The calendar has flipped to February and the start of Spring Training is just a matter of days away. While some notable free agents (including nine of MLBTR’s Top 50 MLB Free Agents for the 2024-25 offseason) remain unsigned, most clubs have already done the heavy lifting in terms of preparing their roster for the 2025 season. In the coming days, we’ll be taking a look around … [Read more...] about Poll: Who’s Winning The Offseason In The NL Central?
Players Who Could Move To The 60-Day IL Once Spring Training Begins
Most of the clubs in the league currently have a full 40-man roster, which means that just about every transaction requires a corresponding move these days. Some extra roster flexibility is on the way, however. The 60-day injured list goes away five days after the World Series but comes back when pitchers and catchers report to spring training. Per R.J. Anderson of CBS Sports, … [Read more...] about Players Who Could Move To The 60-Day IL Once Spring Training Begins
What Other Competitive Balance Round Draft Picks Could Be Traded This Winter?
The Competitive Balance Rounds are a pair of bonus rounds within the MLB draft, designed to give an extra pick to the game’s smaller-market teams. Teams that fall within either the bottom 10 in revenues and market size are eligible, and since 2017, the league determined the eligible teams based on a formula involving market score, revenues, and winning percentage. The first … [Read more...] about What Other Competitive Balance Round Draft Picks Could Be Traded This Winter?
Pirates Win Arbitration Hearing Over Dennis Santana
The Pirates won their arbitration hearing with Dennis Santana, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand reports. Santana will earn $1.4MM in 2025, rather than the $2.1MM he was seeking from the arbitration panel. MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz projected Santana to earn a $1.8MM salary via arbitration this winter. Santana posted a 5.17 ERA in 149 2/3 innings across his first six Major League … [Read more...] about Pirates Win Arbitration Hearing Over Dennis Santana
MLBTR Podcast: Ryan Pressly To The Cubs, Bregman’s Future, And Jurickson Profar
The latest episode of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you subscribe as well! You can also use the player at this link to listen, if you don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcasts. This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Anthony Franco of MLB Trade Rumors to discuss… The Astros trading Ryan … [Read more...] about MLBTR Podcast: Ryan Pressly To The Cubs, Bregman’s Future, And Jurickson Profar