Post-Lockout MLB Transactions Tracker

Now that the lockout is over, MLB teams are moving fast to sign free agents and make trades. To help you stay on top of it all, this page will update daily with all the major moves and their fantasy implications!

MLB and Fantasy Baseball Move Tracker Dodgers Sign SP Danny Duffy Fantasy Impact: Duffy was traded to the Dodgers last season at the trade deadline but never threw a pitch for them. He was having an excellent season for the Royals, but before he could take the mound for the Dodgers he suffered a set back in his recovery from a flexor strain. This signing does give him a chance for fantasy relevance, however he has to be healthy enough to pitch. He’s worth a dart throw late in your deep leagues and provides nice depth for the Dodgers in the back end of their rotation.

Cardinals Add OF Corey Dickerson Fantasy Impact: This is a solid signing. The Cardinals are a pretty right-handed-heavy lineup, so Dickerson being a lefty makes him a great fit. He should see time at DH and sometimes in the OF. He has had good success in his career vs. RHP making him a strong platoon candidate.

Cubs Sign INF Jonathan Villar Fantasy Impact: This is a great move for Villar and his fantasy outlook. He should find regular AB at multiple infield positions and has 15-20 HR power. His best asset is his speed, he's a former 40-SB player who with enough AB’s can swipe you anywhere from 15-25 SB. With current Cubs 2B Nick Madrigal recovering from hamstring surgery, there’s a good chance that Villar sees a lot of time at 2B, especially while Madrigal is still not at 100%.

Dodgers Land 1B Freddie Freeman Fantasy Impact: The rich get richer. The biggest name on the market has finally chosen his new home. Freeman is a superstar hitter and joins a superstar lineup. It doesn’t change his value at all, he was already a top-15 player in fantasy, and he was previously on a great team and in a great lineup. He’s going to hit in the middle of a fantastic lineup and will likely contend for NL MVP honors.

Giants Sign SP Matthew Boyd Fantasy Impact: This is a nice low-risk signing for the Giants. Boyd is recovering from a torn flexor tendon that he suffered at the end of last season is expected to be ready to pitch some time in June. At times Boyd has been an SP2-caliber pitcher and this move to San Fran will give him an opportunity to pitch in a great ballpark for a great team, and hopefully regain value. If your league has IR spots, Boyd is worth a late-round flier so you can stash him until he’s ready to throw.

OF Joc Pederson signs with Giants Fantasy Impact: The ball park isn’t ideal for left-handed power hitters unless your name is Barry Bonds, however Joc does have big-time power and has always hit very well against RHP. He will likely be on the strong side of a platoon with the Giants this season and get anywhere from 400-500 AB. The Giants are a good lineup, a primarily left-handed one though, which does make this signing a bit odd. Peterson will likely hit in the six or seven spot in the order and DH primarily.

3B Kris Bryant signs with Rockies Fantasy Impact: This signing doesn’t make much sense from the Rockies' standpoint. A year ago they traded away their franchise player in 3B Nolan Arenado and actually paid the Cardinals to take on his contract. Now, a year later, they go out and spend $182 million on a player at the same position. Trying to make sense of what the Rockies do will give us all a headache though. So lets take a look at the good. Bryant goes to the best hitter's ball park in baseball. Even bad hitters tend to hit well in Coors Field in Colorado, and Bryant is not a bad hitter. He has the chance to be a big-time fantasy baseball player this season with the move. Don't be shocked if we see 35 homers, 100 RBI, 95 runs and a .300 batting average.

Royals sign SP Zack Greinke Fantasy Impact: Greinke returns to where it all began for him. He won a Cy Young award back in 2009 with the Royals before pitching for the Brewers and Angels, starring with the Dodgers for three seasons, then moving to Arizona. He pitched great in the desert before being traded to Houston, where he also pitched well for the Astros in 2019. Since then though, things haven’t been great for Greinke. His velocity has come down and that has led to a higher ERA and a lower K/9. Going to the Royals does help his fantasy value a bit; he is now in a pitcher's park and a fairly weak hitting division compared to the AL West.

Braves Re-Sign Eddie Rosario Fantasy Impact: Nice move by the Braves. Rosario is a quality bat who really shone down the stretch in Atlanta after being traded there at the deadline a year ago from Cleveland. He hits in a great ball park, surrounded by a ton of offensive talent, and can be a 20-homer, 10-SB type of pkayer. He's a career .275 hitter and has flashed 30-plus homer power in the past. He really lengthens the Braves lineup and gives them another quality option while Ronald Acuña Jr. recovers from his injury. Even when Acuna comes back, Rosario should play regularly.

OF/1B/DH Kyle Schwarber signs with Phillies Fantasy Impact: Great get here by the Phillies. Schwarber had an unbelievable season last year and has proven to be one of the elite power bats in MLB. The addition of the NL DH is really what allowed this deal to happen. The Phils lineup is loaded to begin with and now they add Schwarber, which not only helps him, but the entire Phillies lineup. Chances are, he will hit second either in front of Bryce Harper or fourth , behind Harper and J.T. Realmuto and in front of Rhys Hoskins . That’s a scary proposition for opposing pitchers.

Cubs Sign OF Seiya Suzuki Fantasy Impact: The Japanese star has finally found a home. The Cubs were not expected to be the team to do it, yet here we are. Unlike many Japanese-born players, Suzuki isn’t coming to MLB late in his career. He is just 27 years old and is coming off a 2021 season in which he hit .317/.433/.639 with 38 home runs in 533 plate appearances. He has tremendous upside, however there is risk in fantasy because history has shown us that very few position players from Japan come to MLB and have success. To date, only Ichiro, Hideki Matsui and Shohei Ohtani have really flourished.

Blue Jays Land 3B Matt Chapman In Trade With A’s Fantasy Impact: Chapman is a Gold Glove 3B with a ton of power. He’s seen his batting average drop dramatically over the past couple years, but considering the Jays needed a 3B, they really couldn’t have asked for a better player based on who was available. Chapman fills a gaping hole they had, he goes from a horrible ball park and lineup to a great ballpark and arguably the best lineup in MLB. He’s going to see a lot more pitches to hit and have a ton of opportunity to drive guys in. This move is a boost to his value in every sense of the word.

Yankees Re-Sign 1B Anthony Rizzo Fantasy Impact: Rizzo, a former MVP candidate and All-Star, hasn’t been the same hitter he once was since the start of the 2020 season. With that being said, he still makes a ton of contact, doesn’t strikeout, has excellent plate discipline and is a good glove at 1B. His lefty bat fits in perfectly at Yankee Stadium and he will be hitting between some elite hitters. This landing spot for him is about the best we could have hoped for from a fantasy baseball perspective. This signing basically means Luke Voit is out of a job, unless the Yankees now trade him which has been speculated dating back to last season.

Brewers sign OF Andrew McCutchen Fantasy Impact: This is a nice deal for both sides. The Brewers wanted to add a bat and although they missed out on Nelson Cruz , they get Cutch. McCutchen is not what he once was, but he still has great on-base skills and hits LHP exceptionally well. He should hit towards the top of the lineup because of his on-base skills which should lead to plenty of runs. He was going near the reserve rounds of drafts prior to signing, but expect him to move up at least two or three rounds in ADP following this news.

Mariners To Acquire OF Jesse Winker and 3B/SS Eugenio Suárez From Reds. Fantasy Impact: This is a tricky one if you have Winker or Suarez on your fantasy teams. They are going to what is now a better lineup, but they are going to a more competitive division and a much worse hitter's ballpark than the one they had in Cincinnati. Overall their ADP’s won’t be affected much by it, both hitters were still effective away from Cincinnati last season. Suarez has the power to hit HRs anywhere, and Winker is fantastic hitting RHP. None of that changes. Overall, the Mariners bolster their roster, their lineup and appear to be true contenders in the AL West.

Cincinnati is acquiring OF Jake Fraley , pitching prospect Brandon Williamson and RHP Justin Dunn . Williamson has yet to pitch above AA and might not make it to the majors in 2022, while Dunn could find himself in the Reds' Opening Day rotation. The ballpark downgrade for Dunn hurts his fantasy value. Fraley on the other hand is likely to be an everyday OF for the Reds, something he might not have been in SEA, and the upgrade in ballparks surely will help him too. Of the three players, Fraley was the one worth drafting in fantasy, and that remains the same. He should see a slight rise in ADP.

A’s trade 1B Matt Olson to Braves Fantasy Impact: Wow! What a nice trade for the Braves, although it is basically announcing they are out of the Freddie Freeman sweepstakes. Olson is in his prime, an elite power bat and joins a loaded Braves lineup in a great hitter's park. He gets a boost in fantasy value now that he is leaving a torn apart A’s team and joining the reigning World Champions. We can expect 40 homers, 100 RBI and 90 runs with a .270 average.

Nationals Sign Nelson Cruz Fantasy Impact: This definitely comes as a shock. Cruz was linked to contenders like the Dodgers, Padres, Brewers and Braves. Instead, he signs with the Nationals who are a fourth or fifth-place team in their division. The good news is, he joins a lineup that features Juan Soto and Josh Bell . Together, these three will provide a very scary middle of the order. Cruz is only UT eligible in fantasy, but he’s worth the pick where he’s being taken. He is still a 30-35 home run and 85-100 RBI bat.

Yankees Acquire Josh Donaldson , Isiah Kiner-Falefa From Twins For Gary Sánchez , Gio Urshela Fantasy Impact: This trade came out of nowhere. The Twins had just traded for Kiner-Falefa 24 hours prior. Now, he and Donaldson head to the Bronx where they fit in very well. Donaldson is a major upgrade offensively at 3B, while Kiner-Falefa gives the Yankees a natural SS and a backup catcher if they choose to deploy him that way. Both of them get a bump up in fantasy value by going from the Twins to the Yankees and into Yankee Stadium.

The Twins' side of the deal is interesting. They didn’t get any prospect capital and the reason is, they were able to unload $50 million from Donaldson's contract. The good news for Urshela is that he should get regular playing time, while Sanchez's situation actually becomes more tricky. He could easily become second fiddle to Ryan Jeffers and only get 350 or so AB. While Urshela's ADP will remain about the same, Sanchez should be dropped down further. The one saving grace here is that many believe Sanchez couldn’t handle the pressure of performing poorly in the New York market. Now that he is away from that and in a small market, there’s a chance he reclaims that elite power bat status from the catcher position. He’s still worth a flier in your leagues.

Reds trade SP Sonny Gray to Twins Fantasy Impact: This comes as a shocking move. The Twins are not thought of as a team trying to win now, however after striking a deal earlier this weekend for Isiah Kiner-Falefa and now acquiring Sonny Gray , perhaps the Twins are looking to contend. On paper, this move helps Sonny Gray and his fantasy value. He leaves one of the more hitter-friendly ballparks in Cincy, and heads to Minnesota which is much more neutral. The Twins traded their 2021 first round pick Chase Petty to make this deal happen, so clearly they have faith in Gray being their number one starter.

Rockies sign RP Alex Colomé Fantasy Impact: Colome is about to see a big boost in his ADP. He is the most established closer the Rockies have now and is the immediate favorite to take over the job. At some point he will likely be traded to a contender and lose his closers job, but Colome should provide a cheap source of saves for the first three or four months of the season.

Astros Sign Utility Player Niko Goodrum Fantasy Impact: This signing puts Goodrum on the map for the 2022 fantasy baseball season. He can play all over the INF and the OF which makes him a great fit for the Astros. Carlos Correa doesn’t appear to be returning to play SS and the CF job is wide open as well, giving Goodrum an opportunity to compete for multiple roles. He joins a great lineup, has SB potential and could be a nice late round flier in your deeper leagues.

White Sox sign RP Joe Kelly and Utility Man Josh Harrison Fantasy Impact: Kelly joins an already loaded bullpen and would need multiple injuries to different players to get save opportunities. Because of that, he has no fantasy value. With Josh Harrison however, his value just went up big time with this move. He joins one of the best lineups in all of MLB, where he will likely play 2B more often than not but can fill in at 3B and in the OF from time to time as well. He definitely gets a bump in ADP after this news.

A’s Trade SP Chris Bassitt to Mets Fantasy Impact: Bassitt being traded has been expected since before the lockout. The A’s are entering a rebuilding phase and he was one of the main pieces on the trade block. The Mets already added Max Scherzer this offseason and now they’ll add Bassitt who goes from being the #1 starter in Oakland to being arguably the #5 starter with the Mets. The addition of Bassitt to a rotation already loaded with Jacob deGrom , Max Scherzer , Carlos Carrasco and Taijuan Walker , gives the Mets the best pitching staff in the game. It will take some pressure off Scherzer and DeGrom at the top of the rotation, and allow DeGrom to slowly settle back into his role as the most dominant pitcher in the game. Look for the team to improve on their third-place finish last season, and vault over .500 and into contention in the NL East.

Bassitt gets a boost in value here, even though he’s leaving a pitcher's park in Oakland. His new home, Citi Field, is a pitcher-friendly park as well and he joins a team with a revamped lineup who is looking to contend rather than being on an Oakland team that should finish at the bottom of their division. Bassitt will improve upon his stats, moving into an offensively weaker league … although, with the advent of the universal DH, that gap should be closing. Coming off a career-high 27 starts, the 33-year old pitcher should improve on his 2021 numbers, (159 Ks in 157.1 innings, 12-4 record, 3.15 ERA and 1.06 WHIP).

Blue Jays Sign SP Yusei Kikuchi Fantasy Impact: This was a great move by the Blue Jays. Kikuchi will provide the team veteran depth in its rotation. From a fantasy perspective, he is going to a tougher division and a tougher ballpark, however he does join a team that should provide him with a ton of run support. The move shouldn't impact his ADP much, other than now he is signed and there’s no guessing as to when or where he will be pitching.

Twins, Rangers Swap Mitch Garver For Isiah Kiner-Falefa : Fantasy Impact: The Rangers get an everyday catcher in Garver with big-time power. The Twins get a solid INF in Kiner-Falefa who gets a ballpark upgrade that should move him up the rankings. The trade of Kiner-Falefa also opens up a spot in the infield and more AB’s for Nick Solak , giving him a big boost in fantasy value. Garver's departure opens up regular playing time for Ryan Jeffers in Minnesota. If waivers is open in your league and you need a second catcher, grab Jeffers now.

Clayton Kershaw Re-Signs in LA Fantasy Impact : This comes as no surprise. It was either the Dodgers or his hometown Texas Rangers for the future Hall of Famer. Kershaw isn’t the pitcher he once was, however he still posted a solid 3.55 ERA in 2021, with elite strikeout (29.5%) and walk (4.3%) rates. He comes with workload concerns, as he will be 34 years old when the season begins and is coming off a 2021 campaign in which he only threw 121.2 innings. However those concerns mean you’re getting a nice discount on him in your drafts, and this expected announcement shouldn’t change his ADP much.

Carlos Rodón Signs With The Giants Fantasy Impact : Rodon gets a two-year, 44-million-dollar contract from the Giants after putting together the best season of his career in 2021. Although he has had injury issues in the past, his fantasy value goes up big time with this news. San Francisco is one of the best pitcher’s ballparks in MLB, and over the years, we have seen many pitchers who aren’t as good as Rodon flourish after becoming Giants. He is a big-time strikeout pitcher who should now see a boost in his ratios.

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