MLB Trade Rumors

The Blue Jays announced this morning that the club has exercised its two-year club option on the services of veteran right-hander Chad Green. Green will now earn $21MM total across the 2024 and 2025 seasons. Green signed an unusual contract with Toronto this past offseason that afforded the club a three-year, $27MM team option, which if declined would offer Green a one-year, … [Read more...] about Blue Jays Exercise Two-Year Club Option On Chad Green

Buck Showalter is one of “several finalists” to be the Angels’ next manager, MLB Network’s Jon Morosi reports (via X).  Reports have linked Showalter to Anaheim’s vacancy for almost a month, just a few days after the Mets announced that the veteran skipper wouldn’t be back in their dugout next season.  Morosi’s update would seemingly imply that the Angels have moved into at … [Read more...] about Managerial/Coaching Notes: Showalter, Kotsay, Ramos, Hudgens

Right-handed pitcher Yariel Rodriguez has officially been declared a free agent by Major League Baseball, reports Francys Romero (X link). He is now free to sign with an MLB team. Rodriguez became one of the more intriguing options on the pitching market when he was granted a release from his contract with NPB’s Chunichi Dragons a month ago. He has been conducting showcases for … [Read more...] about Report: MLB Grants Yariel Rodriguez Free Agency

The Blue Jays informed reporters that second baseman Whit Merrifield has become a free agent (relayed by Kaitlyn McGrath of the Athletic). Both parties declined their end of the $18MM mutual option in his contract. Merrifield will collect a $500K buyout and head to the open market for the first time. Toronto acquired Merrifield, who turns 35 in January, from the Royals at the … [Read more...] about Blue Jays, Whit Merrifield Decline Mutual Option

We’re a few days from the beginning of the offseason, with the World Series concluding no later than Saturday. One of the first orders of business is the qualifying offer, which will have to be issued within five days of the beginning of the offseason. A player is eligible for a qualifying offer if they have never received one before and spent the entire season with the same … [Read more...] about Previewing Qualifying Offer Decisions: Position Players