Day two of the 2016 MLB Winter Meetings is underway, and team’s are wheeling and dealing. We’ll update this post (a new post each day) with all the news and substantiated rumors from National Harbor.
8:35 PM | According to the New York Post’s Joel Sherman, free agent catcher Wilson Ramos has a 2 year offer from the Rays in hand and, pending a physical, will be headed to Tampa Bay. 29-year-old Ramos had a breakout 2016, hitting .307/.354/.496 with 22 homers across 131 games for the Nationals before an ACL tear ended his season.
#Rays are in agreement with Ramos on 2-yr deal pending physical and that physical is a big deal because of knee
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) December 7, 2016
8:00 PM | After missing out on White Sox ace Chris Sale, the Nationals are now interested in former teammate Jose Quintana, reports Jon Heyman.
Nats have shown interest in Jose quintana. Unsure how anxious CWS are to move Q, but as said about chisox: "nobody's sacred"
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) December 7, 2016
7:00 PM | Yahoo Sports columnist Jeff Passan reported earlier tonight that the Cubs were close to a deal for Royals’ closer Wade Davis. However, it is not a done deal yet and there may be a snag. What that may be is anybody’s guess.
There could be a snag in the Wade Davis-to-the-Cubs deal, according to a source. Never was done and far from a certain thing at this point.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) December 7, 2016
1:11 PM | FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Red Sox have also acquired LHP Chris Sale from the White Sox in exchange for infielder Yoan Moncada, RHP Michael Kopech, and two other prospects.
BREAKING: Sale to #RedSox. Moncada, Kopech and two other prospects to #WhiteSox.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 6, 2016
9:00 AM | Boston Herald’s Evan Drellich reports that the Red Sox and Brewers have agreed on a trade. Relief pitcher Tyler Thornburg will be shipping up to Boston in return for third baseman Travis Shaw and prospects Mauricio Dubon and Josh Pennington.
Sources: Red Sox, Brewers have agreed on a trade. Red Sox expected to land relief pitching.
— Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) December 6, 2016
