MLB Trade Rumors

Braves left-hander Chris Sale just had a tremendous bounceback season. He made 29 starts with a 2.38 earned run average, earning a National League Cy Young award. He was largely injured and/or ineffective from 2019 to 2023, which had him pondering retirement. “I thought that it was gonna be my last year,” Sale said to the Baseball Isn’t Boring podcast about where he was at … [Read more...] about NL East Notes: Sale, Montas, Wood

Coming into this offseason, some observers expected the Nationals to be a dark horse for the top free agents. That didn’t come to pass, which was addressed this week by owner Mark Lerner, who said that he and president of baseball operations Mike Rizzo agreed the timing wasn’t right. “When Mike calls me in and says, ‘We really need to think about it,’ for next winter, we’ll … [Read more...] about Lerner: Nationals Not Ready For Big Free Agent Spending

The Nationals and right-hander Lucas Sims are nearing a deal, reports Chris Cotillo of MassLive. The details have not yet been publicly reported. The righty is represented by TWC Sports. The Nationals have a full 40-man roster and would need to make a corresponding move to make this official if it’s a major league deal that’s being discussed. Sims, 31 in May, has spent most of … [Read more...] about Nationals Nearing Deal With Lucas Sims

The Nationals have won their arbitration hearing with Nathaniel Lowe, the TalkNats website reports.  Lowe will receive a $10.3MM salary for the 2025 season, rather than the $11.1MM salary he was hoping to land by going to a hearing. First base was a major target area for D.C. this offseason, and the Nats addressed this need by acquiring Lowe from the Rangers for reliever Robert … [Read more...] about Nationals Win Arbitration Hearing Against Nathaniel Lowe