Juan Soto’s meetings with owners around the leagues have dominated headlines recently, but he’s not the only high-profile free agent or Scott Boras client setting up meetings with team contingents. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that left-hander Blake Snell has held recent meetings with both the Red Sox and Dodgers. The Blue Jays are also pursuing Snell, per Rosenthal’s … [Read more...] about Red Sox, Dodgers Have Met With Blake Snell
National League Non-Tenders: 11/22/24
The deadline to tender a contract to arbitration-eligible players is tonight at 7pm CT. Here’s a rundown of the players on National League teams that have been non-tendered today. This post will be updated as more decisions are revealed. MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz projected salaries for all players eligible for arbitration last month. All players who are non-tendered before … [Read more...] about National League Non-Tenders: 11/22/24
Dodgers Extend Tommy Edman
The Dodgers and super-utility man Tommy Edman have agreed to a five-year $74MM extension that runs from 2025 to 2029 and contains a club option for the 2030 season, the team has announced. ESPN’s Jeff Passan was first with the agreement. Per Passan, the option for 2030 is worth $13MM and comes with a $3MM buyout. The deal includes a $17MM signing bonus, and approximately a … [Read more...] about Dodgers Extend Tommy Edman
Latest On Juan Soto
While we’ve started to see some movement in the pitching market, with Blake Snell and Yusei Kikuchi both coming off the board this week, we’ve yet to see a prominent bat come off the board. Some of that is just the naturally slow pace of MLB’s free agency structure, but there’s also surely an element of Juan Soto holding things up to an extent. Fortunately, it doesn’t appear as … [Read more...] about Latest On Juan Soto
Angels Notes: Detmers, Further Additions, Anderson
With the Angels’ recent signing of left-hander Yusei Kikuchi to a three-year deal now officially announced, GM Perry Minasian spoke yesterday to reporters (including Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register) about the club’s 2025 rotation and their plans for the rest of the winter. Of note, Minasian suggested that with the addition of Kikuchi and fellow offseason addition … [Read more...] about Angels Notes: Detmers, Further Additions, Anderson