Browns Will Release Austin Hooper

The Cleveland Browns plan to release tight end Austin Hooper as a post-June 1 designation, according to a source. The 27-year-old dual-threat tight end and two-time Pro Bowler will now be on the open market. It makes perfect sense after the Browns placed the franchise tag on fellow tight end David Njoku. Hooper's two-year, $42 […]

Falcons Meeting With Deshaun Watson Wednesday

The Atlanta Falcons will meet with Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson on Wednesday, the fourth meeting for a team that has extended a trade offer for Watson. In addition to the Falcons, the New Orleans Saints, Carolina Panthers and Cleveland Browns are the others. The Falcons have jumped into the mix on Watson late, and […]

Tucker Barnhart To Switch Hit Again

Detroit Tigers catcher Tucker Barnhart has decided to pick up switch-hitting again this year after quitting two years ago. Barnhart has hit exclusively from the left side the last two seasons. The 31-year-old is more of a defense-first catcher and hit a combined .238/.311/.372 with 12 home runs and 61 RBI over the last two […]

Tigers Sign Wily Peralta To Minors Deal

The Detroit Tigers signed right-handed pitcher Wily Peralta to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training on Wednesday, according to sources with knowledge of the agreement. The 32-year-old will make $2.5 million if he's on the major league roster, and he can make an extra $500,000 in bonuses. Peralta had a 3.07 […]

Blue Jays Showing Interest In Jose Ramirez

The Toronto Blue Jays have spoken to the Cleveland Guardians about a trade for third baseman Jose Ramirez, with the idea of playing him at second base, according to sources. Other teams are showing interest in Ramirez as well, but the Guardians remain unlikely to move him. He's under team control for two more seasons […]

Keone Kela Joins The Diamondbacks

Free-agent relief pitcher Keone Kela agreed to a minor league deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday, according to a source familiar with the situation. Kela had Tommy John surgery on his right elbow in May of last year, so he won't be ready to pitch until around midseason for the D-backs. The 28-year-old right-hander […]

Andrew Chafin Gets Two-Year Deal From Detroit

Free-agent relief pitcher Andrew Chafin agreed to a two-year, $13 million deal with the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. The deal includes an opt-out clause after the first year. Chafin was fantastic in 2021 with the Chicago Cubs and Oakland Athletics, sporting a 1.83 ERA and 0.93 WHIP while striking out 64, walking 19 and earning […]

Eddie Rosario Down To Three Teams

Free-agent outfielder and postseason hero Eddie Rosario has narrowed his choices to three teams as the outfield market starts to heat up in free agency. With outfielder Kyle Schwarber headed to the Philadelphia Phillies, Rosario's market will perk up. The 30-year-old spent the 2021 season with Cleveland and Atlanta, hitting a combined .259/.305/.435 with 14 […]

Red Sox Still In The Mix For Freddie Freeman

The Boston Red Sox remain very much in the mix for superstar free-agent first baseman Freddie Freeman. The New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays have fallen out of the bidding due to acquisitions of Anthony Rizzo and Matt Chapman, respectively. The Tampa Bay Rays, San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers remain interested in […]

Cardinals Won't Have A Set Closer

St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol suggested that the team won't have a set closer this season. It's something that the Cardinals have discussed for years. Right-hander Alex Reyes finally stayed healthy last year and rewarded the Cardinals and fantasy managers with 29 saves, but he's dealing with shoulder soreness this spring and won't be […]

Alex Reyes Won't Be On Opening Day Roster

St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Alex Reyes (shoulder) will not be on the team's Opening Day roster this year. Reyes is visiting with Dr. James Andrews on Wednesday and will receive an injection to address his right shoulder soreness. The Cardinals will set a schedule on Friday for him to return to throwing. Reyes finally […]

Padres Looking At Kris Bryant

The San Diego Padres are looking at free-agent third baseman/outfielder Kris Bryant, among a number of other options. If the Padres were to land Bryant, they could start him at third base and move Manny Machado to shortstop with Fernando Tatis Jr. (wrist) out for around three months due to a fractured wrist. The Colorado […]

Adley Rutschman Out 2-3 Weeks With Triceps Strain

Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman (triceps) has a right triceps strain and will be shut down for around two to three weeks, according to manager Brandon Hyde. Rutschman is baseball's top prospect heading into the 2022 season and has nothing left to prove in the minor leagues at this point, but his chances to be […]

Jack Flaherty Waiting On MRI Results

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Jack Flaherty (shoulder) said he won't know if he'll be ready for the start of the 2022 season until he gets the results back from an MRI exam. "I'm going to give the same answer — I won't know anything until we hear back (from the MRI). … We're still […]

Chris Sale Has Stress Fracture In Rib, Won't Be Ready

Boston Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom said that starting pitcher Chris Sale (rib) has a stress fracture in his rib cage and won't be ready for the start of the 2022 season. Sale suffered the injury to the right side of his rib cage while recently throwing a live batting practice session. With […]

Seiya Suzuki Agrees To Five-Year Deal With Cubs

Japanese star outfielder Seiya Suzuki agreed to a five-year, $70 million deal with the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday after meeting the team's front office and chairman Tom Ricketts on Monday night. Suzuki should immediately become the Cubs starting right fielder, and he has the skills to be the highest-profile rookie bat in the big leagues […]

Brad Miller Agrees With Rangers

Free-agent infielder Brad Miller agreed to an undisclosed deal with the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night, according to a source. Miller may not have an everyday starting position with the Rangers, but he could a left-handed hitting platoon option at third base with Andy Ibanez in 2022. The 32-year-old isn't going to help any fantasy […]

Anthony Rizzo Returns To Yankees

The New York Yankees agreed to a multi-year deal to re-sign first baseman Anthony Rizzo on Tuesday night, according to a source. The deal is believed to be for two years and $32 million, according to MLB Network's Jon Heyman. Rizzo finished last year with the Yanks after being acquired from the Chicago Cubs at […]

Bears Add Lucas Patrick To Offensive Line

The Chicago Bears agreed to a two-year, $8 million deal with $4 million fully guaranteed in Year 1 on Tuesday with former Green Bay Packers interior offensive lineman Lucas Patrick, according to a source. The 28-year-old will stay in the NFC North and will head to Chicago, where he'll serve as a versatile offensive lineman. […]

Marcus Maye Agrees With Saints

Former New York Jets franchise-tagged safety Marcus Maye agreed to a three-year, $28.5 million deal with the New Orleans Saints on Tuesday, according to a source. The contract includes $15 million guaranteed. Maye played in only six games in his final season with the Jets and underwent successful surgery on a torn Achilles in November. […]

Ravens Agree With Morgan Moses

The Baltimore Ravens agreed with veteran offensive tackle Morgan Moses on a three-year, $15 million deal, according to league sources. Baltimore entered free agency in need of a tackle with Alejandro Villanueva retiring and Ronnie Stanley struggling with injuries the last couple of seasons. Moses will bring some stability to the Ravens offensive line in […]

Baker Mayfield Saying Goodbye To Cleveland?

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield posted a message on his Twitter account on Tuesday evening thanking the fans of the team. The Browns front office said that Mayfield was their starting quarterback heading into the 2022 season at the NFL combine just a few weeks ago, but they're having second thoughts about Mayfield and have […]

Saints, Bradley Roby Agree To Extension

The New Orleans Saints and cornerback Bradley Roby agreed to an undisclosed contract extension on Tuesday night, according to a source. The extension will primarily give the Saints extra salary cap space in 2022. New Orleans also restructured defensive end Marcus Davenport's contract on Tuesday to create an additional $6.8144 million in cap space, so […]

Saints Restructure Marcus Davenport's Deal

The New Orleans Saints converted over $8 million of defensive end Marcus Davenport's $9.553 million base salary in 2022 into a signing bonus on Tuesday to create $6.8144 million in salary cap space this year, according to a source. The Saints began the offseason with one of the worst salary cap situations once again, but […]

Chargers Release Bryan Bulaga

The Los Angeles Chargers released offensive tackle Bryan Bulaga on Tuesday. The Chargers waived him with a failed-physical designation. The 32-year-old injured his back in the Week 1 season-opener, and he never returned in his second season in LA. If Bulaga proves he's back to full health, the 11-year veteran shouldn't have trouble latching on […]

Colts Bring Back Matt Pryor

The Indianapolis Colts are re-signing offensive tackle Matt Pryor to a one-year, $5.5 million deal on Tuesday, according to a source. Pryor will have a chance to make $6 million in incentives. The Colts acquired Pryor just before the 2021 season for some picks, and he ended up serving as valuable offensive line depth in […]

Steelers Add Levi Wallace

The Pittsburgh Steelers signed free-agent cornerback Levi Wallace to a two-year deal worth $8 million on Tuesday. Wallace spent his first four seasons in the NFL with the Buffalo Bills and finished with 58 tackles (47 solo), two interceptions, 10 passes defensed and one fumble recovery in 17 starts in 2021. The 26-year-old has accumulated […]

Jets Give Jordan Whitehead A Two-Year Deal

The New York Jets agreed on a two-year, $14.5 million deal with free-agent safety Jordan Whitehead on Tuesday, according to his agent, Sunny Shah. Whitehead had another solid season for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2021 in his fourth year with the team, totaling 73 tackles (58 solo), five tackles for loss, two interceptions, eight […]

Jets Sign Cornerback D.J. Reed

The New York Jets signed free-agent cornerback D.J. Reed to an undisclosed deal on Tuesday, according to sources. Reed will head to the AFC after spending his first four NFL seasons in the NFL in the NFC with the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks. He started 14 games last year for Seattle and finished […]

Texans Expected To Keep Laremy Tunsil

The Houston Texans are expected to keep Pro Bowl left tackle Laremy Tunsil around for next season, according to league sources. Tunsil was the subject of unprompted exploratory trade calls from other teams, but the Texans will move forward with him. The two-time Pro Bowler played in a career-low five games in 2021 due to […]