December is correct across the nook and baseball’s annual Winter Conferences are every week away. There can be trades and free agent signings and rumors aplenty throughout these 4 days in Orlando. The Winter Conferences are sometimes the 4 busiest days of the offseason. Till then, listed below are Sunday’s scorching range rumors.
Tucker a backup plan for Yankees?
The Yankees seem to view Kyle Tucker as a backup plan to Cody Bellinger reasonably than the opposite means round, in response to the New York Submit. We ranked Tucker because the high free agent out there this offseason, although Bellinger figures to return cheaper, plus he is extra versatile defensively and is a recognized amount to the Yankees after performing nicely in pinstripes this previous season.
New York is continuous to pursue a high outfield free agent even after Trent Grisham accepted the $22.025 million qualifying supply. Touchdown Bellinger or Tucker would open up the potential of a Jasson Domínguez commerce. The membership’s erstwhile high prospect had an OK first full season within the large leagues in 2025, although when the Yankees have been enjoying their most necessary video games late within the yr, Domínguez was usually on the bench in favor of a Bellinger/Grisham/Aaron Decide outfield.
Purple Sox may add a number of bats
After including Sonny Grey, the Purple Sox are centered on boosting an offense that ranked fifteenth in residence runs in 2025, and so they may add a number of hitters, reviews the Boston Globe. The BoSox are recognized to have curiosity in Pete Alonso and in a reunion with Alex Bregman. They may additionally pursue a second-tier hitter alongside the strains of Jorge Polanco.
The Purple Sox have to determine their nook infield scenario and in addition add stability to a lineup that leans too left-handed at occasions, therefore their curiosity in Alonso and Bregman, two righty-hitting nook infielders. It is attainable they’ll add two hitters whereas additionally buying and selling away an outfielder, probably Wilyer Abreu or Jarren Duran. Level is, the Grey commerce was seemingly solely the beginning of the offseason for the Purple Sox. They’ve extra strikes coming, probably large ones.
Misiorowski extension talks not progressing
Contract extension talks between the Brewers and flamethrowing righty Jacob Misiorowski haven’t gained a lot traction but, reviews the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. There isn’t a rush to get this performed — Misiorowski is not going to be a free agent till the 2031-32 offseason. Nonetheless, the sooner Milwaukee locks him up, the bigger the low cost. That is normally how this stuff work.
Groups hardly ever signal pitchers with lower than one full yr of service time to long-term extensions. It has been performed solely thrice within the final 15 years: Matt Moore with the Rays (5 years, $14 million with three membership choices), Chris Archer with the Rays (six years, $25.5 million with two membership choices), and Aaron Ashby with the Brewers (5 years, $20.5 million with two membership choices). As a small market crew, early extensions are Milwaukee’s greatest probability to maintain gamers like Misiorowski past their crew management years.
