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Mets Notes: Rotation, Senga, Second Base
The Mets’ rotation was one of the worst in MLB this season, sitting 23rd with a 4.47 ERA, 22nd with 791 innings pitched and 24th with a 9.1% walk rate. Only four Mets pitchers reached 100 innings: Nolan McLean (179 2/3), Sean Manaea (150 2/3), Christian Scott (110) and Freddy Peralta (113 2/3), the latter […]
Report: Marlins Don’t Plan To Trade Sandy Alcantara In Offseason
The Marlins have no plans to trade right-hander Sandy Alcantara this offseason, per reporting from Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald. 2026 was the final guaranteed year of Alcantara’s deal but he can be retained for 2027 via a $21MM club option or sent to free agency via a $2MM buyout. It appears the most […]
Royals To Replace Hitting Coach Alec Zumwalt
The Royals are planning to replace hitting coach Alec Zumwalt, reports Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. He’s being reassigned within the organization and not fired, however. Zumwalt will continue on in his role as the team’s senior director of hitting performance but apparently won’t be in uniform and working with the big league staff on […]
Tyler Wade Announces Retirement
Utilityman Tyler Wade is hanging up his spikes. The nine-year veteran announced his retirement on Instagram yesterday. Wade played for the Yankees, Angels, Athletics, and Padres during his big-league career. He spent this past season in the Rangers organization. Wade was taken by the Yankees in the fourth round of the 2013 draft. He moved […]
Padres To Activate Joe Musgrove
12:20 pm: Catcher Rodolfo Duran was shifted to the 60-day IL, per his MLB.com transactions tracker. That clears a 40-man spot for Musgrove. Duran went on the minor league IL in mid-September. His injury has yet to be reported. 11:46 am: Right-hander Joe Musgrove has made the Padres’ postseason roster for the Wild Card round, per […]
Tigers To Part Ways With Two Coaches
The Tigers are expected to make two coaching changes involving the major league staff. Assistant pitching coach Juan Nieves and first base coach Anthony Sanders will not be back with the club, reports Cody Stavenhagen and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Nieves has been with the Tigers since 2021. He’s worked under pitching coach Chris […]
Yankees Designate Alexander Cornielle For Assignment
The Yankees activated designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton from the 60-day IL, per a team announcement. He’s on the Wild Card roster against the Red Sox. To clear a 40-man spot for Stanton, the club designated right-hander Alexander Cornielle for assignment. Cornielle made his MLB debut in the second game of Friday’s doubleheader against the Orioles. […]
Garrett Crochet Included On Red Sox’ Wild Card Roster
The Red Sox announced their roster for the Wild Card round and it includes left-hander Garrett Crochet. He has been officially reinstated from the 60-day injured list. Right-hander Justin Slaten has been transferred onto the 60-day IL to open a 40-man spot for Crochet. The roster does not include outfielder Braiden Ward. Crochet has been […]
Braves To Select Rowdy Tellez, Luke Williams
The Braves announced their roster for the 2026 NL Wild Card round of postseason play this morning, and it included a pair of non-roster infielders: Rowdy Tellez and Luke Williams. Despite not being on the 40-man roster, both players were eligible for postseason inclusion by virtue of the fact that they were in the organization […]
Aaron Judge Left Off Yankees’ Wild Card Roster
The Yankees will head into battle against the Red Sox without the two-time reigning MVP. Aaron Judge will not be on New York’s roster for the Wild Card round, as first reported by Jack Curry of YES Network. The outfielder is dealing with a calf strain. Judge will have to wait until the ALDS to […]
The Opener: Luzardo, Judge, Game 1 Starters
Both Chicago teams are in the playoffs for the first time since the shortened 2020 season. As Jon Morosi of MLB Network points out, Tuesday is just the ninth time ever that the White Sox and Cubs have played a postseason game on the same day. 1. Luzardo to start Game 1 The Phillies will […]
Rangers’ Chris Young On Offseason, Seager, Jung
The Rangers recorded their third straight sub-.500 season in 2026, yet their 80-82 record was almost enough to win the lackluster American League West. The division ultimately went to the 81-81 Astros, who became the first team in the 31-year-old Wild Card era to clinch a playoff spot without finishing over .500. After his team […]
Angels Notes: Mozeliak, Suzuki, Trout
The Angels just wrapped up their first 100-loss season and extended their league-worst playoff drought to 12 years, but fans are optimistic over a change in ownership. Arte Moreno, who purchased the Angels in 2003, recently agreed to sell a majority stake in the franchise to Stan Kroenke. While the sale is not expected to […]
Mariners Prefer To Hire Experienced Manager; Torey Lovullo On Radar
The Mariners and manager Dan Wilson came within a game of winning the franchise’s first American League pennant a year ago, but he is now out of a job after a bitterly disappointing 2026. Despite lofty preseason expectations and a bevy of talent, the Mariners went 76-86 and finished with the AL’s fourth-worst record. Even […]
Corbin Burnes Not Expected To Need Shoulder Surgery
Right-hander Corbin Burnes has gone through a pair of injury-ravaged seasons since he joined the Diamondbacks on a seven-year, $210MM deal before the 2025 campaign. Burnes underwent Tommy John surgery in June 2025, limiting him to 11 starts and 64 1/3 innings in the first year of the contract. He then suffered a teres major […]
Ryan Jeffers Open To Staying With Twins, Plans To Test Free Agency
Catcher Ryan Jeffers has been with the Twins since they took him in the second round of the 2018 draft, but his time with the organization may be nearing an end. While the soon-to-be free agent is open to staying in Minnesota, he is eager to test the market during the offseason. “I’ve worked too […]
Blue Jays Interested In Seiya Suzuki
The Blue Jays didn’t make the playoffs this year, so they are already in offseason mode. Mitch Bannon of The Athletic reports that the Jays are expected to pursue outfielder Seiya Suzuki when he hits free agency about a month from now. Bannon adds that Toronto will probably check in on NPB star Teruaki Sato, […]
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Steve Adams Hello! Sorry for not getting the queue for early questions opened up sooner. We’ll get going at 3pm CT, but feel free to send in questions ahead of time. Good afternoon! We’ll go for about an hour, though I’ll have to pause temporarily for a few minutes at some point, as my two-year-old […]
Mariners Dismiss Four Coaches
The Mariners aren’t bringing manager Dan Wilson back in 2027, and they announced today that they’re cleaning house on the coaching staff, too. Bench coach Manny Acta, infield coach Perry Hill, hitting coach Kevin Seitzer and first base coach Eric Young Jr. will all be replaced in the offseason, according to the Mariners. “I will […]
Cardinals Claim Chase Hampton
The Cardinals announced Monday that they’ve claimed right-hander Chase Hampton off waivers from the Nationals. Their 40-man roster now has 39 players. Washington designated Hampton for assignment Saturday, just two weeks after claiming him off waivers from the Yankees. Hampton just turned 25 last month. The 2022 sixth-rounder out of Texas Tech was Baseball America’s […]
Luis Arraez Will Not Be On Phillies’ Wild Card Roster
The Phillies made the postseason but they will try to fend off Atlanta in the Wild Card round without a key bat. Manager Don Mattingly has informed reporters, including Todd Zolecki of MLB.com, that infielder Luis Arraez will not be on the roster. Fellow infielder Otto Kemp will be taking his place. Arraez departed Thursday’s […]
Pitching Coaches Pete Maki, Luis Ramirez Will Not Return To Twins
The Twins announced Monday that they will not renew the contracts of pitching coach Pete Maki or assistant pitching coach Luis Ramirez. Assistant athletic trainer Jason Kirkman is also being let go. The rest of the coaching and training staff is expected back in 2027, per the club. Maki and former Twins pitching coach Wes […]
Kyle Bradish To Undergo Hernia Surgery
Orioles righty Kyle Bradish will undergo hernia surgery tomorrow, president of baseball operations Mike Elias announced at his end-of-season press conference (via Jacob Calvin Meyer of the Baltimore Sun). Bradish was dealing with a hernia over his final three starts of the season. The Orioles placed Bradish on the 15-day IL due to abdominal discomfort […]
Astros Outright Jason Alexander
Right-hander Jason Alexander cleared waivers after being designated for assignment by the Astros and has been assigned outright to their Triple-A affiliate, per the transaction log at MLB.com. He can reject the assignment in favor of free agency or accept to remain a depth option for the ‘Stros if injuries arise in the playoffs. He’ll […]
Submit Your Questions For This Week’s Episode Of The MLBTR Podcast
On the MLB Trade Rumors podcast, we regularly answer questions from our readers and listeners. With the next episode set for Wednesday, we’re looking for MLBTR’s audience to submit their questions and we’ll pick a few to answer. The regular season is now over and it’s time for the playoffs. Do you have a question […]