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  • TOR Relief Pitcher #67
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    Blue Jays designated RHP Emmanuel Ramirez for assignment.
    Ramirez gets caught up in a roster crunch as Toronto clears a spot for newly-acquired reliever Michael Petersen. The 30-year-old rookie righty didn’t make an appearance for the Blue Jays after being claimed off waivers back in early September from the Marlins.
  • FA Relief Pitcher #68
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    ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported that the Phillies signed RHP Jordan Romano to a contract pending physical.
    No contract details have been revealed, but this is a crucial signing for the Phillies, who could lose Jeff Hoffman and Carlos Estevez in free agency and saw their bullpen meltdown in the playoffs. The 31-year-old Romano became a free agent last month after the Blue Jays non-tendered him following a year where he struggled through elbow issues. Romano didn’t pitch in a game after the end of May and had arthroscopic surgery on July 3 for an elbow impingement; however, he was reportedly close to returning at the end of the season if the Blue Jays had been in contention. Romano has a career 2.90 ERA with 105 saves in 231 games across his six seasons and would be a tremendous addition for the Phillies if he’s healthy in 2025.
  • FA Starting Pitcher #21
    Detroit Free Press’ Evan Petzold reported that the Tigers have expressed interest in free-agent starting pitchers Walker Buehler, Kyle Gibson, and Andrew Heaney.
    The Tigers made a surprising run to the postseason in 2024 on the back of AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal and a surging young offense. However, the Tigers were also forced to use “bullpen games” often due to injuries and inconsistencies from the remainder of their rotation. While it would be unlikely for the Tigers to enter a bidding war for some of the top starting pitchers on the market, it seems like the team is interested in finding a lower-cost veteran starting pitcher to help round out their rotation.
  • FA First Baseman #53
    Detroit Free Press’ Evan Petzold reported that the Tigers have “kicked the tires” on free agent Christian Walker.
    Walker is one of the more highly sought-after free agents on the market after averaging 33 home runs per year over the last three years and also winning three Gold Glove awards at first base during his career. His bat in the middle of the order would be a huge boost to a young Tigers team; however, Petzold also notes that Walker is a “long shot” to end up in Detroit because Walker received a qualifier offer from Arizona, which would mean that the team that signs him would have to forfeit a draft pick and that’s something the Tigers have not seemed interested in doing.
  • FA Relief Pitcher #63
    USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reported that RHP Nick Anderson “is holding a pro day January 23rd.”
    The 34-year-old has pitched in 72 games for Atlanta and Kansas City over the two years, posting a 3.06 ERA in 2023 and a 4.04 ERA in 2024. Anderson emerged as an impact reliever for Tampa Bay in 2019 and has posted a 3.18 career ERA over 158 1/3 MLB innings. He has seen his velocity decrease in recent years after injury; however, Nightengale notes that Anderson “has been working with Mike Adams (Director of Pitching at BPC) on cleaning up his delivery and reverting to form that made him one of the top relievers in 2019-2020.” If he can recapture any of that magic then he could be a great low-cost signing this offseason.
  • FA Starting Pitcher #32
    Just Baseball Media’s Aram Leighton reported that the Angels have signed RHP Dakota Hudson to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.
    Hudson was once a 16-game winner for the St. Louis Cardinals but that season back in 2019 always felt a bit flukey. The groundball specialist has a career 4.21 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, and 15.1 percent strikeout rate across 559 2/3 MLB innings. He was 2-12 with a 6.17 ERA in 18 starts for the Rockies in 2024 and will likely need to fight his way into MLB innings next year.
  • FA Right Fielder #25
    MLB Network’s Jon Morosi reported that “Anthony Santander has strong interest from the AL East clubs that fell short on Juan Soto.”
    That means the Blue Jays, Yankees, and Red Sox are all sniffing around the 30-year-old who is coming off a career-best year in which he hit 44 home runs and drove in 102 runs. The switch hitter would get a park upgrade in either Boston or New York, so those two remain the most fantasy-friendly destinations for him of the three. We should see his market heat up quickly.
  • CWS Starting Pitcher #45
    MLB Network’s Jon Morosi reported that the Brewers “are among the teams still engaged with the White Sox on Garrett Crochet.”
    As the offseason goes on, it’s more and more likely that the White Sox will trade their 25-year-old starting pitcher and the Brewers join the Orioles, Dodgers, and Red Sox as the teams who have expressed the most interest in making a deal happen. If we assume that the White Sox are looking to acquire top-end prospects, that would seem to favor the Red Sox, Dodgers, and Orioles who are ranked inside the top six of Fangraph’s farm system rankings. The Brewers rank 17th so they would need to make a pretty big offer to come out on top here.
  • INT Starting Pitcher
    Roki Sasaki has officially been posted and can begin meeting with all MLB teams.
    All MLB teams can begin negotiating with the 23-year-old Japanese phenom beginning on Tuesday and that negotiating window will last until 5 p.m. ET on January 23rd. However, we do know that Sasaki also intends to sign after January 15th, so that he can count towards the 2025 international amateur signing period and earn more money on his initial contract. As of now, the Dodgers and Padres remain the clear favorites for Sasaki’s services, but other teams will have a month to try to convince him otherwise.
    Where will Juan Soto, Pete Alonso, and Corbin Burnes sign this offseason?
  • FA Relief Pitcher #49
    Ari Alexander of KPRC2 in Houston reports that the Dodgers have agreed to a two-year, $22 million contract to bring back right-hander Blake Treinen.
    Treinen returned from Tommy John surgery after missing nearly two full seasons and was outstanding in a setup role for the Dodgers in 2024 — registering a 1.93 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and a 56/11 K/BB ratio over 46 2/3 innings while snagging seven victories and a save. He’ll once again be a major weapon — and a fantasy asset — in high-leverage situations near the back of the Dodgers’ bullpen.
  • FA Left Fielder #22
    Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that the Mets have agreed to a 15-year, $765 million contract with free agent outfielder Juan Soto.
    Passan adds that there is no deferred money in the contract and there are escalators included that could take the deal over the $800 million threshold. As expected, Soto is now the proud owner of the largest total contract in professional sports history, topping the 10-year, $700 million pact that Shohei Ohtani inked with the Dodgers last winter. Now it’s onto scramble mode for the Yankees, Blue Jays and Red Sox as they look to pivot to alternatives like Teoscar Hernandez or Anthony Santander. Mets’ owner Steve Cohen has made it clear that he will spend whatever it takes to put a championship product on the field in Queens and he certainly backed up that talk once again on Sunday evening.