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  • FA Relief Pitcher #73
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    Cubs non-tendered RHP Adbert Alzolay, INF Patrick Wisdom, OF Brennen Davis and RHP Trey Wingenter.
    This was a formality after all of these players were DFA’d to open up 40-man roster spots on Tuesday. They’re officially free agents now. It sounds like the Cubs are hoping Alzolay returns, but Wisdom is likely to head elsewhere.
  • CWS Starting Pitcher #45
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    MassLive.com’s Chris Cotillo is hearing that the Reds are a “real threat” to acquire Garrett Crochet.
    Cotillo says the Red Sox haven’t been aggressive in pursuing Crochet, even though they’d seem to match up as well with the White Sox as anyone in the league. The Yankees, though, are firmly in the mix. The White Sox are looking for bats in return from Crochet, so the Reds might have to take from the major league club to satisfy them by building a deal around Noelvi Marte, Christian Encarnacion-Strand or maybe even Matt McLain. Andrew Abbott or Nick Lodolo could also be on the table, especially since one of them would stand to lose a rotation spot to Crochet anyway.
  • SEA Relief Pitcher
    Mariners signed RHP Dauris Valdez to a minor league contract.
    The 29-year-old hurler hasn’t pitched in affiliated ball since the 2022 season. He resurfaced with the Caneros de los Mochis in the Mexican Pacific Winter League where he has posted a 5.06 ERA, 1.69 WHIP and a 4/5 K/BB ratio in his 5 1/3 innings of work. He’ll add organizational bullpen depth for the M’s.
  • NYM Relief Pitcher #69
    Mets signed RHP Oliver Ortega to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.
    The Mets are doing well with their minor league deals thus far, snagging Genesis Cabrera, Edward Olivares and now Ortega. The 28-year-old Ortega required two surgeries to remove debris from his elbow and missed all of 2024, but he had a 4.03 ERA and a 51/27 K/BB ratio in 58 innings for the Angels and Twins from 2021-23. He might be something close to an average reliever for the Mets, and that he has an option year left could prove helpful.
  • FA Left Fielder #37
    Teoscar Hernández has told people he’d prefer to remain with the Dodgers in free agency, sources told the Boston Globe’s Peter Abraham.
    No surprise there. The Red Sox are also after Hernández (for the second offseason in a row), though they’re surely waiting to see what Juan Soto does before making a final offer. According to Abraham’s sources, Hernández does see Boston as a viable alternative to L.A.
  • INT Starting Pitcher #54
    Spencer Howard has signed with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Japan.
    A strikeout machine in the minors for the Phillies, Howard looked like a future third or fourth starter as a prospect, but he proved too homer-prone to contribute. He heads to Japan with a 4-13 record and a 7.00 ERA over 32 starts and 15 relief appearances for the Phillies, Rangers, Giants and Guardians.
  • FA Center Fielder #15
    The Orioles were talking to Randal Grichuk before signing Tyler O’Neill, according to MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand.
    Grichuk presumably would have been more of a platoon guy for the Orioles, leaving the door open for Heston Kjerstad to start in the outfield against righties. Now, though, Kjerstad seems Triple-A bound unless someone gets hurt. Coming off an .875 OPS as a platoon outfielder in Arizona, Grichuk should be in quite a bit of demand as a lefty masher for a contender and a possible full-timer for lesser teams.
  • FA Left Fielder #37
    The Red Sox are still in the market for Teoscar Hernández, who is not expected to sign until after Juan Soto makes his decision.
    Hernández and Anthony Santander are the top fallbacks to Soto for teams looking to add a power-hitting corner outfielder. The Dodgers are likely to bid to retain Hernández if they miss out on Soto, and the Yankees and Blue Jays could also be involved. The Mets, on the other hand, might focus more on Pete Alonso if they fail to land Soto.
  • FA Relief Pitcher #21
    The Pirates are signing Tanner Rainey to a minor league deal, says Aram Leighton of Just Baseball.
    Rainey was non-tendered by the Nationals last month even though he posted a 2.48 ERA in his final 29 appearances of the season. Overall, he had a 4.76 ERA over 51 innings in his first full season back from Tommy John surgery. He’ll stand a decent chance of winning a spot in Pittsburgh’s pen.
  • FA Catcher #99
    Gary Sánchez is signing a one-year deal with the Orioles, the New York Post’s Jon Heyman reports.
    Heyman says the deal is worth $8.5 million, which is pretty stunning. The Orioles wanted to upgrade from free agent James McCann as their backup catcher, particularly since Adley Rutschman has been so much more productive as a DH than he has been while behind the plate. Rutschman will still do the bulk of the catching, of course, but Sánchez will add some more offense and can hold down the fort as a starting catcher if Rutschman ever goes down.
  • FA Left Fielder #22
    The Yankees have joined the Mets in offering Juan Soto in excess of $700 million, according to the New York Post’s Jon Heyman.
    Heyman believes that the Mets’ offer, reported earlier at $730 million, is still the higher of the two offers, suggesting that the Yankees are at $710 million-$720 million. There’s also nothing yet to indicate the Blue Jays, Red Sox or Dodgers are out of the race. It sounds like things could be decided within the next couple of days.