The arrival of Main League Baseball’s offseason can imply just one factor: it is time for the rumor mill to start functioning. All through the winter, CBS Sports activities shall be amassing every day’s assortment of rumors, information, and strikes in a single useful touchdown spot. Under, you will discover all the most recent from Tuesday, Nov. 7.
Pink Sox communicate with Montgomery’s agent
The Pink Sox mind belief has met with the agent for left-handed pitcher Jordan Montgomery, in keeping with MLB Community’s Jon Morosi.
Montgomery, 30, cut up final season between the Cardinals and Rangers. General, he compiled a 3.20 ERA (138 ERA+) and a 3.46 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Montgomery additionally had a improbable postseason, showing six occasions and amassing a 2.90 ERA in 31 innings as a part of Texas’ World Collection title run.
Montgomery is likely one of the prime handful of free-agent beginning pitchers obtainable. It is seemingly a bonus, for the Pink Sox and different events, that he was ineligible for the qualifying provide. In different phrases, he won’t require a signing group to forfeit a draft choose (nor will he web the Rangers draft-pick compensation).
Reds‘ India a well-liked commerce goal
A number of groups have inquired about Reds infielder Jonathan India in the course of the annual common supervisor conferences, in keeping with MLB Community’s Jon Morosi.
India, 26, gained the 2021 NL Rookie of the 12 months Award. He is a profession .255/.350/.419 hitter (105 OPS+) with 48 residence runs and 5.1 Wins Above Alternative. The Reds have an assortment of different younger infielders, together with Elly De La Cruz and Noelvi Marte, permitting them the chance to hear on India — even when they are not essentially motivated to maneuver him.
This 12 months’s free-agent crop is missing with respect to good infielders. As such, count on India to stay a well-liked commerce goal effectively into the winter.
Fedde’s return?
Proper-hander Erick Fedde, 30, spent components of six largely unsuccessful seasons with the Nationals. Nevertheless, Fedde spent the 2023 season taking part in Korea’s prime circuit, and he discovered an excessive amount of success. In 180 1/3 innings for the NC Dinos, Fedde pitched to a 2.01 ERA with 209 strikeouts towards 35 walks, and for his efforts he was given the KBO’s equal of the Cy Younger award.
As Jon Heyman stories, Fedde is now drawing curiosity from MLB groups, which can imply he’d headed again stateside. Fedde would hardly be the primary pitcher to go abroad, discover a larger stage, after which come again to seek out higher success in MLB.
