The #Pirates have emerged as an aggressive suitor for free-agent SP Framber Valdez, per @ken-rosenthal.bsky.social

The #Mariners are close to finalizing a trade with the #STLCards to acquire INF Brendan Donovan, per @katiejwoo.bsky.social

The #Athletics and SS Jacob Wilson have agreed to a 7 year, $70M contract extension that includes a club option for an eighth-year, per Jeff Passan

The #Braves have agreed to terms with free-agent LHP Martin Perez on a minor-league contract, per Aram Leighton

The #SFGiants have agreed to terms with free-agent OF Harrison Bader, per @ken-rosenthal.bsky.social

The #Mets have agreed to terms with free-agent RHP Craig Kimbrel on a minor-league contract, per @jonheyman.bsky.social

The #Guardians and INF Jose Ramirez have agreed to terms on a 7-year $175M contract extension, per Hector Gomez

The #Mets are acquiring SP Freddy Peralta and SP Tobias Myers from the #Brewers in exchange for RHP Brandon Sproat and INF Jett Williams, per @willsammon.bsky.social

The #Mets are “in talks” to acquire SP Freddy Peralta from the #Brewers, per @jonheyman.bsky.social

The #Angels have agreed to terms with free-agent INF Yoan Moncada, per @jonheyman.bsky.social

The #Mets have agreed to terms with free-agent RHP Luis Garcia, per Joel Sherman

The #Yankees have agreed to terms with free-agent OF Cody Bellinger, per Jeff Passan

The #Mets are acquiring OF Luis Robert Jr. from the #WhiteSox, per Jeff Passan

Free-agent OF Miguel Andujar is drawing “significant interest,” per Jon Heyman Heyman notes the following teams are “in play” for Andujar: #Rangers #Padres #STLCards #Reds #Cubs #Athletics

I could really go for a Tarik Skubal bump day right about now 😅

INF Elly De La Cruz rejected a contract offer from the #Reds that would’ve been the largest contract in CIN franchise history last spring, per @ctrent.bsky.social Joey Votto’s 10 year $225M contract is CIN’s current largest contract in franchise history.

The #Orioles have expressed interest in free-agent SP Justin Verlander, per @ken-rosenthal.bsky.social

The #MNTwins have agreed to terms with free-agent C Victor Caratini on a 2 year contract, per Robert Murray

The #Phillies are close to an agreement with free-agent C JT Realmuto, per @ken-rosenthal.bsky.social and @mattgelb.bsky.social

The #Dodgers have agreed to terms with free-agent OF Kyle Tucker, per Jeff Passan

The #BlueJays have made a “long-term offer” to free-agent OF Kyle Tucker, per Jesse Rogers

The #DBacks are acquiring 3B Nolan Arenado from the #STLCards, per Jeff Passan Arenado has waived his no-trade clause and will be a Diamondback.

The #Yankees have offered free-agent OF Cody Bellinger a 5 year contract worth between $155M and $160M without deferrals, per Bob Nightengale Bellinger continues to push for 7 years.

The #Reds have agreed to terms with free-agent RHP Pierce Johnson, per @jonheyman.bsky.social

The #Cubs have agreed to terms with free-agent INF Alex Bregman, per @jonheyman.bsky.social

Max Kepler has been suspended 80 games by Major League Baseball after testing positive for Epitrenbolone, a performance-enhancing substance, per an MLB announcement

The #Dodgers have agreed to terms with free-agent INF Andy Ibanez on a major league contract, per @kileymcd.bsky.social

#DBacks INF Ketel Marte will not be traded this offseason, per Ken Rosenthal

#Tigers SP Tarik Skubal filed his arbitration number at $32 million, per Mark Feinsand The Tigers filed at $19 million.

The #Cubs are acquiring RHP Edward Cabrera from the #Marlins in exchange for OF Owen Caissie and two other hitting prospects, per Jeff Passan

The #Cubs are close to acquiring RHP Edward Cabrera from the #Marlins, per Michael Cerami

The stove:

The #BlueJays resigning INF Bo Bichette is “increasingly unlikely,” per Ken Rosenthal

Projected 2026 fWAR leaders via Steamer: 1. Shohei Ohtani 7.9 2. Aaron Judge 6.8 3. Bobby Witt Jr. 6.4 4. Cal Raleigh 5.9 5. Tarik Skubal 5.9 6. Paul Skenes 5.7 7. Gunnar Henderson 5.6 8. Julio Rodriguez 5.6 9. Juan Soto 5.6 10. Garrett Crochet 5.6 Thoughts?

The #Rays are acquiring OF Justyn-Henry Malloy from the #Tigers in exchange for cash considerations, per a team announcement

The #Dodgers, #Yankees, #Mets, #Braves, and #RedSox are among the teams with interest in #Brewers SP Freddy Peralta, per @willsammon.bsky.social

The #Pirates have expressed interest in free-agent INF Eugenio Suarez, per Jason Mackey

The #Cubs have “checked in” on free-agent OF Cody Bellinger, per Jon Heyman

The #MNTwins have agreed to terms with free-agent INF Orlando Arcia on a minor-league contract, per Chris Cotillo

The #BlueJays have agreed to terms with Japanese international free-agent INF Kazuma Okamoto, per Jeff Passan

The #Astros have agreed to terms with Japanese international free-agent RHP Tatsuya Imai, per Jeff Passan

The #SFGiants are close to an agreement with free-agent SP Tyler Mahle, per Shayna Rubin

The #BlueJays have agreed to terms with free-agent RHP Nic Enright on a 2-year minor-league contract, per Alden Gonzalez Enright, 28, will spend 2026 rehabbing from Tommy John surgery.

The #WhiteSox have agreed to terms with free-agent OF Jarred Kelenic on a minor league contract, per Jesse Rogers

The #Reds have agreed to terms with free-agent RHP Yunior Marte on a minor-league contract, per @francysromero.bsky.social Marte, 30, spent the 2025 season in the NPB with the Chunichi Dragons—posting a 1.95 ERA over 32 1/3 IP with 25 Ks.

The #Angels have agreed to terms with free-agent RHP Kirby Yates, per @aria1exander.bsky.social

The #Angels have agreed to a buyout with INF Anthony Rendon, per @samblum3.bsky.social Rendon’s restructured contract will defer money in the range of three-to-five years and will free up cash LAA to use this winter.

The #WhiteSox have emerged as serious contenders for Japanese international free-agent RHP Tatsuya Imai, per Yahoo Japan