MLB Trade Rumors

9:40am: Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic reports that the fifth year on Rodriguez’s contract is a player option valued at $6MM. If Rodriguez declines that option, the team will then have the ability to exercise a $10MM club option. That could take the contract to $36MM over five years, though Francys Romero reports that the total money can climb as high as $40MM, which suggests … [Read more...] about Blue Jays Announce Yariel Rodriguez Deal, Designate Otto Lopez For Assignment

Arbitrators ruled in favor of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in his hearing versus the Blue Jays, reports Shi Davidi of Sportsnet (X link). The slugging first baseman will be paid at the $19.9MM rate sought by his camp at PRIME. The team had submitted an $18.05MM filing figure. Guerrero’s arbitration case was the most significant of any this offseason. Of the players who went to a … [Read more...] about Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Wins Arbitration Hearing Against Blue Jays

The Blue Jays, Pirates, Reds, Red Sox, and Yankees have all shown interest in veteran second baseman/left fielder Tony Kemp, FanSided’s Robert Murray reports.  These are the first teams linked to Kemp this offseason, as the 32-year-old is a free agent for the first time in his career. One of the few experienced players on a young and rebuilding A’s team, Kemp has spent the last … [Read more...] about Tony Kemp Getting Interest From Five Teams

With David Rubenstein’s ownership group set to buy the Orioles, there have been some inevitable questions about which MLB team might be the next to be put onto the market.  The Twins can be firmly removed from that discussion, as Joe Pohlad told Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune that “we are not considering [selling].  We are in it for the long term.” Carl Pohlad … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: Twins, Pohlad, Turner, Suter, Rockies, Marlins

The Blue Jays have heard from teams looking to buy low on right-hander Alek Manoah following a disastrous 2023 season throughout the winter, but Jon Morosi of MLB Network tweets that the Jays have been telling interested parties they expect Manoah to be in the 2024 rotation and do not plan to move him. By now, the highs and lows of Manoah’s 2022-23 campaigns are … [Read more...] about Blue Jays Turning Away Trade Interest In Alek Manoah, Expect Him To Be In 2024 Rotation