Right-hander Max Scherzer is drawing interest from the Toronto Blue Jays, according to Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet. The team is also reportedly
Spring training is less than a month away, but there is still plenty of MLB offseason business to tackle. A handful of notable players remain on the free-agent market, including Alex Bregman, Pete Alonso and Anthony Santander.
One Los Angeles Dodgers free agent had a pointed response to anyone arguing for MLB to institute a salary cap after the Dodgers signed free agent Roki Sasaki.
Cease had a strong first season with the Friars, accumulating a WAR of 4.8 and throwing a no hitter. He was worth the high price the Padres paid for him and will hopefully stay in brown and gold for a long time. He's enjoyed his time so far with the team and could easily help them get back to the postseason.
The Cubs tried to land Tanner Scott with a $66M offer, but the Dodgers swooped in with $72M, locking him in as their new closer.
A manager for the Mets for two seasons in the 1990s who played 10 seasons as a catcher for the Dodgers and Angels has passed away at age 83.
The Major League Baseball offseason charges on, just a day after news broke that Roki Sasaki has agreed to sign with the Dodgers. Plenty of quality free agents remain (free agent tracker) and there's always the trade market.
MLB Analyst Chris Young claimed San Diego Padres' rookie center fielder Jackson Merrill was more exciting to watch this season than two-time AL MVP Aaron Judge.
MLB didn't fully prove the Sasaki deal was above board, it just found no evidence behind the rumors of impropriety. However, it's not like the Dodgers had to sell Sasaki on them in private, either. The reason L.A. was always presented as the favorite was the team just made sense.
Takeaways on the teams, players, executives and more that have been among the stories of the offseason — for good reasons, and bad.
The mighty Dodgers, that Evil Empire on the West Coast, have struck again, signing Japanese phenom Rōki Sasaki.