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Getting caught up on a lengthy offseason of wheeling and dealing and free-agent signings can be complicated for even the most committed fantasy baseball managers. To that end, here's a brief snapshot of some of the higher-profile transactions in Major League Baseball that will impact your fantasy drafts, along with the names of a few players who may yet move to a new clubhouse before those first glimpses of grapefruit and cactus grace our televisions. Players in bold are ranked in the top 100 of Tristan H. Cockcroft's 2019 fantasy baseball rankings. Notable free-agent signingsC Robinson Chirinos, Houston Astros: 1 year for $5.75 million C Yasmani Grandal, Milwaukee Brewers: 1 year for $18.25 million C Jeff Mathis, Texas Rangers: 2 years for $6.25 million C Wilson Ramos, New York Mets: 2 years for $19 million C Kurt Suzuki, Washington Nationals: 2 years for $10 million 2B Asdrubal Cabrera, Texas Rangers: 1 year for $3.5 million 2B Brian Dozier, Washington Nationals: 1 year for $9 million 2B Ian Kinsler, San Diego Padres: 2 years for $8 million 2B Jed Lowrie, New York Mets: 2 years for $20 million 2B DJ LeMahieu, New York Yankees: 2 years for $24 million 2B Daniel Murphy, Colorado Rockies: 2 years for $24 million 2B Jonathan Schoop, Minnesota Twins: 1 year for $7.5 million 3B Josh Donaldson, Atlanta Braves: 1 year for $23 million SS Jordy Mercer, Detroit Tigers: 1 year for $5.25 million OF Michael Brantley, Houston Astros: 2 years for $32 million OF Billy Hamilton, Kansas City Royals: 2 years for $11.5 million OF Andrew McCutchen, Philadelphia Phillies: 3 years for $50 million DH Nelson Cruz, Minnesota Twins: 1 year for $14.3 million SP Trevor Cahill, Los Angeles Angels: 1 year for $9 million SP Patrick Corbin, Washington Nationals: 6 years for $140 million SP Matt Harvey, Los Angeles Angels: 1 year for $11 million SP Yusei Kikuchi, Seattle Mariners: 3 years for $43 million SP Lance Lynn, Texas Rangers: 3 years for $30 million SP Charlie Morton, Tampa Bay Rays: 2 years for $30 million SP Garrett Richards, San Diego Padres: 2 years for $15.5 million SP Tyson Ross, Detroit Tigers: 1 year for $5.75 million SP Anibal Sanchez, Washington Nationals: 2 years for $19 million RP Cody Allen, Los Angeles Angels: 1 year for $8.5 million RP Jesse Chavez, Texas Rangers: 2 years for $8 million RP Jeurys Familia, New York Mets: 3 years for $30 million RP Kelvin Herrera, Chicago White Sox: 2 years for $18 million RP Joe Kelly, Los Angeles Dodgers: 3 years for $25 million RP Andrew Miller, St. Louis Cardinals: 2 years for $25 million RP Adam Ottavino, New York Yankees: 3 years for $27 million RP David Robertson, Philadelphia Phillies: 2 years for $23 million RP Trevor Rosenthal, Washington Nationals: 1 year for $7 million RP Joakim Soria, Oakland Athletics: 2 years for $15 million
Clubs that traded for big-ticket playersArizona Diamondbacks: C Carson Kelly, SP Luke Weaver Chicago White Sox: 1B Yonder Alonso, SP Ivan Nova Cincinnati Reds: OF Yasiel Puig, OF Matt Kemp, SP Alex Wood, SP Sonny Gray Cleveland Indians: 1B Carlos Santana, 1B Jake Bauers Los Angeles Dodgers: SP Homer Bailey New York Mets: 2B Robinson Cano, RP Edwin Diaz New York Yankees: SP James Paxton Oakland Athletics: OF Jurickson Profar Philadelphia Phillies: SS Jean Segura Seattle Mariners: DH Edwin Encarnacion, OF Jay Bruce, SS J.P. Crawford, OF Mallex Smith St. Louis Cardinals: 1B Paul Goldschmidt Tampa Bay Rays: C Mike Zunino
Top free agents still to be signed3B Mike Moustakas SS Freddy Galvis SS Jose Iglesias SS Manny Machado OF Marwin Gonzalez OF Bryce Harper OF Nick Markakis OF A.J. Pollock SP Clay Buchholz SP Gio Gonzalez SP Jeremy Hellickson SP Derek Holland SP Dallas Keuchel SP Wade Miley SP Martin Perez SP Drew Pomeranz RP Craig Kimbrel RP Ryan Madson
Subjects of recent trade rumorsC Travis d'Arnuad C J.T. Realmuto 2B Joe Panik 2B/OF Ben Zobrist OF Nicholas Castellanos SP Trevor Bauer SP Madison Bumgarner SP Corey Kluber SP Marcus Stroman RP Will Smith RP Tony Watson
Hanging up the cleatsAdrian Beltre Andre Ethier Brad Ziegler Chase Utley David Wright Joe Mauer Mike Napoli Ryan Howard Shane Victorino Victor Martinez
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