Mlb Trade Rumors News Updates

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… Read more »

On Sunday November 2nd, Rawlings announced the winners of their Gold Glove Award. Recognized as the best defensive players at their respective positions, this year’s class of honorees includes 12 previous winners of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award and 8 first-time winners. Max Fried, Steven Kwan and Ian Happ have… Read more »

The Braves are exercising their club option on left-hander Chris Sale, according to a report from Jon Heyman of The New York Post. Sale will make $18MM in 2026. The call to pick up Sale’s option for the 2026 campaign is surely one of the easiest option decisions any team… Read more »

The Yankees are exercising their club option on Tim Hill, according to a report from ESPN’s Jorge Castillo. Hill will return to New York on a $3MM salary in 2026. Castillo also reports that the Yankees are not picking up their club option on right-hander Jonathan Loaisiga. Loaisiga will head… Read more »

On the heels of an early morning posting announcement from Nippon Professional Baseball, here are three things we’ll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout the day today: 1. Blue Jays get to keep Bieber: Right-hander Shane Bieber made the surprising call to exercise his $16MM player… Read more »

Nippon Professional Baseball’s Seibu Lions announced overnight that they will post Kona Takahashi for MLB clubs this offseason. The news isn’t necessarily shocking, as it was reported back in August that the Lions were likely to post Takahashi this winter. Takahashi, 29 in February, pitched to a solid 3.04 ERA… Read more »

MLBTR's annual Top 50 Free Agents list comes out Thursday evening!  We'll also be launching our free agent prediction contest at that time. This week's subscriber mailbag covers possible Freddy Peralta and Sonny Gray trades, how the 2026-27 lockout might affect free agency this winter, where Bo Bichette will sign… Read more »

Shane Bieber has surprisingly exercised his $16MM option to remain with the Blue Jays, reports Jon Heyman of The New York Post. He’s passing on a $4MM buyout, so he’ll pick up an extra $12MM to remain in Toronto for a second season. The decision removes one of the better… Read more »

The White Sox remain amidst a full rebuild on the heels of their third straight 100-plus loss season. Unsurprisingly, they don’t seem to be in for an exciting winter. General manager Chris Getz downplayed the possibility of making any multi-year free agent pickups. “Free agency is an avenue to bring… Read more »

The Marlins will hire Chris Hess and Corbin Day as assistant hitting coaches. WEEI’s Rob Bradford first reported the Hess hiring, while Christina De Nicola of MLB.com was first on the Day addition. Derek Shoman, their assistant hitting coach from this past season, is leaving the organization to take the… Read more »