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Here are five things to watch as the Yankees take on the Red Sox in the Bronx this weekend... 1.Through the haze
The New York City area has been in a haze this week due to smoke from wildfires up in Canada.The Yankees played through it in Tuesday's series opener against the White Sox, a 3-2 loss, but Wednesday's game was postponed due to the deteriorating air quality in the area.

Like every MLB team, the Dodgers will have a shortstop in 2023.Unlike about 25 teams, though, we have no idea who that shortstop will be for Los Angeles.They have internal options like Gavin Lux, Chris Taylor, or even Jacob Amaya, and there are trade possibilities like Willy Adames.And, of course, there are still two big free agents on the board in Dansby Swanson and Carlos Correa.

It's pretty well-known that the Dodgers are in the market for a starting pitcher or two.Reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander makes sense in a lot of ways, most notably that he wouldn't require an extremely long deal due to his age and that he doesn't have a qualifying offer attached to him so there wouldn't be penalties for signing him.

As the 2023 regular season continues, here are three things we'll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout the day today:
1. Abbott to debut: With Reds left-hander Andrew Abbott expected to make his MLB debut in a start today against the Brewers, roster moves to clear space for Abbott on both the 40-man and active rosters will be necessary before this evening's game.

As the 2023 regular season continues, here are three things we'll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout Memorial Day weekend:
1. Glasnow to return this weekend: The Rays pitching staff is set to get a significant boost this weekend with the return of oft-injured ace Tyler Glasnow, who has been on the injured list with an oblique issue all season.

With seven weeks of the 2023 regular season now in the books, here are three things we'll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout the day today:
1. Altuve to return?Astros star Jose Altuve has yet to play this season thanks to thumb surgery he underwent after suffering an injury during the World Baseball Classic.

As the 2023 regular season continues, here are three things we'll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout the day today:
1. German facing discipline: Yankees right-hander Domingo German was ejected from last night's game following a foreign substance inspection.Home plate umpire James Hoye told reporters following the game that German's hand was "the stickiest (he) had ever felt," noting it "was definitely not rosin."

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Yankees starter Nestor Cortes is optimistic that he'll be ready to go by Opening Day.Cortes has been dealing with a hamstring strain that will keep him out of the World Baseball Classic for Team USA and raised some concerns about his availability for the start of the 2023 season.

NJ.com | Bob Klapisch: The Yankees have been running a rotation of Gerrit Cole and a rotating cast of disappointment for most of the season so far.Outside of a few Domingo Germán starts where he held his own, Nos.2-5 in the starting rotation haven't delivered quality starts for the team, and there was hope that things would change rapidly once some of the big injured names returned.

By Christian Arnold Posted on May 9, 2023 Josh Donaldson does some fielding work before the Yankees hosted the Minnesota Twins on Friday, April 14, 2023.Sign up for our amNY Sports email newsletter to get insights and game coverage for your favorite teams BRONX The Yankees continue to slowly work their back to being healthy, and the return of Aaron Judge was one step towards that.

Happy weekend, San Francisco Giants fan.Hey, how about that winning streak, huh?! How cool is that?The Giants have drawn criticism in recent years for their inability to spend big in free agency.And while those criticisms are accurate and fair, it's worth noting just how close they've come.They finished close second to the Philadelphia Phillies in the Bryce Harper sweepstakes.

Just a few days ago, the San Francisco Giants designated Meibrys Viloria (C), Sam Delaplane (RHP), Dom Nunez (C), Jason Vosler (IF), Jarlin Garcia (LHP), Colton Welker (3B), and Drew Strotman (RHP) for assignment, which cleared them off the 40-man roster immediately.Tonight, they formalized the cutting of ties by non-tendering them, making them free agents.

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman speaks with reporters before the Yanks game against the Cleveland Guardians on May 3, 2023.BRONX Brian Cashman's words on Wednesday won't do much to quell the frustration of Yankees fans over the club's 16-15 start to the year.The Yanks' general manager took some of the blame for the circumstances the team finds itself in at the start of May while also pointing to the high number of injuries the club has had to deal with.

Note: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links, Schneps Media may earn a commission.Anthony Rizzo was back in the Yankees lineup on Tuesday as New York's Grapefruit League season continued.Rizzo had been dealing with a "cranky" back that forced him to miss a short spring road trip, but the first baseman told the New York Post he was fine.

TAMPA, Fla. - Carlos Rodon couldn't pitch anymore.He was broken down and used up.He was a bust.Does any of that sound familiar?In Rodon's mind, at least, that was the book on him after the White Sox' pandemic-shortened 2020 season ended in a three-game American League wild-card series defeat against the A's.

NJ Advance Media | Mike Rosenstein: Michael A. Taylor, who won the Gold Glove award in 2021, just hit the trade market according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.Taylor, 31, doesn't offer much with the bat.He hit .254with nine home runs in 2022.Per Rosenstein, "the Yankees are set in center with Gold Glover Harrison Bader, but putting Taylor in left, with Judge, a former Gold Glove nominee, in right, would give New York plenty of protection in the outfield."

​​​​​Editor's Note: "What the Mike Clevinger deal says about your White Sox fandom" originally appeared on Sox on 35th.Jordan Lazowski of Sox On 35th will be a regular contributor to NBC Sports Chicago's White Sox coverage for the 2022 season.You can read more of their coverage at SoxOn35th.com, and follow them on Twitter at @SoxOn35th.

Not much is going right for the Yankees this season, but Michael King's return to full health could help turn things around in the Bronx.The Yankees currently find themselves in the cellar of the American League East, but hope isn't lost in New York.The re-emergence of Michael King as a weapon out of Aaron Boone's bullpen could do wonders to turn the team's season around.

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CloseMarly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.comand ESPN.com.WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Anthony Volpe is scheduled Thursday to become the youngest New York Yankees starting shortstop since Hall of Famer Derek Jeter's debut at 20 years old in 1995.While that might be a daunting task for any other 21-year-old who grew up in a Yankee-crazy household, Volpe is no ordinary young man.

The New York Yankees celebrate on the field after defeating the Cleveland Guardians in Game 5 of an American League Division baseball series, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, in New York.Opening Day for the Yankees is less than two weeks away and Brian Cashman, Aaron Boone and company will have to decide on what the Bombers' roster will look like.

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across Major League Baseball.Each week, we send out questions to the most plugged-in New York Yankees fans, and fans across the country.Sign up here to join Reacts.It's been a pretty awful week at Yankees camp, with players dropping like flies left and right.

Yankees fans already knew that the team was going to be a tad shorthanded to start the 2023 campaign.No. 5 starter Frankie Montas underwent shoulder surgery, opening up a rotation battle between Domingo Germán and Clarke Schmidt, and with re-signed reliever Tommy Kahnle concerned about the biceps injury that has kept him out of action early this spring, he looked shaky at best for Opening Day, too.

The San Francisco Giants might've found their rotation replacement for Carlos Rodón in the affordable and at times effective left-handed starter Sean Manaea.This news comes thanks to a late night tweet from Jon Heyman:

Sean Manaea to Giants.$25M, 2 years.Opt out.-Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman)
December 12, 2022

Sean Manaea to Giants.

Yankees ace Gerrit Cole recalled the first time he met Carlos Rodon a "handful of years ago" while working out.For Cole, what stood out for him right off the bat was the raw strength and the intensity Rodon had."I think everyone's kind of gotten to see that a little bit more as he's continued to take the mound over and over again," Cole told reporters on Thursday.

(1:12) - YANKEES: The Yankees are heading into 2023 decimated by early injury to Carlos Rodon, Harrison Bader, and Lou Trivino.(5:52) - ST. JOHN'S: After falling to Marquette, will St.John's shake up the program and go after Rick Pitino?(8:20) - JIM BOEHEIM: JJ recaps the Syracuse coach's legendary career and how his retirement played out.

Ace starting pitchers made quite a splash on the free-agent market this offseason, with Jacob deGrom, Carlos Rodon and Justin Verlander all signing big-money deals with new teams.Now, can they deliver on the high expectations that come with it?Overall, most of the game's high-end starters (seven of our top nine) pitch in the National League.

If there's ever been a fantasy position where nobody knows anything, it's the starting pitchers.But you need a list and we need a plan, so here we go.What follows are my suggested salaries if you play in a Fantasy Salary Cap Draft format.We've already done Shuffles for all the offensive positions: catchers, corner infielders, middle infielders and outfielders.

The Yankees top target to fill their left field vacancy is off the board.Andrew Benintendi is headed to the Chicago White Sox after agreeing to a five-year, $75 million deal, according to reports.The Bombers wanted Benintendi back, but the 28-year-old was seeking a fifth year on his contract that the Yankees were unwilling to offer, according to the YES Network's Jack Curry
Benintendi was traded from the Kansas City Royals to the Yankees prior to last season's trade deadline.

The Yankees top target to fill their left field vacancy is off the board.Andrew Benintendi is headed to the Chicago White Sox after agreeing to a five-year, $75 million deal, according to reports.The Bombers wanted Benintendi back, but the 28-year-old was seeking a fifth year on his contract that the Yankees were unwilling to offer, according to the YES Network's Jack Curry
[  With the Carlos Rodon deal the Yankees have gotten better for the first time this offseason ]
 Benintendi was traded from the Kansas City Royals to the Yankees prior to last season's trade deadline.

NEW YORK - The New York Yankees added Carlos Rodon to their rotation on Thursday, agreeing to a six-year, $162 million contract with the left-hander, a person familiar with the negotiations said.The person confirmed the contract to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because it was pending a physical.

Carlos Rodon?Gone.Andrew Benintendi?I didn't want him, but he's gone.Joey Gallo?Gone.But hey, Eric Hosmer was designated for assignment, so the hot stove has that going for it, which is nice.Anyway, stay tuned and see what transpires tonight.Maybe nothing.Probably nothing.But also, maybe something?

You know that tweet that's summarized as:
Me: here's half my salary
Daycare: here's a new virus every two weeks.Well, that's been my life for a while now.Fun stuff.Also fun: guessing what the Braves will do next.I have no idea.Do you?Around MLB:


     Yankees are preparing a "formal" offer for Carlos Rodon, which I guess means one not written in crayon?

Frankie Montas said he was not "100 percent" healthy last year when he was traded to the New York Yankees and emphasized he expects to pitch this season.Montas is expected to miss at least the first half of this season after undergoing surgery last month on the labrum in his pitching shoulder.

New York Post | Andrew Marchand: The Post reports that the YES Network is shaking up its lineup for 2023, letting go of former outfielder Cameron Maybin after one season as an analyst.The network reportedly is interested in moving Carlos Beltrán into a studio role after Beltrán occasionally worked games in 2022, and in bringing Derek Jeter in the fold.

Following an overnight stunner of a transaction, here are three things we'll be keeping an eye on around baseball throughout the day:
1.What will the fallout of Correa's new deal be?Carlos Correa and the Mets stunned the baseball world by coming to terms on a 12-year, $315MM contract last night, and a shakeup of this magnitude is certain to have ripple effects throughout the offseason and beyond.

On the heels of last night's midnight megadeal, here are three things we'll be keeping an eye on around baseball throughout the day:
1.With Correa signed, are Rodon and Swanson next?The 13-year deal Carlos Correa agreed to with the Giants last night takes yet another star player off the free-agent market.

The hot stove was busy yesterday, and here are three things we'll be keeping an eye on throughout baseball today:
1. Catching market update The top trade target and free agent are off the board on the catching market, as Sean Murphy is headed to the Braves, and Christian Vazquez is set to sign with the Twins.

Fresh off the heels of an overnight signing, here are three things we'll be keeping an eye on around baseball throughout the day:
1.When will the Correa market heat up?Now that Xander Bogaerts is in San Diego and Trea Turner is in Philadelphia - both on 11-year contracts - Carlos Correa and Dansby Swanson are the last two stars standing on the free agent shortstop market.

Even after adding Xander Bogaerts to an eleven-year, $280MM deal, the Padres are looking for more, and Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports they're keen to bring in a starting pitcher and a corner bat.The Padres have been busy this winter, signing Bogaerts and getting deep in the markets of Aaron Judge and Trea Turner before they signed elsewhere.

The top player left on the market is officially off the board.Star LHP Carlos Rodon has signed a six-year, $162 million deal with the New York Yankees.Left-hander Carlos Rodón and the New York Yankees are in agreement on a six-year, $162 million contract, sources familiar with the deal tell ESPN.

As the Dodgers' quiet offseason continues, they did manage to swing a trade.They are set to acquire right-handed reliever J.P. Feyereisen from the Rays for minor-league left-handed reliever .It isn't Carlos Rodon, but it's something.I guess?But seriously, this is a move for the future bullpen rather than 2023.

Over at the New York Post, Jon Heyman has an article about the market for left-handed pitcher Carlos Rodon, the biggest name left on the pitching market.The main topic of Heyman's article is that the Yankees are interested in Rodon and intend to make him an offer soon, but the most notable element for our purposes here is a word that never shows up.

The Dodgers won 111 games in the 2022 regular season, but their 2023 roster will likely look quite a bit different.Shortstop Trea Turner looks likely to depart in free agency, center-fielder Cody Bellinger was non-tendered and seems unlikely to return, and starting pitchers Andrew Heaney and Tyler Anderson are gone.

The MLB winter meetings were dominated by big-market teams throwing around their weight on the sport's top free agents.As the dust starts to settle, dominoes at the next tier will start to fall, the class in which someone like Nathan Eovaldi finds himself.The hard-throwing pitcher rejected a qualifying offer from the Boston Red Sox last month in order to become a free agent.

With the Winter Meetings fully underway, here are three things we'll be keeping an eye on throughout the day today:
1.Will the logjam at the top of the market loosen?Even after Trea Turner and Justin Verlander came off the board, much of the top of the free-agent market could hinge on Aaron Judge.With the full attention of two major-market teams on Judge - the Yankees and Giants - some players at the top of the market may not sign until the reigning AL MVP has made a decision.

If you believe the reports there wasn't anything that could have been done to prevent Jacob deGrom to fulfill his childhood dream to play for the Texas Rangers, which I always thought to be one of those teams who every so often bang a fist on the desk and insist they win a free agency lottery.As wonderful a player as deGrom was-and he was awesome from the start-he was also inscrutable and frustrating.

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The New York Mets have lost the Jacob deGrom sweepstakes - the 34-year-old two-time Cy Young Award winner signing a five-year, $185 million deal with the Texas Rangers.According to ESPN's Jeff Passan, a conditional sixth year is also in the deal that would make the total value of the contract worth $222 million.

On the heels of the Dodgers' first free-agent signing (not yet official) of the offseason - yes, that Shelby Miller - it seemed like a good time to do a rumor roundup.Outside of the Justin Verlander rumors that appear to be getting a little louder, the Dodgers have their irons in a lot of other fires.

As the Winter Meetings approach, here's what we'll be keeping an eye on around baseball today:
1.The top of the starting pitching market Justin Verlander, Jacob deGrom and Carlos Rodon sit atop the free agent list for starting pitching this winter.A combination of injury history and age makes the contract for each tricky to predict, but we are seeing markets emerge for each.

What sort of shopping is happening in MLB free agency on this Cyber Monday? 1.Is The Backend Starting Pitching Market About To Move?This year's free agent starting pitching market is headlined by aces Jacob deGrom, Justin Verlander and Carlos Rodon.But many teams already know they won't be shopping in that aisle and don't need to wait around to see where those guys sign.

Even if you are setting franchise records with 111 wins in the regular season there's still room for improvement.The Dodgers were handed championship aspirations with their impressive play all season long before seeing it all crumble in front of them in the NLDS.To add insult to injury, the Dodgers also lost some key players and while some can still be retained this leaves big holes to fill throughout the lineup.

The Orioles are expected to be busy this winter, as they look to add to a young roster that is showing signs of life after a lengthy rebuild.Left-handed hitting and pitching is top of the list for Baltimore, and Roch Kubatko of MASN notes that the Orioles want "multiple veteran starting pitchers".

The Dodgers are looking for starting pitching this offseason, and reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander makes a lot of sense for a lot of reasons.He won't be cheap, of course, but because of his age - he'll turn 40 in February - he also won't command as many years as a younger pitcher might.

In a grueling 162 game season, there are plenty of chances for a player to slow down their production.This was far from the case for Julio Urias who remained a staple of success for the Dodgers and the entire league.To echo the success, look no further than his NL leading ERA 2.16 ERA and third-best 17-7 record on the season.

When Tyler Anderson signed with the Angels on Tuesday, it opened up a spot in the Dodgers' starting rotation that they'll need to fill.While they have multiple options available, either through free agency, the trade market, or internally, one name might have gotten a little more likely with Anderson's departure.

Over at MLB.com, they polled 50 of their baseball experts to guess where 11 of the biggest-name free agents will end up signing this offseason.The experts had six of the 11 returning to their previous teams, but they also had some interesting predictions on the others.The experts have the Dodgers signing just one of the 11, and it's not a name that will make a lot of fans happy.