The New York Yankees and Francisco Lindor are a match made in the dreams of pinstripe-donning New Yorkers. Lindor fills a need at shortstop, he’s available for trade, and he’s one of the premier players in MLB.
Although short on top-end talent, there are a lot of good free agent starting pitchers in free agency. One such free agent is Jose Quintana.
The New York Mets landed a veteran, proven starting pitcher on Wednesday. Marcus Stroman, who sat out the 2020 season, accepted his qualifying offer to lock him in to the 2021 season with the Mets, but that doesn’t take New York out of the starter free agent market.
The 2020 MLB offseason is right around the corner and free agency promises to shake up the competitive balance yet again. A shortened 2020 campaign helped many players improve their numbers due to having a smaller workload. Therefore, their profiles also became more impressive while their value increased. Similarly, some players suffered, which will lead some teams to complete almost bargain deals with productive players.
The Philadelphia Phillies are heading into an offseason with a long list of questions to answer once again. The furore over the Bryce Harper pursuit and the J.T. Realmuto trade have not reaped the desired rewards. Realmuto and Didi Gregorius, two of their top five most valuable hitters in 2020, are both heading for free agency.
New York Yankees left-handed starting pitcher James Paxton is a free agent this offseason. Despite a troubled 2020, Paxton will have plenty of landing spots to choose from.
The Houston Astros face an important offseason. Gerrit Cole departed last winter, and they face the prospect of an outfield clearout this time round with George Springer, Michael Brantley and Josh Reddick all heading for free agency.
New York Yankees ace Luis Severino was scratched from a Spring Training start on Tuesday and is unlikely to be available for Opening Day of the 2019 MLB season.
It may not be until 2021 that the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Players’ Union and Major League Baseball expires, but there is a definite shadow being cast by that deadline which can be observed throughout the game.
Centre fielder Aaron Hicks has signed a seven-year, $70 million contract extension with the New York Yankees, as first reported by Jack Curry.
Superstar infielder Manny Machado has agreed to join the San Diego Padres, as reported by Jeff Passan.
Philadelphia Phillies and starter Aaron Nola agreed to a contract extension prior to an arbitration hearing this week, as reported by Jeff Passan.
Philadelphia Phillies sent catcher Jorge Alfaro to the Miami Marlins in the deal that saw All-Star J.T. Realmuto go the other way.
When the New York Yankees bounced out of the 2018 MLB playoffs to the Boston Red Sox, they went out with a whimper. To lose is one thing, to lose to your rivals is another, but to lose to your rivals in such a disappointing fashion and then sit at home, kissing your wounds while watching them coast to another championship – their second since your last.
Swiss-army knife Marwin Gonzalez is one of several big-name, unsigned free agents. The former Houston Astro could fit on almost any Major League roster, but interest has been relatively limited thus far.
