LATEST FREE AGENT & TRADE RUMORS

We’re keeping track of all the latest free agent and trade rumors.

Jan. 15: Mets eyeing other bats if they can’t re-sign Alonso (report)

A reunion between the Mets and first baseman Pete Alonso is still possible as the two sides remain engaged in contract talks. But the club is “holding the line on both the length and dollars of their short-term offer, which includes an opt-out after the first year.”

Alonso’s camp has reportedly made an exclusive offer to the Mets for a three-year deal with opt-outs, but the differences in the deals from each side are unclear.

If nothing can be agreed upon, the Mets will have to pivot to find offense elsewhere. To that end, Martino reports that the Mets have spoken with the Blue Jays this offseason about star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. More >

Jan. 15: Time running out for a Mets-Alonso reunion?

While the two sides still appear to be apart on the financial details, the Mets have shown they are still interested in re-signing Pete Alonso to pair with superstar slugger Juan Soto in the middle of New York’s lineup in 2025.

According to, however, time is of the essence because the Mets want resolution in order to acquire other players prior to Spring Training, which is under a month away. More >

Jan. 15: Yankees reportedly focused on adding lefty reliever

What will be the Yankees’ next move in what has been a busy offseason?  (subscription required), the team’s biggest priority as of now seems to be adding a left-handed reliever. Kuty reports that New York has discussed pitchers such as Tim Hill, Brooks Raley and Andrew Chafin. More >

Jan. 15: Giants, Pirates reportedly interested in Grichuk

 last week that the Pirates are showing interest in free-agent outfielder Randal Grichuk. They reportedly have some competition for his services as the Giants recently spoke to Grichuk’s representatives,

Grichuk’s 2024 season — his 11th in the Majors — was one of his best even though the 33-year-old was a part-time player with the D-backs. He produced an .875 OPS and hit 12 homers in 254 at-bats last year. Most of his plate appearances came against left-handed pitching, and he recorded a .319/.386/.528 slash line against them.

Some of the other available mid-tier bats in the corner-outfield market include Mark Canha, Austin Hays and Jesse Winker. That group is a clear step down from Anthony Santander — the top slugger remaining in the outfield market — and a fellow 2024 All-Star, Jurickson Profar.

Jan. 14: Dodgers holding second meeting with Sasaki (report)

Roki Sasaki’s list of suitors has been reportedly  the Padres, Blue Jays and Dodgers. He met with each club last month and has reportedly held a second meeting with  and Toronto over the past week.

Now it’s  to make their pitch again. (subscription required), the Dodgers are holding their second meeting with Sasaki on Tuesday. And several of the team’s star players are reportedly involved in the meeting. More >

Jan. 14: Cubs could become fit for Bregman (report)

With Alex Bregman still looking for a new home, the Cubs could become a potential landing spot if the third baseman pivots to considering short-term deals,  touched base with Bregman’s agent, Scott Boras. A potential deal could be somewhere in the neighborhood of three years with opt-outs after each season. 

Jan. 13: Sasaki has narrowed his list to 3 teams (report)

The list of finalists to land Roki Sasaki is down to three teams, according to a  on Monday: the Dodgers, Padres and Blue Jays.

After holding in-person meetings with a number of teams, it appears the Japanese phenom has started to narrow down his potential choices, with the Yankees, Mets, Rangers and Giants being crossed off the list on Monday.

Those four clubs are among the eight teams known to have met in person with Sasaki, who was posted by the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball on Dec. 9. So are the Cubs, who would likewise appear to be ruled out, going by the three-team list of finalists. Sasaki has met with each of the three finalist clubs as well. More >

Jan. 12: Santander, Flaherty may consider short-term contracts (report)

The 2025 season is fast approaching — pitchers and catchers begin reporting in less than a month — so the clock is ticking for current free agents to make a deal, even if it’s not the one they envisioned for themselves at the outset of the offseason.

It’s  that Pete Alonso has made a proposal to the Mets for a three-year contract with opt-outs, and some of the other top players on the open market may have some interest in a similar kind of deal. According to  (subscription required), outfielder Anthony Santander and starting pitcher Jack Flaherty “are open to considering short-term deals with high average annual values.”

We’ve seen star free agents take this option recently. Last year,  and Cody Bellinger inked short-term, high-dollar contracts during Spring Training. Each of those deals contained an opt-out after the 2024 season. Snell did opt out of his pact with the Giants and signed in November. Chapman ended up signing  during last season to stay in San Francisco. Bellinger exercised his 2025 option with the Cubs in early November before six weeks later. It should be noted that those three players are represented by Scott Boras. Neither Santander nor Flaherty are among his clients.

Santander has been linked most often to the Blue Jays in recent reports. Meanwhile, there are a handful of teams reportedly

Jan. 10: Alonso putting deal on the table for Mets (report)

Pete Alonso’s camp has reportedly put a short-term deal on the table for the Mets — but only for the Mets — from MLB Network Radio analyst and former Mets general manager Jim Duquette.

The proposal would be a three-year deal with opt-outs, per Duquette, who reports that the deal is exclusively available to the Mets right now.

A shorter deal could make a reunion with Alonso much more likely for New York. SNY’s Andy Martino  that negotiations continue between the Mets and Alonso, and that the Mets would be willing to sign the star slugger to a shorter-term deal with a high average annual value and opt-outs.

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But both Duquette and Martino report that Alonso and the Mets are not yet close to a deal at this time.

Alonso has spent his entire career in New York and is a four-time All-Star for the Mets. He has 226 home runs since his debut in 2019, second only to Aaron Judge’s 232 over that time.

Jan. 10: What is Blue Jays’ next move after signing RHP Hoffman?

The Blue Jays have pursued many of this offseason’s top free agents but haven’t had anything to show for their efforts — until Friday. That’s when  One of the best free-agent relievers, Hoffman brings much-needed help to a bullpen that ranked 29th last season in ERA (4.82) and K/9 rate (7.99).

Even with their new closer in tow, the Blue Jays may not be done remodeling their ‘pen.  that the team still needs to add another legitimate reliever or two.

Toronto also needs to add another potent bat to its lineup and has been linked in recent days to a trio of high-profile hitters on the open market. The club has made an offer to switch-hitting outfielder Anthony Santander, according to multiple reports. Meanwhile, that the Blue Jays “have shown the strongest interest” of any team for third baseman Alex Bregman and are also eyeing first baseman Pete Alonso.

Though the Blue Jays have Vladimir Guerrero Jr. stationed at first base, they could use Alonso to fill their unsettled DH spot this season and may view him as an insurance policy at first in case Guerrero departs as a free agent next winter. Toronto has been trying to sign Guerrero to an extension, but Nightengale reported that the two sides are at least $100 million apart in their negotiations.

Jan. 9: Will the Cardinals retain Arenado after all?

Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak  during the Winter Meetings that the team intended to trade third baseman Nolan Arenado. One month later, however, Arenado is still with St. Louis, and the chances of the 33-year-old being dealt before Opening Day appear to have diminished considerably.

The Cards thought they had a deal to send Arenado to the Astros in mid-December, but Arenado to block the trade. Houston subsequently signed first baseman Christian Walker, locking in Isaac Paredes as its starting third baseman and taking the club out of the mix for a potential Arenado trade.

According to a report from Katie Woo of The Athletic (on Wednesday, “there has been next to no traction in [Arenado] trade talks” since the Cardinals’ deal with the Astros fell through, with Arenado’s complicating St. Louis’ ability to trade him.

The Yankees were also among the small number of teams to inquire about Arenado in early December, but they balked at St. Louis’ demands, with the Cardinals unwilling to eat a large portion of his remaining contract — three years, $74 million ($10 million of which will be paid by the Rockies) — just to move him.

Per Woo, multiple league sources have indicated that the Red Sox represent Arenado’s last chance of being traded before the start of the 2025 campaign.  have reported that the Red Sox are “a preferred destination — if not the preferred destination” for the third baseman, although Boston’s level of interest in acquiring Arenado is unclear, as the club

Of course, Arenado can improve his chances of being dealt if he expands the list of teams for which he’s willing to waive his no-trade clause. He’s become increasingly open to doing so in the past 24 hours, according to

“I was told by a source last night that it’s not necessarily Boston or bust for Arenado,” Morosi said Thursday. “There is an open-mindedness on his part, that perhaps after the Houston possibility went away, that he would be willing to entertain spots that are not Boston. Perhaps a team like the Mariners or a team like the Tigers, both of whom are known to be involved in the market for various bats that are still out there. Arenado is at least open minded to places like Detroit and Seattle in ways that he might not have been a month ago, when more options were there in front of him.”

Jan. 9: Who are Yankees considering to fill infield void?

As the  continue to explore ways to upgrade their infield, they’ve been recently linked to three-time batting champion Luis Arraez. However, there have been conflicting reports about the timeline of New York’s discussions involving the San Diego star.

Jeff Passan reported in an article for ESPN+ () on Monday that the Yankees have “continued to discuss” Arraez with San Diego. But followed up Thursday, writing that the Bronx Bombers “checked in briefly last November with San Diego [but] have not engaged with the Padres on Arraez since.”

Gavin Lux was another second-base option the Yankees were reportedly considering, but he’s no longer a possibility after the Dodgers traded him to the Reds on Monday.

Beyond Arraez and Lux, the club has checked in on free-agent second basemen Jorge Polanco and Brendan Rodgers, according to separate reports from the and USA Today.

The Yankees also have been connected to a pair of big-name third basemen: free agent Alex Bregman and trade candidate Nolan Arenado of the Cardinals. However, has tempered expectations about the Yankees potentially landing one of those players.

Jan. 8: Boston, Detroit the ‘most likely landing spots’ for Bregman (report)

While the Blue Jays, Yankees and Mets have also been connected to free-agent third baseman Alex Bregman lately, thinks the Red Sox and Tigers are the “most likely landing spots.”

Boston has been busy on the pitching side of the ball this offseason, adding Garrett Crochet, Walker Buehler, Patrick Sandoval, Aroldis Chapman, Justin Wilson and Jovani Moran, but they have yet to sign a bat in free agency.

FanGraphs puts Boston’s current payroll presumably leaving plenty of room in its budget to fit Bregman.

If the Red Sox do end up adding Bregman, it’s possible they’ll use him to address their hole at second base. Signing Bregman to play third base and moving Rafael Devers to first is another possibility, potentially freeing up the club to trade first baseman Triston Casas for more pitching.

The Red Sox also have been mentioned  A source told that Arenado has informed the Cardinals that he is willing to approve a trade to Boston. Meanwhile,  have reported that the Red Sox are “a preferred destination — if not the preferred destination” for the third baseman, although Boston’s level of interest in acquiring Arenado is unclear.

The Tigers, meanwhile, already bolstered their infield with the addition of second baseman Gleyber Torres on a one-year, $15 million deal, but third base remains unsettled.  recently reported that Detroit is “all in” on Bregman to fill the void. Even after signing Torres, the Tigers’ payroll sits at just $109 million.

Jan. 7: Mets have met with All-Star closer Scott (report)

According to a report from The Athletic’s Will Sammon (subscription required), the Mets are shopping for bullpen help and have met (likely via phone or video) with Tanner Scott, widely considered to be the

Jan. 7: Yankees ‘actively’ shopping Stroman (report)

Marcus Stroman appears to be the odd man out in the Yankees’ rotation after the team signed Max Fried to an eight-year, $218 million contract in December, adding the left-hander to a stable of starters that already included Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodón, Clarke Schmidt and reigning American League Rookie of the Year Luis Gil, as well as Stroman.

As a result, the Bronx Bombers are “actively trying to deal” the 33-year-old Stroman,