Mlb Trade Rumors News Updates

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 »

Baltimore moved on from Brandon Hyde during the 2025 season, but they’ll replace him this year with another former catcher. New manager Craig Albernaz was a backstop for nine seasons in the minors. After his playing career wrapped up, he entered the coaching ranks. Albernaz’s first gig at the major-league… Read more »

Right-hander Grayson Rodriguez said in an interview on the show Foul Territory that he’s “throwing and feeling good” following August surgery to remove bone spurs in his elbow (h/t Andy Kostka of the Baltimore Banner for reporting on Rodriguez’s comments). The newly minted Angel added that he considered surgery in… Read more »

The Brewers have inked righty JB Bukauskas to a minor league deal, reports Matt Eddy of Baseball America. Bukauskas had a non-roster invite to Spring Training with Milwaukee last season, but missed the entire year with a lat injury. It’s the same issue that cost him much of the 2024… Read more »

“I would love to be back here.  I would love to be here for the rest of my career,” Zac Gallen told Arizona Sports’ Alex Weiner and other reporters during a recent community event in Phoenix.  As to whether a new contract with the Diamondbacks is possible, Gallen was more… Read more »

Frank Anderson is leaving the University of Tennessee’s coaching staff for an unspecified role on the Giants’ coaching staff, according to Baseball America’s Jacob Rudner.  Anderson had been working as the Volunteers’ pitching coach since 2017, and was acting as the interim head coach after Tony Vitello left the team… Read more »

11:46AM: Tarnok will earn $1.5MM in guaranteed money, MLB Trade Rumors’ Steve Adams reports, with close to $500K in incentive bonuses attached to the contract. 10:12AM: The Hiroshima Carp have signed right-hander Freddy Tarnok and re-signed infielder Elehuris Montero to contracts for the 2026 season, the team announced.  The terms… Read more »

The Giants have re-signed infielder Osleivis Basabe to a new minor league contract, Baseball America’s Matt Eddy reports.  Basabe spent 2025 in San Francisco’s organization and was outrighted off the team’s 40-man roster in June.  Since he wasn’t added back to the 40-man before the end of the season, Basabe… Read more »