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The Orioles reunited with Zach Eflin, and the Cubs have signed a reliever, while the Reds look to secure more players this MLB offseason.
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Padres Sign Blake Hunt To Minor League Deal
The Padres have signed catcher Blake Hunt to a minor league deal, as noted in the transactions tracker on Hunt’s MLB.com profile page. Hunt’s deal was first reported by MadFriars earlier this month.
The next big domino on the pitching market will fall no later than Friday when Tatsuya Imai's 45-day posting window expires, requiring him to either sign with an MLB club or be returned to the Seibu Lions for the 2026 season.
Imai's deadline to sign with a big-league team is just five days away, but you wouldn't know that based on his seemingly non-existent market.
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MLB rumors: Cubs sign former top prospect; Reds add another outfielder in trade with Marlins
The Reds added one outfielder to their mix on Saturday morning, inking former Athletic J.J. Bleday to a one-year contract. Still not satisfied, the Reds then agreed to a trade with the Marlins that netted them Dane Myers in exchange for outfield prospect Ethan O'Donnell.
The Cincinnati Reds are signing right-handed pitcher Yunior Marte to a minor league deal, according to Francys Romero. Marte has pitched in the majors across three seasons with the San Francisco Giants and Philadelphia Phillies. The 30-year-old has appeared in 102 games and has an ERA of 5.64 in 113 1/3 innings.
While stars like Pete Alonso, Kyle Schwarber and Edwin Diaz are off the board, MLB free agency, as it typically tends to do, has moved rather slowly. There are
To make space for Zach Eflin to rejoin the Baltimore Orioles' 40-man roster, somebody had to be kicked to the curb.