MLB Trade Rumors

The Pirates acquired reliever Peter Strzelecki from the Guardians for cash, the team announced. Cleveland had designated the righty for assignment on Tuesday when they set their 40-man roster in advance of the Rule 5 draft. Strzelecki, 30, spent one season in Cleveland. The Guardians acquired him from the Diamondbacks in a DFA trade just after Opening Day. He only made 10 big … [Read more...] about Pirates Acquire Peter Strzelecki

The deadline for teams to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players is tonight at 7pm CT. Throughout the day, we’ll surely see a handful of arb-eligible players agree to terms with their clubs to avoid a hearing. These so-called “pre-tender deals” usually, although not always, involve players who were borderline non-tender candidates. Rather than run the risk of being … [Read more...] about Players Avoiding Arbitration: 11/22/24

The Guardians and right-hander Triston McKenzie have agreed to a deal to avoid arbitration, reports Robert Murray of FanSided on X. The Octagon client will make a salary of $1.95MM in 2025. MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz projected McKenzie for a salary of $2.4MM next year, but he’ll actually come up shy of that number. That’s usually the case for deals agreed to at this part of … [Read more...] about Guardians, Triston McKenzie Avoid Arbitration

Tarik Skubal has his first Cy Young award. The Baseball Writers Association of America announced that the Tigers ace won the AL Cy Young by a unanimous margin. He received all 30 first-place votes. Kansas City’s Seth Lugo placed runner-up, while Cleveland closer Emmanuel Clase rounded out the top three. Whether Skubal would win the award was never in doubt. The hard-throwing … [Read more...] about Tarik Skubal Wins American League Cy Young Award

The Baseball Writers Association of America announced that Guardians skipper Stephen Vogt and Brewers manager Pat Murphy were named the respective leagues’ Managers of the Year. Both men took the award after leading their teams to Central division titles in year one at the helm. Vogt took the reins for the Guardians within a year and a half of retiring as a player. He spent one … [Read more...] about Stephen Vogt, Pat Murphy Win Manager Of The Year