Catcher Luis Campusano has been in the San Diego Padres system long enough to be out of options. He has to make the roster out of Spring Training if he wants to remain in San Diego. Each of the past two managers, Bob Melvin and Mike Shildt, seem to have soured on Campusano during their time with the Padres. Under new manager Craig Stammen, Campusano gets his best opportunity to succeed at the MLB level. The question is simply, Will he take advantage of the opportunity, or will he be put on waivers for all of MLB to claim? Cheri Bell of Gaslamp Ball says she is hoping Campusano takes his last best chance and runs with it.

Padres News:

• Freddy Fermin came to the Padres at the 2025 deadline. He had to learn the pitching staff on the fly as the team engaged in a pennant and postseason race in the final weeks of the season. Fermin enters the 2026 season as the top backstop on the Padres roster and has had all of season to work with and get to know his pitchers. Hopes are high for Fermin and what he can do in his first full season as a starting catcher at the big-league level.
• Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune reported that most of the San Diego roster is in camp. The first weeks are critical to build chemistry between teammates before the players competing in the World Baseball Classic must leave to report to their respective countries for the tournament.
• The top three spots in the San Diego rotation are set with personnel, but when they are deployed is completely unknown to anyone but Stammen at this point. The ability to mix and match Michael King, Nick Pivetta and Joe Musgrove will be key in keeping arms healthy and getting players rest as the season progresses. Randy Vasquez is expected to take the No.4 spot, but the fifth and final spot in the rotation is wide open.

Baseball News:

• Zac Gallen will return to Arizona and re-join the Diamondbacks after signing a one-year contract with his former team Tuesday. Gallen will make $22.025 million for the 2026 season.
• The Toronto Blues Jays and the Houston Astros lined up on a trade that sent Jesus Sanchez to the Astros and Joey Loperfido.
• The Milwaukee Brewers and infielder Luis Rengifo agreed to a one-year, $3.5 million contract.

Edwin Diaz’s defection to the Dodgers still isn’t quite adding up for Steve Cohen.

The Mets’ owner was asked during an interview with longtime radio voice Howie Rose about the star closer bolting for the two-time defending World Series champions in free agency this winter after seven years in Queens. 

Cohen still seemed to be searching for an answer for how things worked out, as Diaz signed a three-year, $69 million contract with Los Angeles.

“I did find that one perplexing,” Cohen said.

“I’m not sure exactly how Edwin arrived at that decision. Obviously, it’s a personal decision on his part and I thought we made a pretty respectable bid.”

The Mets offered the 31-year-old Diaz $3 million less but reportedly had “wiggle room” to go higher.

The three-time All-Star said during his introductory press conference with the Dodgers that his decision wasn’t about the money. 

“It wasn’t easy. I spent seven years in New York — they treated me great,” Diaz said. “I chose the Dodgers because they’re a winning organization. I’m looking to win, and I think they have everything to win, so picking the Dodgers was pretty easy.”

Diaz and the Mets reached the postseason just twice during his seven years there, including losing to the Dodgers in six games in the 2024 NLCS.

The Mets were prepared if things did not go their way with Diaz, having already signed closer Devin Williams to a three-year, $51 million pact.

Cohen praised David Stearns, his president of baseball operations, for his forward thinking.

“When it was getting hot and heavy when this was coming down,” Cohen said, “I felt pretty good about the fact that we had signed Devin Williams. I described it to David, that was pretty clever because it was a really good hedge in case it was an unfavorable outcome with Edwin.”

Diaz was among the best closers in Mets history and was coming off a season with a 1.63 ERA and 28 saves, even as the team collapsed and missed the playoffs by one win.

His departure was part of an overhaul of the team’s roster after that disappointing finish.

Stearns did not re-sign Diaz or Pete Alonso and traded away Brandon Nimmo and Jeff McNeil.

Cohen, like most Mets fans fell some of the uneasiness of breaking up the core of the franchise.

“I felt it too, by the way,” Cohen said. “The players that left were the players that I started with in my ownership, Day 1. And so I had developed pretty close relationships with some of these players. From a personal standpoint, I really felt it. First time I’ve ever been through something like that. That creates anxiety when people leave.”

Meet the Mets

Come on, Superman, say your stupid line: Francisco Alvarez is in the best shape of his life as spring training begins.

Christian Scott is very confident as he makes his return from Tommy John surgery.

Unlike past springs, Jonah Tong is now firmly in the spotlight for the Mets.

Steve Cohen spoke to Howie Rose about the various departures the Mets experienced this offseason and the outlook on the 2026 squad.

As we inch closer to the start of baseball, here is another roster projection for the 2026 opening day Mets.

Around the National League East

Several people with the Phillies offered their thoughts about Nick Castellanos’s acrimonious departure from the organization.

Spring training camp has begun, yet the Braves are still seeking to add a playoff-caliber starting pitcher.

To the surprise of no one, Sandy Alcántara will be taking the mound for the Marlins on opening day.

The Nationals’ spring training stadium has leaped into the 21st century.

Around Major League Baseball

One of the biggest name free agents remaining on the market is now off the board, as Zac Gallen is returning to the Diamondbacks on a one-year deal.

Milwaukee has filled an infield hole on their roster by signing Luis Rengifo to a one-year deal.

The Blue Jays and Astros have swung a trade, with Jesús Sánchez heading to Toronto and Houston receiving Joey Loperfido in return.

Shelby Miller will likely miss the entire 2026 season, but the Cubs are signing him to a two-year deal to secure his place on their 2027 squad.

Gerrit Cole is feeling good as he seeks to make his return to the mound this season following last year’s elbow surgery.

Alex Vesia offered an emotional statement to the media in response to his missing the World Series last October due to the death of his infant child.

Which teams had the biggest WAR improvements over the course of the offseason?

We still have a ways to go until opening day, but the college baseball season has begun with a splash, i.e. three grand slams from one player.

Yesterday at Amazin’ Avenue

We asked the community to provide their prediction for the 2026 NL East standings.

Brian Salvatore examined Christian Arroyo, one of many depth options the Mets have with them in spring training.

This Date in Mets History

Mets legends José Lima (RIP) and Liván Hernández were signed on this day in 2006 and 2009, respectively.

Here's what happened in Mets Land during spring training workouts on Friday, in case you missed it...

• Jonah Tongis looking forward to developing his secondary pitches and growing mentally as a first-time big league camper
• The Mets are excited about the defensive versatility and untapped potential from MJ Melendez, who recently signed a one-year deal 
• While the club is still preparing for Grapefruit League action, it's not too early to predict what the Opening Day roster might look like
• On the latest episode of The Mets Pod, Connor and Joe reacted to Francisco Lindor's hand injury and Juan Soto's position change
• WATCH:Bo Bichette’s move to third base is in full swing for Mets

• WATCH: Mets manager Carlos Mendoza on starting rotation, development of Jonah Tong
• WATCH:Mets starter Jonah Tong reveals what he’s working on in live BP sessions

As you may know, MLB will use an automated ball-strike system in nearly all games this season. Teams only get two of these in the first nine innings of a game, which isn’t nearly enough. If an umpire misses less than five ball-strike calls in a game, it’s a very good effort. So they probably have a strategy for using their challenges. They will need one to use it effectively. We already know how Chris Sale feels on the subject. He’s borrowing a page from a Braves pitcher from yesteryear.

I feel that emotion and it may play into what the Braves want to do. He’s going to (A) let the catcher to decide on a close call and (B) bank those calls for later in the game. What I think you want to avoid from a pitching standpoint is having a third strike being called a ball and having it immediately hurt you. Did the Braves benefit from this situation last year? Yes, twice it happened where the Braves hit a home run. This is Drake Baldwin on the Fourth of July.

Then later:

The second was Matt Olson on September 26. Statcast had this a ball, but it didn’t appear egregious.

And on the next pitch:

The Braves had 88 third strikes called a ball. They yielded two home runs. If you think you have the hitter struck out, that would be a good time to ask. 88 times over the course of a year would be 27% of your challenges. But that’s if you spot every error. In reality, your odds of overturning may be closer to a coin flip. So that’s over half your challenges. I would run the query the other way (Braves pitching versus opponent hitting) but it’s a tougher task. That is, until I can quit being lazy and fully upgrade my data collection.

Notice here that we’re not considering the game’s leverage here. In a close game late, a challenged third strike feels like a given. But trying to grab an out, whenever you can get, it seems like a good idea too. What we’re also not doing is considering how the Braves use innings and score instead of leverage when it comes to bullpen selection, and that might extend to this as well.

There’s lots more to consider. But there’s 400 of my words. So how will the Braves employ ABS this season? I yield back the balance of my digital ink to the commentariat.

Let’s assume for a second that Nick Castellanos finds gainful employment this offseason. It’s a likely supposition since he was still an above average hitter by wRC+ not long ago and likely would be unburdened of the yoke of outfield defense by whatever team decides to sign him. Wherever he goes, he will ultimately be compared to the player that is replacing him in Adolis Garcia. Together, the Phillies are spending ~$30 million on that position this year, paying one to stay and one to go away.

They will be linked all season, so let’s put our guesstimation hats on. Who will have the better season by WAR: Castellanos or Garcia? It’s going to be something worth following all year, from up close and from afar, to see if the money spent was done so wisely.

With Opening Day only 40 days away, we are winding down on what has been a busy Orioles offseason. Punctuated by the big-money signing of slugger Pete Alonso, the 2026 offseason has seen the O’s bring in Alonso, Ryan Helsley, Chriss Bassit, Zach Eflin and Leody Taveras through free agency, while trading for Taylor Ward, Shane Baz, Andrew Kittredge and Blaze Alexander. Mike Elias & Co. haven’t always met Birdland’s hopes and expectations with these moves, but no one can say they haven’t been busy.

The front office pulling the trigger on the Ward and Baz trades may signal an increased willingness to be aggressive in the trade market. Previously, Elias had been accused of clutching too tightly to the prospects he drafted/acquired, instead preferring to make trades using low-level prospects for players with lower upside. Even the hallmark acquisition of his tenure in Baltimore, the trade for Corbin Burnes, cost relatively little in terms of prospects.

The recent trades certainly paint a picture of a bolder, more “win-now” Mike Elias. Acquiring Ward came at the expense of starter Grayson Rodriguez, formerly the top pitching prospect in all of baseball and the presumptive future ace of the Orioles, who missed all of 2025 with shoulder and elbow injuries. The trade for Baz saw the O’s send away four Top 30 prospects, including two of Elias’ top four picks from the most recent draft.

Should the Orioles dip back into the trade market to bridge the gap between “playoff hopeful” and “true contender,” determining who is off limits in trade talks in now harder than before. Gunnar Henderson, as the Orioles’ best player and Top 20 player in all of baseball, surely isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Samuel Basallo and his $67M contract would also undoubtedly be on the no-trade list. The same goes for the recently-signed Alonso.

But are there truly any other no-brainer, must-be-included candidates for an Orioles’ no-trade list? A year ago, it would have been unfathomable to consider trading Adley Rutschman. However, after his battles with injuries over the last 18 months, and the major financial commitment to Basallo, is that still the case? Infielders Jordan Westburg and Jackson Holliday have both shown flashes of All-Star potential. And yet, with Westburg’s own mounting injury concerns and Holliday’s general inconsistency, it’s also hard to label them truly untouchable.

In the outfield, Colton Cowser and Dylan Beavers are the players with the most long-term upside, but is their potential high enough to keep them far away from the trade block? And while I’d personally love to see Kyle Bradish and Trevor Rogers spend the rest of their careers in Baltimore, the front office may not be so steadfast in their admiration for the Orioles top two pitchers.

So we turn it over to Camden Chat’s best would-be GMs. Who are the Orioles you would never trade, no matter what the offer was?

Baseball is finally back as Spring Training has just begun this week and teams are reporting in to lay the groundwork for the upcoming season. In a lot of ways this is a new look Pittsburgh Pirates team on many levels. Even with the new look however I fear there may be some factors that would cause fans to tune out long before the All-Star break.

Poor team defense hampering the pitching rotation

The heart and soul of the Pirates is the pitching staff. The rotation of Paul Skenes, Mitch Keller, Bubba Chandler, Braxton Ashcraft and Jared Jones (eventually) is going to be what elevates this team in the win department. Pittsburgh’s offense was putrid last year, but luckily the organization has added plenty of pieces to help their lineup and offer some more run support for their pitching core.

The downside of adding to this offense is that the Pirates were not able to address any major defensive concerns. Since the Ke’Bryan Hayes trade there has not been another third baseman acquired by the club, leaving that spot to likely be played by Jared Triolo. However, there’s a chance that Triolo will have to play shortstop if phenom Konnor Griffin is not deemed ready for the majors following Spring Training, leaving a question mark at third if that’s the case. The outfield needed some depth added and the Pirates just didn’t sign anyone that moves the needle defensively.

Last season the great pitching rotation that the Pirates had was hampered by the lack of offensive output, and regularly lost close games because of the lack of runs. It will be a disaster if all the Pirates did this offseason is flip the equation on its head and causes the pitching staff to again be hampered by a lineup that doesn’t make the required plays to keep opposing runs in check. ESPN projected that the Pirates will win 80 games in 2026, citing that the team defense will hold this club back from reaching its full potential.

A lack of Konnor Griffin

An argument could be made that Konnor Griffin is the most exciting prospect for the Pirates since Barry Bonds. In his lone season of professional baseball he absolutely crushed it in the minor leagues and at just 19-years-old is in a position to be on Pittsburgh’s opening day roster.

Now if Griffin is not a part of the Pirates immediately following Spring Training, it’s not the end of the world. The organization notably did not elevate Paul Skenes past triple-a until May 11 his rookie year. Sometimes it’s just about seeing how a player adapts to the next level and giving them time to adjust. However, if the Pirates give Griffin the Bubba Chandler treatment I will stop tuning in.

Chandler was infamously not called up until August 22 last season. The top pitching prospect in baseball was stuck in triple-a for most of the year and when he was called up the Pirates were already way out of the playoff race and were obviously not in a position to compete. I understand the idea of maintaining team control as long as possible and earning that extra year of control over a player’s career, but when there is a generational star sulking in the minor leagues it shows that the organization is not serious about winning. Griffin is the real deal, and if he’s not on the Pirates before June 1 I’ll have lost my patience.

Same old same old

For the first time in franchise history, the Pirates are projected to have a payroll over $100 million with FanGraphs projected the team to have a payroll of $105 million. This still puts the team well in the bottom half of the league of total payroll. While the teams with the highest payroll doesn’t always win the World Series, it does at the very least show that the organizations at the top are willing to do whatever it takes to win.

Because of the questionable team culture from previous seasons, the Pirates missed out on marquee free agents like Kyle Schwarber and Eugenio Suarez. Even if the Pirates were willing to pay top dollar, they weren’t going to get top dollar talent because of the preconceived notions surrounding ownership. The same owner that traded away Andrew McCutchen in 2018. The same owner that did not build upon the core of the team that brought the Pirates back to the postseason after 20 straight losing seasons. The same owner that covered up Roberto Clemente’s number with a drink ad. The one constant in this recent history of the Pirates is Bob Nutting, who will be public enemy number one as long as he sits atop his ivory tower as the owner of Pittsburgh’s ball club.

I want to believe in this new era of Pirates’ baseball with Don Kelly at the helm, but having a general manager as average as Ben Cherington and an owner like Nutting makes me fear that nothing has really changed. Groundhog Day just passed, and there’s a real possibility that we will witness the same Pirates’s season that we’ve seen year after year now since the last postseason appearance 2015. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again while expecting a different result. I’m already insane enough during the Steelers’ season, and I refuse to be driven insane during the Pirates’ season too.

What do yinz think? Will there be anything that will make you check out from watching the Pirates early on or will you be around for the full 162 games? Let us know in the comments!

Alex Vesia threw a bullpen session as did many other Dodgers pitchers on the first official day of workouts at Camelback Ranch in Arizona. Then the veteran left-hander spoke to reporters en masse for the first time since the death of his newborn daughter Sterling in October.

Vesia read a prepared statement for six minutes on Friday, the transcript of which you can read here from Fabian Ardaya at The Athletic and can watch the video here courtesy of SportsNet LA.

“I was not prepared to not bring my baby girl home, but we’re carrying her with us every day,” Vesia said Friday. “It’s been hard, but we’re doing okay.”

“I know his teammates are excited to have him back,” manager Dave Roberts told reporters on Friday. “Our hearts went out to him and Kayla. You don’t wish that on anyone.”

More on Vesia from Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register and from Jack Harris of The California Post.

Max Muncy’s contract extension signed Thursday has him under contract with the Dodgers through his age-36 season and, if the 2028 club option is exercised, at age 37 as well. He talked to Rowan Kavner at Fox Sports on Friday about staying in Los Angeles.

“I like to be loyal and my relationships mean a lot. I’ve created such a relationship with the staff, the front office, the coaches, the medical and training staff, the clubhouse guys,” Muncy said. I just don’t want to create that somewhere else. Being here for my entire career at this point would mean the world to me, and this gives me the chance to do that.“

One day after getting traded to the Twins, Anthony Banda penned a thank you to Los Angeles on Instagram for his two years in the Dodgers, thanking the city, his teammates, coaches, and fans.

“The last two seasons changed my career,” Banda wrote. “I’ll always be grateful for my time in LA. This chapter meant a lot to me.”

The Tulsa Drillers, the Dodgers’ Double-A affiliate, unveiled a new alternate uniform for this season, with an oil derrick on the cap and honoring Route 66 on the jersey. From the press release: “A reflection of the infamous Route 66 neons, the blue outline imitates the familiar glow.”

We all know Jose Ramirez is the greatest of all-time – but who is your next favorite player on the Guardians?

This is not a question asking you who is next BEST. But, instead, whom does your heart prefer? Who do you like rooting for? Which player matches your personal preferences?

We will have another question about Jose in specific, but for this time, let us know who is your guy outside of Jose.

Let us know why you like that player and help us enjoy their presence on our favorite team in the comments below.

The above turned out to be controversial as trolls descended upon Taillon’s X-feed, prompting him to sign off for the season, as he put it.

Lots of spring training interviews via Marquee, making up for lost time, I suppose, since they went almost two weeks without any new material. Here’s the playlist.

I don’t see picking up Nick Castellanos. He isn’t what he was in 2019 when he knocked the ball around Wrigley for part of a season. If he was, he’d still be in Philly. Tyler Austin or even Jonathan Long might be better as an RH DH bat. But people gonna talk, and that’s in the zeitgeist.

Shelby Miller is the newest Cub, as reported by Robert Murray originally. Miles Mikolas has landed in Washington, sources say. Jose Quintana is a Rockie.

“Unfinished business” is in the air. The players are in the best shape of their lives and they’ll all pull together as a team. They have already had their hair cut and are after the jewelry. Real games start in a week.

“The work seems different than years past. I know it’s like a Spring Training cliche, but guys show up and it doesn’t seem as rah-rah exciting. It seems more like, ‘Let’s get to work’ exciting, if that makes sense. It should be an exciting year.” — Jameson Taillon

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Scottsdale, Ariz. – Ryan Feltner had a forgettable 2025 season.

After a brilliant 2024 campaign, the right-hander made just six starts in 2025 before suffering from back spasms. He went on the 15-day IL on May 2 and was transferred to the 60-day on June 15. He made a few rehab starts in June, but was then optioned to Triple-A on July 4 and never returned to the major league clubhouse. In fact, his injury flared up again in late July, which ended his season. 

But Feltner isn’t letting an injury-plagued 2025 sour his goals for 2026.

“Last year, my body didn’t hold up quite the way I wanted it to,” he said, “but I did a lot of things in the offseason to prepare me for this year. I spent it at Cressey Sports Performance in Jupiter, Florida. It was a good time. I got stronger – that was my main goal. I feel really healthy right now.”

Clearly, a lot has changed since Feltner last set foot in the Rockies clubhouse: Bud Black was fired, and Warren Schaeffer was elevated (and since fully hired) as the manager; Bill Schmidt resigned as general manager and replaced by Josh Byrnes and Paul DePodesta; the entire coaching staff is new; and the whole vibe of the clubhouse is different. 

“I’m super excited (for Schaeffer),” Feltner said.

“I had him in Triple-A as my manager, and I’ve always had great respect for him. I think he’s doing a great job, and he’s already started to move things in the right direction. (And we’d) kept in touch over the offseason and things like that. I’ve known him for a while, so it definitely feels like a positive environment around here right now.”

And as far as the pitching coaches go, Feltner has hit the ground running when he arrived in Arizona.

“I’ve worked closely with the pitching guys for about three weeks now, just being here early, and they were all around,” he said.

“I think they’re excited because I have a very diverse arsenal. I have a lot of pitches that I can throw, and so I think if I’m given the right pitch grip or the right cue or whatever it is, I’m able to throw any pitch.

“We’re kind of shaping my arsenal,” he continued. “It’s going to look very similar, but we’re going to do little tweaks that, I think, shift things in the right direction. So there might be a new pitch coming along. And they’ve been super helpful, even with the mental side as well, just giving me the confidence to be in the zone a lot and attack it.”

Feltner then revealed that he has been working on a cutter. 

“I have a fastball. I have a two-seamer. I’ve always had a short slider, which has also doubled as a cutter to lefties,” he listed, “but there might be a designated cutter. We’re still working on it, but it’s still in the process.”

Something new pitching coach Alon Leichman likes to do is call pitches from the dugout, which has been intriguing to much of the baseball world – players and fans alike. Feltner hasn’t experienced it before, but offered his thoughts.

“I think I’ve mentioned it before, but I think the times when I’ve pitched the best are when I’ve really leaned into what the catcher is calling,” he said. 

“It doesn’t matter to me where the pitch call comes from. I think [Leichman] has a lot of good information that he can go off of, and if he wants to call the pitches when I’m pitching, I would love that. I think for me, it clears up a lot of mental space. It’s just another thing that I don’t have to deal with, and I can just focus on pitching.”

It’s still early in the season, but Feltner is already feeling a new vibe in the clubhouse as they head into 2026.

“I think [I’m most excited for] the new culture around here,” he said. “I think there’s new energy. You walk through the hallways and there’s music playing. I think it’s a little more relaxed, and I think guys are going to have a lot more fun.”

To Read (Rockpiles)

• Monday (Guest): A Quick Fix for Rockies Starting Pitching: Ditch the Four-Seamers | HC Werner
• Tuesday: The Colorado Rockies and “optionality” | Renee Dechert
• Wednesday (Guest): How the Colorado Rockies can follow the rebuild of another Colorado team | Evan Liu
• Thursday: ‘Super exciting’ new Rockies chapter starts today in spring training | Joelle Milholm
• Friday: Tomoyuki Sugano is ready to bring leadership and experience to the Rockies rotation | Sam Bradfield

To Read (PuRPs)

Full Stream

• No. 14, Roc Riggio
• No. 13, Sterlin Thompson
• No. 12, Gabriel Hughes
• No. 11, Roldy Brito
• No. 10, Griffin Herring

To Read (Other)

• Staff Feature: The Rockies at the 2026 World Baseball Classic | Evan Lang
• Roster News: Rockies sign RHP Tomoyuki Sugano | Evan Lang
• Roster News: According to reports, Colorado Rockies to sign Jose Quintana | Renee Dechert
• Staff Feature: 2026 spring training storylines to watch for pitchers and catchers | Skyler Timmins
• Other News: Colorado Rockies announce 2026 spring training broadcast schedule | Skyler Timmins

Weekend Discussion Topics

Which signing are you more intrigued by — Michael Lorenzen, Tomoyuki Sugano or Jose Quintana? What do you think the starting rotation will look like now? Let us know in the comments!

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