Outfielder Kyle Tucker is considered the winter's top free agent, with big bats Alex Bregman, Kyle Schwarber and Pete Alonso also on the market. Need pitching? Left-handed starters Framber Valdez and Ranger Suarez are available, as well as closer Edwin Diaz.

We’ve reached the official start of the 2025 MLB Winter Meetings, perhaps the most fun stretch on the offseason calendar. The scene is a bit different than the one we found a year ago; in 2024, the meetings kicked off with Juan Soto having already spurned the Yankees for the Mets.

With two trades to bolster the rotation already completed, money to spend in free agency and more young players available to trade, the Boston Red Sox sit in a strong position as the Winter Meetings get underway on Monday in Orlando, Fla.

The Yankees’ winter wish list includes re-signing free agent outfielder Cody Bellinger, acquiring one or two high-leverage bullpen arms, remaking the bench and maybe even pulling off something surprising, like trading a regular position player to balance out a lineup that is very left-handed.

The 2025 MLB Winter Meetings are set for Dec. 7-11, though most of the activity often occurs toward the middle of the week. This year's Rule 5 Draft takes place on the Winter Meeting's final day, Dec. 11. Clase and Ortiz are accused of accepting pay for pitches to ensure the success of prop bets while playing for the Guardians.

The Detroit Tigers pursued third baseman Alex Bregman aggressively for three months last offseason, only to finish second to the Boston Red Sox.

The MLB Winter Meetings are getting underway this week, and the Houston Astros have a number of needs. The Winter Meetings are the time when deals or the foundation for deals are made. One name that figures to be in a lot of chatter is Astros left-handed pitcher Framber Valdez.

There has been plenty of talk in recent weeks about the Yankees operating within constraints, fueled by Hal Steinbrenner’s public comment that it would be “ideal” for the club to reduce payroll this coming season.