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  • CHC Center Fielder #94
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    Cubs recalled OF Brennen Davis and placed him on the 60-day injured list with a fractured left ankle.
    Davis, who was viewed as one of the game’s very best prospects after 2021, has been limited to 179 games the last three years, but unlike 2022 and ’23, he was fairly productive when he played this season, hitting .220/.369/.451 in 217 plate appearances. He hasn’t been written off just yet, but he’s definitely fallen behind other outfield prospects ion the Cubs’ depth chart.
  • FA Relief Pitcher #63
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    USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reported that RHP Nick Anderson “is holding a pro day January 23rd.”
    The 34-year-old has pitched in 72 games for Atlanta and Kansas City over the two years, posting a 3.06 ERA in 2023 and a 4.04 ERA in 2024. Anderson emerged as an impact reliever for Tampa Bay in 2019 and has posted a 3.18 career ERA over 158 1/3 MLB innings. He has seen his velocity decrease in recent years after injury; however, Nightengale notes that Anderson “has been working with Mike Adams (Director of Pitching at BPC) on cleaning up his delivery and reverting to form that made him one of the top relievers in 2019-2020.” If he can recapture any of that magic then he could be a great low-cost signing this offseason.
  • FA Starting Pitcher #32
    Just Baseball Media’s Aram Leighton reported that the Angels have signed RHP Dakota Hudson to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.
    Hudson was once a 16-game winner for the St. Louis Cardinals but that season back in 2019 always felt a bit flukey. The groundball specialist has a career 4.21 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, and 15.1 percent strikeout rate across 559 2/3 MLB innings. He was 2-12 with a 6.17 ERA in 18 starts for the Rockies in 2024 and will likely need to fight his way into MLB innings next year.
  • FA Right Fielder #25
    MLB Network’s Jon Morosi reported that “Anthony Santander has strong interest from the AL East clubs that fell short on Juan Soto.”
    That means the Blue Jays, Yankees, and Red Sox are all sniffing around the 30-year-old who is coming off a career-best year in which he hit 44 home runs and drove in 102 runs. The switch hitter would get a park upgrade in either Boston or New York, so those two remain the most fantasy-friendly destinations for him of the three. We should see his market heat up quickly.
  • CWS Starting Pitcher #45
    MLB Network’s Jon Morosi reported that the Brewers “are among the teams still engaged with the White Sox on Garrett Crochet.”
    As the offseason goes on, it’s more and more likely that the White Sox will trade their 25-year-old starting pitcher and the Brewers join the Orioles, Dodgers, and Red Sox as the teams who have expressed the most interest in making a deal happen. If we assume that the White Sox are looking to acquire top-end prospects, that would seem to favor the Red Sox, Dodgers, and Orioles who are ranked inside the top six of Fangraph’s farm system rankings. The Brewers rank 17th so they would need to make a pretty big offer to come out on top here.
  • INT Starting Pitcher
    Roki Sasaki has officially been posted and can begin meeting with all MLB teams.
    All MLB teams can begin negotiating with the 23-year-old Japanese phenom beginning on Tuesday and that negotiating window will last until 5 p.m. ET on January 23rd. However, we do know that Sasaki also intends to sign after January 15th, so that he can count towards the 2025 international amateur signing period and earn more money on his initial contract. As of now, the Dodgers and Padres remain the clear favorites for Sasaki’s services, but other teams will have a month to try to convince him otherwise.
    Where will Juan Soto, Pete Alonso, and Corbin Burnes sign this offseason?
  • FA Relief Pitcher #49
    Ari Alexander of KPRC2 in Houston reports that the Dodgers have agreed to a two-year, $22 million contract to bring back right-hander Blake Treinen.
    Treinen returned from Tommy John surgery after missing nearly two full seasons and was outstanding in a setup role for the Dodgers in 2024 — registering a 1.93 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and a 56/11 K/BB ratio over 46 2/3 innings while snagging seven victories and a save. He’ll once again be a major weapon — and a fantasy asset — in high-leverage situations near the back of the Dodgers’ bullpen.
  • FA Left Fielder #22
    Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that the Mets have agreed to a 15-year, $765 million contract with free agent outfielder Juan Soto.
    Passan adds that there is no deferred money in the contract and there are escalators included that could take the deal over the $800 million threshold. As expected, Soto is now the proud owner of the largest total contract in professional sports history, topping the 10-year, $700 million pact that Shohei Ohtani inked with the Dodgers last winter. Now it’s onto scramble mode for the Yankees, Blue Jays and Red Sox as they look to pivot to alternatives like Teoscar Hernandez or Anthony Santander. Mets’ owner Steve Cohen has made it clear that he will spend whatever it takes to put a championship product on the field in Queens and he certainly backed up that talk once again on Sunday evening.
  • FA Left Fielder #37
    Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that the Dodgers are still interested in bringing back free agent outfielder Teoscar Hernández, even after adding Michael Conforto.
    The writing was already on the wall that the Dodgers weren’t going to win the Juan Soto sweepstakes but signing Conforto and still pursuing Hernández afterwards does seem to confirm that. There’s plenty of room in the outfield for Conforto and Hernández to coexist though, so don’t be surprised if they’re able to get a deal done — especially since the 32-year-old slugger has already said it’s his preference to stay in Los Angeles.
  • FA Left Fielder #22
    Bill Madden of the New York Daily News reports that the Mets are willing to go to $800 million in their bid to land superstar outfielder Juan Soto.
    Yikes. Madden notes that the Yankees have already gone well beyond their comfort zone — in the $750 - $760 million range — but that the Mets will be in the stratosphere all alone if they’re willing to surpass $800 million. The growing expectation is still that Soto will make his decision at some point on Sunday evening. The clock is ticking. Stay tuned.
  • FA Right Fielder #8
    Michael Conforto is signing with the Dodgers, sources told MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand.
    Didn’t see that coming. It’s a one-year deal worth $17 million, according to ESPN’s Alden González. The Dodgers could potentially still bring back Teoscar Hernández after this, though they have young, cheap outfield options in Andy Pages, James Outman and Dalton Rushing. Conforto’s exit velocity numbers last season were pretty encouraging, even if he’s probably just a platoon guy at this point.