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• The Opener: Rasmussen, Messick, Peralta October 19, 2026
  The Guardians’ Game 6 starter is TBD no longer. It’ll be right-hander Shawn Armstrong serving as the opener tonight. Armstrong has tossed four scoreless innings in the series. 1. Rasmussen dominates again Rays righty Drew Rasmussen continued his tremendous postseason with another strong start on Sunday. He held the Guardians to one run over seven […]
• Athletics Hire Taylor Smith As President Of Baseball Ops October 19, 2026
  The Athletics have a new lead executive. Taylor Smith is taking over as president of baseball operations, per a team announcement. Smith most recently served as an assistant general manager with the Red Sox. After a wide-ranging search, the A’s have found a replacement for longtime general manager David Forst. The club moved on from […]
• Orioles Hire Jared Banner As General Manager October 19, 2026
  8:30 am: The Orioles have officially announced the hiring. The club said in a release that Banner will be in charge of player development, coaching, and performance. He’ll work with Elias on staffing and acquisitions. 7:54 am: The Orioles are hiring Jared Banner as their general manager, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN. Banner was most […]
• How Paul Blackburn Became An Elite Reliever October 19, 2026
  The Yankees didn’t do much to upgrade their bullpen last winter. They brought in veteran Ryan Yarbrough on a small deal. Angel Chivilli came over in a trade with the Rockies. David Bednar was back as closer after coming over at the 2025 trade deadline, but the club was losing Devin Williams, Luke Weaver, and Jonathan […]
• Mariners Had Interest In Carlos Mendoza For Managerial Opening October 19, 2026
  Former Mets manager Carlos Mendoza was hired by the Phillies to be their third base coach earlier this week. Philadelphia wasn’t the only team pursuing him, though. Jorge Castillo of ESPN reports that Mendoza was in the mix for the Mariners’ managerial vacancy. He withdrew his name to take the job with the Phillies. New […]
• What Went Wrong For Framber Valdez? October 19, 2026
  The Tigers handed Framber Valdez the third-largest deal among free-agent starters last winter. The lefty received a three-year, $115MM commitment. He was brought in to form an elite southpaw tandem with two-time reigning AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal. Valdez’s debut campaign in Detroit didn’t go so well. His 4.03 ERA was his worst mark […]
• The Astros Face An Isaac Paredes Decision October 18, 2026
  The Astros’ infield was a hot topic last winter. It seemed like the club had five players for four spots, leading to speculation that a trade would be necessary. Former general manager Dana Brown decided not to make a move in the offseason. Houston rolled into the regular season with all of Christian Walker, Jose […]
• Yankees Had Past Interest In Jeremiah Estrada October 18, 2026
  As part of a piece about how the Yankees could rebuild their bullpen this offseason, the New York Post’s Joel Sherman writes that “the Yankees have long eyed” Padres right-hander Jeremiah Estrada.  It isn’t specified when or even if the Yankees might’ve engaged San Diego in any trade talks about the reliever, though Estrada was […]
• Trade Candidate: Shea Langeliers October 18, 2026
  It’s a little difficult to gauge what the Athletics will do this winter since the team has yet to hire a full-time president of baseball operations or general manager since David Forst was let go back on August 7.  Beyond this front office uncertainty, the expectation that the A’s will continue to trade players as […]
• Ben Rortvedt Elects Free Agency October 18, 2026
  Catcher Ben Rortvedt has chosen to become a minor league free agent, according to his MLB.com profile page.  This was the expected outcome after Rortvedt was outrighted off the Dodgers’ 40-man roster in September, as that outright assignment (without being selected again to the active roster) plus Rortvedt’s three-plus years of career MLB service time […]