Mlb Trade Rumors News Updates

The Orioles are expected to add Dustin Lind as hitting coach, reports Jake Rill of MLB.com, among others. The club has yet to announce the move. Lind would be the first hire for new manager Craig Albernaz. Lind began his coaching career in 2018 as a minor league quality assurance… Read more »

The Braves are expected to move two executives into assistant general manager roles, reports David O’Brien of The Athletic. Michael Schwartze will be promoted to assistant GM, player personnel. Adam Sonabend will be promoted to assistant GM, major league operations. Prior to coming to Atlanta, Schwartze spent seven years with… Read more »

Connor Dawson is heading home. The Kansas City-area native will join the Royals as a hitting coach, the team announced Friday. Dawson has been a hitting coach for the Brewers since 2022. Robert Murray of FanSided reported that Kansas City was adding Dawson to their coaching staff earlier this week.… Read more »

The Guardians announced that they have signed right-hander Carlos Hernández to a minor league deal with an invitation to big league camp. Prior to the official announcement, Aram Leighton of Just Baseball reported that the two sides were in agreement on a deal. Hernández, 29 in March, already has a… Read more »

Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro and general manager Ross Atkins met with the media this week to discuss various topics on the heels of the club’s 2025 season, which was mostly sweet but ended bitterly. Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet rounded up some of the pertinent details. Most notably, the Jays… Read more »

After missing the playoffs this year, the Mets are poised to aggressively shake up their pitching staff this winter. Their starters posted a 4.13 ERA this year, good for just 18th in baseball, and that’s in part due to the cautious approach they took to building their staff last year.… Read more »

November 7: Thompson will actually not become a minor league free agent, per Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He will stay in the Cards’ organization as part of the Triple-A Memphis roster. This appears to be because he spent the entire 2025 season on the major league injured… Read more »

The 119-loss Rockies were one of the worst teams in baseball history.  Can a front office shakeup (and an unexpected choice as the new baseball operations head) get the organization pointed in the right direction? Guaranteed Contracts Kris Bryant, 1B/OF: $78MM through 2028 Ezequiel Tovar, SS: $56.5MM through 2030 (includes… Read more »

MLB Trade Rumors’ annual Offseason Outlook series is back, as we break down what all 30 teams could have in store for their roster machinations this winter.  Going forward, the Outlook series is exclusive to Trade Rumors Front Office subscribers, and that link provides details on how to sign up for an… Read more »

The Braves on Friday announced the hiring of former Orioles interim manager Tony Mansolino as their new third base coach. He’ll take over for Fredi Gonzalez, whose departure from the staff was reported earlier in the week. Atlanta also hired former Giants pitching coach J.P. Martinez — not to be… Read more »