MLB Trade Rumors

Juan Soto’s free agency will be the primary narrative this offseason until he chooses his next landing spot, though there’s no indication that things are close. The 26-year-old superstar began meeting with teams this week but is still in the early stages of the process. For instance, Sean McAdam of MassLive.com reports that while the Red Sox feel their three-hour meeting with … [Read more...] about Juan Soto Rumors: Red Sox, Yankees, Jays, Dodgers

Nathan Eovaldi returned to free agency when he declined a $20MM player option with the Rangers. Reports quickly tied him to the Braves, but Atlanta is one of a number of teams involved. Rob Bradford of WEEI tweets that Eovaldi’s camp has heard from roughly a dozen teams, the Red Sox among them. Eovaldi spent five seasons with the Sox, totaling 461 2/3 innings of 4.05 ERA ball. … [Read more...] about Red Sox Among Teams Showing Interest In Nathan Eovaldi

Former Orioles pitching director Chris Holt has reached an agreement to become the Red Sox’ new bullpen coach, reports Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com. Holt has already received a formal offer, and the hiring could become official next week, per Kubatko. Holt departed Baltimore’s staff at the end of the season as the organization underwent a coaching overhaul in the wake of a … [Read more...] about Red Sox To Name Chris Holt Bullpen Coach

Red Sox right-hander Nick Pivetta was one of the more surprising recipients of a $21.05MM qualifying offer earlier this month, but he’s likely to reject the offer in search of a multi-year deal, reports ESPN’s Jeff Passan, who suggests that “at least” a three-year deal should be waiting for the righty, who’s heading into his age-32 season. Passan lists the Orioles, Cubs and … [Read more...] about Nick Pivetta Unlikely To Accept Qualifying Offer

The Rays are among the teams that have reached out to Juan Soto’s camp since the opening of free agency last week, writes Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Heyman lists a much less surprising additional six teams that have shown interest: the Yankees, Mets, Dodgers, Giants, Blue Jays and Red Sox. The mere mention of the Rays as a possible Soto suitor is going to be met with … [Read more...] about Rays Among Teams To Have Reached Out To Soto

Left-hander Max Fried is one of the top pitchers available in free agency this offseason. The Blue Jays are one of the clubs with interest, per Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet. Fried is also connected to the Jays by Jon Heyman of The New York Post, alongside the Orioles and Red Sox. Heyman also mentions that Yankees have checked in with Fried, as well as guys like Corbin … [Read more...] about Blue Jays, Orioles, Red Sox Interested In Max Fried

The Red Sox look to be one of the top suitors for impact starting pitching. As teams laid the groundwork for the offseason at this week’s GM Meetings, chief baseball officer Craig Breslow suggested the Sox are evaluating ways to land a top-flight starter. “We know we need to raise the ceiling of the rotation,” Breslow said (link via Alex Speier of the Boston Globe). “I think … [Read more...] about Breslow: Red Sox Looking To “Raise The Ceiling” In Rotation

Free agent Teoscar Hernández just won a World Series and is now drawing interest in the early days of the offseason. The Red Sox and Orioles are interested in the outfielder, reports Jon Morosi of MLB Network on X. The Dodgers and Hernández also have mutual interest in a reunion, per Russell Dorsey of Yahoo Sports. Hernández, 32, was a free agent a year ago and received … [Read more...] about Red Sox, Orioles, Dodgers Interested In Teoscar Hernández