MLB free agency is upon us, with the league’s on Monday in Dallas. The name on everyone’s lips is Juan Soto, but he’s this winter.
Here’s a quick look at where things stand so far this offseason:
New York Yankees general manager Brian Cahsman said at baseball’s winter meetings Monday that he doesn’t regret last offseason.
The Yankees for Soto’s services on Sunday, leaving the Yankees to go to Plan B for their offseason. The Yankees ultimately traded a package of veterans and prized prospects for a year of Soto’s services.
“Listen, the Mets got a great player, so congratulations to them,” . “Our work continues as we focus on our team and how to reconfigure. Our efforts on a year-in, year-out basis don’t change. We’re always trying to be the best team we possibly can be so we can get into the playoffs and take a shot at the World Series, so we’ll just obviously get back at it.”
As for the trade for Soto? Cashman says the Yankees are sorry only that they couldn’t cash the deal in via a World Series championship. The Yankees lost in the World Series to the Dodgers in five games.
“We went in with eyes wide open,” Cashman said. “We recognized he was a significant talent and he was going to upgrade us, and he did. It’s not a deal we regret.
“He impacted us in a heavy way. I’m just sorry we fell short in the World Series, but he — with others — had a great part in getting us where we did, becoming American League champs in 2024.”
Since the end of the World Series, , headlined by the Dodgers and Blake Snell . The Mets and Frankie Montas are also , while the A’s signed Luis Severino to — the largest guaranteed contract in franchise history.
Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki as the league’s winter meetings got underway, . Sasaki’s posting now opens a 45-day window, which begins Tuesday and runs through 5 p.m. ET on Jan. 23. Every MLB team is now allowed to attempt to sway the 23-year-old talent to sign when the international amateur signing period opens Jan. 15.
Because Sasaki is younger than 23, he is not eligible for the kind of deal his countryman, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, signed last year. Instead, he is limited to the international bonus pools, which are typically used to sign .
Waiting until 2025 will carry significant financial benefits for both Sasaki and his current team, the Chiba Lotte Marines of NPB. The international bonus pools reset when the new signing period starts in 2025, with . Sasaki will get more money by waiting, and that matters to the Marines because the posting fee they receive will be .
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Juan Soto joining Mets on $765M deal
It’s Juan Soto to the New York Mets via the richest known deal in the history of sports.
The New York Yankees slugger received the most anticipated payday of the offseason on Sunday, agreeing to a 15-year, $765 million deal with the Mets, according to multiple reports.
For full details on the record-shattering contract, .
Tue, December 10, 2024 at 5:15 AM GMT+1Yankees GM Brian Cashman doesn’t ‘regret’ trading for Juan Soto
New York Yankees general manager Brian Cahsman said at baseball’s winter meetings Monday that he doesn’t regret last offseason.
The Yankees lost a free-agent bidding war to the crosstown Mets for Soto’s services on Sunday, leaving the Yankees to go to Plan B for their offseason. The Yankees ultimately traded a package of veterans and prized prospects for a year of Soto’s services.
“Listen, the Mets got a great player, so congratulations to them,” . “Our work continues as we focus on our team and how to reconfigure. Our efforts on a year-in, year-out basis don’t change. We’re always trying to be the best team we possibly can be so we can get into the playoffs and take a shot at the World Series, so we’ll just obviously get back at it.”
As for the trade for Soto? Cashman says the Yankees are sorry only that they couldn’t cash the deal in via a World Series championship. The Yankees lost in the World Series to the Dodgers in five games.
“We went in with eyes wide open,” Cashman said. “We recognized he was a significant talent and he was going to upgrade us, and he did. It’s not a deal we regret.
“He impacted us in a heavy way. I’m just sorry we fell short in the World Series, but he — with others — had a great part in getting us where we did, becoming American League champs in 2024.”
Mon, December 9, 2024 at 11:56 PM GMT+1Juan Soto’s former manager invoked a different Judge while discussing his reported deal
Padres manager Mike Shildt was thrilled for Juan Soto getting his massive deal reminding everyone that Judge Judy was earning $47 million a year: ‘And I don’t think she really threw a really good curveball or a slider.’’
Mon, December 9, 2024 at 10:36 PM GMT+1SP Alex Cobb, Tigers agree to 1-year deal
The 37-year-old Cobb made only five appearances between the regular season and postseason with the Guardians last season.
He pitched 16 1/3 innings over three regular-season starts, recording a 1.04 WHIP and 2.76 ERA. Cobb did not start his season until August after undergoing left hip surgery and dealing with an injured right shoulder.
Mon, December 9, 2024 at 9:29 PM GMT+1Juan Soto’s old manager speaks on his reported megadeal with Mets
Nationals manager Dave Martinez on how happy he is for Soto: “I love Juan. I can sit here and say that I’m the only manager who won the World Series with him. How about that?”
Mon, December 9, 2024 at 8:07 PM GMT+1RP Jordan Romano signs 1-year deal with Phillies
The 31-year-old Romano made only 15 appearances last season with the Blue Jays. His season was cut short in July after he underwent surgery to repair an impingement in his right elbow. Two months later, he was shut down for the year.
Over six years in Toronto, Romano recorded 105 saves in 229 2/3 innings pitched. He struck out 285 batters in 231 winnings with a 1.14 WHIP and a posted a .205 opponent batting average.
After allowing Jeff Hoffman and Carlos Estevez to walk in free agency, the Phillies begin reshaping their bullpen with the addition of Romano.
Mon, December 9, 2024 at 6:27 PM GMT+1Will Garrett Crochet be traded this week?Mon, December 9, 2024 at 6:07 PM GMT+1Are the Mets just getting started?Mon, December 9, 2024 at 4:27 PM GMT+1Roki Sasaki posted, opening 45-day negotiating window
Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki has been posted now that the MLB winter meetings are underway, .
Sasaki’s posting opens a 45-day window, which begins Tuesday and runs through 5 p.m. ET Jan. 23. Every MLB team is now allowed to attempt to sway the 23-year-old talent to sign when the international amateur signing period opens Jan. 15.
Because Sasaki is younger than 23, he is not eligible for the kind of deal his countryman, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, signed last year. Instead, he is limited to the international bonus pools, which are typically used to sign .
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Mon, December 9, 2024 at 4:04 PM GMT+1For the Yankees, losing Juan Soto to the Mets is about more than baseball
For 327 halcyon days, Juan Soto was a New York Yankee.
It was a glorious, swashbuckling tenure. One filled with swaggering acts of baseballing dominance — no-doubt homers and defiant bases on balls and gestures of love to hordes of adoring bleacher creatures. A perfect match, they said. Soto, a monumental player born to play for baseball’s most monumental outfit. In ALCS Game 5, with an at-bat for the ages and a swing for the books, Soto sent the Yankees to the World Series. It all felt like just the beginning.
Late Sunday night, that joyride came to a sudden, thudding and definitive end.
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Mets owner Steve Cohen extended an eye-popping, paradigm-shifting, 15-year, $765 million contract to make that possible. It is not just the largest deal in MLB history; . Cohen, one of the planet’s 100 richest souls, was willing to reach heretofore unthinkable heights to bring Soto to Queens. He outbid the Yanks, plain and simple.
Read the full story .
Mon, December 9, 2024 at 5:32 AM GMT+1It’s been a journey to the Mets for Juan Soto
Juan Soto posted this picture of himself at Citi Field to Instagram years back as a member of the Nationals.
Now, Soto is reportedly heading to Queens ➡️
Mon, December 9, 2024 at 5:17 AM GMT+1The Mets meant business
Juan Soto’s contract is more than TWICE as much as the second-richest contract the Mets have handed out 🤯
Mon, December 9, 2024 at 5:05 AM GMT+1Michael Conforto to Dodgers
Earlier Sunday, the Dodgers struck a deal with Michael Conforto, poaching him from the NL West rival Giants. Conforto is joining the World Series champion Dodgers on a one-year, $17 million contract, according to multiple reports.
Conforto’s is one of a number of deals already by the Dodgers, who kicked off the offseason in November by , also from the Giants.
For full details, .
Mon, December 9, 2024 at 4:51 AM GMT+1Blake Treinen remains with Dodgers
With the dust not yet settled on the news of the Juan Soto contract, news broke that reliever Blake Treinen has agreed to a contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 36-year-old righty will return to Los Angeles for his fifth season with the franchise, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
Right-handed reliever Blake Treinen and the Los Angeles Dodgers are in agreement on a contract, sources tell ESPN.
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Publish date : 2024-12-10 05:00:22
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