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Cody Bellinger must now be a big target for the Mets

What a surprise in Major League Baseball: the Mets and Rangers have moved. Marcus Semien and Brandon Nimmo have changed addresses, to the surprise of… just about everyone.

Why did they do it? One imagines that the Rangers wanted to lower Semien’s impact on the payroll, considering their money problems. And Nimmo earns less per year than Semien.

What about the Mets?

The goal was undoubtedly to redistribute some money to solidify two defensive positions: left field and second base. Semien answers David Stearns’ need in the infield: to solidify the defense.

And in left field? With Nimmo out of the picture, the club is more than capable of acquiring a defensive player who can help solidify an outfield that, defensively speaking, needs work… since it already includes Juan Soto.

Clearly, Cody Bellinger would fit in better than ever with the Mets. He can play all fields and first base, which is currently empty since Pete Alonso is a free agent.

More than ever, the door is open for the Mets to do what they did last year: steal an outfielder from the Yankees via the autonomy market. They have more room than ever.

Even if Bellinger hits left-handed, seeing him with the Mets must make sense to Steve Cohen.

Remember that Scott Boras is the agent for Bellinger, Nimmo and Semien. He must be salivating over today’s deal, since the Rangers wouldn’t have invested in Bellinger.

But the Mets are worth considering.

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Marcus Semien off to New York: Brandon Nimmo in Texas

Huge news in the MLB.

The Texas Rangers have traded Marcus Semien to the New York Mets in return for the services of outfielder Brandon Nimmo. Jeff Passan was the first to break the news.

Details to come…

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MLB en bref : Le budget des Pirates | Pauvres fans à Dallas

Le budget des Pirates

Une masse salariale de 110 M$, c’est possible?

Zac Gallen et son avenir

Il est ouvert à rester en Arizona.

L’importance de Taylor Ward

Il sera un bon meneur à Baltimore.

Pauvres fans à Dallas

Ils perdent des joueurs importants.

Des images du Trop

Le stade des Rays reprend vie.

Redonner au suivant

Jason Adam le fait en cette période d’Action de grâce américaine.

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Cubs: Craig Counsell could be reunited with Devin Williams

In the world of sport, connections are important. Working with people you know is a plus.

That’s one of the reasons why Devin Williams’ name has been circulating with the Mets, where David Stearns runs the club’s baseball operations. He’s his old boss in Milwaukee.

For what it’s worth, I think Williams would be better off just leaving New York for next season. It didn’t go well with the Yankees in 2025 and a fresh start could do him some good.

I’d see him in a market that can give some money to a reliever and needs depth in the bullpen.

The Chicago Cubs, who fit the description because of their desire to improve their bullpen, would be in the mix. It would be possible to see the Cubs sign the reliever.

It would be a good move to energize the bullpen… if the price is right.

Obviously, the Bears’ manager has been in contact with Williams for years in Wisconsin. This could possibly be a factor in the free agent’s decision-making process.

The real problem in all of this is that while the Cubs may want to improve their bullpen (which is fine), they’re making no effort to keep Kyle Tucker in town for the long haul.

Two steps back and one step forward?

We’ll see who’s in a position to sign the free agent. But all signs point to him becoming “the guy who got the beard rule changed before he played poorly and quit” in the Bronx.

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Blue Jays: Ryan Helsley’s name is one to watch

The Blue Jays bullpen will be interesting to watch in 2026.

The Queen City club needs relief help, needs to replace Seranthony Dominguez, needs to add some fire to its bullpen and hopes to find someone to unseat Jeff Hoffman as closer without paying for an Edwin Diaz, for example.

Still, it’s a tall order.

But right now, there’s one name floating around that ticks those boxes: Ryan Helsley. The reliever, free as a bird, could be of interest to the Blue Jays this winter.

In any case, according to Keegan Matheson, he’s one to watch. And since we also know that the Blue Jays tried to get him a few months ago as a rental player…

This makes the hard-throwing pitcher one to watch in the coming weeks in Toronto.

Helsley has enormous potential, having been the Cardinals’ trusted reliever for years. As recently as 2024, he led the league with his 49 saves.

But in 2025, following a good start to the season in St. Louis, everything fell apart in New York. He was no good to the Mets after the deal that brought him to the Big Apple.

That’s why his value is low, and that’s why the Blue Jays (a club that spends a lot… but not on relievers) could see the “closer at a discount” potential in Helsley.

If they feel the pitcher has what it takes to bounce back in Toronto in 2026, making him an offer makes a lot of sense. But if he prefers to become a starter in Detroit, that could also be a game-changer…

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Alek Manoah: a possible return to Toronto?

As recently as Friday, we learned that the Atlanta Braves had not offered a contract to their pitcher Alek Manoah, making him as free as a bird. Manoah never pitched for the Georgia representatives, who were apparently comfortable with their options already in place to fill the fifth starter’s spot.

This means that the Toronto Blue Jays have a chance to bring back the former Cy Young Trophy finalist. Toronto has room to add Manoah, who has 38 players on the 40-man roster and could sign him to a Major League contract and give him another shot in 2026.

It’s just a question of whether there’s a real desire to do so on both sides, especially considering the gunner’s antics in the past, including in 2023 when he didn’t report to the minor leagues after being sent there.

However, Manoah did well at AAA level in Buffalo in 2025, posting a win-loss record with a 2.97 earned-run average in seven starts. The right-hander retired 30 batters on strikes and allowed 18 bases on balls in 33 and one-third innings on the mound, allowing opposing batters to post a batting average of just .218 against him.

The 27-year-old was returning from Tommy John surgery last season when the Blue Jays unexpectedly designated him for assignment at the end of September to make room in the 40-man roster.

The Jays’ 2019 first-round pick reached MLB two seasons later and posted a 9-2 record with a 3.22 earned-run average, finishing eighth in the American League Rookie of the Year voting. Then the following year, he finished the season with a 16-7 record and a 2.24 earned-run average in 31 starts, while striking out 180 batters on strikes in 196 and two-thirds innings of work.

At the time, he was seen as part of the Blue Jays’ core of the future, but injuries, control problems and a bad attitude brought him to the bottom of the barrel.

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Adolis Garcia: expect a lot of interest in its services

Yesterday, you were probably reading about tender and non-tender in MLB. For those less familiar with all the jargon, tender is simply the act of agreeing to a contract with a player who is still in his control years in order to keep him within the organization.

Conversely, non-tender is the act of relinquishing the years of control over a player and agreeing to let him become a free agent.

The Rangers have attracted attention for this second option. The club showed the door to four players, including Adolis Garcia. That’s the one who’s really the talk of the town right now.

In fact, Garcia has been pulling out all the stops for several months now. But we know that when he’s on form, he’s really, really a ball player.

That’s why, in the eyes of many, we can expect a fair amount of interest in his services.

Inevitably, then, it’s logical to ask why the Rangers let him go if he’s a player likely to be so coveted. And the answer is probably financial.

We know that the Rangers have been spending a ton of money in recent years. The winter of 2021-22, which led to their conquest of the World Series 18 months later, was a good example of this: the club played in the big leagues by acquiring Marcus Semien and Corey Seager.

That said, the Rangers aren’t exactly a big-market team. We wondered if these expenses would catch up with them… and they have.

It’s not for nothing that there’s growing talk of Corey Seager being traded… and he wouldn’t be the first of the 2023 edition of the club to leave. Far from it, in fact.

A bit like the Padres, who have also spent over their heads in recent years, the Rangers are quietly getting caught up in their spending. And to see guys like Garcia (and Jonah Heim, another who’s been around for a while) being released shows that it’s all happening more quickly (and intensely) than we thought.

But at least, unlike the Padres, the Rangers won their World Series.

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MLB en bref : Jose Bautista sur Rougned Odor | Garrett Whitlock à la Classique mondiale

Jose Bautista sur Rougned Odor

Il dit qu’il aurait pu lui faire mal s’il avait voulu.

Garrett Whitlock à la Classique mondiale

Intéressant.

Les Cubs n’ont pas fini

L’ajout de Phil Maton n’est pas une finalité pour l’enclos.

Luisangel Acuna atteint

Il joue dans une ligue d’hiver.

Le conseil de David Price

Lance tes meilleurs tirs.

Le cas des lanceurs japonais

Qui signera où?

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Michael Kay wants the Yankees to pick up Fernando Tatis Jr

In the last playoffs, the New York Yankees suffered a drubbing at the hands of the Blue Jays. So the club has a big winter ahead of it, as it looks for ways to get back to the World Series.

Because standards in the Bronx are high.

One of the big questions is whether Cody Bellinger, who has performed well this year and is currently a free agent, will return. But in the event that the Yankees don’t, Michael Kay has an idea for the club.

In fact, according to the YES Network describer, the Yankees should try to close a deal with the San Diego Padres.

And the player Kay thinks should be targeted? Fernando Tatis Jr.

Kay notes that Tatis Jr. is still young (he’ll be 27 in January), and would bring another player who shines under the spotlight into the Yankees lineup. His contract is still reasonable (although it will become expensive in a few years), and he could be the club’s regular left fielder.

We know he’s excelled defensively since being sent to the outfield. So there’s reason to believe that, even if he excels in right, he’d be able to hold his own in left to accommodate Aaron Judge.

In recent years, however, Tatis Jr. has ceased to be the offensive superstar he once was. He gets on base a little more often, but he’s more of a 25 home run hitter than a 40 long ball hitter.

He’s still an excellent player, that said, and we know the Padres will probably want to cut into the club’s payroll. So Kay’s idea isn’t completely ridiculous either.

But of course, we know that trading Tatis Jr. would be very, very poorly received in San Diego. So, if the Yankees want him, they’ll have to be prepared to pay a (very) high price.

Let’s see what happens.

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Joey Gallo still wants to return to the Majors as a pitcher

Last March, after showing up at the Chicago White Sox camp, Gallo announced that he would no longer play as an outfielder. Instead, he wanted to return to the majors… as a pitcher.

The end of his career as a hitter may have been eventful (he’d lost some defensively and some offensively), but the fact remains that we’re talking about a… drastic change.

For months, no one talked about Gallo. During the 2025 season, no one really alluded to the fact that the former power hitter wanted to change his career so badly.

But now, the man himself is back in the news.

How did he do it? He posted a tweet on social networks showing him practicing his throwing. The message is clear: I haven’t written off my MLB comeback.

Here’s the video in question.

All the evidence suggests that the former Rangers player has spent the last few months honing his craft so as to be in a position to one day be used as a reliever in the Majors.

And if he’s as powerful on the mound as he was at bat, he could go for even more strikeouts… hehe.

I don’t know if any club will trust him. Will seeing him sign a minor league contract with an invitation to a practice camp be in the cards for him? We’ll see.

It would be a great story, in any case.

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