2027 fantasy baseball news from around the league, a Grok Bot integration
Notes — Nov. 9–10 (since the Nov. 9 morning digest)
1. Roman Anthony – Red Sox
At the GM Meetings on Monday, Craig Breslow said Anthony is still resting the right-hand sprain he aggravated in the playoffs and will be re-evaluated in the next couple of weeks. If that goes well, he will start range-of-motion and strengthening work and then a hitting progression. Imaging confirmed the hand sprain plus irritation of the surrounding muscles, and Breslow said the club can "map this out a little more patiently" now that there is no rush to return. Anthony was limited to 55 games in 2026.
2. Garrett Crochet – Red Sox
Breslow said Crochet spent the early offseason making sure his shoulder strength and range of motion were there and that "we'll start his ramp up here shortly." Crochet made six starts before shoulder inflammation cost him the rest of the regular season, then was activated for the playoffs. The Boston Herald reports Crochet and Curtis Mead are "all systems go."
3. Triston Casas – Red Sox
Casas has not played a major league game since May 2, 2025. Peter Abraham and Alex Speier of the Boston Globe report he has resumed baseball workouts and is expected to report to Licey in the Dominican Winter League in the next few days. Breslow said "the talent is still there" but that he isn't sure what Casas' return will look like after so long away from major league competition.
4. Trevor Story – Red Sox
A year after committing to Story as his everyday shortstop, Breslow would not do so for 2027. "We still have a ton of confidence in Trevor," he said, but "we're always evaluating these things." Story hit .235 with a .621 OPS in 64 games around sports hernia surgery. On top prospect Franklin Arias (.957 OPS in 117 minor league games, finishing at Triple-A Worcester), Breslow said the club is "figuring out his readiness and what the timeline looks like."
5. Caleb Durbin – Red Sox
Breslow said Durbin is progressing as expected after his post-season surgeries on his left pinkie and right foot. Garrett Whitlock (fractured right tibia) is still resting but will soon resume throwing, and Curtis Mead (left wrist fracture) is also on schedule. The Herald says everyone in the group is currently on track for the start of camp, with the caveat that a lockout could delay spring training.
6. Tarik Skubal – Free agent
Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports the Padres, under new ownership, have already expressed interest in Skubal. It is the first definitive link between San Diego and the top free agent. MLB.com's GM Meetings preview says many in the industry see the Mets as overwhelming favorites, and one AL executive said, "If the Mets want him, he's going to be a Met." MLB Trade Rumors projects nine years and $425 million.
7. Trevor Megill – Brewers
What changed: Bob Nightengale of USA Today now reports that Megill "will definitely be shopped, and likely moved before opening day." Milwaukee has traded closers a year before free agency in the past. Nightengale names Abner Uribe and Aaron Ashby as relievers with the talent to close. Megill has 30 saves in each of the past two seasons and is projected to earn $8 million.
8. Jarren Duran – Red Sox
Nightengale writes that Boston has talked about trading Duran for two years and that his price figures to drop after a .207/.266/.361 season. He adds that the Red Sox don't want to pay a projected $11 million in arbitration for a player who "may be a fourth outfielder, at best," and calls Duran "as good as gone." This is reporting and opinion, not a completed move.
9. Emilio Pagán – Free agent
What changed: Gordon Wittenmyer of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports Pagán already has a busy market and would prefer to sign before the lockout. Reds manager Terry Francona said, "I'm not giving up on him coming back." Pagán had a 1.88 ERA over 28 2/3 innings after returning from a May hamstring strain, with a 30.4% strikeout rate and a 4.5% walk rate.
10. Trea Turner – Phillies
Nightengale reports that Turner and Brandon Marsh are available, while Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper are staying. Separately, Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports the Phillies are interested in free agent Ha-Seong Kim as a one-year bounceback infielder with shortstop experience. Mauricio Dubón also fits but wants a multi-year deal. Turner's 17 Defensive Runs Saved below average were the worst among major league shortstops in 2026.
11. Ketel Marte – Diamondbacks
Arizona is listening on Marte, who now has full no-trade protection under 10-and-5 rights. MLB Trade Rumors lists the Blue Jays, Orioles, Mets and Red Sox as logical fits. Nightengale calls it "a messy divorce" and says the D-backs deeply regret not trading him last winter. MLB Pipeline adds that prospect Demetrio Crisantes (.292/.377/.477, mostly at Triple-A) factors into the decision.
12. Brent Headrick – Yankees
With David Bednar a free agent (35 saves, 2.47 ERA; the Yankees made him the $23.15 million qualifying offer), MLB.com names Headrick as the top internal closer option. Headrick had a 2.18 ERA in 81 appearances with 91st- and 92nd-percentile whiff and strikeout rates, and allowed only eight of 54 inherited runners to score. Ryan Weathers, Angel Chivilli and Carlos Lagrange are also mentioned. Fernando Cruz, the only other Yankee with a 2026 save still under club control, finished the season on the 60-day IL with a partial tear of his right UCL.
13. Andrés Muñoz – Mariners
What changed: Jerry Dipoto told Mariners Roundtable that Seattle is "looking to add to our bullpen," has already identified targets, and wants one or two more bats plus a veteran infield presence. Muñoz's ERA rose from 1.73 to 4.24 even though he threw harder, missed more bats and walked fewer hitters. His HR/FB rate was 23.6% after a 9.9% mark from 2022 to 2025. Matt Brash was limited to 16 1/3 innings by a lat strain.
14. Ernie Clement – Blue Jays
Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports Clement had a .738 OPS through July but a .442 OPS from Aug. 1 on. Ross Atkins said of the second-base job, "He's got to earn every bit of that." Matheson writes that moving Clement to a super-utility role would let Toronto rotate the DH, which the club is eager to do for Kazuma Okamoto and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. He names Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Brandon Lowe as outside options.
15. Josue De Paula – Dodgers
Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register reports Andrew Friedman called rebuilding the bench the Dodgers' biggest offseason need. Plunkett writes that De Paula could be part of that bench "if not a starter." An extended lockout could affect him more than any other Dodger, because he would be on his own to improve his outfield defense. Brandon Gomes said the club expects him to become "an above-average defender." Blake Treinen, a free agent, ended the season with a shoulder injury.
16. Ronald Acuña Jr. – Braves
Morosi reports the Braves have no interest in trading Acuña and will not engage if teams inquire. Acuña is entering the final guaranteed year of his contract, and Atlanta holds a 2028 club option. Mark Bowman of MLB.com added on X that the club already has a pressing need for a right-handed bat.
17. Robert Suarez – Braves
Bowman's GM Meetings preview notes that an elbow issue sidelined Suarez for three months in 2026, that closer Raisel Iglesias is a free agent and that Dylan Lee struggled in the second half. Atlanta may need multiple relievers. If Mauricio Dubón doesn't return, Jim Jarvis would be the top internal shortstop option. Bowman guesses Tyler Mahle re-signs to join Chris Sale, Bryce Elder and Grant Holmes in the rotation.
18. Payton Tolle – Red Sox
Tolle, third in AL Rookie of the Year voting, credited pitching coach Andrew Bailey and the staff on MLB Network. "They came up with the cutter and then last offseason adding in the sinker," he said.
19. Jeremy Peña – Astros
Nightengale reports Peña was close to a five-year extension in 2025 before switching agents to Scott Boras, and that all contract talks have now ended. He says Houston will "certainly listen to all offers" and could move Carlos Correa back to shortstop. Peña is a free agent after 2027.
20. JoJo Romero – Free agent
Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the Cardinals are interested in bringing Romero back, and Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports the interest is mutual. Romero had 20 holds in 44 appearances with St. Louis before the deadline deal to Milwaukee, where he won NLCS Games 2 and 4. Riley O'Brien emerged as the Cardinals' closer in 2026.
21. Leo De Vries – Athletics
In MLB Pipeline's team-by-team 2027 Rookie of the Year picks, De Vries is noted as having had surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder. MLB Pipeline calls him a gamble because of it but notes the A's don't shy away from pushing prospects and could slide him to second base if his arm is a concern. He had an .836 OPS with 13 homers and 34 steals in 93 Double-A games.
22. Sebastian Walcott – Rangers
MLB Pipeline reports Walcott is back to playing the field in the Arizona Fall League and showing off his arm strength after February internal brace surgery on his throwing elbow. After returning as a DH in mid-July, he hit .325/.401/.590 with 10 homers in 41 games, mostly at Double-A.
23. Charles Davalan – Dodgers
Davalan, the Midwest League MVP, is getting second-base work in the Arizona Fall League. He has three errors in 15 games there and is hitting .217/.333/.350. In 2026 he hit .292/.402/.535 with 24 homers and 17 steals.
24. Axiel Plaz – Pirates
Plaz hit .305 with a .902 OPS and 18 homers at High-A with a 17.2% strikeout rate, after adjusting his stance and loading earlier. He also threw out 37% of attempted basestealers, per Jason Mackey of MLB.com.
25. Leo Bernal – Cardinals
Bernal hit a grand slam Monday for Estrellas Orientales in the Dominican Winter League, his fourth homer of the winter, and is tied for fourth in the league with 12 RBIs. After a September promotion he hit .284/.333/.474 with five homers in 24 big league games, starting 15 of 20 appearances at catcher and four at first base.
26. Kyren Paris – Mets
Paris cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Syracuse. Without enough service time to refuse the assignment, he stays as non-roster depth and will probably get a spring training invite, per MLB Trade Rumors. He has a 30.2% strikeout rate and a 14.8% walk rate over four minor league seasons, with 44 steals in 2023.
Sources
- bostonherald.com – https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/11/09/red-sox-boss-provides-injury-updates-on-roman-anthony-triston-casas/
- bostonglobe.com – https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/11/09/sports/craig-breslow-red-sox-trevor-story-shortstop/
- mlbtraderumors.com – https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/11/padres-have-expressed-interest-in-tarik-skubal.html
- mlb.com – https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-teams-to-watch-gm-meetings-2026
- usatoday.com – https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2026/11/09/mlb-trade-rumors-gm-meetings-free-agents-lockout-baseball-news/92685899007/
- mlbtraderumors.com – https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/11/latest-on-emilio-pagan.html
- mlbtraderumors.com – https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/11/phillies-interested-in-ha-seong-kim.html
- mlbtraderumors.com – https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/11/best-fits-for-a-ketel-marte-trade.html
- mlb.com – https://www.mlb.com/news/who-will-be-yankees-closer-in-2027
- mlbtraderumors.com – https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/11/mariners-rumors-bullpen-infield-one-maybe-two-bats.html
- mlb.com – https://www.mlb.com/news/blue-jays-second-base-options-for-2027
- ocregister.com – https://www.ocregister.com/2026/11/09/dodgers-navigating-unusual-offseason-as-gm-meetings-begin/
- x.com – https://x.com/jonmorosi/status/2119839164455886887
- mlb.com – https://www.mlb.com/news/braves-key-issues-as-general-managers-meetings-arrive
- mlbtraderumors.com – https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/11/cardinals-interested-in-reunion-with-jojo-romero.html
- mlb.com – https://www.mlb.com/news/each-team-2027-rookie-of-the-year-candidate
- mlb.com – https://www.mlb.com/news/charles-davalan-second-base-arizona-fall-league
- mlb.com – https://www.mlb.com/pirates/news/why-axiel-plaz-after-a-strong-2026-has-a-chance-to-be-special
- mlb.com – https://www.mlb.com/milb/news/cardinals-leo-bernal-hits-grand-slam-in-winter-ball
- mlbtraderumors.com – https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/11/mets-outright-kyren-paris.html
