In less than a month, spring training camps will open in Arizona and Florida. There are still many free agents waiting to sign and sales candidates waiting to move. The activity will not be missing by the start of the camp. Here are the burning events on Thursday.
The cubs register on Pressly
The man of configuration of the astros and former closer Ryan Pressly is one year from the free agency and would have been on the commercial block this offseason. The teams have “checked” its availability, According to The Athletic. Other reports from The Athletic Indicates that the Cubs “appeared as a serious pretender” for Pressly. The two teams should finalize an agreement, then Pressly should give up her non-exchange clause for an agreement to materialize, but for the moment, this seems to be a real possibility that is treated there.
Pressly was closer to the astros from 2021 to 23 and recorded the World Series final in 2022, but he was removed from his duties last season for the benefit of the signatory of free agent Josh Hader.
The talks intensify between Alonso and the Blue Jays
The talks between the first goal player free agent Pete Alonso and the Blue Jays “advance” reports Sny. An agreement is not concluded and there is no guarantee that it will be, but to speak is something. Toronto won Anthony Santander earlier this week and can place it in the outdoor field in full time, Alonso and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. sharing the functions of first goal and DH. We ranked Alonso in the 11th row of the best free agents this winter.
The dishes, the longtime team of Alonso, would have offered him a three-year contract of value between 68 and $ 70 million earlier this month. Alonso would have proposed a short -term agreement to the dishes and only to the dishes, it is therefore possible that a contract with the Blue Jays is a long -term agreement. Toronto has struggled to convince the players to take their money in the past two years.
Astros remains engaged with Bregman
Surprisingly, the astros did not close the door to a meeting of Alex Bregman, reports USA Today. However, they are not optimistic that this happens and Bregman would have received two offers from unknown teams. Bregman’s re-sign could push Isaac Paredes to the second goal and Jose Altuve on the left field. We ranked Bregman as the third best free agent available this winter.
Houston would have offered Bregman six years and 156 million dollars earlier this offseason. When it was refused, they turned to Paredes and Christian Walker, who should play the third and first goal respectively. According to COT baseball contractsAstros have a payroll of $ 243 million for competitive tax purposes, a comfortable drop compared to the 264.8 million dollars from last year.
Dodgers remain interested in Kershaw
Even after having signed Roki Sasaki and Blake Snell, the Dodgers are in interest to sign Clayton Kershaw again, said general manager Brandon Gomes on Wednesday (via the County Orange register). Kershaw underwent an operation to an toe and a knee in November and is not yet getting rid of a mound. Gomes said Dodgers are looking to sign it again once he has completed his rehabilitation and would be ready to intervene. Mlb games.
Dodgers have an enviable depth of rotation, although Tyler Glasnow (elbow) and Yoshinobu Yamamoto (shoulder) missed long periods due to injuries last year, and Tony Gonsolin, Dustin May and Shohei Ohtani did not launch All in 2024 when they recovered from an operation at the elbow. . Kershaw is an icon of the franchise and there are not too many throws, especially for a pretender to the World Series.
Reds Pursuing Estévez
The Reds are in talks with the right -hander Carlos estévez, According to USA Today. The Blue Jays and the Cubs are said to be in the racing at the lifter free agent earlier this week. José Leclerc (athletics), AJ MINTER (METS), Tanner Scott (Dodgers) and Paul Sewald (Guardians) all concluded agreements during last week. The lift market begins to resume.
Cincinnati already has a fairly good approach in the person of Alexis DÃaz, even if there are not too many good lifts, and the enclosure of the lifts was a sensitive point in 2024. With three places of Wild Card per league , you don’t have to try Also Difficult to see the Reds succeed in the playoffs this season. We ranked Estévez 34th of the best autonomous players available this winter.
Padres and Twins talk about Vázquez’s commerce
The Padres and the Twins discussed an exchange involving the receiver Christian Vázquez earlier this offseason, reports The Athletic. An agreement is not imminent, even if the two parties seem to be motivated to continue the negotiations. It seems that the largest obstacle is the sum of money that Minnesota will use to facilitate trade. Vázquez owes $ 10 million in 2025, the last year of his contract.
San Diego lost Kyle Higashioka in favor of a free agency and, at least, needs a veteran replacement for Luis Campusano. Vázquez lost his job as a holder with the Twins for the benefit of Ryan Jeffers, and Minnesota can place Jair Camargo as a substitute receiver. For them, exchanging Vázquez would be a pure loss of salary. The paadres, however, would come closer or have reached their limit of wage bill.
Matzek will have a showcase Thursday
The left -handed free agent Tyler Matzek, who played for the brave during the 2021 qualifying series, will organize a showcase for the teams interested in California on Thursday, reports mlb.com. Matzek, 34, came back from an operation in Tommy John at the start of last season, then was arrested in May because of inflammation of the elbow and did not launch the rest of the year. He is now in good health and ready to show the teams that he can contribute in 2025. If the window is going well, a minor league contract with a pretender is probably envisaged.
