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Phillies are reportedly eyeing free-agent infielder Ha-Seong Kim as insurance at shortstop.
According to NBC Sports Philadelphia, Kim could serve as a backup if Trea Turner does not improve defensively at shortstop. The Phillies also have no third baseman or utility infielder under contract, since Alec Bohm and Edmundo Sosa are free agents. Kim signed a one-year, $20 million deal with Atlanta last offseason but was limited by a finger tendon injury.
Sources: NBC Sports Philadelphia · The Good Phight
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Bob Boone, World Series champ, Phillies Wall of Famer dies at 78.
Former Phillies catcher Bob Boone has died at the age of 78. In addition to being a crucial member of the 1980 World Series Championship team, Boone’s accomplishments in a Phillies uniform include three All-Star appearances, two Gold Gloves, and induction into the Phillies Wall of Fame.
Sources: NBC Sports Philadelphia · Lone Star Ball · The Good Phight · Royals Review
Rafael Marchan hit .099 in 2026 and was supplanted by Garrett Stubbs as Phillies backup catcher.
Marchan finished with 2 home runs, 6 RBI and -0.7 WAR, according to The Good Phight, though he graded out above average defensively in blocking, framing and pop time. He spent time on the Injured List with knee tendinitis, and Stubbs became Aaron Nola's personal catcher. The fan site expects the Phillies to look for alternatives at backup catcher.
Source: The Good Phight
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Venable the 6th White Sox skipper to win Manager of the Year.
Pat Murphy, the sometimes-cranky-sometimes-kindly grandfather figure at the helm of the Milwaukee Brewers, has won his third straight Manager of the Year award in his third season with the team. He is the first person ever to win three times in a row. The Brewers have been smashing preseason expectations for several years.
Sources: MLB.com · ESPN · NBC Sports · USA TODAY Sports
Mets are set to meet with free agent ace Tarik Skubal next week in California, according to ESPN.
USA TODAY Sports reports Skubal is expected to break the record for the biggest contract ever given to a pitcher, currently Yoshinobu Yamamoto's $325 million deal with the Dodgers. Skubal had a 2.61 ERA in 10 starts for Los Angeles after the Tigers traded him at the deadline. He is widely expected to sign before the likely lockout beginning December 1.
Sources: ESPN · MLB.com · USA TODAY Sports · CBS Sports
Tigers agree to a one-year deal with reliever Emilio Pagán, according to ESPN.
Jon Heyman reported the deal at $11.5 million, while MLB.com said $11 million, so the value is not settled. Pagán, 35, declined a $10 million player option with Cincinnati to sign in Detroit, according to an SB Nation analysis. That analysis flagged Pagán's home run rate as a concern for the Tigers.
Sources: ESPN · MLB.com · Bless You Boys
Sal Stewart wins NL Rookie of the Year and Kevin McGonigle wins AL Rookie of the Year.
Stewart, a Reds first baseman, took 20 of 30 first-place votes after hitting 32 homers with 112 RBIs, with Carson Benge of the Mets second and J.J. Wetherholt of the Cardinals third, according to Red Reporter and Brew Crew Ball. McGonigle, a Tigers infielder, received 28 of 30 first-place votes and became Detroit's first winner since Michael Fulmer in 2016, after hitting 18 homers with 72 RBIs, per NBC Sports Philadelphia. Bless You Boys reports the award earns the Tigers an extra pick in the 2027 draft.
Sources: NBC Sports Philadelphia · Brew Crew Ball · Red Reporter · Amazin' Avenue
Dodgers hire Pedro Guerrero as hitting coach, filling the vacancy left by Aaron Bates.
Guerrero, 37, spent the last two seasons as the Marlins' hitting coach after the Marlins decided not to retain him, according to the NY Post and LA Times. He will work as co-hitting coach alongside longtime hitting coach Robert Van Scoyoc. Bates and the Dodgers reached an impasse in contract negotiations and parted ways last week.
Sources: LA Times · NY Post Sports · True Blue LA
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