Author | Zach Links

The Marlins should trade Giancarlo Stanton and the sooner they do it, the better, opines MLB.com's Hal Bodley. The 23-year-old, he argues, really won't make the difference between winning and losing as this team rebuilds. Stanton would obviously net the Marlins a strong package of prospects - players who would be ready to contribute down the road when Miami would...

January 4, 2013, 12:19 am EST via mlbtraderumors.com

Earlier today, we learned that the Nationals are interested in free agent starter Javier Vazquez, who is considering a return to MLB. The Red Sox are also set to watch Vazquez pitch in Puerto Rico on Friday, but they're not the only team out of the American League East with an eye on the veteran. More on that and other...

January 3, 2013, 10:03 pm EST via mlbtraderumors.com

Left-hander Darren Oliver has been contemplating retirement for most of the winter, but his decision is more complicated than it might appear. The 42-year-old wants to play, but is not willing to return to the Blue Jays unless they increase his salary from $3MM, major league sources tell Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. Oliver would welcome...

January 3, 2013, 6:31 pm EST via mlbtraderumors.com

MLBTR would like to wish all of our readers a very Merry Christmas. Here's today's look around baseball.. While many Royals fans would like to see them dump Luke Hochevar and Jeff Francoeur, Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star (on Twitter) doesn't see either player being given away for nothing. Either player could be traded, but Kansas City will...

December 25, 2012, 3:05 pm EST via mlbtraderumors.com

The Phillies' lack of big moves this offseason likely indicate that 2013 will be a transition year, writes Matt Gelb of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Soon after trading Hunter Pence and Shane Victorino in July, General Manager Ruben Amaro explained that the moves would allow flexibility to sign at least one major free agent, and possibly even more. Amaro wound up...

December 16, 2012, 12:46 pm EST via mlbtraderumors.com

The Mets and Blue Jays have been closing in on a deal involving R.A. Dickey this weekend and today might be the day that everything is finalized. At present, the deal looks like three-for-four trade with Dickey, Josh Thole, and a Mets prospect going to the Blue Jays for Travis d'Arnaud, Noah Syndergaard, John Buck, and a prospect. Here's a...

December 16, 2012, 9:35 am EST via mlbtraderumors.com

Links out of the AL East.. The Yankees are still listening to offers on Curtis Granderson, Phil Hughes, and Ivan Nova, according to Andrew Marchand of ESPNNewYork.com (via Twitter). Team executives have acknowledged that Granderson and Hughes have come up in trade talks but say that it would be tough to replace both in the short-term. Right-hander Claudio Vargas has...

December 6, 2012, 8:21 pm EST via mlbtraderumors.com

Yesterday, the Blue Jays non-tendered Bobby Wilson, leaving J.P. Arencibia, John Buck, and Travis D’Arnaud as the remaining catchers on the 40-man roster. Here's the latest out of Toronto courtesy of Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.. Arencibia is the most likely to be moved and the Jays previously have talked about him in trades for pitchers such as Rays right-hander...

December 1, 2012, 3:43 pm EST via mlbtraderumors.com

The Marlins' colossal deal with the Blue Jays has some wondering if Giancarlo Stanton will be the next big name shipped out of Miami, but that may not be the case. Outside executives tell Joel Sherman of the New York Post (via Twitter) that of all the players the Marlins floated at the GM meetings, Stanton was not among them....

November 14, 2012, 12:27 am EST via mlbtraderumors.com

6:39pm: Outfielder Jake Marisnick will be heading from Toronto to the Marlins, tweets Buster Olney of ESPN.com. 5:31pm: One source tells Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports (Twitter link) that Johnson, Buehrle, Reyes, John Buck, and Emilio Bonifacio are all going to Toronto. Right-hander Henderson Alvarez and left-hander Justin Nicolino will be among those going to Miami, Rosenthal tweets. 5:15pm:...

November 13, 2012, 6:31 pm EST via mlbtraderumors.com