Overview
- ESPN’s Jeff Passan says adding another top-end starter is “a real possibility,” with Framber Valdez or Ranger Suárez cited as examples or a trade using young bats for a higher-end arm.
- MLB.com’s Jake Rill reports Mike Elias is shopping in the upper tiers of the pitching market and that the Zach Eflin deal does not end Baltimore’s pursuit.
- MLB.com’s Paul Casella lists Baltimore as a team to watch for Suárez as the free-agent market for elite starters develops slowly, including Valdez.
- Baltimore’s offseason adds already include Pete Alonso on a five-year, $155 million contract, reliever Ryan Helsley, a trade for Shane Baz, and a one-year, $10 million pact for Eflin.
- Newsweek notes rotation questions after 2025 injuries for Grayson Rodriguez, Kyle Bradish and Eflin, while reports also mention potential targets such as Valdez, Suárez, Tatsuya Imai, Edward Cabrera, Sandy Alcantara and MacKenzie Gore.