Happy Friday, Mets fans, and welcome back to another edition of the hot stove rumor roundup! Today’s headlines are (almost) all about pitching, with some updates on teams looking to make a splash on the market as well those looking to sell and start from scratch.

Happ, Corbin Market Updates

In a recent roundup of his own for MLB.com, Jon Morosi provided a forecast of the interest in free agent left-handers J.A. Happ and Patrick Corbin, the former of whom is reportedly more likely to sign first. Per Morosi, the Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Phillies are both keen on negotiating with Corbin, though he notes that both teams are also in the hunt for big-ticket bats Manny Machado and Bryce Harper. As a result, Corbin’s fate rests largely on the decisions surrounding other premium players, and pursuit may not become clear until such sweepstakes are over.

Regarding Happ, Morosi cites a handful of teams who have shown interest in one form or another. The Phillies, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Angels, Milwaukee Brewers, and Houston Astros have all been in touch. Despite being 36 years of age compared to Corbin’s 29, Happ has managed 30 starts through three of his last four seasons, piecing together a respectable 3.48 ERA, 58-29 record, 42.2% groundball rate, and 14.6 bWAR/12.5 fWAR. In his own right, Happ can more or less stabilize any competitive rotation.

Phillies Interested in Mariners’ Chips

It’s been well-understood over the past week or so that the Seattle Mariners are looking to remodel their current roster with the intention of establishing a young, sustainable core. The recent James Paxton trade and subsequent discussions surrounding potential trades of Mike Leake and Dee Gordon have grabbed headlines, though general manager Jerry Dipoto is not yet ready to draw the line: In the same Morosi piece, shortstop Jean Segura and closer Edwin Diaz are cited as possible roster casualties, should they bring back a viable return.

While the Atlanta Braves have expressed interest in Diaz, the Phillies are pushing chips in on both Diaz and Segura. With the Phils’ offense finishing with the third-highest strikeout total in baseball and their defense posting a last-place DRS of -146 last season, Segura’s 10.9% K-rate and 1.5 dWAR in 2018 could serve a serious benefit in an everyday lineup. Not to mention, the 28-year old has batted over .300 every year since 2016 while averaging 25 steals a year in that time, and has a contract running through 2022.

Diaz, meanwhile, may have been baseball’s best reliever last season, saving 57 games while holding a 1.96 ERA/1.61 FIP and posting an incredible 7.29 K/BB ratio as he finished eighth in the AL Cy Young voting. Controllable for another four years, Diaz is sure to command the highest price of anybody on the chopping block in Seattle, and for good reason. Having such a force late in games would breathe life into a Philadelphia bullpen that had a 4.61 ERA in the ninth inning last year – the fourth-worst mark in the majors.

Reds Extend Iglesias

MLB.com‘s Mark Feinsand is the first to report that the Cincinnati Reds and closer Raisel Iglesias have agreed to terms on a three-year contract extension worth $24.1MM and will carry him through the 2021 season. Iglesias, 28, will make about $14MM more for playing an additional season than he otherwise would have under his original contract.

Originally signed out of Cuba in 2014 as a starting pitcher, Iglesias has made a name for himself as one of the game’s stronger late-inning arms, compiling a 2.47 ERA while averaging 10.1 K/9 against 3.1 BB/9 dating back to 2016. Iglesias saved a career-high 30 games last season in a third straight 2.0-WAR season. Bobby Nightengale of the Cincinnati Enquirer offers that new manager David Bell may deploy Iglesias in a more flexible, dynamic role moving forward, perhaps a la Josh Hader with the Brewers this past season.