With the action expected to pick up on the free-agent market as soon as next week, we started thinking about which players and teams might make the best matches. This list isn’t meant to serve as a prediction of what’s to come this winter, but rather an opportunity to try

BALTIMORE -- The Ketel Marte trade rumors are picking up steam again now that Hot Stove season is in full force. Would the D-backs be open to moving the 33-year-old second baseman? If so, it appears the Orioles could end up among the potential suitors. The O’s have dialogued with

When the Mariners began negotiations to trade starter James Paxton in the 2018-19 offseason, one of the most interested teams was the rival Astros. But as soon as Seattle president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto demanded then-Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow include a young prospect named Yordan Alvarez in the

LOS ANGELES -- For the first time since 2022, Shohei Ohtani was not crowned his league's Most Valuable Player. But at the same time, the season he had -- and his runner-up finish to NL MVP Pete Crow-Armstrong -- was still no small feat. Ohtani was worth a 143 OPS+

As the weather begins to cool, baseball's Hot Stove seems ready to heat up. What will be the next big move after Friday's four-year agreement between the Red Sox and World Series champion Jake Bauers?

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Carter Graham yelled it over and over again for anyone that would listen: “Best team in the nation, baby!” The Arizona Fall League might not cover the entire country, but it did mark the last place in the United States with representatives of big league organizations playing

The Blue Jays, needless to say, had a disappointing 2026 campaign. Following a magnificent run that brought Toronto to within two outs of its first World Series title in more than three decades, the Jays finished in last place in the American League East last season.

If baseball is a copycat sport, then everyone in the game this winter is going to be working on copying what the 2026 Brewers did on their way to the championship. That’s probably going to lead to some misconceptions – no, they didn’t necessarily win with small ball or making

All four of the Cy Young and MVP Award winners honored this week had one thing in common: It was the first time for each of them. That was a big change from a year ago, when Tarik Skubal (AL Cy), Aaron Judge (AL MVP) and Shohei Ohtani (NL MVP)

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The National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., is where the sport's legends live forever. But how do those legends make it to Cooperstown in the first place? There are two ways: Players can be elected to the Hall of Fame via the Baseball Writers' Association of America ballot

Here's a quick rundown of the latest MLB rumors and free-agent news. Signings & Trades • Top 30 free agents | Every free agent, by position • Tracking every team's offseason moves • Offseason dates, rules & terms explained • Who opted out? Every 2027 option decision

Tarik Skubal is the undisputed crown jewel of this year's free-agent class. You probably don't need us to tell you why. But let's remind ourselves of Skubal's sheer brilliance anyhow.

Bruce Bochy didn’t have anything to prove when he decided to come out of retirement and manage the Rangers ahead of the 2023 season. He’d already won three World Series rings with the Giants by that point, cementing a legacy that seemed destined to lead him to the Hall of

After six weeks of valuable game action in the desert, the top performers of the Arizona Fall League are here to be recognized through its annual awards. The Joe Black MVP Award goes to its top performer, and since 2021, the AFL has bestowed precious metal to its top pitcher,

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- It would have been easy for Tyler LaPorte to bid goodbye to his dream. When he shredded his elbow after moving to the mound and making just four pitching appearances as a college senior at Southern. When he got hurt again with the independent Lancaster Stormers during

MIAMI -- Earlier this week, Marlins president of baseball operations Peter Bendix answered some Hot Stove questions at the General Managers Meetings. Let’s try and read between the lines and decipher what Miami is considering when it comes to upgrading the roster. The Marlins feel “very good” about the rotation,

CHICAGO -- Joe Maddon loved to come up with mantras during his years as one of baseball’s more innovative managers. He would zero in on a theme or phrase that his players could embrace and use to tighten their focus each day while keeping their bigger goals in mind. The

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- From the day that the 2026 Arizona Fall League began, Welbyn Francisca was locked in. After going 5-for-5 in his Surprise Saguaros debut on Oct. 3, the Guardians’ No. 19 prospect has torn through the circuit en route to being named the Joe Black MVP Award winner

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The Royals will have a decision to make about how to divide catching duties between Carter Jensen and Salvador Perez in 2027. And one thing became clear in 2026: Jensen thrived in his role. After taking over as Kansas City's primary catcher during his first full Major League season, Jensen

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Ryan Lambert had pretty clear instructions in this year’s Arizona Fall League. After pitching only 25 2/3 innings for Triple-A Syracuse this season due to a right forearm flexor injury, he was headed to the Surprise Saguaros to get extra experience ahead of a push for the

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In 2024, Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson appeared in the top five of all 30 ballots for the American League Most Valuable Player Award, finishing fourth in the voting behind only Aaron Judge, Bobby Witt Jr. and Juan Soto. Fast-forward two years, and Henderson’s name was nowhere to be found when

In recent days, noting that the Red Sox didn’t have obvious holes on their depth chart like previous offseasons, president of baseball operations Craig Breslow mentioned that the team would need to be open-minded, flexible and opportunistic in improving a club that didn’t advance past the Wild Card round the