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Pinstripe Alley's staff grades Camilo Doval an F in the Yankees roster report card series.
The grades are averaged from the staff's submissions, and the series runs through early December, starting with free agents. The post gives Doval a 4.54 ERA over 39.2 innings in 44 games for the Yankees in 2026.
Source: Pinstripe Alley
Rays have 39 players on their 40-man roster ahead of the November 17 Rule 5 protection deadline.
DRaysBay says Freddy Peralta, Gavin Lux and Jorge Mateo became free agents after the World Series. The Rays declined mutual options on Nick Martinez and Cedric Mullins, and added Alexander Alberto and Jack Suwinski. The fan site notes the non-tender deadline is November 20 and that the expiring CBA could bring a lockout.
Source: DRaysBay
From Monday
Junior Caminero is a finalist for MVP, the only player in Rays history to be an MVP finalist.
DRaysBay says Caminero hit .276/.360/.524 with 42 homers, a team-high 5.3 fWAR, and played all 162 regular season games. The MVP finalists are Caminero, Yordan Alvarez of Houston and Bobby Witt Jr. of Kansas City, and the site also reports Caminero and Chandler Simpson are Silver Slugger finalists.
Source: DRaysBay
Around the MLB
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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
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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
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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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