The Mets’ ZiPS projections for the 2025 season — via Dan Szymborski — are out at FanGraphs. Here are the key highlights… OFFENSE In his first year as a Met, Juan Soto is projected to slash .276/.426/.521 with 33 home runs and 100 RBI while being worth 5.8 fWAR. Francisco Lindor is projected to be … Read more
Report: Rooker, Athletics agree to five-year, $60M contract extension originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Athletics reportedly are holding onto star slugger Brent Rooker for the foreseeable future. Rooker and the Athletics are in agreement on a five-year, $60 million contract extension, The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reported Monday night, citing a source. Rosenthal … Read more
Gavin Lux is headed to Cincinnati. The Reds struck a deal to trade for the former Los Angeles Dodgers infielder on Monday, the teams announced. In return, the Dodgers will receive a future draft pick and outfield prospect Mike Sirota. “He’s a guy who has a chance to come in and be in our lineup … Read more
MLB: Cincinnati Reds at Los Angeles Dodgers LOS ANGELES — Second baseman Gavin Lux was traded from the Dodgers to the Cincinnati Reds on Monday, three days after Los Angeles agreed to a $12.5 million, three-year contract with infielder Hyeseong Kim. Los Angeles received minor league outfielder Mike Sirota, a grand-nephew of Hall of Fame … Read more
After the Dodgers signed Hyeseong Kim to a three-year deal, it seemed likely — but not guaranteed — that the Dodgers were going to make a move involving one of their infielders. That move came Monday. The Cincinnati Reds are finalizing a deal to acquire infielder Gavin Lux from the Los Angeles Dodgers, sources tell … Read more
Dodgers second baseman Gavin Lux fields a grounder against the San Diego Padres in the NLDS in October. Days after signing Hyeseong Kim, the Dodgers traded Lux to Cincinnati. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) The Dodgers thinned out their glut of middle infielders on Monday, trading second baseman Gavin Lux to the Cincinnati Reds … Read more
San Francisco Giants v. San Diego Padres The wife of late San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler, Sheel Seidler, sued brothers-in-law Matthew and Robert on Monday, attempting to prevent another brother, John, from taking control of the team rather than her. The suit comes at a time when the Padres are among the teams recruiting … Read more
Gavin Lux is headed to Cincinnati. The Reds struck a deal to trade for the Los Angeles Dodgers infielder on Monday afternoon, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. In return, the Dodgers will receive a future draft pick and outfield prospect Mike Sirota. The Dodgers have reportedly been working to find a trading partner for Lux, … Read more
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — After some uncertainty, the Tampa Bay Rays now support a $55.7 million city plan to repair hurricane-shredded Tropicana Field in time for the 2026 season opener, while the team prepares to play this year at the New York Yankees’ spring training home in … Read more
Padres fans cheer as the Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani prepares to bat during the eighth inning in Game 3 of the NLDS at Petco Park. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Ninety days ago, the San Diego Padres closed within one game of eliminating the Dodgers in the National League Division Series. On their march to … Read more