1. Financial constraints in Milwaukee
Will Sammon, Ken Rosenthal and Katie Woo of The Athletic dropped a report yesterday on Milwaukee’s payroll concerns heading into next season. The trio wondered if financial challenges could lead to… Freddy Peralta agreement. The right-hander is in the final year of his contract and is expected to make $8 million next season. Brandon WoodruffThe acceptance of the qualifying offer gives the Brewers another option in the rotation if they move Peralta, although both Brewers owner Mark Attanasio and president of baseball operations Matt Arnold described Woodruff’s return and a potential Peralta trade as “independent decisions.” There have been several instances of Milwaukee trading star players before hitting free agency, including Josh Hader, Corbin Burnes, And Devin Williams.
2. Red Sox are looking at Alonso and Okamoto
We knew Boston was looking for more punch in the middle of the order as the chief baseball officer Craig Breslow said that earlier this month. Jon Heyman of the New York Post connected the team Pete Alonso And Kazuma Okamoto on Thursday. Alonso has been one of the league’s best home run hitters since his debut in 2019, leaving the yard at least 34 times in every full season of his career (excluding the shortened 2020 season). Alonso signed a two-year deal last offseason to return to the Mets. In early November he withdrew from the second year of the pact. Okamoto has been making solid power contributions in the NPB since 2018. The Yomiuri Giants drafted him last week. The addition of Alonso or Okamoto, both corner infielders, would be a Triston Casas trade more likely.
3. Orioles look at top starters
Heyman also reported that Baltimore is monitoring the situation Framber Valdez And Tatsuya Imai at the highest level of the rookie free agent pitching market. Dylan stops was also on the roster, but he signed with AL East rival Toronto. called Heyman Michael King And Zac Gallen as fallback options for the Orioles. The club sent Grayson Rodriguez to the angels Taylor districtfurther thinning a starting rotation that already had depth issues. Trevor Rogers And Kyle Bradish will be in charge of the staff heading into 2026, but beyond the innings eater Daan Kremerthe unit has sufficient question marks. Some kind of addition, even in the Gallen range, seems like a good possibility.
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