Second baseman Hyeseong Kim, 25, will be posted by the KBO Kiwoom Heroes as of Dec. 5 at 8 a.m. ET. Any team agreeing to sign Kim will be subject to paying 20% of the first 25 million to the Kiwoom Heroes, then 17.5% of the next 25 million and 15% of any dollars thereafter. The deadline for Kim to sign with an MLB team is on Jan. 3 at 5 p.m. ET. MLB Trade Rumors predicted in their annual Top 50...
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Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that the New York Mets and right-handed pitcher Frankie Montas have agreed to a two-year, $34 million contract at $17 million per year, pending a physical. Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports that the deal contains an opt-out for the second year. The 31-year-old had a solid if unspectacular 2024 season that saw him pitch for the Milwaukee Brewers and the...
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The Mets just announced they have signed lefty Genesis Cabrera to a minor league contract with an invite to spring training. Cabrera, 28, will look to pitch for his third team in the major leagues for the 2025 season. The Mets currently have only Danny Young as a lefty reliever on the 40-man roster. Cabrera has spent parts of six seasons pitching for the St. Louis Cardinals from 2019-2023 and...
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Ryne Stanek, RP Player Data: Age: 33 (07/26/1991), B/T: R/R Primary Stats: 63 G, 55 1/3 IP, 4.88 ERA, 1.319 WHIP, 7-3, 67 SO, 25 BB Advanced Stats: 78 ERA+, 27.8% K%, 10.4% BB%, 3.46 xERA, 4.14 FIP, 4.18 xFIP, -0.6 fWAR 2024 Salary: $4,000,000 Grade: C+ 2024 Review The Mets traded for Ryne Stanek from the Seattle Mariners at the 2024 trade deadline for minor-league outfielder Rhylan Thomas. At...
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Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported that free-agent LHP Yusei Kikuchi has agreed to a three-year, $63 million dollar contract with the Los Angeles Angels. This is the first major signing of the offseason and should look to set the market in motion as the baseline for starting pitchers. Kikuchi earned this contract on the strength of a strong second half of the 2024 season that saw him...
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