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202658–104
5th NL West · Missed playoffs
Fri, Feb 19 at Diamondbacks
No. 1 in the 30-second version
Rockies president Paul DePodesta says the team would not close the door on re-signing Kyle Freeland.
According to Purple Row, a fan site, DePodesta's comments were posted by Kevin Henry from the GM meetings. DePodesta said the choice is Freeland's, and that the team is open to Tomoyuki Sugano returning in 2027, though it is hard to predict the chances.
Source: Purple Row
No. 2 in the 30-second version
Four Colorado Rockies prospects played in the 2026 Arizona Fall League Fall Stars Game.
Jack O'Dowd and Jared Thomas started, and Fidel Ulloa earned a hold after striking out the first batter he faced in the ninth. Players called the selection an honor, with Thomas crediting the people who helped get him there, according to Purple Row.
Source: Purple Row
No. 3 in the 30-second version
TJ Rumfield finished fifth in NL Rookie of the Year voting, receiving no first-place votes.
According to Purple Row, Rumfield received three second-place and three third-place votes. The same roundup notes that MLB.com ranks the Rockies 30th of 30 rosters, with pitching as their biggest need.
Source: Purple Row
Around the MLB
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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