I'm surprised they moved Josh Naylor he turned to be a solid player
Walker Buehler, Red Sox agree to 1-year, $21M deal
Andrew McCutchen returns to Pirates on one-year deal worth 5 million
Joc Pederson, Rangers agree to 2-year deal worth $37M
LHP Sean Manaea returns to Mets on 3-year, $75M deal
D-backs, RHP Corbin Burnes agree to 6 years, $210M.
Dodgers agree to deal with Korean infielder Hyeseong Kim.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are in agreement with Korean infielder Hyeseong Kim on a 3-year, $12.5 million contract, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday.Kim, 25, was posted by the Kiwoom Heroes on Dec. 5, marking Friday as a deadline to sign with a major league team. He's known an an elite defender at multiple positions as he played second, short, third and in the outfield for the Heroes over his 8-year run with the team.
His current fit with the Dodgers could be as a super utility guy, depending on what other moves the team makes this winter. Kim is a career .304 hitter with 37 home runs and 211 stolen bases in 953 games while playing in the KBO. His speed alone can impact games, especially with the newer MLB rules that place an emphasis on base stealing.
The deal includes team options for 2028 and 2029, while the Dodgers also have to pay a $2.5 million release fee to Kiwoom. Per rules, the release fee is 20 percent of the total package.
Orioles sign RHP Charlie Morton to 1-year deal.
Justin Verlander agrees to 1-year deal with Giants.
Right-hander Justin Verlander and the San Francisco Giants are in agreement on a one-year, $15 million contract, sources told ESPN on Tuesday, continuing the future Hall of Famer's career at age 42 in one of the pitcher-friendliest stadiums in baseball.Verlander, entering his 20th major league season, is considered perhaps the best pitcher of his generation, with the most innings pitched, strikeouts and wins among active players. A three-time Cy Young Award winner, Verlander is coming off the worst season of his career and joins a Giants team likewise looking for better results than 2024. The deal is pending a physical.
Shoulder and neck injuries limited Verlander to 17 starts, and over his last seven he posted an 8.10 ERA. With a falling strikeout rate and climbing home run rate, Verlander began to show signs of aging after a career in which he seemed impervious to it.
The first Team Power Rankings of 2025 feature the defending World Series champions at the top spot and three NL East teams in the top 5
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Astros' Framber Valdez reach deals.
NEW YORK -- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays avoided a salary arbitration hearing when the first baseman agreed to a one-year, $28.5 million contract, sources told ESPN on Thursday.Houston Astros left-hander Framber Valdez also agreed to a one-year contract for $18 million, sources told ESPN.
Guerrero and Valdez can become free agents after the World Series.
Jesse Winker, Mets agree to one-year contract.
Outfielder Jesse Winker and the New York Mets have agreed on a one-year deal, according to multiple reports Thursday.L
Winker, 31, will return to the Mets after the club acquired him in a trade from the Washington Nationals at the deadline last summer. The deal is pending Winkler passing a physical, according to reports.
He signed a minor-league deal with Washington coming off an injury-plagued 2023 campaign with the Milwaukee Brewers. He thrived with the rebuilding Nationals, hitting 11 home runs with a .257/.374/.419 slash line, which made him an attractive trade candidate for contending teams seeking a left-handed bat.
The Mets acquired him for minor-league right-hander Tyler Stuart, and he batted .243 with three home runs and a .683 OPS in 44 games with New York.
With Juan Soto and Brandon Nimmo slated to start in the corner outfield spots, Winker figures to spend most of his time as the designated hitter against right-handed pitchers in 2025 with Starling Marte, as it stands, getting DH starts against lefties.
The Mets and homegrown star Pete Alonso, who remains one of the top free agents on the market, still have not been able to come to an agreement despite mutual interest, according to sources. Alonso, a four-time All-Star, was drafted by the Mets in 2016.
Mets, LHP A.J. Minter reportedly agree to 2-year deal, per multiple reports.
