2:00 PM ET The details of the blockbuster trade talks between the Seattle Mariners and New York Mets have seemingly leaked out in real time, as some names have been taken out of the mix and others were added. Longtime baseball executives will tell you that finishing a deal under those conditions can be really,
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10:00 AM ET The New York Mets may be trying to win the winter with a splashy back-page headline deal, but the Washington Nationals made a much smaller trade Friday that improved their major league roster at a fairly minimal cost. The Nationals get an above-average regular behind the plate in Yan Gomes, who makes
9:57 PM ET Associated Press CINCINNATI — Speedy outfielder Billy Hamilton became a free agent when the Cincinnati Reds failed to offer a 2019 contract by Friday’s deadline. Several intriguing players joined the ranks of free agency Friday, including Billy Hamilton and Jonathan Schoop. Which teams might be interested? Hamilton, 28, hit .236 with four
9:12 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — The Brewers allowed former All-Star second baseman Jonathan Schoop to go free, failing to offer a 2019 contract. The 27-year-old spent his entire career with Baltimore before Milwaukee acquired him at the July 31 trade deadline for second baseman Jonathan Villar and a pair of prospects, right-handed pitcher
11:25 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Indians traded one of their big arms — from behind the plate Cleveland, which has discussed moving right-handers Corey Kluber, Trevor Bauer and Carlos Carrasco in possible trades while restructuring its payroll, dealt All-Star catcher Yan Gomes to the Washington Nationals on Friday night. In return, the
10:52 PM ET Friday was non-tender day across the majors. Teams have to offer players on their 40-man rosters a contract for the 2019 season, with those not offered one becoming free agents. As always, the list of non-tenders is interesting, especially as teams become more and more reluctant to give marginal arbitration-eligible players a
6:05 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — One unidentified major league player tested positive for a banned stimulant in the year ending with the World Series. Under the joint drug agreement between Major League Baseball and the players’ association, an initial positive test for a banned stimulant results in six additional urine tests over
3:19 PM ET CHICAGO — The Cubs on Friday tendered a contract to suspended shortstop Addison Russell, who is eligible for arbitration. Russell, 25, will miss the first month of the season after accepting a 40-game suspension late in 2018 after his ex-wife accused him of domestic abuse in a blog post. From the start,
3:56 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Adrian Beltre went into this offseason pretty sure he had played his last game after 21 big league seasons. “I just waited a little longer than I wanted to,” Beltre said, explaining Friday he wanted to make sure he wasn’t one of those players who retired and
3:29 PM ET ESPN News Services The Seattle Mariners continued their cost-cutting Friday, sending reliever Alex Colome to the Chicago White Sox for catcher Omar Narvaez. Colome has 96 saves in six seasons with Tampa Bay and Seattle, earned $5.3 million this year and is eligible for salary arbitration. The 29-year-old right-hander was an All-Star