Major League Baseball’s winter meetings continue Tuesday as the game’s most powerful people convene in Orlando.
Will we see any action? The market for top free agent Kyle Tucker is still unclear and the Arizona Diamondbacks‘ Ketel Marte is a player whose name has been hot in trade rumors. The Washington Nationals are drawing interest for All-Stars CJ Abrams and MacKenzie Gore, two of the players the team acquired in the 2022 Juan Soto trade.
The MLB draft lottery will be held on Tuesday, drawing the order for the first round of the 2026 draft. The Chicago White Sox enter with the best odds (27.73%) to end up with the No. 1 pick.
Here’s the latest news and updates from around baseball on Tuesday:
As MLB lockout looms, Dave Roberts would support salary cap
ORLANDO, FL — Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, who drew the ire of the Major League Baseball Players Association last week when he voiced his support for a salary cap and floor, reiterated Monday that it’s merely his opinion and doesn’t consider his view a potential distraction among players.
“Here’s the thing,” Roberts said, “I’m entitled to an opinion, as we all are. And so I think that’s one man’s opinion.”
– Bob Nightengale
Mets sure they’ll ‘be in touch’ with Pete Alonso
ORLANDO, FL. — Pete Alonso will be making the short trek from his home in Tampa to the winter meetings this week, but he won’t be entertaining the team where his roots had settled. David Stearns acknowledged that the longtime Mets first baseman would be attending but would let him explore his options unhindered.
“I think Pete knows us really well. I think we know Pete really well,” Stearns said. “I think he’ll take the time here to perhaps meet with organizations he doesn’t know quite as well, and I’m sure we’ll be in touch.”
– Andrew Treddenick, NorthJersey.com
Yankees-Blue Jays battle carries into hot stove
ORLANDO, FL — The Toronto Blue Jays are the reigning AL champions, and they arrived at the Winter Meetings having already made the biggest splash in free agency, signing Dylan Cease for $210 million.
“They’re really good and they’ve already gotten better,’’ Yankees GM Brian Cashman said, assessing the AL East as “the toughest division in baseball.”
“It typically is, the Beast of the East. We know our work is cut out for us.”
– Pete Caldera, NorthJersey.com
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