Overview
- Early chatter from MetCast suggests New York is exploring around four years and $88 million for Díaz and roughly three years and $102 million for Alonso, though no deals are in place.
- The Dodgers and Blue Jays have been linked to Díaz by multiple reports, and Toronto has also been connected to Raisel Iglesias as it evaluates bullpen upgrades.
- Yankees GM Brian Cashman said the club is very interested in re-signing Cody Bellinger, extended a qualifying offer to Trent Grisham, and indicated prospect Spencer Jones will enter spring with a chance to win an outfield job.
- Insider reporting points to a thin trade market for elite starters—names like Tarik Skubal, Paul Skenes, Freddy Peralta, Sandy Alcantara and Hunter Greene are described as unlikely to move—steering teams toward free-agent pitching.
- Several marquee free agents remain unsigned as the market forms, and Jon Heyman expressed doubt that the Yankees or Mets will be primary players for Kyle Tucker.