Blue Jays To Sign Max Scherzer

[Gonzalez] Source: Roki Sasaki will get $6.5M from the Dodgers.

[Romero] The Dominican INF Elian Peña has officially signed with the New York Mets. Bonus deal: $5,000,000. Highest bonus in the class for a Latin American player. A hitter with strong MLB potential, Peña has a power profile reminiscent of Rafael Devers.

The Cincinnati Reds are finalizing a deal to acquire infielder Gavin Lux from the Los Angeles Dodgers, sources tell ESPN.

[Passan] The Cincinnati Reds are finalizing a deal to acquire infielder Gavin Lux from the Los Angeles Dodgers, sources tell ESPN.

[Passan] Full trade, per ESPN sources: Cody Bellinger and cash go to the New York Yankees, right-handed reliever Cody Poteet goes to the Chicago Cubs.

[Curry] Devin Williams said he was a bit shocked when he learned he was traded to the Yankees. But Williams called it “a tremendous honor” to join the Yankees. He thought he would be headed to LA.

[Talkin Jake] Devin Williams to the Yankees Nestor, Durbin to the Brewers

[Nightengale] Juan Soto, who hit 41 HRs last season, has 15 years to become the first left-handed hitter to hit 40 HRs in a season in Mets history.

[Murray] BREAKING: Free-agent pitcher Nathan Eovaldi and the Texas Rangers are in agreement on a contract, according to sources familiar with the deal.

[Leighton] The Angels and right-hander Dakota Hudson have agreed to a minor league deal, sources tell @JustBB_Media

[Feinsand] Hyeseong Kim has officially been posted. Starting tomorrow, any team willing to pay to the Kiwoom Heroes the corresponding release fee and any applicable supplemental fees may negotiate with Kim. The deadline to sign Kim is 5 p.m. ET on Jan. 3, 2025.

[Morosi] NEWS: Infielder Hyeseong Kim is expected to be posted by the Kiwoom Heroes of KBO around noon ET Wednesday. Thus begins a 30-day window for Kim to sign with an@MLB team this offseason.

[Harris] The Dodgers are non-tendering pitchers Brent Honeywell Jr. and Zach Logue, per source

[Ardaya] The Dodgers and Dustin May settled at $2.135 million to avoid arbitration, sources tell The Athletic.

[Azout] The Sixto Sánchez era has come to an end. The Marlins have outrighted him to the minors to create space on their 40-man roster.

[Passan] Right-hander Gerrit Cole is remaining with the New York Yankees on the four-year, $144 million deal that he had opted out of, sources told ESPN. Discussions on a potential contract extension will continue. Essentially, it’s the same as if Cole did not opt out.

[Heyman] Gerrit Cole and Yankees have agreed to stay together

[Heyman] Mets are extending the qualifying offer to Luis Severino as well

[Garafolo] #Jaguars have released S Tashaun Gipson from the exempt/commissioner’s permission list. He’s now a free agent.

[Heyman] Sean Manaea gets $21.05 qualifying offer from Mets

[Alexander] SOURCES: The World Series Champion #Dodgers will be picking up the $5 million club option for IF Miguel Rojas.

[Alexander] SOURCES: The World Series Champion #Dodgers will be picking up the $5 million club option for IF Miguel Rojas.

[Nightengale] The KC Royals acquire Texas Rangers starter Michael Lorenzen for LHP Walter Pennington

[Slusser]: Giants say Jung Hoo Lee to have surgery to repair torn shoulder labrum and will miss the rest of the season.