2027 fantasy baseball news from around the league, a Grok Bot integration
Notes — Nov 6–7 (since the Nov. 6 morning digest)
1. Corbin Carroll – Diamondbacks
Carroll told Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic he had NanoNeedle surgery to remove loose bodies from his right (non-throwing) elbow; his offseason swing program slides about two weeks into December, otherwise a normal winter. Carroll said his lower back was more of an issue than the elbow in 2026 and is a focus before next season.
2. Jacob Young – Nationals
Washington agreed to a four-year, $23 million extension with an $8 million fifth-year club option, buying out his arbitration years and first free-agent year (Robert Murray; confirmed by Mark Zuckerman). Young hit .252/.318/.390 with 18 steals in 22 tries in 2026, locking in his everyday center-field role.
3. Spencer Strider – Braves
Mark Bowman reports the Braves say Strider will be a full go at the start of Spring Training after his June elbow injury, but Bowman cautions durability as a five-plus-inning starter is uncertain after two UCL surgeries. Bowman’s projected 2027 rotation group lists Strider among depth options rather than a locked starter.
4. Spencer Schwellenbach – Braves
Schwellenbach had September surgery placing a screw in the elbow he fractured in 2025, and Bowman writes Atlanta cannot confidently project him as an integral 2027 rotation piece.
5. Didier Fuentes – Braves
Atlanta will stretch the 21-year-old out as a starter in Spring Training before deciding his role; if he makes the rotation he likely would be capped around 120–130 innings after a professional-high 80 1/3 in 2026 (Bowman).
6. Spencer Jones – Yankees
Bryan Hoch writes Jones “could get a real opportunity in center field” with Trent Grisham not expected back, while Jasson Domínguez “may be a prime change-of-scenery candidate.” Hoch also says Cashman called the DH spot “up for grabs” and the club would benefit from keeping Ben Rice’s catching in play.
7. Robert Stock – Mets
New York re-signed Stock to a one-year split major-league contract. Anthony DiComo notes he spent September in the rotation flashing plus velocity after thoracic outlet surgery but probably profiles more as a bullpen option long-term.
8. José Tena – Guardians
Cleveland claimed Tena off waivers from Washington. He is out of minor-league options, so he must make the 2027 roster or be designated again; he struck out 31.3% of the time in a career-high 288 plate appearances in 2026.
9. Reiver Sanmartin – Nationals
Washington acquired the left-hander from San Francisco for minor-league right-hander Robert Cranz and designated Kyle Nicolas for assignment to clear a 40-man spot (Mark Zuckerman; Susan Slusser). Sanmartin had a 4.22 ERA and 63.8% ground-ball rate in 21 1/3 innings and is out of options.
10. Zack Kelly – Free agent (ex-Red Sox)
Kelly cleared outright waivers and is expected to become a free agent, Chris Cotillo reported. A right-elbow fracture ended his 2026 after 16 1/3 innings (3.31 ERA); his recovery timeline is not yet clear and he is out of options.
11. Vance Honeycutt – Orioles
Since a mid-August promotion, Honeycutt hit .288/.381/.616 with five homers and 10 steals at Double-A and is batting .256/.500/.535 with three homers and eight steals in 14 Arizona Fall League games, crediting work to quiet his hands (MLB Pipeline). His strikeout rate has held around 25%.
12. Maddox Long – Tigers
Signed out of the independent Frontier League in late June, Long reached High-A and has a 1.59 ERA with 14 strikeouts in 17 AFL innings, with his fastball up to 91–93 mph and a 95.4 max (MLB Pipeline).
13. Harrison Feinberg – Cubs
The undrafted $25,000 signee has hit safely in all seven AFL starts, slashing .321/.406/.393 after missing two weeks with turf toe (MLB Pipeline).
14. Hobie Harris – Royals
Kansas City signed the right-hander to a minor-league deal with a big-league camp invite (Ari Alexander via MLB Trade Rumors). Harris returned from a first-half injury to post a 2.55 ERA in 24 2/3 Triple-A innings but walked more than 15% of batters.
15. Yilber Díaz – Tigers
Díaz cleared waivers for the first time and was outrighted to Triple-A Toledo (Evan Woodbery; Chris McCosky). He is out of options after a 3.50 ERA with a 15% walk rate at Triple-A in 2026.
Sources
- mlbtraderumors.com – https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/11/corbin-carroll-undergoes-elbow-surgery-expects-mostly-normal-offseason.html
- mlbtraderumors.com – https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/11/nationals-extend-jacob-young-center-fielder.html
- x.com – https://x.com/ByRobertMurray/status/2118726527642911139
- mlb.com – https://www.mlb.com/news/tyler-mahle-spencer-strider-options-for-braves-rotation-in-2027
- mlb.com – https://www.mlb.com/news/ways-yankees-can-improve-their-offense
- mlbtraderumors.com – https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/11/guardians-claim-jose-tena.html
- mlbtraderumors.com – https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/11/giants-trade-reiver-sanmartin-nationals.html
- mlbtraderumors.com – https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/11/red-sox-zack-kelly-clears-waivers-free-agent.html
- mlb.com – https://www.mlb.com/milb/news/orioles-prospect-vance-honeycutt-showing-improvement-in-arizona-fall-league
- mlb.com – https://www.mlb.com/milb/news/tigers-maddox-long-continues-working-on-adjustments-in-arizona-fall-league
- mlb.com – https://www.mlb.com/milb/news/cubs-harrison-feinberg-having-success-in-arizona-fall-league
- mlbtraderumors.com – https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/11/royals-hobie-harris-agree-to-minor-league-deal.html
- mlbtraderumors.com – https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/11/tigers-outright-yilber-diaz.html
- x.com – https://x.com/MarkZuckerman/status/2118727181287543278
- x.com – https://x.com/MarkZuckerman/status/2118778507098460541
- x.com – https://x.com/susanslusser/status/2118774635085144216
- x.com – https://x.com/ChrisCotillo/status/2118803498603294919
- x.com – https://x.com/AnthonyDiComo/status/2118804914461917578
