It's less than two weeks away before pitchers and players report for Spring Training and get ready for the upcoming 2016 MLB season. The latest rumors include the continuous pursuit of the Baltimore Orioles for a starting pitcher and the Houston Astros adding another piece for their bullpen.
The New York Yankees received some bad news earlier this week when first baseman Greg Bird suffered a torn labrum in his right shoulder. His surgery was a success last Tuesday but could be out for the entire 2016 MLB season.
t's less than a month away before players report to Spring Training and get ready for the 2016 MLB season so teams are stacking up their roster. The latest rumors include the New York Yankees still looking for an additional starting pitcher and the Kansas City Royals wanting to add another outfielder.
Defending World Series champions Kansas City Royals are having a good offseason despite losing some key players like Johnny Cueto and Ben Zobrist in free agency. The Royals have successfully signed Alex Gordon to a new contract, but the team is still looking to bolster their starting rotation with either Yovani Gallardo or Ian Kennedy.
The market for free agent first baseman, Chris Davis has been very quiet with only his former team, the Baltimore Orioles having a formal offer. However, the Detroit Tigers are quietly making a move to sign the 2015 MLB home run leader.
One of the biggest remaining free agents just went off the market after the Kansas City Royals re-signed Alex Gordon to a four-year, $72 million deal on Jan. 6. That leaves Justin Upton and Yoenis Cespedes as the remaining slugging outfielders in the market and here are the latest updates on both players.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have added another arm in their rotation as several reports are saying that the team has signed Japanese pitcher Kenta Maeda to a deal. Maeda is currently the best pitcher to come from Japan since Masahiro Tanaka and Yu Darvish.
The market for free agent Yoenis Cespedes is finally developing, as a number of teams are reportedly interested in signing the slugging outfielder. According to several reports, the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox are the emerging leaders to get Cespedes' signature.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are looking to increase their pitching depth after the departure of Zack Greinke via free agency to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Free agent Japanese pitcher Kenta Maeda emerges as a possible target because of reports saying that he visited Dodger Stadium on Christmas Eve.
Cliff Lee missed the entire 2015 season due to injury and is already 37 years old. However, the 2008 AL Cy Young winner wants to return in 2016 if ever a team is willing to take a chance and sign him to a contract.
The Chicago Cubs front office has expressed the desire to sign starting pitchers in free agency to help bolster their rotation that already features Jake Arrieta and Jon Lester. According to reports, the Cubs are interested in bringing back Jeff Samardzija in the North Side of Chicago.
MLB has released all the 139 players eligible for the 2016 Free Agency with teams starting the negotiations and signings on Nov. 7. However, still not on the list is pitching ace Zack Greinke, but he will opt out of his contract, and the 2014 World Series champions San Francisco Giants are interested in prying him away from rivals Los Angeles Dodgers.
