There’s the roster you take into Opening Day, and then there's the roster you end the season with. Those – and all the permutations in between – are the most visible versions of a team, the ones fans see every day. But there’s the roster you take into the winter,

It’s not every year that a pitcher of Tarik Skubal’s caliber hits the open market. Heck, there haven’t been many pitchers, period, who’ve had a three-year run as dominant as Skubal’s 2024-26. Among pitchers who debuted after integration in 1947, only eight have produced a three-year stretch at any point

Rawlings announced the winners of the 2026 Platinum Glove Awards on Friday night, honoring the best defensive player in each league, regardless of position, as well as the best defensive team in each league. Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong was named the National League Platinum Gold Glove winner, while in

NEW YORK -- A month has passed since the Yankees’ season ended with Trent Grisham swinging through a third strike in Game 3 of the American League Division Series against the Rays, leaving their most dangerous available hitter on deck. Ben Rice was preparing for an at-bat that would never

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BALTIMORE -- There’s a difference between MLB teams being open to listening to trade offers and them actively shopping players. It also takes at least two clubs to pull off a successful deal. Some of the recent buzz in Baltimore has fans actively discussing the potential for trades. Could the

Jacob Young has earned the nickname "Spider-Man" for his ability to make seemingly impossible catches in center field. Now, the Nationals are making sure he'll be climbing walls in Washington for years to come. Young, 27, has agreed to a four-year, $23 million contract extension that includes an $8 million

TORONTO -- The Blue Jays belong in the conversation for every top-end free agent, regardless of price. This offseason, that list begins with Tarik Skubal, one of the most dominant pitchers in the sport. This organization is spending more than it ever has, enough to shake the “runner-up” tag which

Ranking free agents can be a fun exercise, one often designed to generate debate. But to get a better look at the annual free-agent class, taking a wide-angle approach sometimes seems more constructive. With that in mind, MLB.com has grouped free agents together in tiers rather than simply ranking them

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A year ago, there was spirited debate about the top starting pitcher available on the free-agent market. This time around, no such debate exists. In our 2026-27 free-agent edition of the Starting Pitcher Power Rankings, left-hander Tarik Skubal is the unanimous No. 1 choice, to no one’s surprise. Instead, the

Despite a 74-88 record and a Trade Deadline sell-off in 2026, a young Mets core started playing better baseball in the second half of the season. They went 34-31 (.523 win percentage) after the All-Star break, compared to 40-57 (.412 W%) pre-All-Star break. That improvement was powered in part by

Bobby Witt Jr.'s impact is all-encompassing, and it isn't limited to what he does on the field. On Friday, the Royals shortstop was named the 2026 Heart & Hustle Award winner by the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA), becoming the first player to receive the honor three times

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ST. LOUIS -- As Cardinals president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom explained in a press conference Friday afternoon at Busch Stadium, this period in early November is far from a lull in the baseball calendar. Bloom described this period as “always one of the craziest times of the year,” a

PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies' roster figures to look a bit different next season. It's unclear who will be the club's starting third baseman. There will almost certainly be a shakeup of some sort in the outfield. There will likely be a couple of new arms in the bullpen. Trea Turner

NEW YORK -- ‘Tis the season to roll out the gold carpet. On Thursday, Rawlings held a Gold Glove-themed meet-and-greet at the MLB Flagship Store in New York City, with three touted award winners on the bill: newly minted World Series champ and two-time Gold Glove winner Brice Turang, Phillies

Rays outfielder Chandler Simpson is among the nine American League outfield finalists for a Silver Slugger Award, Louisville Slugger announced on Thursday. If Simpson takes home the hardware -- the winners will be announced on Nov. 17 -- he would become just the third non-pitcher to win a Silver Slugger

The Arizona Fall League schedule is coming to a close, and that means the two biggest events of its season are on tap. The 20th annual Fall Stars Game takes place Sunday at 8 p.m. ET/6 p.m. local, and the championship game is set for the following Saturday at the

The Mariners are filling out new manager Jason Kanzler’s coaching staff. The team is in the process of hiring Tanner Swanson to be its next bench coach, a source tells MLB.com’s Daniel Kramer. Swanson, a Washington state native who graduated from Central Washington University, was on the Yankees’ Major League

LOS ANGELES -- In a surprising change to their coaching staff, the Dodgers are parting ways with hitting coach Aaron Bates, a source told MLB.com on Friday. MLB Trade Rumors was first on the news, which has not been confirmed by the team. When the Dodgers' offseason began, president of

CLEVELAND -- The Guardians welcomed back a familiar face on Friday, when they claimed infielder José Tena off waivers from the Nationals. Cleveland’s 40-man roster now sits at 37 players. Tena, whom the Nats designated for assignment on Monday, returns to the organization with which he began his professional baseball

The Silver Slugger Award is presented to the best hitter at each position in each league annually, and it is voted on by MLB managers and coaches (who are not allowed to vote for players on their own teams). The coveted honor was established in 1980, with new categories for

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Many of the players responsible for the 2026 Cubs’ best-in-baseball offense and defense will be back in 2027. Pete Crow-Armstrong, Alex Bregman, Dansby Swanson, Nico Hoerner and Michael Busch are all under contract for multiple years. But two key pieces of the Cubs’ back-to-back postseason teams are free agents: left