Offishial news, 12/15/23: Glasnow trade pending; more starting pitchers sign

Here's what you should know with 104 days to go until Marlins Opening Day...

• Thursday's winter ball notes: In the Dominican Republic, 3B Vidal Bruján went 2-for-2 with a walk and 2 RBI. Bruján seemed to be limping while running the bases in the third inning and exited the game shortly after—hopefully that doesn't bring his LIDOM season to a premature end.

• Elsewhere around baseball, the Rays have agreed to trade Tyler Glasnow, Manuel Margot and $4M cash to the Dodgers for Ryan Pepiot and Jonny Deluca. The deal is pending the finalization of Glasnow's contract extension (he was previously set to become a free agent next winter). Once done, it will drop Tampa Bay's projected 2024 payroll below Miami's, according to Roster Resource. Tyler Mahle (2/$22M) signed with the Rangers, Jack Flaherty (1/$14M) signed with the Tigers and Austin Wynns (1/$900k) signed with the Reds.

• Skip Schumaker spoke to Christina De Nicola of MLB.com about raising awareness for the fight against pediatric cancer through his upcoming baseball skills camp.

• Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald has a very, very, very early preview of what the Marlins "Spring Breakout" roster could look like.

• Daniel Álvarez-Montes of El Extrabase came on Man On 2nd with Joe Frisaro to swap stories about their process for breaking Marlins news.

• Today marks the end of the 2023 signing period for international amateurs. The Marlins made at least 33 signings, based on my quick skim of their transactions log. The 2024 period opens on January 15 with a replenished bonus pool for them to maneuver with.

• No Offishial News articles on the weekends, so I'll be the first to wish Bryan De La Cruz a happy birthday. The charismatic Dominican outfielder turns 27 on Saturday. Last season, De La Cruz led the Marlins in games played (153), plate appearances (626), doubles (32) and runs batted in (78).

• Congrats to Fish On First's Daniel Rodriguez on earning his master's degree from the University of Miami!

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