Mlb Trade Rumors News Updates

The Mets and Rangers are in the finishing stages of a surprising one-for-one trade that would send second baseman Marcus Semien to Queens in exchange for outfielder Brandon Nimmo, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports.  The Athletic’s Will Sammon reports that Nimmo has agreed to waive his no-trade clause to allow the… Read more »

The Braves announced that they have signed right-hander Joel Payamps to a one-year, $2.25MM deal.  Payamps is represented by Equity Baseball. After Payamps was designated for assignment by the Brewers in September, Atlanta stepped in to claim the righty on waivers, and Payamps logged two appearances and 2 2/3 innings… Read more »

The Angels’ trade of outfielder Taylor Ward for right-hander Grayson Rodriguez stands as one of the most notable and most surprising deals of the young offseason. The swap caught Ward himself off guard, as he told Sam Blum of The Athletic, but the outfielder expressed gratitude to the Halos and… Read more »

Every year, MLB’s non-tender deadline sees clubs allow some of their players who remain under team control to test the open market early, whether it be due to an increasing price tag in arbitration or a need for additional space on the club’s 40-man roster. Previous seasons have seen a… Read more »

Ryan Helsley is drawing interest from clubs as a starting pitcher, and the Tigers are among the teams who have spoken to him about a possible move to the rotation according to a report from Ken Rosenthal, Cody Stavenhagen, and Katie Woo of The Athletic. It’s become a trend for… Read more »

The Orioles announced this morning that infielder Luis Vazquez has cleared outright waivers and accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A Norfolk. He’ll serve as non-roster depth for Baltimore heading into the 2026 season. Vazquez, 25, was acquired by the Orioles in a minor trade with the Cubs last offseason. A… Read more »

The Wei Chuan Dragons of Taiwan’s Chinese Professional Baseball League are posting right-hander Jo Hsi Hsu for MLB clubs, as noted by CPBL Stats. Hsu is considering a jump to either MLB or Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan this offseason. Hsu himself told reporters that he’s already visited Japan and… Read more »

Orioles president of baseball operations Mike Elias held a video conference with reporters (including Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com) on Friday to discuss both the team’s decisions at the non-tender deadline and several other topics, most notably the major one-for-one swap earlier this week that sent Grayson Rodriguez to the Angels… Read more »

Infielder-turned-pitcher Erick Mejia is back with the Nationals on a minor league deal, reports Matt Eddy of Baseball America. The former shortstop converted to pitching last season and reached Triple-A by the end of the year. After logging a single inning on the mound at Triple-A in 2024, Mejia truly began… Read more »

The Red Sox released catcher Yasmani Grandal earlier this month, reports Matt Eddy of Baseball America. Grandal stepped away from the organization back in June. There’s been no word regarding a potential retirement. Grandal joined Boston on a minor league deal in April. He played in 23 games at Triple-A,… Read more »