Image Morning Lineup Tuesday, December 19 View In Browser Good morning! CC could give Santa a run for his money. TOP NEWS   A photo illustration of Yoshinobu Yamamoto against a brick wall with a question mark and 8 team logos Every club could use Yamamoto. But one needs him most With offers reportedly coming this week, the Yoshinobu Yamamoto sweepstakes may be entering the final stretch. Every team wants the 25-year-old ace, but which needs him the most? Big-time potential for one under-the-radar trade candidate Controllable starting pitching is perhaps the most valuable asset in baseball today, not to mention a coveted commodity on the trade market — and one team may have exactly that — either for its own rotation or to deal for an upgrade elsewhere. Hoskins could be a sneaky good pickup in free agency. Here’s why Rhys Hoskins didn’t play in 2023 because of injury, but his track record — and some comparable players — suggest he could be a worthwhile signing for some club. Catcher Tom Murphy agrees to deal with Giants (source) The veteran backstop is said to be finalizing a two-year deal with an option to join San Francisco. Pirates reach deal with veteran lefty Martín Pérez (source) Pittsburgh appears set to add a veteran presence with a positive clubhouse influence and an ability to deliver 30 or more starts in a season. More than 100 players earn bonuses as part of pre-arbitration pool Ten players earned a bonus of more than $1 million this year as part of the Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool, and 25 earned more than $500,000. MORE TOP NEWS       PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ!   Play Quiz STAFF PICKS   CC Sabathia helps kids load up their bags with gifts Sabathia, Saquon do their best Santa impressions for a day CC Sabathia and Giants running back Saquon Barkley staged a Holiday Caravan at the American Dream Mall, handing out gifts to eager kids and putting a smile on all of their faces.   Glasnow now ‘somewhere I’ve wanted to be my entire life’ Entering the offseason expecting to be traded, Tyler Glasnow couldn’t have envisioned a better outcome than ending up on his “dream team.” A photo illustration of Tyler Glasnow pitching in a Dodgers uniform   2024 Draft: Early look at best power, speed, fastball and more MLB Pipeline looks at the prospects in the 2024 Draft class with the best tools. A photo illustration of 9 Draft prospects   In final year on ballot, Sheffield gives his Hall of Fame case “You mean to tell me that when I played — all the people in the Hall of Fame — I didn’t belong on the field with them? I didn’t belong in that conversation?” slugger Gary Sheffield said in an interview. “Anybody that pitched to me and said, ‘I’m not pitching around you,’ ask them how it worked out.” Gary Sheffield raises his arms to acknowledge fans MORE STORIES     Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok Snapchat © 2023 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (peter.hovis@gmail.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@mail.mlblists.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.