MLB Trade Rumors

Now that the season is over, we’ll start seeing several players choose to become minor league free agents. Major League free agents (i.e. players with six-plus years of big league service time) will hit the open market five days after the end of the World Series, but eligible minor leaguers can already start electing free agency. To qualify, these players must have been all … [Read more...] about Seven Players Elect Free Agency

Cody Bellinger will decline his $25MM player option and become a free agent, reports Jorge Castillo of ESPN. That was never much in doubt, as the outfielder will hit the open market after one strong season with the Yankees. He’ll collect a $5MM buyout, half of which will be paid by the Cubs. The Yanks had been tied to Bellinger in free agency and trade rumors for years. That … [Read more...] about Cody Bellinger To Opt Out Of Contract With Yankees

Aaron Judge’s massive postseason performance made it easy to forget he’s been dealing with a flexor strain in his right elbow since July. The slugger had multiple hits in all but one game across the first two rounds of the playoffs. Judge engineered a defining postseason moment in Game 3 against Toronto, smashing a game-tying homer off Louis Varland. With the Yankees now headed … [Read more...] about Yankees Notes: Judge, Bellinger, Volpe

Paul Goldschmidt is not ready to hang up his spikes yet. In speaking to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, the first baseman simply stated, “I love playing,” indicating that he intends to return for what would be his 16th major league season in 2026. Goldschmidt, who turned 38 in September, is a seven-time All Star and one of the best first basemen of his generation. He has … [Read more...] about Paul Goldschmidt Plans To Play In 2026