José Ureña
P FA
Wed 1/14/26 9:10 AM

The Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball signed Urena to a contract Wednesday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
EDGE Analysis
Urena will try his luck overseas after bouncing around to several major-league organizations over the past few years. The 34-year-old pitched for five different big-league clubs in 2025, posting a 4.58 ERA over six starts and 13 relief outings.

Aneurys Zabala
SP FA
Wed 1/14/26 9:07 AM

The Angels signed Zabala to a minor-league contract Wednesday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
EDGE Analysis
Zabala spent the past two seasons in Japan with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. The right-handed reliever's lone big-league experience came in 2022, when he made two scoreless appearances for the Marlins. Zabala is likely to begin the 2026 season in the bullpen at Triple-A Salt Lake.

Ryan Weathers
SP NYY
Tue 1/13/26 7:11 PM

The Marlins traded Weathers to the Yankees on Tuesday in exchange for minor-leaguers Dillon Lewis, Brendan Jones, Dylan Jasso and Juan Matheus, Jack Curry of YES Network reports.
EDGE Analysis
Weathers finished the 2025 season with a 3.99 ERA and 1.28 WHIP but was limited to just eight starts due to forearm and lat strains. Now fully recovered from both injuries, the 26-year-old will help bolster a Yankees rotation that is expected to begin the regular season without Gerrit Cole (elbow) and Carlos Rodon (elbow).

OUTJoe Musgrove
SP SD
Tue 1/13/26 5:00 PM

Padres manager Craig Stammen said Tuesday on Foul Territory that Musgrove (elbow) will not have a strict innings limit in 2026.
EDGE Analysis
Musgrove missed the entire 2025 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery but has been throwing bullpen sessions since August. Stammen noted that while the Padres will keep a close eye on how Musgrove is feeling after each start, the team will take the righty "as far as he's willing to go" with his workload. After topping 180 innings in 2021 and 2022, Musgrove threw 97.1 innings in 2023 and 99.2 innings in 2024. It would be a big ask for the 33-year-old to get back to the 180-inning plateau in 2026, but it sounds like the Padres would allow him to get to that level as long as he feels good.

Justin Dean
CF CHC
Tue 1/13/26 4:16 PM

The Cubs claimed Dean off waivers from the Giants on Tuesday, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
EDGE Analysis
Dean received two plate appearances for the Dodgers in 2025 and has since gone from the Giants and now to the Cubs via waivers. The 29-year-old slashed .289/.378/.431 with 27 steals at Triple-A Oklahoma City last season and can play all three outfield spots. Dean will compete for a reserve role in Chicago.

Chase Shugart
RP PHI
Tue 1/13/26 3:31 PM

The Phillies acquired Shugart from the Pirates on Tuesday in exchange for Francisco Lareto, Charlotte Varnes of The Athletic reports.
EDGE Analysis
Shugart had been designated for assignment last week and is now headed across the state. The right-hander appeared in 35 games for the Pirates in 2025, finishing with a 3.40 ERA and 31:17 K:BB over 45 innings. Shugart will compete for a spot in the Phillies' bullpen, but he has minor-league options remaining.

Nick Solak
LF/DH FA
Tue 1/13/26 3:19 PM

The Padres signed Solak to a minor-league contract Dec. 18.
EDGE Analysis
Solak made it back to the majors briefly with the Pirates last season, going 1-for-11 in four games. The 31-year-old hasn't seen regular action in the big leagues season 2021 and is merely organizational depth for San Diego.

Omar Cruz
P SD
Tue 1/13/26 3:15 PM

The Padres re-signed Cruz to a minor-league contract Dec. 18 that includes an invitation to spring training, Alejandra M. Razo of MSN.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Cruz was non-tendered by the Padres in November but has re-upped on a minor-league pact. The lefty permitted two runs over 3.2 innings during his brief stint with the Padres in 2025 and is likely ticketed for Triple-A El Paso to begin the 2026 campaign.

Chuckie Robinson
C FA
Tue 1/13/26 2:56 PM

The Dodgers signed Robinson to a minor-league contract Dec. 18.
EDGE Analysis
Robinson spent most of 2025 at the Triple-A level but did appear in one game with the Dodgers before being removed from their 40-man roster. The 31-year-old will give the organization some experienced catching depth at Triple-A Oklahoma City.

Shaun Anderson
RP FA
Tue 1/13/26 2:51 PM

The Angels re-signed Anderson to a minor-league contract Dec. 22.
EDGE Analysis
Anderson made seven relief appearances for the Angels in 2025, yielding 13 runs with an 11:3 K:BB over 11.1 frames. The 31-year-old spent most of the season in the rotation at Triple-A Salt Lake, and he'll likely do the same in 2026.