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The winter meetings have begun. The baseball world is in Orlando and we'll see what happens.
Some teams (like the Toronto Blue Jays) will try to steal the show by signing… everyone. Kyle Tucker is a target, but the outfielder may not make up his mind until after the Winter Meetings.
The Winter Meetings are here! 5 key storylines to follow https://t.co/du3KA6vEeb
– Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) December 8, 2025
But it's not just the Blue Jays who will be attracting attention.
The Pittsburgh Pirates want to improve, as we all know. At least, that's the rumor the organization is currently spreading. Is it to avoid a grievance from the other owners?
One name in the rumor mill is Kyle Schwarber. The choice hitter, recognized as a top-notch leader who can hit home runs like (almost) nobody else, would help the Pirates.
According to Ken Rosenthal, the Pirates have tabled a four-year offer. We're talking about an offer of at least $100 million.
What I'm hearing on the eve of the winter meetings: Pirates make offer to free agent Kyle Schwarber: https://t.co/5ZGlTXKQ6F
– Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 8, 2025
I'm sure it's true, if Ken Rosenthal (The Athletic) says so. But at the same time, I'm sure the Pirates didn't expect the slugger to say yes.
Schwarber is currently looking for a five-year contract. And if he signs for four years (which is not his preference), it will either be to come back home (Cincinnati) or to stay in Philly in a context where his market would not go to his liking.
If he signs for four years (which is unlikely to happen), it won't be to go to Pittsburgh BEFORE the official start of the winter meetings. To get Schwarber, the Pirates will have to pay a surplus, and that's absolutely not what's been proposed recently.
He's not going to Pittsburgh on the cheap.
So much the better if the Pirates really want to spend. But I'll believe it when I see it… and right now, I see this situation as an offer the Pirates knew the slugger would turn down, just to say the club is in on it.
I can't wait to see the team go to the next level and submit a more competitive offer in due course. Then I'll believe it.
- Will Tatsuya Imai visit New York?
Brian Cashman declined to say if there are plans to have Tatsuya Imai visit New York.
– Bryan Hoch
(@BryanHoch) December 8, 2025
- What will happen with Jazz Chisholm Jr. in New York?
Interesting responses to this. My point was – if the Yankees see Jazz as their 2B long-term, they should be talking extension with him now. https://t.co/EY9qCZCDPL
– Bryan Hoch
- Harrison Bader in San Francisco?
Giants Have Interest In Harrison Bader https://t.co/Wn1xAx7o4W pic.twitter.com/Tfn0c4WxYp
– MLB Trade Rumors (@mlbtraderumors) December 8, 2025
- Sonny Gray wanted to use the Yankees back in the day.
Sonny Gray told people behind the scenes that he badly wanted to get traded to the Yankees in 2017, Brian Cashman said.
The problem? Cashman says Gray told him he was lying to look better for free agency and never wanted it to actually happen.
READ: https://t.co/3RfTMuwaMK
– Brendan Kuty
(@BrendanKutyNJ) December 8, 2025
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