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• MMLB Trade Rumors2026-10-15✓ Read

  Two Players Elect Minor League Free Agency

  A pair of players from NL East teams have elected minor league free agency, according to the MiLB.com transactions page.  The details

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  Orioles’ Cade Povich Undergoes Elbow Surgery

  Orioles left-hander Cade Povich underwent surgery to remove loose bodies in his elbow on Wednesday, Matt Weyrich of the Baltimore Sun reports. He is expected to be ready for Spring Training. Povich, who divided the season between Baltimore and Triple-A Norfolk, went on the 15-day injured list with elbow inflammation on May 8 and did

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  Phillies Re-Sign Tim Mayza, Hire Carlos Mendoza As Third Base Coach

  The Phillies made a couple of notable moves on Thursday morning, president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski announced. In addition to re-signing left-handed reliever Tim Mayza to a one-year deal, the Phillies hired former Mets manager Carlos Mendoza as their third base and infield coach (via Matt Gelb of The Athletic). More to come

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  Phillies Reached Out To Chase Utley, Raul Ibanez In Managerial Search

  The Phillies put an end to their managerial search when they promoted interim skipper Don Mattingly to the full-time role on Wednesday. They showed interest in ex-Red Sox manager Alex Cora during the process, but he wasn’t the only outside candidate on their radar. President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski formally requested permission to contact Dodgers employees Chase Utley and Raul Ibanez about the job, Jayson Stark of The Athletic reports. The two former Phillies “politely declined,” according to Stark.

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  The Opener: Brewers Up 3-0, Bauers/Mitchell, Williams

  The Brewers took a 3-0 lead on the Dodgers. Jake Bauers and Garrett Mitchell went back-to-back off Blake Snell.

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  Braves Outright Luke Williams

  The Braves sent utility player Luke Williams through outright waivers, according to the MLB.com transaction log. Atlanta designated him for assignment last week when they added Danny Young to the roster to keep him out of minor league free agency this offseason.

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  White Sox To Pursue Starting Pitching

  White Sox general manager Chris Getz spoke with members of the media today, including James Fegan of the Chicago Sun Times, after the club was recently eliminated by the Guardians. Looking ahead to 2027, Getz said the Sox will pursue starting pitching this offseason. It’s not a surprising declaration. Though the Sox had a good

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  Offseason Outlook: Detroit Tigers

  The Tigers never recovered from an atrocious May. They wound up dealing the two-time defending Cy Young winner at the deadline but didn’t orchestrate any kind of rebuild. They’ll look to reload this offseason and improve upon a 76-86 finish, yet it’s going to take a lot of work on the pitching staff and some

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• MMLB Trade Rumors2026-10-14✓ Read

  Phillies Not Retaining Kevin Long, Bobby Dickerson

  The Phillies will be moving on from hitting coach Kevin Long and infield coach Bobby Dickerson, reports Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia. More to come.

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  Previewing The Righty Relief Class

  With the regular season in the books, MLBTR is taking a position-by-position look at the 2026-27 free agent market. For the final entry in the series, we head to the right-handed relief market. Player ages are for the 2027 season, and names within each tier are listed alphabetically, not “ranked.” Only players who appeared in

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  Offseason Outlook: Pittsburgh Pirates

  The Pirates took a step forward in 2026 but still missed the playoffs for an 11th consecutive season. They’re now set for a notable set of salary increases in arbitration and could lose one of the best bats available this winter to free agency. Guaranteed Contracts Konnor Griffin, SS: $134MM through 2032 Bryan Reynolds, OF:

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