The New York Mets entered 2026 spring training with real questions about outfield depth, and top prospect Carson Benge sits at the center of that debate. Benge is in Major League camp on an invite basis, but a rough Triple-A stretch last season has Sporting News analyst Rymer predicting he will not break camp with […]
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Thursday that infielder Santiago Espinal is likely to earn a spot on Los Angeles’ 2026 Opening Day roster, adding proven bench depth to a club anchored by Mookie Betts. The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya reported Roberts’ assessment during spring training camp. That public signal, issued before the official cutdown date, carries […]
Veteran catcher Christian Vázquez is heading back to Houston on a minor league deal with a Spring Training invitation, MLB.com reported Saturday. Vázquez won his second MLB World Series ring with the Astros in 2022, so this reunion lands naturally for both sides. The signing puts a familiar face back in a clubhouse that already […]
Washington Nationals left-hander Foster Griffin turned in an effective spring training debut on Thursday, March 5, 2026, reinforcing his standing as a candidate to break camp in the club’s starting rotation. Griffin, who returned to MLB after a stint in Japan, signed a one-year, $5.5 million deal to rejoin the Nationals. The outing offered the […]
The Detroit Tigers assigned right-hander Keider Montero to Triple-A Toledo on Wednesday, March 5, 2026, one of the first notable MLB Spring Training roster decisions made by manager A.J. Hinch this Grapefruit League cycle. Chris McCosky of The Detroit News broke the news. The move came one day after Montero threw 3 scoreless innings in […]
The Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Guardians share more than a division — they share a spring schedule that carries measurable roster-evaluation weight heading into the 2026 campaign. Breaking down the advanced metrics context around AL Central competition, the numbers suggest that early spring matchups between divisional opponents offer front offices a low-stakes but data-rich […]
A proposed trade connecting the Baltimore Orioles and Miami Marlins has surfaced in MLB trade rumors, with Baltimore targeting former NL Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara in exchange for a veteran starter plus a corner infielder, per The Sporting News on March 5, 2026. The package would include a six-year veteran pitcher and a […]
The Miami Marlins faithful watched Edward Cabrera’s changeup buckle knees for years. Now the Chicago Cubs are getting their first real look, and the early returns suggest the pitch lives up to every word of the advance scouting. Per Statcast, Cabrera used his changeup 25.8 percent of the time last season. That was down from […]
Trea Turner and the Philadelphia Phillies are building toward 2026 with a roster that now features a high-ceiling center field prospect. Justin Crawford, son of former MLB All-Star Carl Crawford, has claimed the Opening Day center field job, per Bleacher Report’s Kerry Miller. The move adds a new variable to a lineup that already runs […]
The San Francisco Giants entered March 2026 with multiple roster pieces competing at the World Baseball Classic, drawing national attention before a single regular-season pitch had been thrown. Luis Arraez, Logan Webb, and Heliot Ramos headlined the club’s WBC contingent, each representing their respective nations while their Oracle Park teammates watched from the spring training […]