MLB trade rumors and news for March 19th, 2018

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• The Braves have signed Anibal Sanchez to a minor-league deal.
• Will the Athletics have a better roster than last season’s?
• The Reds have signed Eugenio Suarez to a 7-year extension.
• The Padres signed one of the biggest free agents on the market this season. How will that play out for their 2018 season?
• Athletics’ young pitcher Jharel Cotton needs Tommy John surgery.
• The Blue Jays have signed Danny Espinosa to a minor-league deal.
• Phillies’ Jerad Eickhoff will be out 6-8 weeks with a strained lat muscle.
• The Royals have signed Justin Grimm to a 1-year deal.
• What kind of offseason did the New York Mets have?
• The Orioles had a pretty quiet offseason. Was that the safest move for them?
• The Athletics have signed Trevor Cahill to a 1-year deal.
• Twins’ Jorge Polanco has been suspended for 80 games.
• Mets’ Jason Vargas to have surgery on fractured hand. That good ol’ Mets luck is kickin’ in early this year, I see.
• The Astros have signed a 5-year extension with Jose Altuve.
• The Reds had a quiet offseason that gave a little effort to fill a huge problem. Will it even make a difference in 2018?
• MLB is implementing the dumb extra inning rule in the minors. Cause that’s totally going to bring in more fans.
• How did the offseason go for the Pittsburgh Pirates?
• By extending Jose Altuve, the Astros start the process of locking up their core.
• These are the best players who spent their careers on terrible teams.

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2017-2018 MLB Free Agent Tracker

2017-2018 Winter Trade Tracker

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