Fantasy baseball: Hot stove analysis of key offseason moves - ESPN

Tracking the offseason MLB trades and signings with fantasy baseball implications for the upcoming season, Eric Karabell and Tristan H. Cockcroft will analyze and provide an outlook for all of the key players involved.

With the World Series behind us, players were allowed to sign with new teams beginning Nov. 2, although typically things don't really start to heat up until the league's annual winter meetings. This year's meetings are scheduled to take place in San Diego from Dec. 7 to Dec. 9.

However, as the current collective bargaining agreement expires Dec. 1, the 2027 season (as well as the financial rules that will govern it), players and teams alike might end up waiting until after the dust settles on negotiations and a potential lockout before inking any new deals.

In any event, as any contracts are signed or trades get agreed to, this is the place to find all of the fantasy fallout of those deals. Be sure to check back throughout the hot stove season for updates.

Below, you will find a list of some of the top free agents at each position. Players labeled with a (Q) have received a qualifying offer from their current team and have until Nov. 17 to accept it or decline and become a free agent. Players coming from Japan/Korea who were posted by their current team have a Dec. 1 deadline to reach a deal with an MLB club to play in the United States in 2027.

Note: Not every transaction warrants the attention of fantasy managers, but for those signings and trades that do merit analysis, you'll find them listed below. Players will be separated by position and then listed in chronological order of the move within each positional grouping, with the latest news coming first. Also included are links to any standalone