Astros sign Nate Pearson

[82birds]

my question: can this be done? apparently. I thought you could sign your own free agents but not another team's free agents (until after WS).
enlighten me please someone.


Astros Sign Nate Pearson
By Charlie Wright | October 17, 2025 at 2:18pm CDT

Houston has inked right-hander Nate Pearson to a one-year, $1.35MM deal, reported Chandler Rome of The Athletic. Pearson is expected to work as a starter for the Astros.

It’s a major-league deal for Pearson, who will get the opportunity to pitch out of the rotation for the first time since his brief MLB debut in 2020. The hard-throwing righty made four starts as a rookie with Toronto. He’s made 118 appearances over the past five seasons, and all but two have been out of the bullpen. Pearson spent the last season and a half with the Cubs. He came to Chicago in 2024 via a midseason trade from Toronto.

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my question: can this be done? apparently. I thought you could sign your own free agents but not another team's free agents (until after WS).
enlighten me please someone.


Astros Sign Nate Pearson
By Charlie Wright | October 17, 2025 at 2:18pm CDT

Houston has inked right-hander Nate Pearson to a one-year, $1.35MM deal, reported Chandler Rome of The Athletic. Pearson is expected to work as a starter for the Astros.

It’s a major-league deal for Pearson, who will get the opportunity to pitch out of the rotation for the first time since his brief MLB debut in 2020. The hard-throwing righty made four starts as a rookie with Toronto. He’s made 118 appearances over the past five seasons, and all but two have been out of the bullpen. Pearson spent the last season and a half with the Cubs. He came to Chicago in 2024 via a midseason trade from Toronto.

You can still do waiver wire pick ups and sign people that are minor league free agents. He wasn't on a 40 man roster at the end of the year.

[82birds]

my question: can this be done? apparently. I thought you could sign your own free agents but not another team's free agents (until after WS).
enlighten me please someone.


Astros Sign Nate Pearson
By Charlie Wright | October 17, 2025 at 2:18pm CDT

Houston has inked right-hander Nate Pearson to a one-year, $1.35MM deal, reported Chandler Rome of The Athletic. Pearson is expected to work as a starter for the Astros.

It’s a major-league deal for Pearson, who will get the opportunity to pitch out of the rotation for the first time since his brief MLB debut in 2020. The hard-throwing righty made four starts as a rookie with Toronto. He’s made 118 appearances over the past five seasons, and all but two have been out of the bullpen. Pearson spent the last season and a half with the Cubs. He came to Chicago in 2024 via a midseason trade from Toronto.

You can still do waiver wire pick ups and sign people that are minor league free agents. He wasn't on a 40 man roster at the end of the year.

thanks