2025-26 Off-season (non-Nats)

[Natsinpwc]

Matt Strahm traded to Royals.

Clearing salary to sign JTR.  They still have Alvarado and Banks as lefties. And Keller and Duran to close things out. Wish him well.  Good dude.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

gonna post before I fact check, but I think Strahm broke in with the Royals.

edit - yes, in relief

[imref]

Orioles send quite the haul to Tampa for three years of Shane Baz:

OF Slater de Brun, #6
C Caden Bodine, #10
RHP Michael Forret, #11
OF Austin Overn, #30
Competitive balance round A pick

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Orioles send quite the haul to Tampa for three years of Shane Baz:

OF Slater de Brun, #6
C Caden Bodine, #10
RHP Michael Forret, #11
OF Austin Overn, #30
Competitive balance round A pick

first bad start, the headline will be " Baz Off"

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Cope alert: Astros, Pirates, and Rays in 3 way: anderson brito, jacob Melton  to rays, b lowe, jake magnum, and mason montgomery to pirates, and  Mike Burrows to Astros.

[imref]

Rays are quite busy

[Count Walewski]

Tick tock. Munetaka Murikami has 2 days left to sign. Pretty much radio silence as far as credible rumors about where he will go. Will it be back to Japan?

[Slateman]

Tick tock. Munetaka Murikami has 2 days left to sign. Pretty much radio silence as far as credible rumors about where he will go. Will it be back to Japan?

Hes curre tly in NYC

[imref]

Hes curre tly in NYC

must have been a layover on the way to Chicago.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/12/white-sox-to-sign-munetaka-murakami.html

[JCA-CrystalCity]

2 years, $17 million AAV.

Young enough to "prove it" then cash in on a bigger score (or not if he Yoshidas).

[Lintyfresh85]

Market really cratered for kid. Hope he proves the doubters wrong on hitting velocity/high spin rate

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Market really cratered for kid. Hope he proves the doubters wrong on hitting velocity/high spin rate

I wonder if Okamoto can beat that. Murakami was the one thought to be getting a better contract, but Okamoto I think is supposed to be able to hit hard stuff. At 29,  a 3 or 4 year contract would be reasonable.

[varoadking]

Red Sox to acquire Willson Contreras from Cards

[imref]

Red Sox to acquire Willson Contreras from Cards

There had been rumblings of him going to the Mets. Maybe they go for Lowe now.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Red Sox to acquire Willson Contreras from Cards

a 4/5 starter who pitched in the majors and 2 prospects

[nobleisthyname]

Isn't Hunter Dobbins the guy whose dad told him a fake story about the Yankees cutting him and now holds a grudge against them ever since?

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Isn't Hunter Dobbins the guy whose dad told him a fake story about the Yankees cutting him and now holds a grudge against them ever since?

yes

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Imai has until1/2/26 and I think so does Okamoto

[Elvir Ovcina]

yes

He's also probably a reliever long-term.  I saw him in the Spring Breakout game this year and he was filthy coming out; when got hit when he was starting to mix in stuff besides pumping 92-mph sliders at the front knees of lefties.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

I'm guessing 1000 people have beat me to this observation, but  the Padres new infielder needs to use "Song Sung Blue" as his walk-up music.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/12/padres-to-sign-sung-mun-song.html

[JCA-CrystalCity]

a 4/5 starter who pitched in the majors and 2 prospects

Apparently the big get for St L is the 19 year old A level prospect arm, Fajardo. Dobbins is sort of the high floor low ceiling guy who can immediately help;

[imref]

Mets send Jeff McNeil to Oakland...eh...Sacramento.

Mets are going to look very different next year.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Luke Weaver to the Mets, reportedly for 2 years, $22 million.
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/12/mets-finalizing-deal-with-luke-weaver.html

[imref]

Ryan O’Hearn to Pittsburgh. 2/$29M

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Ryan O’Hearn to Pittsburgh. 2/$29M

nice signing.