Dodgers' weakness? Yankees or Astros? Best pitcher deal? 5 burning MLB questions
The hot stove hasn't cooled off during the holidays.
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Sources - D-backs, RHP Corbin Burnes agree to 6 years, $210M - ESPN
Right-hander Corbin Burnes and the Arizona Diamondbacks are in agreement on a six-year, $210 million contract, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday, a shocking end-of-the-year signing that sends the best player left in free agency to a team that had not been linked to him all winter.
Sources: Orioles, Tomoyuki Sugano agree for 1 year, $13M - ESPN
Right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano and the Baltimore Orioles have agreed to a contract, the team announced Monday night, uniting one of the most successful Japanese pitchers of his generation with a team in need of rotation help. The deal is for one year and $13 million, sources told ESPN.
Eight MLB burning questions/predictions post-winter meetings
Mets owner Steve Cohen ignited the action early at the winter meetings. The hot stove has been burning since.
Sources: LHP Max Fried, Yankees reach 8-year, $218M deal - ESPN
Two-time All-Star Max Fried and the New York Yankees are in agreement on an eight-year, $218 million contract, sources told ESPN, the largest guarantee ever for a left-handed pitcher.
Stock Watch: Where teams stand ahead of MLB's winter meetings - ESPN
To say that much has changed since the World Series would be correct, but the landscape around MLB hasn't so much shifted since the Dodgers danced at Yankee Stadium as it has been thrown into limbo. That's the nature of the offseason: a chunk of the talent pool around the game enters free agency, the rumor mill lights up with tantalizing possibilities about the trade market, and we wait for stuff to happen.
MLB winter meetings: Free agency intel from Olney and Passan - ESPN
MLB's winter meetings begin Monday in Dallas, signaling when baseball's offseason activity is likely to take off after a relatively slow first month.
2025 MLB free-agent signing tracker, trades: Reds acquire Brady Singer
The MLB free-agent market is officially open!