MLB rumors: Cardinals sign Kyle Gibson to $12M deal, White Sox add veteran shortstop

With Thanksgiving simply two days away, it is solely imaginable that the sluggish days wrapping across the vacation are starting right here in this Tuesday. The Padres have employed Mike Shildt as supervisor whilst a excellent collection of loose brokers stay to be had, however the rumor mill is fairly quiet. 

Still, let’s spherical up the newest news and rumors. 

Fresh off signing loose agent beginning pitcher Lance Lynn on Monday, the Cardinals proceed to bolster their rotation through signing loose agent pitcher Kyle Gibson, reports Bob Nightengale. The deal is reportedly for twelve months and $12 million, per Jesse Rogers, and has an choice for 2025. 

Gibson, 36, used to be 15-9 with a 4.73 ERA and 1.32 WHIP with 157 strikeouts in 192 innings remaining season. He led the AL in hits allowed, however made all 33 of his scheduled begins and carried a excessive workload, topping 190 innings for the 3rd time in his profession. 

The Cardinals ranked twenty sixth within the majors in rotation ERA remaining season at 5.08 and it used to be widely known heading into the offseason that they would be searching for a couple of beginning pitchers. Surely the plan wasn’t to snatch handiest Lynn and Gibson. Depth may also be excellent, clearly, however each pitchers seemed beautiful subpar in 2023 and are north of 35 years previous. 

The highest bet, then, is the Cardinals are a ways from finished coping with the rotation this offseason, however at the moment it shapes up like this: 

The Cardinals completed remaining within the NL Central remaining season at 71-91. 

New White Sox GM Chris Getz is at the verge of including any other shortstop. The ChiSox and longtime Cardinal Paul DeJong are nearing an settlement on a major-league contract, according to the New York Post. The transfer comes after Chicago added shortstops Nicky Lopez and Braden Shewmake within the contemporary Aaron Bummer industry.

DeJong, 30, bounced from the Cardinals to the Blue Jays to the Giants this previous season. He slashed .207/.258/.355 with 14 house runs general, and has hit .192/.265/.353 in over 1,000 plate appearances since 2021. DeJong isn’t a lot of a hitter, although he’s a talented defender. Getz seems to be prioritizing high-end protection early in his GM tenure.

The White Sox declined their $14 million membership choice for Tim Anderson after the season, sending their longtime shortstop into loose company.