2022 proved to be a breakout season for Drury, with the 30-year-old player hitting .263/.320/.492 with 28 home runs and 87 RBIs en route to his Silver Slugger victory.

Prior to his tenure with the Cincinnati Reds in 2020, Drury bounced around between a multitude of teams. He was drafted during the 13th round of the 2015 MLB Draft by the Atlanta Diamondbacks, where he played for two years before making his way to the New York Yankees. He later had stints at the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, and the San Diego Padres.

Prior to the 2022 season, Drury recorded 51 home runs in 1,589 appearances throughout his career.

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Last season, Miller batted .243 with six home runs and 51 RBIs in 130 games. The 26-year-old player played in his primary position of first base while also filling in at second and third base on occasion.

“Owen is someone we are happy to add to our infield mix,” Brewers president of baseball operations Matt Arnold said as he welcomed the 26-year-old to Milwaukee.

“He brings a combination of athleticism and versatility that helps enhance our depth across the diamond. And bringing home a hometown product is always a nice bonus.”

Following the exit of utilityman Jace Peterson, the Brewers were in need of a versatile replacement who is capable of filling in multiple infield positions. Peterson agreed to a $9.5 million, two-year deal with the Oakland Athletics earlier this week.

Miller’s trade to the Brewers is largely viewed as a homecoming for the player, who was born in the suburb of Mequon in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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The deal that landed Murphy in Atlanta also included the Milwaukee Brewers and saw nine players change teams.

As part of the trade, the Braves sent promising catcher William Contreras and reliever Justin Yeager to the Brewers and pitchers Kyle Muller and Freddy Tarnok, catcher Manny Pina and prospect Royber Salinas to Oakland. Meanwhile, the A’s also received outfielder Esteury Ruiz from Milwaukee while sending reliever Joel Payamps in the opposite way.   

The Oakland Athletics have been stripping down their roster for a while now and made it clear to the teams that Sean Murphy is available for the right price. This got a lot of teams circling, given the fact that Murphy was under control for three more years and is widely considered one of the best catchers in baseball. In the end, the Braves were first to pull the trigger, hoping the former-third round pick could raise their ceiling with his premium defense.

“We definitely gave up a ton,” Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos told reporters. “But we got a really good player back. Getting players like that is hard.”

Murphy batted a career-high .250 in 2022 with 18 home runs and 66 RBIs. He has a Gold Glove award on his resume from 2021.

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Nicknamed “the Ghost Fork” due to his split-fingered fastball that seems to disappear before reaching the plate, Senga went 104-51 with a 2.42 ERA in 1,340⅔ innings for the Hawks. During his time in the NPB, Senga was named an NPB All-Star on three occasions and won the Japanese Series five times.

Senga’s arrival in New York will greatly assist the Mets to fill the gaps in their rotation. Other free agents who the Mets also signed to this end include American League Cy Young winner Justin Verlander, left-handed pitcher Jose Quintana, and reliever David Robertson. In addition, the team also re-signed center fielder Brandon Nimmo to an eight-year, $162 million contract.

Currently, the Mets’ payroll is worth around $345 million. If this sum holds, the Mets’ could be due to pay a luxury-tax penalty; a first in the MLB.

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Nimmo, who has been with the Mets since 2011, will remain in New York on an eight-year, $162 million contract. This deal is the second-richest contract in Mets history, while also ensuring that the Mets have the highest payroll in the MLB.

Drafted in the first round in 2011, Nimmo enjoyed the best consecutive seasons of his career in 2021 and 2022. Last season, he hit .274/.367/.433 with 16 homers in 151 games, while in 2021 he hit .292/.401/.437 with eight homers despite suffering a bruised hand and a strained hamstring.

Robertson is fresh off a comeback campaign, posting a 2.40 ERA in 58 games—his highest since 2018. The pitcher was a standout player on Philadelphia’s road to the World Series, pitching in eight postseason games and allowing just one run in 7⅔ innings pitched with 11 strikeouts and five walks.

As a result of Nimmo’s and Robertson’s contracts, the Mets will have a payroll standing around $320 million next season. This would make them the first-ever team to open a season with a payroll over $300 million.

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After spending all nine of his previous MLB seasons with the New York Mets, deGrom decided to opt out of the final two years of his contract. Despite missing out on the first four months of the season with a stress reaction in his shoulder, the 34-year-old remained a top trade target of the Rangers.

DeGrom’s contract is the latest in what has been a busy few months for the Rangers on the trade front. Less than a year ago, the Rangers closed a 10-year, $325 million contract with shortstop Corey Seager while signing second baseman Marcus Semien on a seven-year deal worth $175 million.

While finishing last season with a 5-4 record and 3.08 ERA in 11 starts, deGrom proved to be a reliable pitcher for the Mets, racking up 102 strikeouts against just eight walks, with nine home runs allowed.

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Prior to the agreement with Eflin, the Rays were the last remaining MLB team yet to award a free-agent contract in excess of $35 million.

At 28 years old, Eflin became a free agent after turning down a $15 million mutual option for a $150,000 buyout from the Philadelphia Phillies, instead choosing to wrap up a $5.7 million, one-year contract.

Last season, Eflin went 3-5 with a 4.04 ERA, striking out 65 in 75⅔ innings. He also filled in as a pitcher during the World Series against the Houston Astros, pitching 4⅓ scoreless innings as the Phillies went on to lose in six games.

Prior to arriving at the Rays, Eflin had spent his entire seven-year career in the MLB at Philadelphia. He now joins a rotation including Tyler Glasnow, Shane McClanahan, and Drew Rasmussen.

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Candelario last played for the Detroit Tigers, however, he was non-tendered by the team earlier this month. This came after the 29-year-old player compiled a career-low .633 OPS in 2022.

While last season proved to be a low point for the seven-year veteran, he will be looking to return to his 2021 form, when he led the league in doubles with 42. Considering that Washington is currently in the early phases of its team rebuilding process, Candelario has a prime opportunity to make an impact and turn around the team’s fortunes.

Joining the Chicago Cubs back in 2016, Candelario was traded to the Detroit Tigers a year later, where he hit a career-high 19 home runs in 2018.

Tuesday proved to be a busy day for the Nationals, with the team signing outfielder Stone Garrett from the Arizona Diamondbacks in addition. Garrett hit. .276 with four home runs in 27 games for the Diamondbacks last season.

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Farmer batted .255 with 14 home runs and 78 RBI in 526 at-bats in 2022 in what was his second season for the Reds. He made his major league debut in 2017 with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

In addition to the Farmer trade, the Twins have been active on the market as of late, trading third baseman Gio Urshela to the Los Angeles Angels earlier on Friday for minor league right-hander Alejandro Hidalgo.

The team also tendered contracts to all seven of their players who are eligible for arbitration, namely, corner infielder Luis Arraez, left-handed reliever Caleb Thielbar, right-handed starters Tyler Mahle and Chris Paddack, and right-handed relievers Jorge Alcala, Jorge López, and Emilio Pagán.

Farmer will be adding some much-needed depth to the Twins in the shortstop position. While Royce Lewis is recovering from a torn ACL, he most likely will not make a return to the field until midway through the season at least. This leaves Nick Gordon as the only other natural shortstop on the team apart from the newly arrived Farmer.

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Click refuted a claim that he had already agreed to a new one-year deal with the team, stating, “We are having discussions right now. I think anytime that you’re having discussions it means that it’s not complete.”

The World Series-winning general manager also revealed that he already spoke with Astros owner Jim Crane about the potential contract on Monday evening, between the hours of the team’s championship parade and Click’s flight for the annual general managers’ meetings.

Houston is set to host a news conference on Wednesday afternoon when the team is expected to announce a contract extension for manager Dusty Baker. Asked if he will be part of the news conference, Click replied, “I am planning to be here trying to put together the team for next year.”

At 44 years old, Click has been at the Astros since 2020, when he took over from previous general manager Jeff Luhnow following the latter’s dismissal from his post.

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2022 proved to be a breakout season for Drury, with the 30-year-old player hitting .263/.320/.492 with 28 home runs and 87 RBIs en route to his Silver Slugger victory.

Prior to his tenure with the Cincinnati Reds in 2020, Drury bounced around between a multitude of teams. He was drafted during the 13th round of the 2015 MLB Draft by the Atlanta Diamondbacks, where he played for two years before making his way to the New York Yankees. He later had stints at the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, and the San Diego Padres.

Prior to the 2022 season, Drury recorded 51 home runs in 1,589 appearances throughout his career.

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Last season, Miller batted .243 with six home runs and 51 RBIs in 130 games. The 26-year-old player played in his primary position of first base while also filling in at second and third base on occasion.

“Owen is someone we are happy to add to our infield mix,” Brewers president of baseball operations Matt Arnold said as he welcomed the 26-year-old to Milwaukee.

“He brings a combination of athleticism and versatility that helps enhance our depth across the diamond. And bringing home a hometown product is always a nice bonus.”

Following the exit of utilityman Jace Peterson, the Brewers were in need of a versatile replacement who is capable of filling in multiple infield positions. Peterson agreed to a $9.5 million, two-year deal with the Oakland Athletics earlier this week.

Miller’s trade to the Brewers is largely viewed as a homecoming for the player, who was born in the suburb of Mequon in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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The deal that landed Murphy in Atlanta also included the Milwaukee Brewers and saw nine players change teams.

As part of the trade, the Braves sent promising catcher William Contreras and reliever Justin Yeager to the Brewers and pitchers Kyle Muller and Freddy Tarnok, catcher Manny Pina and prospect Royber Salinas to Oakland. Meanwhile, the A’s also received outfielder Esteury Ruiz from Milwaukee while sending reliever Joel Payamps in the opposite way.   

The Oakland Athletics have been stripping down their roster for a while now and made it clear to the teams that Sean Murphy is available for the right price. This got a lot of teams circling, given the fact that Murphy was under control for three more years and is widely considered one of the best catchers in baseball. In the end, the Braves were first to pull the trigger, hoping the former-third round pick could raise their ceiling with his premium defense.

“We definitely gave up a ton,” Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos told reporters. “But we got a really good player back. Getting players like that is hard.”

Murphy batted a career-high .250 in 2022 with 18 home runs and 66 RBIs. He has a Gold Glove award on his resume from 2021.

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Nicknamed “the Ghost Fork” due to his split-fingered fastball that seems to disappear before reaching the plate, Senga went 104-51 with a 2.42 ERA in 1,340⅔ innings for the Hawks. During his time in the NPB, Senga was named an NPB All-Star on three occasions and won the Japanese Series five times.

Senga’s arrival in New York will greatly assist the Mets to fill the gaps in their rotation. Other free agents who the Mets also signed to this end include American League Cy Young winner Justin Verlander, left-handed pitcher Jose Quintana, and reliever David Robertson. In addition, the team also re-signed center fielder Brandon Nimmo to an eight-year, $162 million contract.

Currently, the Mets’ payroll is worth around $345 million. If this sum holds, the Mets’ could be due to pay a luxury-tax penalty; a first in the MLB.

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Nimmo, who has been with the Mets since 2011, will remain in New York on an eight-year, $162 million contract. This deal is the second-richest contract in Mets history, while also ensuring that the Mets have the highest payroll in the MLB.

Drafted in the first round in 2011, Nimmo enjoyed the best consecutive seasons of his career in 2021 and 2022. Last season, he hit .274/.367/.433 with 16 homers in 151 games, while in 2021 he hit .292/.401/.437 with eight homers despite suffering a bruised hand and a strained hamstring.

Robertson is fresh off a comeback campaign, posting a 2.40 ERA in 58 games—his highest since 2018. The pitcher was a standout player on Philadelphia’s road to the World Series, pitching in eight postseason games and allowing just one run in 7⅔ innings pitched with 11 strikeouts and five walks.

As a result of Nimmo’s and Robertson’s contracts, the Mets will have a payroll standing around $320 million next season. This would make them the first-ever team to open a season with a payroll over $300 million.

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After spending all nine of his previous MLB seasons with the New York Mets, deGrom decided to opt out of the final two years of his contract. Despite missing out on the first four months of the season with a stress reaction in his shoulder, the 34-year-old remained a top trade target of the Rangers.

DeGrom’s contract is the latest in what has been a busy few months for the Rangers on the trade front. Less than a year ago, the Rangers closed a 10-year, $325 million contract with shortstop Corey Seager while signing second baseman Marcus Semien on a seven-year deal worth $175 million.

While finishing last season with a 5-4 record and 3.08 ERA in 11 starts, deGrom proved to be a reliable pitcher for the Mets, racking up 102 strikeouts against just eight walks, with nine home runs allowed.

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Prior to the agreement with Eflin, the Rays were the last remaining MLB team yet to award a free-agent contract in excess of $35 million.

At 28 years old, Eflin became a free agent after turning down a $15 million mutual option for a $150,000 buyout from the Philadelphia Phillies, instead choosing to wrap up a $5.7 million, one-year contract.

Last season, Eflin went 3-5 with a 4.04 ERA, striking out 65 in 75⅔ innings. He also filled in as a pitcher during the World Series against the Houston Astros, pitching 4⅓ scoreless innings as the Phillies went on to lose in six games.

Prior to arriving at the Rays, Eflin had spent his entire seven-year career in the MLB at Philadelphia. He now joins a rotation including Tyler Glasnow, Shane McClanahan, and Drew Rasmussen.

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Candelario last played for the Detroit Tigers, however, he was non-tendered by the team earlier this month. This came after the 29-year-old player compiled a career-low .633 OPS in 2022.

While last season proved to be a low point for the seven-year veteran, he will be looking to return to his 2021 form, when he led the league in doubles with 42. Considering that Washington is currently in the early phases of its team rebuilding process, Candelario has a prime opportunity to make an impact and turn around the team’s fortunes.

Joining the Chicago Cubs back in 2016, Candelario was traded to the Detroit Tigers a year later, where he hit a career-high 19 home runs in 2018.

Tuesday proved to be a busy day for the Nationals, with the team signing outfielder Stone Garrett from the Arizona Diamondbacks in addition. Garrett hit. .276 with four home runs in 27 games for the Diamondbacks last season.

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Farmer batted .255 with 14 home runs and 78 RBI in 526 at-bats in 2022 in what was his second season for the Reds. He made his major league debut in 2017 with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

In addition to the Farmer trade, the Twins have been active on the market as of late, trading third baseman Gio Urshela to the Los Angeles Angels earlier on Friday for minor league right-hander Alejandro Hidalgo.

The team also tendered contracts to all seven of their players who are eligible for arbitration, namely, corner infielder Luis Arraez, left-handed reliever Caleb Thielbar, right-handed starters Tyler Mahle and Chris Paddack, and right-handed relievers Jorge Alcala, Jorge López, and Emilio Pagán.

Farmer will be adding some much-needed depth to the Twins in the shortstop position. While Royce Lewis is recovering from a torn ACL, he most likely will not make a return to the field until midway through the season at least. This leaves Nick Gordon as the only other natural shortstop on the team apart from the newly arrived Farmer.

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Click refuted a claim that he had already agreed to a new one-year deal with the team, stating, “We are having discussions right now. I think anytime that you’re having discussions it means that it’s not complete.”

The World Series-winning general manager also revealed that he already spoke with Astros owner Jim Crane about the potential contract on Monday evening, between the hours of the team’s championship parade and Click’s flight for the annual general managers’ meetings.

Houston is set to host a news conference on Wednesday afternoon when the team is expected to announce a contract extension for manager Dusty Baker. Asked if he will be part of the news conference, Click replied, “I am planning to be here trying to put together the team for next year.”

At 44 years old, Click has been at the Astros since 2020, when he took over from previous general manager Jeff Luhnow following the latter’s dismissal from his post.

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