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Burt will add some minor-league depth at the keystone for the White Sox next season. The 26-year-old split the 2021 campaign between the Twins and Diamondbacks mostly at the Double-A level, slashing .286/.370/.388 with three home runs and 22 stolen bases across 258 plate appearances.

The 28-year-old hit .208/.259/.340 with two home runs, four RBI, and a 25/4 K/BB ratio across 58 plate appearances for the Giants last season. The former top prospect is just organizational catching depth at this point.

Passan notes that the Mets are offering $50 million a year, which confirms earlier reports that the Mets have a four-year, $200 million offer out for Tucker. The Blue Jays’ offer will obviously be for far less money each year, but the total sum is likely to be more, and he’d have more long-term stability in a longer contract. Passan believes Tucker will make a decision this week, and it seems like the choice comes down to whether he wants more money up front and another chance to enter free agency in four years or if he wants the security of a longer-term deal.

Details of where the Mets and Tucker are at keep leaking, but it’s still unclear what kind of proposals the Dodgers and Blue Jays have offered up or if there are any mystery teams lurking. It looks like we’ll be waiting a bit longer to find out.

Lantigua spent 2017-24 in the Blue Jays system before becoming a minor league free agent last year and signing with the Phillies. He was actually called up to the majors for the first time in September, but he was sent down three days later without having gotten into a game. The 27-year-old, who has experience everywhere besides catcher and first base, has hit .270/.381/.380 in 426 career Triple-A games.

Miller’s only major league experience came with the Angels in 2024, when he posted a 4.15 ERA in 13 innings out of the pen. He spent last season with the Tigers’ Triple-A club, amassing a 4.32 ERA in 50 innings. Given that the Rockies tend to run through a bunch of pitchers, there’s a good chance he’ll see some additional major league time this year.

Yesterday, it was reported that the Mets were offering $50 million per year to Tucker for a short-term deal. Then, a following report suggested that the Blue Jays are willing to sign Tucker to a long-term deal, so it would make sense that the Mets would have countered by making a longer offer to Tucker. While nothing appears imminent, it seems like Tucker’s free agency is a two-team race between the Mets and Blue Jays, with the Dodgers lurking in the background.

After missing out on Alex Bregman, the Red Sox have pivoted their focus to bolstering their starting rotation by adding one of the best arms still on the market. In 762 career big-league innings, Suárez has a recorded a strong 3.38 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 705/240 K/BB ratio. His fastball velocity has steadily declined since 2023, he doesn’t miss many bats, and he has yet to pitch over 157 innings in any season, so there are plenty of reasons his type of contract may seem like a lot of money. However, Suárez consistently limits hard contact, commands the zone well enough to produce a career 22 percent strikeout rate, and has a career 52 percent groundball rate, which should allow him to avoid the pitfalls of pitching at Fenway Park. He will slot in near the top of the Red Sox rotation along with Garrett Crochet and Sonny Gray. This also gives the Red Sox a surplus of starting pitching that they can use to make another trade. The Phillies made Suárez a qualifying offer, so they will receive a compensatory pick, likely in the fourth or fifth round of the 2026 MLB Draft.

So Noel will remain with the Orioles after being designated for assignment by both Baltimore and Cleveland this offseason. The 24-year-old has big-time power but needs to make far more contact before he can be relied on as an MLB hitter.

The Twins needed to clear space on the 40-man roster for Vidal Bruján, so Gasper was the choice. The 30-year-old hit .158/.257/.232 in 110 plate appearances for the Twins last season.

Once a top 100 prospect in the Rays’ organization, Bruján hit .253/.305/.310 in 95 plate appearances for the Cubs, Orioles, and Braves last season and owns a .199 average in 261 MLB games. He’s also a subpar defender, which likely makes him just organizational depth at this point in his career.