Winter Meetings, Monday Night: Jed Speaks, Offers on the Table, Greedy on Shortstops, Vazquez’s Big Ask, Senga and Bassitt, Judge, Hendriks, Much More

Jed Hoyer: "We have a lot of offers out there and we’ll continue to make offers. Whether things come to fruition or not, you never know. It won’t be through lack of putting offers out there and trying. Getting deals done is complicated but we’ll certainly try."— Sahadev Sharma (@sahadevsharma) December 6, 2022

"We have a lot of offers out there."

Jed Hoyer from the #WinterMeetings pic.twitter.com/sLSeaofUO6

— Marquee Sports Network (@WatchMarquee) December 6, 2022

When players — and especially potential Cubs targets — start coming off the board, does that give Jed Hoyer more of a sense of urgency to go out and make a deal?

Hoyer: pic.twitter.com/cizBIo2FxN— Ryan Herrera (@ryan_a_herrera) December 6, 2022

Cubs President Jed Hoyer says the team has multiple offers for free agents out there. Wasn’t more specific than that. Not much cooking on the trade front right now. All about free agency.— Jesse Rogers (@JesseRogersESPN) December 6, 2022

Cubs GM Carter Hawkins cautions that you can overcomplicate things and make things worse for yourself if you try to limit yourself to fitting too many puzzle pieces perfectly together instead of just focusing on getting good players.— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) December 6, 2022

A very active market for Christian Vázquez:

Astros, Cardinals, Cubs, Diamondbacks, Giants, Guardians, Twins, and Padres.

Astros unlikely as he wants a starting role. Sounds like he'll get a 3-4 year deal.— Pete Abraham (@PeteAbe) December 6, 2022

Jon Morosi on Marquee says the Cubs are heavy in the tier of starting pitching after the top; names Kodai Senga and Chris Bassitt specifically as Cubs targets.— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) December 6, 2022

“The Cubs are now next up.”@jonmorosi on pitchers in the free agent market. pic.twitter.com/a7G0Clmc0M— Marquee Sports Network (@WatchMarquee) December 6, 2022

The Astros have emerged as a potential suitor for Sean Murphy, per source. Houston currently has Martin Maldonado as its catcher and has been connected to free agent Willson Contreras. Murphy, a former Gold Glove winner, is under club control through 2025.— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) December 6, 2022

Brian Cashman says the #Yankees have made several offers to Judge and continue to wait on Judge’s decision. They are on hold with several free agents while awaiting Judge.— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) December 6, 2022

Cashman said the Yankees have been given no assurance from Judge’s camp that they will have an opportunity to beat a final offer.— Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) December 6, 2022

Cashman said the priority is signing Aaron Judge and their gonna give him the time to make the best decision possible

The Yankees will not force Aaron Judge to move on their timeline

They don’t want to mess around with him and force him to make a decision sooner than he wants https://t.co/adpPxjPv2B— Joon Lee (@joonlee) December 6, 2022

"We don't want to look at any plan B's, or C's, or D's, or E's – whatever you want to call it. Our hopes and goals are obviously to retain our player. And hopefully, we can continue to call him our player."

Brian Cashman on pursuing Aaron Judge as the top priority. pic.twitter.com/Fs8DX4o9rz— YES Network (@YESNetwork) December 6, 2022

Hendriks is owed $14 million in 2023 and has a $15 million club option for 2024, though the buyout on the option is $15 million paid out in 10 annual installments of $1.5 million. Should Hendriks be traded, the option becomes a guaranteed year for 2024.— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) December 6, 2022

Mike Elias said Kyle Gibson contract is $10 mil for 1 year #orioles

— Roch Kubatko (@masnRoch) December 6, 2022

The #BlueJays are a team to watch in the Bryan Reynolds market. They have interest in him and want to add an athletic switch hitter to their outfield. Based on strong industry interest, Jays would likely need to include Tiedemann or Martínez to have high offer. @MLBNetwork @MLB— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) December 5, 2022

Not surprisingly, the Red Sox have told teams that Bobby Dalbec is available. Tampa Bay is one team which has expressed some interest.

— Sean McAdam (@Sean_McAdam) December 6, 2022