MLB Player News

Hamel heads to Triple-A Norfolk as additional organizational relief depth for Baltimore. The 26-year-old righty made his big-league debut earlier this week, tossing a scoreless frame out of the bullpen for the Mets against the Padres.

Altavilla spent 2025 with the White Sox, and the 33-year-old forged a 2.48 ERA and 1.17 WHIP in his 29 innings with Chicago. He’ll compete for one of the final bullpen spots this spring.

Wiemer was acquired from the Marlins by the Giants in November, and there’s a good chance he won’t play a game for San Francisco. He hits the waiver wire with the signing of Jason Foley now official.

Kilambi will join the Nationals to work with new president of baseball operations Paul Tobon. He joins the club after serving as the assistant GM of the Phillies, and is widely respected for his work in research and development.

Leiter will join the A’s bullpen after posting a 4.84 ERA in 48 1/3 innings. The 34-year-old should be a high-leverage option in 2026, and could even be inline for saves this summer. Fantasy managers will need some clarification in that situation before investing a draft pick.

Koperniak gets removed from the 40-man roster to make room for Dustin May. The 27-year-old will hit the waiver wire, and a team that believes he can provide some outfield help in 2026 could put in a claim.

The mutual option is for $20 million, and contains a $500,000 buyout. May will get a chance to pitch in the middle of the St. Louis rotation after forging a 4.98 ERA and 123/56 K/BB in his 25 appearances and 132 1/3 innings with the Dodgers and Red Sox in 2025.

Thomas can make another million in incentives. The 30-year-old should be a regular for Kansas City in 2026, and his power/speed potential makes him a sneaky late-round draft pick this spring.

Rom hasn’t pitched in the majors since 2023. The 26-year-old left-hander will be an organizational depth piece for Milwaukee in 2026.

Winans is being released so that he can pursue an opportunity to play in Japan. The 30-year-old will get a chance to pitch in the Nippon League and revitalize his career.

According to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times, McClanahan will make $3.6 million once again. That’s what he earned each of the last two years as part of a $7.2 million contract signed when he was first eligible for arbitration as a Super Two player in 2024. Of course, he hasn’t pitch in the majors since, having undergone Tommy John prior to the deal and then going down with a nerve issue as he completed his TJ rehab last spring. McClanahan is expected to be fully back for spring training. He’ll have one more year of arbitration eligibility in 2027.