Keep up with the latest free-agent signings and trades throughout the MLB off-season as we track the biggest moves throughout the winter months.
Dec. 25
Tyler Soderstrom, LF
Team: Athletics
Contract: Seven years, $86 million
Details: Soderstrom's contract extension is the largest guarantee in franchise history, according to ESPN. The deal has an eighth-year club option and escalators that max it out at $131 million. Soderstrom, 24, slashed .276/.346/.474 with 25 homers and 93 RBIs last season.
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Dec. 24
Pete Fairbanks, RHP
Team: Miami Marlins
Contract: One year, $13 million
Details: Fairbanks turned down an $11-million option from the Tampa Bay Rays to join the Marlins' bullpen. Last season with the Rays, he had a 2.83 ERA with 59 strikeouts, 27 saves and 18 walks in 60.1 innings.
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Dec. 23
Ryan O'Hearn, 1B
Team: Pittsburgh Pirates
Contract: Two years, $29 million
Details: O’Hearn, 32, heads to a Pittsburgh team that has had a busy offseason. Last season, he set a career high with 17 home runs split between the Baltimore Orioles and San Diego Padres. The Pirates now have a full 40-man roster and will need to make a corresponding move for the deal to become official.
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Jacob Webb, RHP
Team: Chicago Cubs
Contract: One year, $1.5 million with club option
Details: In 66 innings pitched for the Rangers last season, Webb went 5-4 with a 3.00 ERA, allowing a career-high 10 home runs. The 32-year-old has a career 2.99 ERA and 1.202 WHIP. He spent his first few seasons in Atlanta, winning the World Series in 2021.
Sean Newcomb, LHP
Team: Chicago White Sox
Contract: One year, $4.5 million
Details: Newcomb, 32, heads to Chicago after a strong 2025 split between the Athletics and Red Sox in which he posted a 2.73 ERA over 92.1 innings. The reliever marks the second big-league addition for the White Sox in three days after the club also signed slugger Munetaka Murakami.
Dec. 22
Rob Refsnyder, OF/1B
Team: Seattle Mariners
Contract: One year, $6.25 million
Details: The 34-year-old Refsnyder leaves the Boston Red Sox to join the Mariners. In 209 plate appearances with Boston last season, Refsnyder slashed .269/.354/.484 and was especially successful against left-handed pitching
Zach Pop, RHP
Team: Philadelphia Phillies
Contract: One year
Details: The Phillies add some bullpen depth with Brampton, Ont.'s Zach Pop. Pop struggled last season over five games with the Seattle Mariners and New York Mets, finishing with a 14.85 ERA over just 6.2 innings in the majors. He pitched with the Toronto Blue Jays from 2022-2024.
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Athletics acquire longtime Met
Athletics receive: 2B Jeff McNeil
Mets receive: RHP Yordan Rodriguez
Details: After spending his entire eight-year career with the Mets, Jeff McNeil is headed west. The two-time all-star slumped to a .243 batting average in 122 games last season with 12 home runs and 54 RBIs. The Mets also send the Athletics $5.75 million.
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Dec. 21
Munetaka Murakami, 3B
Team: Chicago White Sox
Contract: Two years, $34 million
Details: The Japanese slugger picks the South Siders as he heads to MLB for the first time. Murakami brings prodigious power to the White Sox, holding the NPB single-season record after blasting 56 home runs in 2022. However, there are concerns over his defence and tendency to swing and miss.
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Dec. 20
Paul Blackburn, RHP
Team: New York Yankees
Contract: One year, $2 million
Details: Blackburn, 32, stays in New York after being traded to the Yankees by the Mets this past season. He made eight regular-season appearances for the Yankees, posting a 5.28 ERA in 15.1 innings pitched. He made one post-season appearance, allowing four runs in 1.1 innings pitched. Blackburn was a starter for the Athletics earlier in his career, making one All-Star Game in 2022.
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Dec. 19
Lowe joins Pirates in three-team trade
Pittsburgh Pirates acquire: 2B Brandon Lowe, LHP Mason Montgomery, OF Jake Mangum
Tampa Bay Rays acquire: OF Jacob Melton, RHP Anderson Brito
Houston Astros acquire: RHP Mike Burrows
Details: The Pirates have added a power bat to their lineup by acquiring Brandon Lowe from the Rays. The 31-year-old had 31 home runs and 83 RBIs in 2025. Burrow, 26, joins the Astros starting rotation after losing his spot in Pittsburgh following other additions. The Rays, meanwhile, continue to stockpile prospects.
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Orioles pay big price for starting pitcher
Baltimore Orioles acquire: RHP Shane Baz
Tampa Bay Rays acquire: OF Slater de Brun, C Caden Bodine, RHP Michael Forret, OF Austin Overn
Details: The Orioles are adding Baz to their rotation by sending four of their top prospects to the Rays. Baz had a breakout season in 2024 but his numbers dipped off in 2025, his first full season in the majors, going 10-12 with a 4.87 ERA in 31 starts.
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Phillies bring in lefty specialist
Philadelphia Phillies acquire: LHP Kyle Backhus
Arizona Diamondbacks acquire: OF Avery Owusu-Asiedu
Details: After trading away their best lefty reliever Matt Strahm, the Phillies bring in another talented left-handed bullpen arm. Backhus, 27, made 32 relief appearances for Arizona last season, going 0-3 with a 4.62 ERA. But he was particularly good against left-handed hitters, holding them to a .139 average.
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Royals acquire bullpen help from Phillies
Kansas City Royals acquire: LHP Matt Strahm
Philadelphia Phillies acquire: RHP Jonathan Bowlen
Details: Already a strongpoint for them last season, the Royals are adding even more depth to their bullpen, bringing in Strahm, who pitched to a 2.74 ERA and 1.075 WHIP in 66 appearances for the Phillies last season. In return, Philadelphia acquired 29-year-old righty reliever Jonathan Bowlan, who made 34 appearances and registered a 3.86 ERA.
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Sung-mun Song, INF
Team: San Diego Padres
Contract: N/A
Details: The top player to be posted from Korea this off-season, Song slashed .315/.387/.530 with 26 home runs, 90 RBI and 25 stolen bases in 144 games for the Kiwoom Heroes in the KBO. Capable of playing multiple positions across the infield, the 29-year-old provides good defensive versatility, contact and power.
Dec. 18
Michael King, RHP
Team: San Diego Padres
Contract: Three years, $75 million
Details: King is sticking around in SoCal. Despite a season shortened by injury, the 30-year-old is set to re-up with the Padres after pitching to a 3.44 ERA and 1.200 WHIP in 15 starts. He was initially traded to San Diego from the Yankees in the Juan Soto blockbuster.
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Shawn Armstrong, RHP
Team: Cleveland Guardians
Contract: One year, $5.5 million
Details: The journeyman reliever is headed back to Cleveland, where he spent the first three seasons of his career, after pitching to a 2.31 ERA with 74 strikeouts and 20 walks over 74 innings with the Texas Rangers last season.
Tyler Austin, 1B
Team: Chicago Cubs
Contract: One year, $1.25 million
Details: After spending the last five years in Japan with the Yokohama BayStars, the former Yankees top prospect is making his way back to MLB. In his final year in NPB, he slashed .280/.363/.502 with 12 home runs in 72 games.
Canadian outfielder traded to White Sox
Chicago White Sox acquire: OF Tristan Peters
Tampa Bay Rays acquire: A player to be named later or cash considerations
Details: The 25-year-old from Winkler, Man., made his major-league debut on Aug. 8 for the Rays and ultimately appeared in four games, going hitless in 12 plate appearances. However, Peters had a strong season at triple-A Durham, hitting for a .266 average and .784 OPS with 15 home runs and 76 RBIs.
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Dec. 17
Luke Weaver, RHP
Team: New York Mets
Contract: Two years, $22 million
Details: Weaver becomes the second ex-Yankees reliever to join the Mets this off-season after Devin Williams did the same. The 32-year-old posted a 3.62 ERA and eight saves in 64 appearances last season but struggled during the playoffs, recording just one out in three games.
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Brad Keller, RHP
Team: Philadelphia Phillies
Contract: Two years, $22 million
Details: Keller heads to Philadelphia after a breakout season out of the Chicago Cubs bullpen in which he posted a 2.07 ERA over 68 games. The converted starter will slot in behind closer Jhoan Duran as the Phillies look to win another NL East title.
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Dec. 16
Drew Pomeranz, LHP
Team: Los Angeles Angels
Contract: One year, $4 million
Details: Pomeranz returned to MLB with the Chicago Cubs in 2025, after not pitching in the majors since 2021. He went 2-2 with a 2.17 ERA in 49.2 innings, making four starts and recording one save.
Jordan Romano, RHP
Team: Los Angeles Angels
Contract: One year, $2 million
Details: The former Blue Jay and Markham, Ont. native posted a 8.23 ERA in 42.2 innings pitched with the Philadelphia Phillies last season. Romano made back-to-back all-star games in 2022 and 2023 while serving as the Blue Jays' closer, recording 36 saves in each season.
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Chris Martin, RHP
Team: Texas Rangers
Contract: One year, $4 million
Details: Martin, 39, logged a 2.98 ERA with 43 strikeouts and eight walks over 42.1 innings with the Rangers last season, and returns to a Texas bullpen that had the fifth-lowest ERA of any relief corps in 2025.
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Andrew Knizner, C
Team: Seattle Mariners
Contract: One year, $1 million
Details: In 33 games with the Giants in 2025, Knizner hit .221 with one double, one triple, one home run, five RBIs and seven walks. The 30-year-old did not allow a passed ball across 234 defensive innings at catcher. He goes to Seattle as Cal Raleigh's backup.
Caleb Ferguson, LHP
Team: Cincinnati Reds
Contract: One year, $4.5 million
Details: After finishing the year with a middling bullpen, the Reds are bringing in a solid depth option to shore up their issues. Ferguson registered a 3.58 ERA and a 1.163 WHIP in 70 appearances last season, split between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Seattle Mariners.
Adrian Houser, RHP
Team: San Francisco Giants
Contract: Two years, $22 million
Details: The Giants are beefing up their pitching staff with the addition of Houser, who logged a 3.31 ERA in 21 starts last season split between the Chicago White Sox and Tampa Bay Rays. His first half in Chicago was the best stretch of his career, as he posted a 2.10 ERA in 11 starts before being traded at the deadline.
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Jason Foley, RHP
Team: San Francisco Giants
Contract: One year, $2 million
Details: Though he missed all of the 2025 season recovering from shoulder surgery, Foley pitched well in his four years with the Tigers beforehand, registering a career 3.16 ERA and 1.237 WHIP in 210 relief appearances. He earned 28 saves for the Tigers in 2024.
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Foster Griffin, LHP
Team: Washington Nationals
Contract: One year, $5.5 million
Details: Griffin, 30, heads to Washington after three seasons with Japan's Yomiuri Giants. Over 17 games last season, he posted a sparkling 1.52 ERA while striking out nearly one batter per inning. He last appeared in MLB in 2022 when he split six relief appearances between the Royals and Blue Jays.
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Caleb Thielbar, LHP
Team: Chicago Cubs
Contract: One year, $4.5 million
Details: Thielbar returns to the Cubs after joining the NL Central squad ahead of last season. He made 67 appearances for the North Siders, posting a 2.64 ERA and tallying 56 strikeouts over 58 innings. The 38-year-old will serve as the second lefty in the bullpen behind off-season addition Hoby Milner.
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Dec. 15
Ha-Seong Kim, SS
Team: Atlanta Braves
Contract: One year, $20 million
Details: Kim, 29, joined Atlanta last season when the organization claimed him off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays in September. In 87 at-bats with the Braves, he slashed .253/.316/.368 for three homers and 12 RBIs.
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Adolis Garcia, OF
Team: Philadelphia Phillies
Contract: One year, $10 million
Details: Garcia was the hero for the Texas Rangers during their 2023 run to the World Series but was non-tendered by Texas this off-season. Garcia slumped to a .227 batting average with 19 homers and 75 RBIs last season.
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Josh Bell, 1B
Team: Minnesota Twins
Contract: One year, $7 million
Details: Bell, 33, is a switch-hitter who is expected to play first base and designated hitter for the Twins. Last season, he hit .237/.325/.417 with 22 home runs for the Washington Nationals.
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Dec. 14
Merrill Kelly, RHP
Team: Arizona Diamondbacks
Contract: Two years, $40 million
Details: After the Diamondbacks traded Kelly to Texas at the trade deadline, the 37-year-old returns to Arizona on a two-year deal. The veteran right-hander carried a 3.52 ERA over 184 innings between his two stops in 2025.
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Dec. 13
Royals add Brewers' top rookie
Kansas City Royals acquire: OF Isaac Collins, RHP Nick Mears
Milwaukee Brewers acquire: Angel Zerpa
After finishing fourth in National League Rookie of the Year voting for the team with MLB's best record in 2025, Collins is heading to Kansas City along with Mears for Zerpa, who is primarily a ground-ball pitcher.
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Dustin May, RHP
Team: St. Louis Cardinals
Contract: One year, $12.5 million with mutual option for 2027
Details: May appeared in just six games last season for the Red Sox, owning a 5.40 ERA. The 28-year-old has made 57 starts over his career with a 3.86 ERA.
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Kenley Jansen, RHP
Team: Detroit Tigers
Contract: One year, $11 million with club option for 2027
Details: Jansen, 38, is MLB’s career saves leader among active players, having totalled 476, which ranks fourth all-time. Through 59 innings with the Angels last season, Jansen posted a 2.59 ERA and recorded 29 saves.
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Amed Rosario, UTIL
Team: New York Yankees
Contract: One year, $2.5 million
Details: Rosario, 30, was traded to the Yankees at the 2025 deadline from the Washington Nationals. He only took 33 regular-season at-bats for the Yankees this past season, hitting .303 with no walks. He went 3-for-10 at the plate in the post-season.
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Jorge Polanco, INF
Team: New York Mets
Contract: Two years, $40 million
Details: Polanco, 32, had a strong season with the Mariners in 2025, batting .265 with 26 home runs and 78 RBIs in 138 games. For his career, Polanco slashes .263/.330/.442. He joins a star studded Mets infield, with Francisco Lindor, Jeff McNeil, and Marcus Semien.
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Dec. 12
Blue Jays continue to bolster bullpen
Tyler Rogers, RHP
Team: Toronto Blue Jays
Contract: Three years, $37 million
Details: In each of the past five seasons, Rogers has logged at least 70.1 innings and posted ERAs from 1.98 to 3.57. Last year, split between the San Francisco Giants and New York Mets, he was in the 100th percentile in both barrel (2.1 per cent) and walk (2.3 per cent) rates, 99th percentile in average exit velocity (85.8 m.p.h.) and 98th percentile in groundball rate (61.6 per cent).
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Danny Jansen, C
Team: Texas Rangers
Contract: Two years, $14.5 million
Details: It will be the fifth stop in the past three years for Jansen, who split 2025 between the Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers. In 98 games, the 30-year-old backstop slashed .215/.321/.399 with 14 home runs and 36 RBIs.
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Alexis Díaz, RHP
Team: Texas Rangers
Contract: One year, $1 million
Details: Díaz, 29, pitched with three MLB teams in 2025, posting an 8.15 ERA over 17.2 innings split between Cincinnati, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta.
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Tyler Alexander, LHP
Team: Texas Rangers
Contract: One year, $1.125 million
Details: The 31-year-old southpaw posted a 4.98 ERA over 97.2 innings with Milwaukee and the Chicago White Sox in 2025. He previously pitched with Detroit and Tampa Bay, serving as both a starter and reliever.
Blue Jays add another arm to bullpen
Toronto Blue Jays acquire: RHP Chase Lee
Detroit Tigers acquire: LHP Johan Simon
The Blue Jays have added a side-armer to their bullpen to give them another look for the middle innings. Lee, 27, was a rookie last season, posting a 4.10 ERA with 32 strikeouts and nine walks in 37.1 innings.
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Josiah Gray, RHP
Team: Washington Nationals
Contract: One year, $1.35 million
Details: Gray's best season came in 2023, posting a 3.91 ERA in 159 innings en route to an all-star nod. The right-hander threw just 8.1 innings in 2024 and missed all of 2025 due to an injury.
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Maikel Garcia, 3B
Team: Kansas City Royals
Contract: Five years, $57.5 million
Details: Third baseman Maikel Garcia and the Kansas City Royals are finalizing a five-year contract extension with a club option for a sixth year.
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Dec. 11
Lane Thomas, OF
Team: Kansas City Royals
Contract: One year, $5.25 million
Details: Thomas joins the Royals after missing most of the 2025 schedule due to various injuries, including a season-ending foot surgery. He underperformed during the brief time he played, but is a .727-OPS hitter over the course of his career.
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Colin Holderman, RHP
Team: Cleveland Guardians
Contract: One year, $1.5 million
Details: The Guardians add to their bullpen by bringing in Holderman on a one-year deal. The 30-year-old was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates after going 0-2 with a 7.01 ERA last season.
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Akil Baddoo, OF
Team: Milwaukee Brewers
Contract: One year, $1.25 million
Details: Baddoo, 27, spent the first five years of his career with the Detroit Tigers. He has hit .224 with a .305 on-base percentage, 28 homers, 104 RBIs and 43 steals in 347 career games. Baddoo played in only seven games last season.
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Hoby Milner, LHP
Team: Chicago Cubs
Contract: One year, $3.75 million
Details: Milner pitched to a 3.84 ERA with a 1.265 WHIP in 73 appearances with the Texas Rangers last season. He'll now reunite with manager Craig Counsell, who coached him while with the Milwaukee Brewers.
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Robert Suarez, RHP
Team: Atlanta Braves
Contract: Three years, $45 million
Details: Despite re-signing closer Raisel Iglesias, the Atlanta Braves doubled up on their bullpen with one of the best closers in this free agent class in Suarez. The 34-year-old had an NL-leading 40 saves last year while pitching to a 2.97 ERA with 75 strikeouts in 70 appearances.
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Mark Leiter Jr., RHP
Team: Athletics
Contract: One year, $2.85 million
Details: After trading Mason Miller last year, the Athletics are adding some bullpen help in the form of Mark Leiter Jr., who pitched to a 4.84 ERA and 1.531 WHIP in 59 appearances with the New York Yankees last season.
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Dec. 10
Mike Yastrzemski, OF
Team: Atlanta Braves
Contract: Two years, $23 million
Details: The Braves add a depth outfielder in Yastrzemski, who's coming off a season where he had 17 home runs, 46 RBIs and a .735 OPS in 146 games split between the San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals.
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Pete Alonso, 1B
Team: Baltimore Orioles
Contract: Five years, $155 million
Details: After seven seasons in Queens, Alonso is headed to the AL East. The star first baseman lands in Baltimore on a record contract for first basemen. In 2025, the 31-year-old posted an .871 OPS while hitting 38 homers and driving in 126 runs.
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Dec. 9
Kyle Finnegan, RHP
Team: Detroit Tigers
Contract: Two years, $19 million
Details: The Tigers are bringing back one of their key back-end relievers after acquiring Finnegan from the Nationals at the trade deadline last year. The 34-year-old occupied the closer role in Washington before the trade, and he pitched to a 3.47 ERA with 55 strikeouts and 18 walks over 57 innings split between the two teams.
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Gregory Soto, LHP
Team: Pittsburgh Pirates
Contract: One year, $7.75 million
Details: The Pirates bolstered the back end of their bullpen by adding left-handed reliever Gregory Soto, who had a 4.18 ERA with 70 strikeouts and 24 walks over 60.1 innings split between the Baltimore Orioles and New York Mets last season.
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Angels land former top prospect
Los Angeles Angels acquire: INF Vaughn Grissom
Boston Red Sox acquire: OF Isaiah Jackson
After landing in Boston as the return for Chris Sale, Vaughn Grissom is on the move once again. The 24-year-old spent all of 2025 in triple-A and now heads to Los Angeles in exchange for a 2025 eighth-round pick in Jackson.
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Edwin Díaz, RHP
Team: Los Angeles Dodgers
Contract: Three years, $69 million
Details: The reigning World Series champs landed one of baseball's top closers in Díaz, who recorded 28 saves and posted a 1.63 ERA in 2025. The 31-year-old right-hander landed the largest AAV for a closer with his $69-million deal from the Dodgers.
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Kyle Schwarber, DH
Team: Philadelphia Phillies
Contract: Five years, $150 million
Details: Schwarber returns to Philadelphia after finishing as the NL MVP runner-up in 2025. The 32-year-old led the Senior Circuit with 56 home runs and 132 RBIs, helping the Phillies to an NL East title.
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Dec. 8
Steven Matz, LHP
Team: Tampa Bay Rays
Contract: Two years, $15 million
Details: The Rays are adding a solid swingman in Matz, who could be deployed as either a full-fledged starter or bullpen piece, as he did last year in 53 appearances split between the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox. He recorded a 3.05 ERA with 59 strikeouts and 11 walks over 76.2 innings.
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Michael Soroka, RHP
Team: Arizona Diamondbacks
Contract: One year, $7.5 million
Details: The Diamondbacks acquire a 2019 MLB All-Star in Soroka. The 28-year-old Canadian spent most of last season with the Washington Nationals, posting a 4.87 ERA in 15 starts. He was moved to the Chicago Cubs at the deadline and was mostly used out of the bullpen.
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Dec. 6
Mariners deal prospect to bolster bullpen
Seattle Mariners acquire: RHP Jose Ferrer
Washington Nationals acquire: C Harry Ford, RHP Isaac Lyon
The Mariners send out third-ranked catching prospect Harry Ford for a return of Jose Ferrer, a hard-throwing ground-ball pitcher who closed out games for the Nationals after they dealt Kyle Finnegan at the 2025 deadline.
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Dec. 5
Drew Anderson, RHP
Team: Detroit Tigers
Contract: One year, $7 million with team option for 2027
Details: Anderson lands a major-league deal from the Tigers after pitching in the KBO for the past four seasons. The 31-year-old struck out 245 in 171.2 innings in 2025 with a 2.25 ERA for the SSG Landers.
Dec. 4
Red Sox add to the rotation
Boston Red Sox acquire: RHP Johan Oviedo, LHP Tyler Samaniego, C Adonys Guzman
Pittsburgh Pirates acquire: OF Jhostynxon Garcia, RHP Jesus Traveiso
Oviedo, 27, had a 3.57 ERA in nine starts for the Pirates last season, striking out 42 hitters through 40.1 innings. Garcia, the centrepiece of the return for the Pirates, delivered strong minor league numbers last season, hitting 21 home runs and 75 RBIs in 114 games across two levels.
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Dec. 3
Emilio Pagán, RHP
Team: Cincinnati Reds
Contract: Two years, $20 million with an opt-out after 2026
Details: The Reds bring back their closer on a $20-million deal. In 2025, Pagán finished second in the National League with 32 saves and carried a 2.88 ERA over 68.2 innings.
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Miguel Rojas, INF
Team: Los Angeles Dodgers
Contract: One year, $5.5 million
Details: Rojas, the Dodgers World Series hero, returns to L.A. for what is expected to be his final MLB season. The longtime infielder delivered solid production for the Dodgers with the bat and in the field in 2025, carrying a .715 OPS and spending time at four different positions.
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Cedric Mullins, OF
Team: Tampa Bay Rays
Contract: One year, $7 million
Details: Mullins heads back to the AL East on a one-year deal. After spending the first seven and a half seasons of his career with the Orioles, the 31-year-old was traded to the Mets at the 2025 trade deadline. In 133 games between his two stops, Mullins posted a .690 OPS, hit 17 home runs and stole 22 bases.
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Sam Hentges, LHP
Team: San Francisco Giants
Contract: One year, $1.4 million
Details: Hentges signs a new deal after missing all of last season following a September 2024 capsule surgery in his throwing shoulder then an arthroscopic meniscus surgery in his right knee in August. The 29-year-old has a 7-8 career record with a 4.18 ERA over 168 appearances spanning 206 2/3 innings.
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Anthony Kay, LHP
Team: Chicago White Sox
Contract: Two years, $12 million
Details: Kay, 30, spent the last two seasons in Japan. In 24 games for Yokohama last season, he posted a 1.74 ERA while striking out 130 opponents over 155 innings. The Stony Brook, N.Y., native previously spent five seasons in MLB from 2019-2023 with the Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs and New York Mets. He appeared in 44 games (seven starts) with a 5.59 ERA and 88 strikeouts in 85.1 innings.
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Dec. 2
Cody Ponce, RHP
Team: Toronto Blue Jays
Contract: Three years, $30 million
Details: Ponce was awarded MVP of South Korea's KBO League in 2025, going 17-1, with a 1.89 ERA and 252 strikeouts in 180.2 innings pitched for the Hanwha Eagles. He threw a no-hitter while pitching for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in 2022, and last pitched in the MLB with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2021.
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Alek Manoah, RHP
Team: Los Angeles Angels
Contract: One year, $1.95 million
Details: The former Toronto Blue Jays all-star gets a chance to restart his career on the West Coast. Manoah didn't pitch in the majors in 2025 but has a 3.34 career ERA with 412 strikeouts in 75 starts.
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Ryan Weiss, RHP
Team: Houston Astros
Contract: One year, $2.6 million with option
Details: Weiss returns to North America after two years pitching in Korea. He made 30 starts for the Hanwha Eagles of the KBO in 2025, with a 2.87 ERA and 207 strikeouts in 178.2 innings. The former Arizona Diamondbacks draft pick, who turns 29 in December, has yet to pitch in the majors but has three years at triple-A on his résumé.
Dec. 1
Devin Williams, RHP
Team: New York Mets
Contract: Three years, $51 million
Details: Following a year with the Yankees, Williams will stay in New York on a three-year deal with the Mets. Williams lost the closer role in the Bronx as he posted a 4.79 ERA in 62 innings for the Yankees, but remains a promising option in relief after striking out 34.7 per cent of the hitters he faced.
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Nov. 29
Ryan Helsley, RHP
Team: Baltimore Orioles
Contract: Two years, $28 million
Details: After a tough year for their bullpen, the Orioles are adding one of the better relief arms in MLB over the past few seasons. The 31-year-old Helsley earned All-Star nods in 2022 and 2024 while with the Cardinals and led MLB in saves in the latter season.
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Nov. 26
Dylan Cease, RHP
Team: Toronto Blue Jays
Contract: Seven years, $210 million
Details: The Toronto Blue Jays have made the first big splash of the off-season, landing one of the top free agent pitchers in Dylan Cease, who is reportedly signing a seven-year, $210 million contract. Cease is coming off a down year in 2025 with the San Diego Padres, in which he posted a 4.55 ERA over 168 innings and 32 starts. However, his strikeout numbers remained among MLB’s best, as the righty punched out 215 hitters.
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Nov. 25
Red Sox acquire another arm
Boston Red Sox acquire: RHP Sonny Gray, cash
St. Louis Cardinals acquire: LHP Brandon Clarke, RHP Richard Fitts
The Red Sox bring in three-time All-Star Gray, who is two years removed from being an AL Cy Young finalist with the Minnesota Twins. The 36-year-old had a 4.28 ERA with a 1.234 WHIP in 2025, but projects to be better with a better defence, as he carried a 3.39 FIP.
Nov. 24
Yohel Pozo, C
Team: St. Louis Cardinals
Contract: One year, $850,000
Details: Pozo returns to the Cardinals after playing 67 with St. Louis in 2025. The 28-year-old backstop posted a .637 OPS and hit five homers in his longest stint of MLB action.
Nov. 23
Mets, Rangers swap pricy veterans
Texas Rangers acquire: OF Brandon Nimmo
New York Mets acquire: 2B Marcus Semien
The Mets and Rangers pull off a one-for-one deal, as Semien will head to Queens after winning the AL Gold Glove at second base and posting a .669 OPS in 127 games. Nimmo heads to Texas after hitting a career-best 25 homers and driving in 92 runs.
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Joel Payamps, RHP
Team: Atlanta Braves
Contract: One year, $2.25 million
Details: Payamps will stay in Atlanta after the Braves picked him up as a late-season waiver claim in 2025. The 31-year-old right-hander posted a 6.84 ERA over 26.1 innings split between Atlanta and Milwaukee. He will try to regain the form that saw him strike out 217 batters and carry a 3.02 ERA from 2020 to 2024.
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Nov. 21
Phil Maton, RHP
Team: Chicago Cubs
Contract: Two years, $14.5 million with team option for 2028
Details: After splitting 2025 between St. Louis and Texas, Maton will land in Wrigleyville to boost the Cubs' bullpen. In 61.1 innings last season, the 32-year-old right-hander posted a 2.79 ERA, struck out 81 batters and picked up five saves.
Jonathan India, 2B
Team: Kansas City Royals
Contract: One year, $8 million
Details: The NL Rookie of the Year back in 2021, India had a middling first season in Kansas City, batting .233 with a .669 OPS and nine home runs — all career lows. He was a non-tender candidate, but will re-up with the team that traded for him last year.
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Giants acquire outfielder from Marlins
San Francisco Giants acquire: OF Joey Wiemer
Miami Marlins acquire: Cash considerations
Wiemer was DFA'd by the Marlins earlier in the week. The 25-year-old had only 55 at-bats in 2025, hitting three home runs and posting a .715 OPS.
Beau Brieske, RHP
Team: Detroit Tigers
Contract: One year, $1,157.5 million
Details: Brieske is coming off a down year in the Tigers' bullpen, pitching to a 6.55 ERA and a 1.636 WHIP in 22 appearances. He struggled against the long ball, giving up five home runs in 22 innings pitched.
Matt Vierling, UTIL
Team: Detroit Tigers
Contract: One year, $3.255 million
Details: In his third season in Detroit, Matt Vierling only had 100 plate appearances across 31 games this season due to injury. In those appearances, he slashed .239/.310/.307 for a .617 OPS. The five-year pro has a career ops of .708.
James McCann, C
Team: Arizona Diamondbacks
Contract: One year, $2.75 million
Details: The 35-year-old McCann signed with the D-backs in June and provided solid production, batting .260 with five homers and 17 RBIs. He was also good with the team's young pitchers, including Ryne Nelson and Brandon Pfaadt.
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Jake Bauers, 1B/OF
Team: Milwaukee Brewers
Contract: One year, $2.7 million
Details: The Brewers and Bauers avoid arbitration with the one-year deal. In only 85 games this season the 30-year-old slashed .235/.353/.399 with a .752 OPS. He also hit seven home runs last season, and has 58 home runs in his six-year career.
Mauricio Dubon, UTIL
Team: Atlanta Braves
Contract: One year, $6.1 million
Details: Dubon was traded to the Braves on Nov. 19, for infielder Nick Allen. The 31-year-old won a gold glove this past season with the Houston Astros, the second of his career. He slashed .241/.289/.355 with an OPS of .644 in 2025.
Nov. 20
Alex Lange, RHP
Team: Kansas City Royals
Contract: One year, $900,000
Details: Injuries limited Lange to just one appearance out of the bullpen with the Tigers last season. The 30-year-old spent five years with Detroit, recording 29 saves and 222 strikeouts in 196 relief appearances.
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Nov. 19
Braves, Astros swap infielders
Atlanta Braves acquire: INF Mauricio Dubón
Baltimore Orioles acquire: INF Nick Allen
The Braves bring in the 31-year-old Dubon who won a gold glove the past season, the second of his career. He slashed .241/.289/.355 with an OPS of .644. Meanwhile, the Astros get younger and cheaper with the 27-year-old Allen, who slashed .221/.284/.251 over 135 games with the Braves last season.
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Raisel Iglesias, RHP
Team: Atlanta Braves
Contract: One year, $16 million
Details: One of the most experienced closers in the majors is staying put. Atlanta is bringing Iglesias back on a one-year deal after he pitched to a 3.21 ERA in 2025, recording 29 saves in 34 opportunities.
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Nov. 18
Orioles, Angels swap former first-round picks
Los Angeles Angels acquire: RHP Grayson Rodriguez
Baltimore Orioles acquire: OF Taylor Ward
After a power outage in 2025, the Orioles land Ward fresh off a 36-homer season for the Angels. They had to pay a heavy price to do so, though, as former top pitching prospect Rodriguez will head to L.A., where he will hope to return to health after missing all of 2025 due to elbow and lat injuries.
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Twins add bullpen help
Minnesota Twins acquire: RHP Eric Orze
Tampa Bay Rays acquire: RHP Jacob Kisting
Orze emerged as a reliable piece of Tampa Bay's bullpen in 2025, pitching to a 3.02 ERA in 41.2 innings, but he'll head to Minnesota for Kisting, a 14th-round pick from the 2024 draft.
Gómez heads for new team
Chicago White Sox acquire: OF Everson Pereira and INF Tanner Murray
Tampa Bay Rays acquire: RHP Yoendrys Gómez and RHP Steven Wilson
After playing for three teams in 2025, Gómez will change jerseys once again. The 26-year-old spent most of the year with Chicago, posting a 4.84 ERA in 48.1 innings and 12 appearances. Going the other way, Pereira picked up nine hits and two homers in 23 games for the Rays last season.
Red Sox add infield depth
Boston Red Sox acquire: INF Tristan Gray
Tampa Bay Rays acquire: RHP Luis Guerrero
The first of four trades the Red Sox made before the Nov. 18 deadline for teams to add players to their 40-man rosters, Boston lands Gray from Tampa Bay. The 29-year-old utility infielder played in 30 games for the Rays in 2025, posting a .693 OPS.
Rockies swap speedy minor leaguer for lefty reliever
Boston Red Sox acquire: UTIL Braiden Ward
Colorado Rockies acquire: LHP Brennan Bernardino
After making 55 appearances for Boston in 2025, Bernardino heads for Colorado in exchange for Ward, who stole 57 bases across two levels last season. Bernardino had a 3.14 ERA and 43 strikeouts in 51.2 innings for the Red Sox.
Red Sox clear 40-man spot
Boston Red Sox acquire: C Ronny Hernandez
Chicago White Sox acquire: LHP Chris Murphy
As Boston's trades kept coming, it sent the 27-year-old Murphy to the White Sox. Murphy returned from Tommy John surgery in 2025 to make 23 appearances for the Red Sox, carrying a 3.12 ERA.
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Mariners, Red Sox swap minor leaguers
Boston Red Sox acquire: C Luke Heyman
Seattle Mariners acquire: RHP Alex Hoppe
The Red Sox and Mariners swapped prospects, as Hoppe heads to Seattle after making it to triple-A in 2025, posting a 4.76 ERA over 45.1 innings. Heyman, meanwhile, heads the other way after being selected in the 14th round of last summer's draft.
Nov. 17
Kyle Hart, LHP
Team: San Diego Padres
Contract: One year, $1.2 million (2027 club option)
Details: Hart, 32, went 3-3 with a 5.86 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP in six starts and 14 relief appearances for the Padres in 2025. He began the season as the No. 5 starter, spent time in the minors and returned to San Diego as an effective reliever down the stretch of the club's 90-win season.
Ryan Yarbrough, LHP
Team: New York Yankees
Contract: One year, $2.5 million
Details: Yarbrough, 33, went 3-1 with a 4.36 ERA in eight starts and 11 relief appearances, striking out 55 and walking 19 in 64 innings. Yarbrough did not pitch for the Yankees between June 18 and Sept. 5 because of a strained right oblique.
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Nov. 16
Josh Naylor, 1B
Team: Seattle Mariners
Contract: Five years, $92.5 million
Details: Naylor, 28, was traded to the Mariners from the Arizona Diamondbacks at the 2025 deadline and was a key part of the club’s run to the ALCS, where they lost in a thrilling Game 7 to the Toronto Blue Jays. The Mississauga, Ont., native clubbed 20 homers with 92 RBIs in 2025 and led all of the majors with 19 stolen bases following the trade for a career-high 30 on the season.
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Nov. 10
Royals land outfielder from Rays
Kansas City Royals acquire: OF Kameron Misner
Tampa Bay Rays acquire: Cash considerations or a player to be named later
The Royals add some depth to their outfield in the form of Misner, who appeared in 71 games for the Rays in his rookie season. The 27-year-old slashed .213/.273/.345 with five homers, 22 RBIs and eight stolen bases.
Nov. 5
Leody Taveras, OF
Team: Baltimore Orioles
Contract: One year, $2 million
Details: The Orioles reportedly add a depth outfielder in Taveras, who played only 58 games split between the Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners last season, hitting for a .205/.226/.304 slash line with three home runs and 17 RBIs.
Salvador Perez, C
Team: Kansas City Royals
Contract: Two years, $25 million
Details: Having spent the first 14 seasons of his MLB career with the Royals, Perez will remain in Kansas City for at least another two seasons, with the new deal taking the place of his 2026 club option.
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Nov. 4
Orioles reunite with reliever in trade with Cubs
Baltimore Orioles acquire: RHP Andrew Kittredge
Chicago Cubs acquire: Cash considerations
After being dealt to the Cubs from the Orioles at the 2025 trade deadline, Kittredge returns to Baltimore after posting a 3.40 ERA, 64 strikeouts and 11 walks over 53 innings split between the two teams.
Keegan Thompson, RHP
Team: Cincinnati Reds
Contract: One year, $1.3 million
Details: After pitching in triple-A for all of 2025, Thompson will look to regain the form that led him to a 2.67 ERA with 36 strikeouts over 30.1 innings for the Chicago Cubs in 2024.
Nov. 3
Rays add outfield depth
Tampa Bay Rays acquire: OF Ryan Vilade
Cincinnati Reds acquire: Cash considerations
The Rays bring in Vilade in a swap with the Reds. The 26-year-old has played in 28 MLB games with four different franchises since 2021. In 2025, he collected one hit in 15 plate appearances.
Dietrich Enns, LHP
Team: Baltimore Orioles
Contract: One year, $2.6 million with club option for 2027
Details: This new deal takes the place of the club option the Orioles had on Enns for 2026. The left-hander had a 4.08 ERA, 34 strikeouts and 11 walks over 28.2 innings with Baltimore last season.
