MLB Rumors: Carlos Rodon and Jacob deGrom, two of the top free agent starting pitchers on the market this offseason, could go off the board sooner rather than later, per a report from Jeff Passan. Passan writes that Rodon and deGrom are seen as “contenders to sign” by the end of the Winter Meetings, which start on Sunday.
The Texas Rangers have been prominently linked for a while to both pitchers, as we have discussed before. Passan mentions the Rangers and the Baltimore Orioles as being “[t]wo teams to keep an eye on” in regards to the pitching market, which both looking for multiple starting pitchers and casting a wide net.