MLB Trade Rumors: Yankees Looking to Trade Andujar
Now that the Winter Meetings are over, teams are continuing make deals to try to improve their teams before catchers and pitchers report to spring training in about two months.
There was no activity with the two biggest free agents, Bryce Harper and Manny Machado, and so far the biggest signing of the offseason has gone to pitcher Patrick Corbin, who signed a six-year deal worth $140 million with the Washington Nationals.
Expect a furry of more activity before the close of the new year.
Here are all the latest transactions and rumors around baseball:
• Several rival executives believe the Yankees want to trade third baseman Miguel Andujar. (Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic)
• The Pirates and Yankees are considered potential landing spots for free-agent shorstop Troy Tulowitzki. (Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic)
• The Braves are no longer pursuing a J.T. Realmuto trade. (Mark Bowman, MLB.com)
• New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard went on social media to address recent trade rumors, posting the caption "My Team, Our Colors, New York’s Future (Instagram)
• Manny Machado is set to meet with the Chicago White Sox on Monday, the New York Yankees on Wednesday and the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday. (Jim Salibury, NBC Sports Philadelphia; Bob Nightengale, USA Today)
• White Sox first baseman Yonder Alonso, Machado's brother-in-law, said, "I think it'd be very, very nice to be neighbors on the South Side" regarding Machado's free agency. (Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune)
• Cleveland Indians pitchers Corey Kluber and Trevor Bauer are more likely to stay put after the Indians traded away Yonder Alonso, Yan Gomes and Edwin Encarnacion. (Jon Heyman, FanCred/MLB Network)
• The Dodgers are open to re-signing catcher Yasmani Grandal, though on a one-year contract. (Jon Morosi, MLB.com)
The Angels are showing interest in signing Grandal. (Maria Torres, Los Angeles Times)
