IBC

Signed for $25,000 in the third round of the 2024 MLB Draft, Brewers righthander Jaron DeBerry looked like a classic money-saving pick by Milwaukee. The team had drafted highly-touted New Jersey prep pitcher Chris Levonas a round earlier, and the savings looked like they could have helped the team l...

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Presuming there are no major trades this pre-season, I expect the 2026 IBC Padres will open with this line-up: 2B - Sam 24-Antonacci* .246/.354/.339, 32 SB, 96 OPS+ (-1 @ 2B) [BA CWS #9, MLB CWS #, BP CWS #6] SS - Jeremy Pena .269/.323/.413, 16 HR, 16 SB, 103 OPS+ (3 @ SS) 1B - Blaine Crim .268/.336...

.C - Jesus Rodriguez .276/.337/.367, 12 SB, 103 OPS+ (-4 @ C) [BA SFG #18, BP SFG #13] ... Dominic Keegan .236/.300/.382, 10 HR, 90 OPS+ (2 @ C) [BA TBR #18] ... Marco 24-Dinges .202/.289/.321, 75 OPS+ (-5 @ C) [BA MIL #8, FG MIL #21, MLB MIL #, BP MIL #5] 1B - Blaine Crim .268/.336/.443, 18 HR, 10...

Padres signed Jaron 24-DeBerry

13. Victor Arias , Ht: 5'11" | Wt: 150 | B-T: L-L Age: 22 BA Grade/Risk: 45/Average Adjusted Grade: 35 Track Record: The Blue Jays signed Arias out of Venezuela in August 2019. Over the first five years of his professional career, Arias moved slowly. Assigned to High-A Vancouver out of camp in ...

Padres signed Brennan Bernardino

27. Phillip Glasser , OF / 2B Ht: 6'0" | Wt: 200 | B-T: L-R Age: 26 BA Grade/Risk: 40/Average Adjusted Grade: 30 Track Record: To say that Glasser’s path has been unconventional is an understatement. He played five collegiate seasons, three for Youngstown State and two for Indiana, before the N...

José Ureña signed with the Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan. Ureña played for five different teams in 2025, posting a 4.58 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, and 34/23 K/BB ratio in 55 innings. The 34-year-old has pitched over 1,000 MLB innings and will head overseas for the start of the 2026 campaign. https://www.nbcs...

Rodolfo Castro signed to play for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japan. Castro had agreed to a minor league deal with the Blue Jays, but the team released him on Monday so that he could pursue this opportunity. The 26-year-old hit .235/.324/.421 with 19 homers and 18 stolen bases for Triple-A ...

Sean Hjelle has signed with the Orix Buffaloes of Japan. Hjelle’s wife’s accusations of spousal abuse over the summer never drew an official reaction from MLB, but the Giants cut him loose at season’s end and he obviously didn’t find much of a market as a free agent. The 28-year-old heads to Japan ...

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Padres released Tyler Stuart

BlueJays trade Blaine Crim, BlueJays Draft Pick 4, Marlins Draft Pick 5 to Padres for Padres Draft Pick 3, Padres Draft Pick 4 The Blue Jays move up in the upcoming pre-season draft ... The Padres move down in the late rounds but get a nice boost at 1B as Blaine Crim and .268/.336/443, 18 HR, 106 O...

15. Zach Thornton , LHP (Double-A Binghamton) Owner of a miniscule 4% walk rate in 2025, Thornton is a lanky 6-foot-3 southpaw who mostly sits around 90 with the fastball. You immediately have a picture of this kind of pitcher in your mind no doubt, but…okay, it’s probably mostly correct. His fastba...

The Texas Rangers released P Anthony Veneziano . Veneziano was just signed in December, so make sure you get your money back for that custom jersey. The 28-year-old will get a chance to show his arsenal in Asia with a chance tor return stateside in the coming years. https://www.nbcsports.com/mlb/ant...

Relief Pitcher: Matt McShane McShane is another first-time SoxProspects.com All-Star who made both his pro and organizational debut in 2025. The 22-year-old right-hander out of St. Joseph's was selected by Pittsburgh in the 13th round of last summer's draft but was acquired by Boston for reliever Ch...

13. Eli Serrano III , OF (High-A Brooklyn) After taking Carson Benge in the first round in 2024, the Mets went back to the “projectable, draft-eligible Sophomore outfielder” well with their next position player pick in the fourth. Serrano was a two-year starter at NC State, and while he didn’t put u...

Nationals released RHP Sauryn Lao.

The 26-year-old hurler found an opportunity to play overseas, so the Nationals granted him release. Lao will ink a one-year pact with the Nippon Ham Fighters of Japan’s Nippon Proessional Baseball.

https://www.nbcsports.com/mlb/sauryn-lao/242490

9. Will Watson , RHP Born: 2002-11-07 B: Right T: Right H: 6′ 1″ W: 180 lbs. History: Drafted in the seventh round of the 2024 draft, University of Southern California; signed for $281,300 Previous Rank: #19 (org) Major League ETA: Late 2026/Early 2027 Year Team Level Age W L SV G GS IP H HR BB% K% ...

Padres released Justin 24-Gonzalez

Padres created Justin 24-Gonzalez It's Gonzales with an "s." Same mistake I just made picking up Julian Aguilar last week instead of Julian Aguiar. Justin 23-Gonzales is on the Blue Jays, unfortunately. Thanks ... I was shocked he was "available". I will drop him and ask that th...

Padres created Justin 24-Gonzalez

Padres released Fernando 21-Perez

Born on November 3, 2006, in Moca, a city in northern Dominican Republic, Edward Lantigua was considered one of the better players available in the 2024-2025 international rookie player class. The Mets formally signed the outfielder on January 15, 2024, the first day of the signing period, giving hi...