"At least the Nats, Guardians and Diamondbacks were in for the ex-MVP, and word is, he turned down bigger offers. He and Carlos Santana, who signed a day later for 500K less back with his old Cleveland team, made the most financial sense (ultimately, they deemed Christian Walker and Pete Alonso too much loot)," Heyman wrote.

The New York Yankees made another big move to fill their hole at first base, agreeing to one-year, $12.5 million deal with former MVP Paul Goldschmidt, according to a person with knowledge of the contract.