With simply over a month to spare till pitchers and catchers report for camp in Florida and Arizona, Main League Baseball’s offseason is getting into its last stretch. That leaves groups with valuable little time left to use the ending touches to their rosters. Beneath, CBS Sports activities has compiled all of Wednesday’s notable information, strikes, and rumors.

Verdugo market heating up

Veteran outfielder Alex Verdugo is drawing curiosity from a slew of golf equipment, in accordance with Chris Cotillo of MassLive. Amongst these jockeying for his companies? The Pirates, Mets, and Blue Jays.

Verdugo, 28, authored a disappointing season with the Yankees. He hit .233/.291/.356 (83 OPS+) with simply 13 house runs in 149 video games. Nonetheless, pursuant golf equipment possible view him as a rebound candidate primarily based on his youth and observe file (even now he is sporting a 101 OPS+ for his profession).

It would not harm Verdugo’s marketability that he is all however sure to accept a one-year pact at a middling wage.

Nationals ink Rosario

The Nationals have signed veteran utility participant Amed Rosario, the staff introduced on Wednesday. Rosario will obtain $2 million for the one-year deal, in accordance with Jon Heyman of the New York Submit.

Rosario, 29, break up final season between three groups. He hit .280/.306/.380 (94 OPS+) with three house runs and 13 stolen bases. He figures to be employed as a reserve.

Crimson Sox exhibiting curiosity in Minter

The Crimson Sox are one of many groups exhibiting curiosity in lefty reliever A.J. Minter, once more per Cotillo.

Minter, 31, has amassed a profession 3.28 ERA in almost 400 appearances. CBS Sports activities ranked him because the Forty eighth-best free agent getting into the winter. Here is what we wrote on the time:

This can be a contact decrease than Minter deserves to be primarily based on his observe file as a high-leverage lefty, however we’re hedging our bets on how groups will react to the season-ending hip surgical procedure he underwent in August. To his credit score, he continued to be efficient when he was accessible; to his debit, his velocity and each his strikeout and home-run charges declined to the worst of his profession. Attributing these marks to Minter’s bodily ailment appears truthful. On the identical time, it is most likely sensible to account for the likelihood that he by no means fairly regains his peak type once more.

The Crimson Sox have reportedly had conversations with a number of different prime free-agent relievers, together with former Cardinals nearer Andrew Kittredge. 

White Sox add Pérez

The White Sox have agreed to phrases with lefty Martín Pérez, in accordance with FanSided’s Robert Murray. Pérez, 33, break up final season between the Pirates and the Padres. He amassed a 4.53 ERA (92 ERA+) and a 2.18 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 135 innings. He figures to be a part of the White Sox Opening Day rotation, with an opportunity to then set up himself as an attention-grabbing commerce candidate forward of the deadline.