Padres acquire Ryan O'Hearn, Ramón Laureano
Houston selected Carlos Correa with the No. 1 pick in the 2012 draft and witnessed him blossom into one of the faces of its current golden era, leading the team to a 2017 World Series title. Correa won American League Rookie of the Year honors in 2015 and started an ascension to superstardom.
He became one of the most influential voices inside Houston's clubhouse, helping to shepherd it through the fallout from the electronic sign-stealing scandal in 2020 and 2021. Getty Images
Astros fans are no strangers to Carlos Correa but here's an update on how he's performed this season: .267/.319/.386 slash line
92 OPS+
Seven home runs and 31 RBIs
.282 expected batting average (83rd percentile)
91.1 mph average exit velocity (73rd percentile)
47.4% hard-hit percentage (79th percentile)
29.8% chase rate (34th percentile)
Fielding run value (36th percentile)
27th percentile in range Getty Images
The Astros are 'working hard' to acquire Dylan Cease from the Padres, source tells The Athletic.
No indication at this point that a deal is close. Getty Images
The Minnesota Twins have been the most aggressive sellers on the market. They've made four trades, and including two for long-term assets that seemed unlikely to move just a few days ago.
Here's who they've traded away. S P Chris Paddack — Free agent this winter
— Free agent this winter RP Randy Dobnak — Team option (to be declined)
— Team option (to be declined) OF Harrison Bader — Mutual option
— Mutual option RP Jhoan Durán — Arbitration eligible through 2027
— Arbitration eligible through 2027 SS Carlos Correa — Signed through 2028 (with club options through '32)
The Twins could still make a splash by trading any one of SP Joe Ryan, SP Pablo López or RP Griffin Jax, but even without dealing another long-term asset, the Twins could still make several moves in the next hour and a half. INF Willi Castro, LHP Danny Coulombe, 1B Ty France, and C Christian Vázquez are all heading to free agency this winter. The Twins could trade any of all of them... and sure enough, Coulombe was just dealt, per our Ken Rosenthal . Getty Images
Source confirms: Rangers are acquiring LHP Danny Coulombe from the Twins.
This was first reported by ESPN. Getty Images
Astros are acquiring outfielder Jesús Sánchez from Marlins, source tells The Athletic . Getty Images
A Twins source told me two hours ago after Brock Stewart was traded: "There's definitely more coming."
I'd like to nominate that for Understatement of the Year. Getty Images
Wow. The Astros swooped in to bring back a familiar face for the second time in three trade deadlines.
In 2023, they pulled off a stunner by bringing back Justin Verlander from the Mets at the trade deadline. Two years later, it's another key figure from the 2017 World Series run returning to Houston — Carlos Correa.
A major-league source confirms to The Athletic that Astros close to acquiring Carlos Correa from Twins.
Correa will play third base for the Astros, replacing the injured Isaac Paredes. He won 2015 AL Rookie of the Year and the 2017 World Series as a shortstop during his first stint in Houston.
Like any team, the Mets will always keep looking, but barring something unexpected, they may be done may be done from a big acquisition standpoint after accomplishing what they set out to do, people familiar with their plans said.
It's an impressive deadline for president of baseball operations David Stearns and his front office. The Mets acquired right-handed relievers Ryan Helsley and Taylor Rogers, left-handed reliever Gregory Soto and center fielder Cedric Mullins without relinquishing a blue-chip prospect. Getty Images
With two hours to go til the deadline, these names — all of whom have been connected to rumors for weeks — are still on the board:
Ryan O'Hearn, Mitch Keller, Luis Robert, Sandy Alcantara, Edward Cabrera, Griffin Jax, Joe Ryan, Zac Gallen, Merrill Kelly, Dylan Cease, Marcell Ozuna, Zach Eflin, Charlie Morton, Bryan Reynolds, Andrew Heaney, Ramon Laureano, Jarren Duran, Steven Kwan.
I fully suspect this post to age like an avocado left on the countertop. Buckle in... Getty Images
Here's how the Yankees bullpen shapes up after their latest flurry of moves: David Bednar , RHP
, RHP Devin Williams , RHP
, RHP Luke Weaver , RHP
, RHP Jake Bird , RHP
, RHP Tim Hill , RHP
, RHP Jonathan Loaisiga , RHP
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, RHP Also in the mix: Brent Headric k, RHP; Yerry De Los Santos , RHP; JT Brubaker
k, RHP; , RHP; Injured list: Mark Leiter Jr. , RHP
, RHP Injured list: Fernando Cruz, RHP
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Yankees keep stockpiling relievers by adding Jake Bird from Rockies
The Dodgers are sending James Outman – who two years ago finished third in NL Rookie of the Year voting – to Minnesota as part of the Brock Stewart trade. The center fielder's stock has fallen since then, as some of the strikeout issues that littered his minor league scouting reports have come to pass. He still struck out 30.3 percent of the time this season in Triple A and was effectively just a defense replacement and a pinch runner on the current big league roster.
The Dodgers are seeking outfield help, but it appeared clear that Outman was no longer part of the solution. So they're using him to help get a controllable reliever at a lower cost than some of the other options on the market. Imagn Images
Yankees sending 2B Roc Riggio and LHP Ben Shields to Rockies, source tells The Athletic . MLB.com first had the return. Getty Images
Continuing a frenetic, all-in deadline day, Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller surrendered a pair of young pitchers with loads of club control in order to acquire a new starting catcher in Freddy Fermin.
Ryan Bergert, a rookie, and Stephen Kolek, a second-year big-leaguer, supplied valuable innings this season for a Padres team that has missed veteran starters Michael King and Yu Darvish for chunks of time. With the departure of the young right-handers, the Padres could opt to keep Dylan Cease, barring a big offer for the pending free-agent starter.
The Padres, according to people familiar with their thinking, are still determined to acquire a left fielder before 6 p.m. ET, with Baltimore's Ramón Laureano among the possibilities. Since the start of Thursday, Preller already has traded elite shortstop prospect Leo De Vries, Kolek and pitching prospects Bergert, Braden Nett, Henry Baez and Eduarniel Núñez. He still has some interesting minor leaguers left to offer, including catcher Ethan Salas and pitchers Boston Bateman, Kash Mayfield and Miguel Mendez. Getty Images
Here are a few numbers to catch you up on what the Mets are acquiring when it comes to Cedric Mullins: 229/.305/.433/ slash line
15 home runs
14 stolen bases
.216 expected batting average (4th percentile)
.361 expected slugging percentage (18th percentile)
36.1% hard-hit percentage (22nd percentile)
83rd percentile in range
80th percentile in sprint speed
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