Yankees check in on top-of-the-market starters — including Mets target

The Yankees checked connected nan free-agent ace pitchers — Max Fried, Corbin Burnes and Blake Snell — but it remains uncertain whether they would do Soto and an ace pitcher, too.

The Yankees besides are willing successful Sean Manaea, who will move down nan $21.05M qualifying connection from nan Mets.

The Mets are willing successful keeping some Manaea and Luis Severino, and met connected some pitchers. Severino doesn’t look excessively apt to judge nan qualifying offer, either.

The Orioles, Red Sox and Blue Jays are each successful connected astatine slightest Fried. Boston is looking to upgrade its pitching and they don’t person a lefty, truthful Fried could make sense.

The Yankees checked successful connected Anthony Santander as good arsenic Pete Alonso, but they are believed to beryllium strictly backup plans successful lawsuit Soto bolts.

Santander has liking from 8 teams pursuing his large season.

The Astros proceed to talk to their ain free supplier Alex Bregman, and there’s immoderate dream there. The $151M, six-year woody Matt Chapman sewage from nan Giants would look to beryllium a baseline.

Yusei Kikuchi is said to person a large market. The Astros mightiness person problem holding onto him.

The Reds’ Nick Martinez is expected to judge nan $21.05M qualifying offer.

Boston’s Nick Pivetta is different who has a chance to accept. But he’s said to person a bully marketplace — arsenic do each nan amended starters

Buster Posey flashed a thumbs up erstwhile asked if he likes his caller occupation arsenic Giants shot president. As to whether he will beryllium a large use successful nan recruitment of prima players, he figures nan statement and nan squad are nan existent factors. “I don’t deliberation I’ll get a immense discount conscionable because I played.”

Dodgers GM Brandon Gomes said he plans to talk astir an hold pinch head Dave Roberts, successful nan past twelvemonth of a four-year woody said to salary him $4M successful 2025. Roberts has averaged 102 wins a twelvemonth and remains underrated.

The anticipation is Clayton Kershaw will return to nan Dodgers. LA considered nan qualifying connection for Walker Buehler and is talking to him astir a imaginable return.

Pitching is nan Cubs’ main focus.

The Jays fig they won’t waste debased connected prima SS Bo Bichette.

Terry Francona is rather a coup for nan Reds. He’s mislaid 25-30 pounds and is said to beryllium healthier aft nan twelvemonth off. The only different question and reply they conducted was Freddie Benavides, nan interim.

The Phillies activity a apical reliever and an outfield bat, either for LF aliases CF.

Noah Syndergaard is down to 235 pounds aft losing 30 and is moving his measurement toward a comeback down present successful Texas.