Urshela, 33, was a February signing by the Detroit Tigers last offseason, and the team released him on Aug. 18. The Atlanta Braves signed him two days later, and his .711 OPS with them the rest of the way was nearly 100 points higher than it was with the Tigers.

The Toronto Blue Jays lost out on Juan Soto this offseason. Just one year after falling short in the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes, they threw their hat in the Soto ring. It did not work out, but there have not been any additions yet either.

Examining a possible Vlad Guerrero Jr. extension, a Canadian pitching target in Nick Pivetta and Kevin Gausman isn't a big fan of Rob Manfred's proposed rule changes.