MLB Trade Rumors and News: The Mariners and Yankees got together for the first big trade of the offseason

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• The Yankees have long been targeting starting pitching, especially this offseason. It appears that they have gotten their man (although he may not be the only starter they grab this offseason) as they acquired James Paxton from the Mariners in a deal that sent their top pitching prospect Justus Sheffield and two other prospects to Seattle.
• With the J.T. Realmuto sweepstakes seemingly out of their reach because the Marlins won’t make a deal within their division because....reasons, the Nationals moved on an grabbed Kurt Suzuki off the free agent market on a two-year deal.
• The Philadelphia Phillies have several areas of need and a bunch of money to spend. Here is a look at what one can expect from them this offseason.
• The Red Sox have signed Steve Pearce to one-year deal. The veteran, World Series MVP, and comeback kid will make $6.25M in his 13th year in the big leagues. Slashing .279/.394/.507 after being dealt to Boston by the Blue Jays, Pearce proved his worth by doing a significant job filling the Mitch Moreland sized hole in the Red Sox roster.
• A few hours after the MVP awards were handed out, the Rangers agreed to a two-year deal with catcher Jeff Mathis.
• The Blue Jays have acquired LHP Trent Thornton from Astros in exchange for utility infielder Aledmys Diaz. It’s one of those nice deals that wraps everything up with a bow: the Blue Jays add to their pitching depth, the Astros find their Marwin Gonzalez replacement, and everyone goes home happy. Well, I guess we’ll see about that when the season starts.
• The hot stove season is finally starting to heat up a bit as the Indians and Pirates completed a five player deal that essentially moved around some formerly highly regarded prospects that no longer really had a place in their parent organizations. Hopefully this is a sign that we will start getting some moves here soon, especially once awards season is over.
• The Orioles made a surprisingly decent personnel decision as they hired Mike Elias away from the Astros to run their baseball operations department. Whether or not Baltimore’s ownership will actually let him run things as they should be run is to be determined, but the bigger story this offseason may be just how much talent the Astros have lost from their front office.
• The Padres apparently think they can get Noah Syndergaard. In the immortal words of Cher from Clueless, “As if.”
• Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto, director of player development Andy McKay, and manager Scott Servais are in hot water after Dr. Lorena Martin, the organization’s recently-ousted high performance coach, accused the trio of racist and sexist treatment. The team put out a statement unequivocally denying the allegations, but Major League Baseball has announced that it will investigate the situation.
• Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer announced his retirement after 15 years of good, wholesome baseball.
• The women of SB Nation’s MLB team brands look back at the 2018 season.
• Cleveland will listen to offers for veteran players, and the internet has subsequently spiraled into a rabbit hole of “what ifs.”
• Winter is here...and with it, hot stove season. Here’s a look at the biggest free agents this offseason and what we might see go down when baseball hits the Winter Meetings in Vegas.