The first week of the 2026 season is already in the books. And lots of rookies made impacts with their teams. JJ Wetherholt has looked comfortable with St. Louis so far, taking his walks and holding second base defensively for a young and upcoming Cardinals team. Konnor Griffin signed a 9-year, $140 million extension at 19 and then promptly hit an RBI double in his first major league at-bat...
The Baltimore Orioles officially ushered in the Pete Alonso era on Friday with his introductory press conference at Camden Yards, thus simultaneously bringing his time with the New York Mets to an end. Alonso, who signed a five-year deal worth $155 million with Baltimore during this week’s Winter Meetings, stated that the Orioles checked all the boxes in terms of what he was looking for in...
Closer Ryan Helsley is signing a two-year, $28 million contract with the Baltimore Orioles. The contract will include an opt-out after the first season. The signing was first reported by ESPN’s Jeff Passan, and the financial details were subsequently reported by The Athletic’s Katie Woo. Despite reports earlier in the off-season that Helsley, 31, could be considered as an option in...
The Mets are acquiring outfielder Cedric Mullins from the Orioles, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports. Righties Anthony Nunez, Raimon Gómez, and Chandler Marsh are headed to Baltimore. While it’s a far cry from his 30-30 2021 season, Mullins is putting together his fourth straight above-average offensive season. He’s batting .229/.305/.433 (104 wRC+) with 15 homers, 19 doubles, and 14...
Ramón Urías, 3B Position: 3B B/T: R/R Age: 31 (6/3/1994) Contract Status: Under control until 2027 2025 Traditional Stats: 256 PA, .248/.297/.370/.667, 59 H, 6 HR, 29 RBI, 18 BB, 56 SO 2025 Advanced Stats: 85 wRC+, 89 OPS+, 21.1 SO%, 6.8 BB%, .288 BABIP, .295 xwOBA, 0.8 fWAR, 1.0 bWAR Rundown Ramón Urías made his MLB debut in 2020 and has been a regular player with the Baltimore Orioles ever...
Euphoric highs turned into crushing lows for the New York Mets in Baltimore. After perhaps the most thrilling win of the year in the opener, the Mets were swept by the Orioles in their doubleheader on Thursday. Poor pitching, zero offense and some questionable decisions all hurt New York. What makes this series loss all the more frustrating is that it appeared as though the Mets had turned a...
Welcome back for the week one update of my Major League Baseball power rankings for 2025. Surely everyone agreed in harmony on my preseason rankings. All but one team from the preseason ranking stayed in the top-10, with most of the change being the rankings within the top-10. The Braves, who will be highlighted below, had the most drastic drop due to their poor start, and the Padres had the...
The Mets outfield is crowded for the 2025 season. And it seems like Starling Marte is the odd man out. According to Pat Ragazzo of Sports Illustrated, the Mets attempted to trade Marte in December to the Royals for reliever Hunter Harvey. The club was also willing to eat some of Marte’s contract, but the deal fell through. In the article, Ragazzo stated that the Mets viewed Marte as a...
In perhaps the most shocking twist of the offseason thus far, the Arizona Diamondbacks have reportedly signed right-handed pitcher Corbin Burnes to a six-year deal worth $210 million, which includes an opt-out after the 2026 campaign. The New York Post’s Jon Heyman broke the news, while USA Today’s Bob Nightengale revealed that Burnes turned down more money from the San Francisco...
According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Mets are one of four teams who have inquired about the availability of Mariners’ ace Luis Castillo in recent days. Specifically, Rosenthal names the Mets, Cubs, Red Sox, and Orioles as the teams to have touched base with the Mariners on the righty. He reports that interest in Castillo jumped following the massive contract that lefty Max Fried...
Left-hander Blake Snell is heading to the Los Angeles Dodgers, he announced himself on Tuesday. Multiple reports confirmed the news minutes after the announcement, which came via a Photoshopped jersey swap on Snell’s Instagram. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com first reported that the deal is for five years. Jeff Passan of ESPN was first with the cash value, which is $182 million. Fabian Ardaya of...
Anthony Santander Position: OF B/T: S/R Age: 30 (10/19/1994) 2024 Traditional Stats: 665 PA, .235/.308/.506/.814, 140 H, 44 HR, 102 RBI 2024 Advanced Stats: 129 wRC+, 19.4 SO%, 8.7 BB%, .225 BABIP, .328 xwOBA, 3.3 fWAR, -7 DRS, -2 OAA Rundown Anthony Santander has always been one of the more underrated power hitters in the game. He hit 33 home runs in 2022 and 28 home runs in 2023, but never...
