The trigger has been pulled on a significant trade in MLB today with the Minnesota Twins acquiring starting pitcher Pablo López from the Miami Marlins. The deal was first reported by Ken Rosenthal and Dan Hayes of The Athletic. Later confirmed by Jeff Passan of ESPN, the Marlins received All-Star second baseman Luis Arraez as the cornerstone (and only) piece of the return package. Craig Mish of...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Braves acquired catcher Sean Murphy in a three-team blockbuster trade with the Brewers and the A’s. Atlanta sent All-Star backstop William Contreras and right-handed pitching prospect Justin Yeager to Milwaukee and sent catcher Manny Piña, right-handers Freddy Tarnock and Royber Salinas, and the organization’s top-ranked prospect, southpaw Kyle Muller to...
One weakness of the Mets in 2022 was their lack of a reliable lefty reliever. The team made a move Wednesday to rectify that for the 2023 season by acquiring left-hander Brooks Raley from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for pitching prospect Keyshawn Askew, according to the New York Post’s Jon Heyman. Raley, 34, had a career-best season with Tampa last year, pitching in 60 games with a 2.68...
The Seattle Mariners have acquired second baseman Kolten Wong from the Milwaukee Brewers for Jesse Winker and Abraham Toro, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Winker, who had been shopped by the Mariners all offseason, had the worst season of his career in 2022. He slashed .219/.344/.344/.688 with the Mariners and recorded a 103 OPS+. Winker also saw his average exit velocity drop from...
