Where does the pitching market stand?

Plus: Best single-game performances of '25

Saturday, December 20 View In Browser  TOP NEWS A look at where the starting pitching market stands right now   Dylan Cease (Blue Jays) and Michael King (Padres) are off the board. But plenty of dominoes are still to fall. Making sense of Friday's flurry of trades Pirates acquire Brandon Lowe, Mangum from Rays in 3-team trade Orioles land RHP Baz in trade with Rays for four prospects, pick Royals acquire All-Star lefty Strahm in trade with Phillies What do Friday's trades mean for Marte's market? KBO star Sung-Mun Song agrees to deal with Padres (source) MORE TOP NEWS PERSONALIZE STORIES PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY STAFF PICKS The best single-game performances from each team From Nick Kurtz's four-homer, 6-for-6 performance for the A's in July, to Shohei Ohtani's three-HR, 10-strikeout NLCS Game 4 masterpiece, players certainly put on a show in 2025. Even Ohtani's baseball cards set records A one-of-a-kind autographed card featuring a gold logo patch commemorating Shohei Ohtani's 2024 NL MVP Award fetched $3 million during an auction this week. King has one goal in mind Michael King chose to re-sign with San Diego because, he said, "We have some unfinished business. I want to be a part of a championship team." Trade for Jake Bennett shows Red Sox have a type Boston's front office seems to have a type when it comes to pitchers: physical specimens who could double as linebackers during the offseason. World-traveling Guthrie shares stories Former big league pitcher Jeremy Guthrie has pitched, coached or talked about baseball in 26 countries, and he brought his knowledge of the international game to The 6-1-1 Podcast. MLBN Countdown: Top Bat Flips of 2025 Flip it and forget it! Everyone loves a good bat flip, so be sure to catch the best from the 2025 season, presented by Sport Clips, at 7 p.m. ET. MORE STORIES © 2025 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (geoffgould.gr8iphone@blogger.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@marketing.mlbemail.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe  or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.