Before he signed a two-year, $50MM deal to return to the Astros, the Yankees made a decent push to sign veteran righty Justin Verlander. The Yankees offered Verlander $25MM for 2022, but they did not offer a second season, per Jon Heyman of the MLB Network (via Twitter). Verlander ultimately got $25MM a year for two years with an opt-out from the Astros.

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As the free-agent dominoes fall this offseason, it is still important to consider which players we might see wearing different uniforms next season.

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The Phillies have acquired right-hander Nick Nelson and catcher Donny Sands from the Yankees in exchange for minor league first baseman T.J. Rumfield and minor league lefty Joel Valdez, per announcements from both clubs.

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The Yankees designated outfielder Clint Frazier, infielder Rougned Odor and infielder Tyler Wade for assignment ahead of Friday's 6 p.m. ET deadline all clubs faced to set 40-man rosters.

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Javier Báez is one of the most fascinating players in the 2021-’22 MLB free agency. An electrifying fielder capable of making stunning highlights with the glove and bat, Báez’s personality and passion for baseball represent the direction this game is headed.

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MLB's off-season is in full swing, with all 30 teams currently plotting their winter chess moves as we speak. This season's free-agent class is more exciting than recent years, but that market is not the only avenue teams have to improve. Let's take a look at some guys who could find themselves on the trading block.

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Shohei Ohtani put it all together in 2021 and the Los Angeles Angels' two-way superstar earned himself the American League Most Valuable Player award Thursday, receiving all 30 first-place votes for his historic campaign.

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It became clear at about the midway point of the 2021 season that this day would come. The day that Shohei Ohtani would be named the 2021 American League Most Valuable Player.

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Wander Franco’s big league career spans just 70 games and 104 days, but Yancen Pujols of El Caribe, a news outlet in Franco’s native Dominican Republic, reports that the Rays have put forth what would be a record-setting contract offer to the 20-year-old shortstop (Twitter thread). Exact terms aren’t known, but Pujols indicates that the offer is at least ten years in length and would land somewhere in the $150-200MM range. That’d go well beyond the eight-year, $100MM contract Ronald Acuna Jr. signed in Atlanta — the current record for a player with under a year of Major League service time.

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Right-hander Marcus Stroman is one of the premier starting pitchers on the MLB free-agent market. Coming off a highly productive and reliable 2021 campaign in what was his first full season with the New York Mets, Stroman proved himself to be a top-of-the-rotation force.

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It wasn't too long ago that New York Yankees star Aaron Judge burst onto the scene with a then-rookie-record 52 home runs in 2017. Judge is now one year away from free agency, and if he had his way, he would spent the rest of his career with the Yankees.

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Toronto Blue Jays starter Robbie Ray was named the 2021 American League Cy Young Award winner Wednesday, receiving 29 of 30 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

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The Boston Red Sox had another impressive season that saw them make it to the American League Championship Series. After starting off the season as the hottest team in baseball, they had a collapse after the All-Star break but turned it on when it mattered and were able to sneak into the playoffs.

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The Boston Red Sox are among the "many" suitors for free-agent infielder Javier Baez, according to MLB Network's Jon Heyman.

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