MLB Trade Rumors

The Braves have released veteran infielder/designated hitter Matt Carpenter, reports Mark Bowman of MLB.com. Atlanta acquired Carpenter a few days ago, taking on $4MM of this year’s $5.5MM salary (and the associated luxury tax hit) as a means of effectively purchasing left-handed reliever Ray Kerr from the Padres. While the Braves had hoped to trade Carpenter in similar fashion … [Read more...] about Braves Release Matt Carpenter

Mariners center fielder Julio Rodríguez will receive $1,865,349 from the $50MM bonus pool for pre-arbitration players, the highest of the 2023 recipients, per a report from Ronald Blum of the Associated Press. The AP later released a full list of bonus recipients. A notable new element of the current collective bargaining agreement is that $50MM is to be taken from central … [Read more...] about Julio Rodríguez Tops 2023 Pre-Arb Bonus Pool