Giants land another key piece in 3-time batting champ Arraez (source)

January 31st, 2026

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The Giants have been shopping around for second-base upgrades throughout the offseason. On Saturday, they finally got their guy.

The Giants have agreed to a one-year deal worth $12 million with three-time batting champion Luis Arraez, a source told MLB.com's Mark Feinsand. The team has not confirmed the agreement, which is pending a physical.

San Francisco reportedly explored trades for the Cardinals’ Brendan Donovan, the Cubs’ Nico Hoerner and the Nationals’ CJ Abrams before eventually pivoting to the 28-year-old Arraez, who is known for his elite bat-to-ball skills and leads active players with a .317 career batting average over his seven seasons with the Twins, Marlins and Padres.

Arraez has topped the National League in hits in each of the past two seasons, displaying the knack for contact that Buster Posey -- another former NL batting champion -- has put a premium on since taking over as the Giants’ president of baseball operations.

Giants second basemen tied for 26th in the Majors with a .617 OPS in 2025, so Arraez should help deepen a lineup that is projected to include three other talented infielders in third baseman Matt Chapman, shortstop Willy Adames and first baseman Rafael Devers.

The left-handed-hitting Arraez recorded the lowest strikeout rate (3.1%) among qualified hitters in the Majors en route to batting .292 with a .719 OPS and eight home runs over 154 games for San Diego last year. But he also finished the season with a career-low 99 OPS+, which put him a tick below league average.

While Arraez excels at spraying the ball all over the field, he rarely posts impressive exit velocities and finished last among qualified hitters with a 16.7% hard-hit rate in 2025. Arraez also has deficiencies with the glove, as he’s tallied -35 Outs Above Average since 2023, the second-worst mark in the Majors behind Abrams. Arraez primarily played first base for the Padres, but the Giants plan to slot him back into second base, a position he hasn’t played full-time since 2023. Still, San Francisco could try to mitigate Arraez’s defensive shortcomings by regularly mixing in Casey Schmitt and Christian Koss at the position.

Arraez’s arrival figures to push Schmitt into a super-utility role, though Schmitt has grown accustomed to playing all over the infield over his last three seasons with the Giants.

Arraez is the second free-agent position player the Giants have signed this offseason, joining center fielder Harrison Bader, who finalized a two-year, $20.5 million contract on Friday. San Francisco also bolstered its pitching staff by signing veteran starters Adrian Houser (two years, $22 million) and Tyler Mahle (one year, $10 million) and relievers Sam Hentges (one year, $1.4 million) and Jason Foley (one year, $2 million).

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Former Cincinnati Reds Reliever Signs With Chicago White Sox

He spent last season with the Nationals.

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Former Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Lucas Sims has signed a deal with the Chicago White Sox.

Sims came over to the Reds in 2018 when Cincinnati sent outfielder Adam Duvall to the Atlanta Braves. He was with Cincinnati from 2018 to 2024, before trading him to the Boston Red Sox at the 2024 MLB Trade Deadline.

n his seven years with the Reds, Sims mostly pitched in relief, appearing in 210 games with a 3.94 ERA. He struck out 290 batters in 224 innings.

The 31-year-old struggled mightily with Washington in 2025, giving up 19 runs in just 12 1/3 innings. He struggled with his command, walking 14 batters, and he hit another seven with a pitch.

Sims was drafted 21st overall in the 2012 MLB Draft by the Braves. He made his MLB debut on August 1, 2017, and gave up three runs over six innings of work against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Sims has great stuff and has the potential to be great when he's throwing strikes. However, he's struggled with his command most of his career.

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[ Sox starting to stockpile relief pitchers similar to the Guardians hoping they find a diamond in the ruff. Sims could be the answer in a middle relief role. ]

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White Sox to acquire righty Jordan Hicks in trade with Red Sox (source)

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The White Sox have acquired right-hander Jordan Hicks and pitching prospect David Sandlin from the Red Sox for righty Gage Ziehl, a source told MLB.com's Mark Feinsand on Sunday. The clubs have not confirmed the deal.

The 29-year-old Hicks went 2-7 with a 6.95 ERA in 34 games (nine starts) with the Red Sox and Giants during the 2025 season. Boston acquired Hicks from San Francisco in the Rafael Devers blockbuster trade in June. Hicks posted an 8.20 ERA in 21 games out of the bullpen with the Red Sox following the deal. Despite his struggles in 2025, Hicks still ranked in the 92nd percentile for fastball velocity (97.5 mph) and generated a ton of ground balls, with his 56.7% rate in the 95th percentile.

Sandlin was the No. 8 prospect in the Red Sox system, per MLB Pipeline. Ziehl was ranked No. 14 in the White Sox system.

The Red Sox are sending $8 million to the White Sox in the deal, per Feinsand. Hicks is owed $24 million over the next two years.


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the Red Sox are sending right-hander Jordan Hicks to the White Sox, according to a report from ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Right-handed pitching prospect David Sandlin is also headed to Chicago alongside Hicks, as noted by Passan. The Red Sox are receiving right-handed pitching prospect Gage Ziehl and a player to be named later in return, according to James Fegan of SoxMachine. Chris Cotillo of MassLive reports that the Red Sox are including some cash in the deal, while the White Sox will take on the majority of Hicks’s salary. Will Sammon of The Athletic specifies that Boston will send $8MM cash to Chicago as part of the deal.

The move is a salary dump for the Red Sox, who clear $16MM of the $24MM Hicks was owed over the next two seasons off their books. The move lowers their current luxury tax payroll to $258MM according to RosterResource, just below the $264MM marker that represents the second threshold of the luxury tax. There have been some indications dating back to the early parts of the offseason that Boston prefers to stay under that second threshold this winter, though trades for pricey veterans such as Sonny Gray and Willson Contreras in addition to the signing of Ranger Suarez had previously pushed them over that line. Trading away the bulk of Hicks’s salary has allowed them to sneak back under, though with the team still known to be looking for infield help it’s entirely possible that additional moves could change that positioning.

in order to get Hicks off the books, the Red Sox are parting ways with Sandlin. Sandlin was ranked as Boston’s #11 prospect by Baseball America headed into the 2026 campaign. The soon-to-be 25-year-old righty struggled in a 23 2/3 inning look at Triple-A last year, but pitched to an impressive 3.61 ERA across 17 outings (13 starts) at the Double-A level with a 25.4% strikeout rate. Sandlin’s viewed as a player with a chance to stick in a big league rotation who could’ve helped Boston’s bullpen as soon as this year, but now he’ll head to Chicago where he’ll have an easier chance to find a big league role in the short-term. Shane Smith, Davis Martin, Sean Burke, Anthony Kay, and Sean Newcomb currently stand as the team’s projected starters entering Spring Training, but Sandlin could join players like Jonathan Cannon, and fellow former Red Sox hurler Chris Murphy in standing as a primary depth option behind those players, with a chance to earn a job on the big league club out of camp this spring.

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The White Sox announced this afternoon that they’ve designated catcher Drew Romo and right-hander Jairo Iriarte for assignment. The moves make room for Jordan Hicks and David Sandlin on the club’s 40-man roster after Chicago acquired the pair from Boston earlier today.

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White Sox Make Intriguing Trade for Flamethrowing Reliever

By Matthew Singer

Updated Feb 1, 2026 at 3:32pm

The Chicago White Sox have traded pitching prospect Gage Ziehl and a player to be named later to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for cash, pitching prospect David Sandlin and reliever Jordan Hicks, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan.

This is an intriguing trade for the White Sox, who recently traded outfielder Luis Robert Jr. for salary relief. They will now take on part of Hicks’ salary.

The Red Sox will send $8million of Hicks’ $24 million contract to Chicago as part of this trade, per The Athletic’s Will Sammon. So effectively, this is a salary dump for the Red Sox that could work to Chicago’s favor.

Who Did the Chicago White Sox Acquire and What is Their Fit?

The White Sox acquired a couple of interesting pieces in this deal.

Sandlin is an intriguing pitching prospect. He was drafted in the 11th round by the Kansas City Royals in the 2022 MLB Draft. Sandlin was the No. 8 prospect in Boston’s farm system.

In 65 games in the minors (47 starts), Sandlin has pitched to a 4.38 ERA. He is more of a strikeout pitcher, with 279 K’s in 232 innings of work.

He has an above-average fastball, averaging 94-97 mph, peaking at 100. Sandlin also possesses above-average splitters and sliders.

With above-average control as well, Sandlin profiles as a future starter as soon as 2026, per USA Today’s Bob Nightengale.


While Sandlin was a good pickup, fans should not underrate the acquisition of flamethrowing reliever Jordan Hicks.


While Hicks isn’t averaging 100 mph on his fastball like he used to, he still averages around 98 and can touch over 100 when necessary.


A former third-round pick by the St. Louis Cardinals, Hicks started his career like a house on fire. In 73 games during the 2018 season, he pitched to a 3.59 ERA with 70 strikeouts.

Injuries and control, however, have gotten the best of Hicks. The San Francisco Giants attempted to stretch Hicks out into a starter, but that effort ended poorly in 2024 and 2025, resulting in a 4.83 ERA with the team.

Hicks still excels with his velocity and his ground-ball rate, with a 56.7% rate (95th percentile), per Baseball Savant.

Hicks figures to be a high-leverage reliever on this White Sox team that just signed Seranthony Dominguez to be their closer.

With the Red Sox also eating part of Hicks’ salary, this is an intriguing move by Chicago.

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Mariners Close To Acquiring Brendan Donovan

By Darragh McDonald | February 2, 2026 at 6:05pm CDT

The Mariners and Cardinals are closing in on a deal to send infielder/outfielder Brendan Donovan to Seattle in a three-team trade that also includes the Rays, per various reports. Once completed, the full breakdown will be as follows:

The Mariners send infielder Brandon Williamson to the Rays and prospects Jurrangelo Cijntje and Tai Peete to the Cardinals, receiving infielder/outfielder Brendan Donovan from the Cardinals.

The Cardinals send infielder/outfielder Brendan Donovan to the Mariners, getting prospects Jurrangelo Cijntje and Tai Peete from the Mariners, as well as receiving outfield prospect Colton Ledbetter and a competitive balance round B pick (#72 overall) from the Rays.

The Rays send outfield prospect Colton Ledbetter and a competitive balance round B pick (#72 overall) to the Cardinals, receiving infielder Brandon Williamson from the Mariners.

A Donovan trade has felt inevitable for quite a while. The Cardinals have been leaning harder into a rebuild this winter. They tried to kick off a reset last offseason but struggled to move their veteran players with no-trade clauses and ended up mostly standing pat. With president of baseball operations John Mozeliak ceding the reins to new president Chaim Bloom after the 2025 campaign, it became clear that the club would push harder to focus on the future.

Nolan Arenado, Sonny Gray and Willson Contreras all had no-trade clauses in their contracts and seemed reluctant to approve deals in the 2024-25 offseason. As last year was winding down, they all publicly expressed a greater openness to playing for new teams in 2026. That has now come to fruition for all three. Gray and Contreras were both traded to the Red Sox, while Arenado landed with the Diamondbacks.

Donovan’s situation was slightly different. Those other three guys were all veterans making eight-figure salaries. Moving them out of St. Louis was partially about slashing the payroll and also about opening up opportunities for younger players as part of the rebuild. Donovan, on the other hand, is still in his arbitration seasons. He will make a relatively modest $5.8MM in 2026 and would be due a raise in 2027.

It wouldn’t be necessary to trade Donovan for financial reasons at that price. But with the Cards expecting their rebuild to last a few years, it made sense to make Donovan available since he’s just two years away from free agency. An extension was another possibility but Donovan is now 29, so he’ll be going into his age-31 season in his first free agent year, and it’s unclear if the Cards will be competitive by then.

Donovan was a case where the St. Louis front office wouldn’t have to worry about the contract and could focus on simply bringing back as much talent as possible. With his modest salary and inability to block trades, the Cards could scour the league to see what teams were willing to pay in terms of prospect capital. Since Donovan can play all over the diamond, with experience at all four infield positions and the outfield corners, almost any contender could fit him onto the roster.

It’s not just defensive versatility that Donovan brings to the table. In his four big league seasons, he has been remarkably consistent with a contact-based approach at the plate. His strikeout rate has been in the 12 to 15% range in each seasons of his career, during a time when the league average is usually around 22% or so. He has also drawn walks at a rate right around league par. He doesn’t have huge power but has hit at least 10 home runs in each of the past three seasons.

Put it all together and Donovan has a career .282/.361/.411 slash line. That translates to a 119 wRC+, indicating he has been 19% better than league average at the plate overall. Each of his four seasons has ended with a wRC+ between 115 and 127. A consistently above average hitter with an affordable salary who can capably play many different positions made Donovan a good fit for many teams and he reportedly received interest from about half the clubs in the league. He underwent sports hernia surgery in October but that doesn’t seem to have put a damper on his market and there has been no reporting to suggest he won’t be healthy for spring training.

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[ Brendan Donovan was my last gasp effort to move him from St. Louis to Cleveland. I hope these guys aren't making a big mistake by not picking up the slack in the lineup ]

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Guardians are hopeful that some quite talented OFs will hit in the majors. Chances are that at least one among DeLauter, Kayfus and longer shot Valera will be a solid big leaguer, with injury worries about two of them. One will probably flame out quickly like Oscar and Johnkennsy. They certainly left $$ available to boost the team at the trading deadline if they are so inclined.
And/or to sign long term deals wtih Kwan and Williams.

I think it may be too late if we need help at the trading deadline.

Diamondbacks To Sign Carlos Santana

By Darragh McDonald | February 3, 2026 at 3:50pm CDT

The Diamondbacks and free agent first baseman Carlos Santana are in agreement on a deal, according to various sources. It is reportedly a one-year, $2MM pact. The Snakes have a full 40-man roster and will need to make a corresponding move once Santana completes his physical and the deal becomes official.

Santana, 40 in April, made his major league debut back in 2010. While he’s never really been a star player, he has carved out a long career as a reliably strong contributor. He has always had strong strikeout and walk numbers while flashing a bit of pop with strong first base defense to boot. In over 9,000 career plate appearances, he has a 14.4% walk rate, 16.6% strikeout rate, .241/.352/.425 line and 114 wRC+. In almost 13,000 innings at first, he has racked up 48 Defensive Runs Saved and 45 Outs Above Average.

As one would expect, his production has declined as he has pushed closer to his 40th birthday. He still gets rave reviews for his glovework but his offense hasn’t been as robust in recent seasons. Dating back to the start of 2020, he has a combined line of .222/.321/.378 and a 96 wRC+. With the Guardians and Cubs in 2025, his 11% walk rate and 19.2% strikeout rate were still good numbers but down from his career levels. He slashed .219/.308/.325 on the year for a wRC+ of 82.

Despite the trend lines and the poor 2025 season, there are some reasons why Santana could be a good fit for the Arizona roster. A switch-hitter, he has always fared better against left-handed pitching. In 2025, he wasn’t great against pitchers of either handedness, with a .231/.318/.346 line and 89 wRC+ against southpaws. But as recently as 2024, he was able to put up a huge .286/.356/.578 line and 160 wRC+ in that split.

The Diamondbacks had Josh Naylor as their first baseman to begin 2025 but they traded him to the Mariners at the deadline. Coming into this offseason, they had Pavin Smith and Tyler Locklear atop the depth chart, but with question marks there.

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That's nice for Carlos

There goes the last right handed hitting free agent OF. Now we know for certain that the Guardians are going just with their own.
Then again they could pick up some unheralded uninteresting minorleague free agent to challenge Stuart Fairchild.

AN DIEGO -- The Padres appear to have rounded out their offense, agreeing to a one-year deal with veteran righty bat Miguel Andujar on Tuesday, sources told MLB.com.

The club has not yet confirmed the deal, which is worth $4 million, per MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand. Additionally, Andujar can receive up to $2 million in performance bonuses.

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Andujar, who turns 31 in March, batted .318 with an .822 OPS last season with the A’s and Reds. But he missed over a month with an oblique strain and was limited to 94 games. Andujar spent time at first base, third base and left field, but seems likeliest to factor as a DH and a pinch-hitter in San Diego.

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Andujar’s fit with the Padres
One of the biggest talking points from Saturday’s Padres FanFest was Gavin Sheets being “penciled in” as the team’s primary first baseman by new manager Craig Stammen. Sheets spent last year as the regular DH, and he played left field when the Padres found themselves in a pinch. He made only 11 starts at first.

That number is expected to go way up this season. And with Sheets at first base primarily, it opens the DH spot.

Enter Andujar.

He figures to start at DH against left-handed pitching. He could also platoon with Sheets at first base, with Sheets sitting against lefties. That would theoretically allow the Padres to pack another righty -- like, say, Luis Campusano -- into their lineup.

Still, as Stammen noted on Saturday, the DH spot will almost certainly be a revolving door -- and that’s true even with Andujar on board.

“It’s probably a spot that we’re going to keep open throughout the season, be able to give Manny [Machado] a day DH-ing, Xander [Bogaerts] a day DH-ing, Fernando [Tatis Jr.], [Ramón] Laureano, [Jackson] Merrill,” Stammen said. “I think it’s a strategic way to keep those guys a little fresher during the season.”

What to expect from Andujar
It’ll be interesting to see whether Andujar can work his way into starts against right-handed pitching. His .986 OPS against lefties last season was 227 points higher than his mark against righties. Ultimately, he might be vying with fellow newcomer Sung-Mun Song for the last available place in the starting lineup. (Against righties, that is. Andujar should start regularly against lefties.)

If (when?) Andujar comes off the bench, there will undoubtedly be opportunities for him to pinch-hit. He’s consistently thrived in that role, posting an .833 career OPS as a substitute.

Andujar’s numbers last season were gaudy. And, sure, they’re probably a bit skewed because of the favorable matchups he constantly received. But he also profiles well at Petco Park, where pull-happy, right-handed hitters are often rewarded.

Andujar doesn’t walk much, but he’s one of the best in the league at making contact. He boasts a bit of power, too, though it’s unlikely he’d ever regain the form that had him second to Shohei Ohtani in the 2018 AL Rookie of the Year race. He hit 27 home runs that season and didn’t get back to double figures until he hit 10 last season.

I guess Oscar is not available\

Oscar Luis González is a Dominican professional baseball corner outfielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball. He has previously played in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Guardians and San Diego Padres.

Nor is Johnkennsy, he's an Orioles spring training invitee after they outrighted him to AAA a couple days after signing him to a big league conract in January.

Zimmer was a lefty so he wouldn't fit the need, but he's done with baseball:
Former Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Bradley Zimmer has reportedly retired from professional baseball. He played in six seasons in the big leagues, but has not appeared in a big league game since 2022.

Clint Frazier RH OF seems to have retired, too, last stat line is in the Atlantic League in 2024.

A couple first round picks who didn't come close to anticipated success.

Can only hope that LaViolette, another talented OF, actually drafted lower in the first round than those two previous picks, can come much closer to his ceiling.

Framber, Tigers agree to 3-year deal worth $115 million (source)

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February 4th, 2026

A Tigers rotation already led by the best starting pitcher in the American League is about to become even more fearsome.

The Tigers have agreed to a three-year, $115 million deal with left-hander Framber Valdez, sources told MLB.com on Wednesday. The club has not confirmed the deal, which is pending a physical and includes an opt-out after the 2027 season.

Detroit remained in position to be opportunistic on a free-agent starting pitching market with many quality arms available as Spring Training approaches. By adding Valdez -- a two-time All-Star and World Series champion with the Astros -- the Tigers have enhanced a staff anchored by back-to-back AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal, and one that already was shaping up to be strong in 2026.

The Tigers’ rotation picture now includes Skubal, Valdez, Jack Flaherty and Casey Mize.

Reese Olson could have the inside track to the No. 5 job; he’s on track to be ready after he suffered a season-ending right shoulder strain in 2025. Drew Anderson and Troy Melton are also rotation options.

It’s worth noting that, among the first four names listed, Valdez is the only pitcher who would be under contract past 2026. In the near term, he and Skubal could form one of the best 1-2 punches in baseball.

Valdez, who turned 32 on Nov. 19, spent his first eight seasons with the Astros -- the first two of which were under manager A.J. Hinch from 2018-19. The lefty has since established himself as one of the most consistent starters in baseball, finding a formula for success in the Majors by combining solid strikeout numbers with a heavy dose of ground balls.

Since the beginning of 2020, Valdez has posted a 3.23 ERA over 973 innings. Only four hurlers have shouldered a heavier workload than him over the past six years, and his 128 ERA+ in that span ranks eighth among those with at least 100 starts.

And since 2021 (Valdez’s first extended campaign in Houston’s rotation), he has recorded 18.3 fWAR -- which ranks ninth among pitchers over that span. Skubal (19.4 fWAR) ranks sixth.

The 2025 campaign marked the third time in four years that Valdez reached the 30-start plateau and saw him finish with a 3.66 ERA and 187 strikeouts over 192 innings. After the season, the Astros tendered a qualifying offer to Valdez, which he declined. The QO, which would have paid him $22.025 million for 2026, attached him to Draft compensation; Houston will receive a Draft pick after the fourth round.

Valdez progressed relatively quickly through Houston’s farm system after signing as an international free agent in 2015, but he was never a high-profile prospect and faced doubts about whether he’d stick as a starter in the Majors. His performance after reaching MLB was uneven: He recorded a 4.60 ERA over 34 games (13 starts) across 2018-19.Valdez, though, broke out during the shortened 2020 campaign, capably assuming the mantle as Houston’s ace after the team lost Gerrit Cole to the Yankees in free agency and saw Justin Verlander go down with an elbow injury that eventually led to Tommy John surgery.

Valdez went on to have his best season in 2022, recording a 2.82 ERA with 194 K’s over an AL-leading 201 1/3 innings during the regular season, a performance that resulted in a fifth-place finish in the AL Cy Young race. He added a 1.44 ERA over four playoff starts, helping the Astros win the World Series.

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Well, Civ. It just keeps getting worse it seems. I feel like I'm going 35 mph in a 70 mph zone.

Tigers' Framber Valdez move forces Guardians fans to accept new Tarik Skubal reality

By Henry Palattella

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On Wednesday, the Framber Valdez dam finally broke. And the Cleveland Guardians are standing in the way of the oncoming rush in a way that no one expected.

Not only did the Tigers add Valdez to their roster via a three-year, $115 million deal on Wednesday, but it also seems like it’s a move they made because they’re planning on keeping ace Tarik Skubal, who went to arbitration court with Skubal earlier in the day.

While it seemed like the Tigers taking Skubal to arbitration court could end up resulting in a divorce between the two parties, The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reported on Wednesday that the Tigers are planning on holding onto Skubal even with Valdez in the fold.

The Guardians are going to have to compete with a shutdown rotation from the Tigers in 2026

It’s pretty wild how the Tigers signing Valdez changes the entire tenor of Detroit’s offseason. Prior to Wednesday night, the biggest storylines around the Tigers this winter were their inability to sign Skubal to a long-term deal and their lack of impact moves in free agency.

Valdez’s deal changed that, even if it came on the same day where the Tigers took Skubal to arbitration court.

Prior to signing Valdez, the Tigers’ biggest moves were signing Kenley Jansen and Kyle Finnegan along with reuniting with Gleyber Torres and Jack Flaherty. Solid moves, but nothing that moved the needle in the same way that signing Valdez does.

Although Valdez had a 3.66 ERA last season (a down year by his standards), he’s a two-time All-Star who earned Cy Young votes in every season from 2022 to ‘24.

The obvious red flag on his profile is how things went for him at the end of last season, as he had a 6.05 ERA across August and September and was put in the middle of some controversy when he hit catcher César Salazar in the chest with a pitch in what seemed like an intentional move.

Even if those struggles likely played a part in Valdez lingering so long in free agency, he still ended up getting his payday from the Tigers and will now be a part of one of the best 1-2 punches in all of baseball.

While signing Valdez wasn’t a necessity for the Guardians considering they already have a stellar rotation stocked with young controllable pitchers, Valdez ending up with the Tigers will obviously make things tougher for the Guardians as they try to win their third-straight American League Central title.

Both teams have a surplus of young, MLB-ready prospects, but the Tigers took an offseason swing that the Guardians stayed away from. Even if Skubal may not be long for the division, it looks like the fight for the division crown is going to be a dogfight.


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