Overview
- Multiple outlets report Japanese right-hander Tatsuya Imai has the Yankees, Cubs and Phillies among leading suitors and could command $150–200 million before his posting window closes in early January.
- MLB Network’s Mark Feinsand says free agent Michael King is expected to decide soon, with the Yankees viewed as a leading option alongside rivals such as the Orioles, Red Sox and Mets.
- The Mets are signing former Yankees reliever Luke Weaver to a two-year deal reported at $22 million to bolster the late innings with Devin Williams.
- Ken Rosenthal reports Ketel Marte holds a five-team no-trade list that includes the Yankees, as Arizona’s reported pursuit of Alex Bregman could come without moving Marte.
- ESPN and CBS indicate the starter market may move quickly, with the Orioles, Mets, Astros, Yankees, Angels, Padres and Cubs seeking frontline arms, and Munetaka Murakami’s closing posting window potentially steering him toward a shorter-term deal.