president of baseball operations in January (and GM Jeremy Zoll becoming the new head of baseball ops) marked the first […]

We’ve already had a couple of notable Marlins-related items today on MLBTR, but Miami president of baseball operations Peter Bendix also shared updates on several injured players and the status of manager Clayton McCullough during today’s season wrap-up press conference.  (Fish On First’s Kevin Barral, MLB.com’s Christina De Nicola, and The Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson […]