The positions contenders need to address most
In case it’s not clear yet that the modern Winter Meetings are the midpoint of the winter, not the end of it, note how many top free agents are still available – and how many teams still have needs to fill. Among the top 30 free agents on Mark Feinsand's...
The team that signs this pitcher is getting a ground-ball machine
With Dylan Cease off the market, one of the best free-agent starting pitchers you can still get is Framber Valdez. But it's for a very different reason.
When you look at what got Cease his seven-year, $210 million deal with the Blue Jays, it's strikeouts. He's a strikeout machine. Cease...
Framber Valdez
He has MLB's slowest fastball, yet he's a top reliever
This article was originally published on Nov. 25, three weeks before Tyler Rogers agreed to a three-year, $37 million contract with the Blue Jays....
Tyler Rogers
Why the Polar Bear's bat will play in Baltimore
Pete Alonso's bat will play big in Baltimore.
You might say, "Well, duh." Alonso is a 30-to-40 home run a year player. He's an elite power hitter who's now coming to an Orioles team that just didn't have one last season, especially not a right-handed power hitter.
Alonso hit 38...
Pete Alonso
The 2 elite pitches that power the No. 1 free-agent closer
This article was originally published on Dec. 4, before Edwin Díaz agreed to a free-agent deal with the reigning World Series champion Dodgers. More >...
Edwin Diaz
The free-agent starter with a unique path to success
On a Phillies staff that featured the likes of Zack Wheeler, Aaron Nola and Cristopher Sánchez, it might’ve been easy for Ranger Suárez to fly under the radar in Philadelphia. But make no mistake about it: Suárez was one of the better pitchers in baseball over the last half-decade with...
Ranger Suárez
The rare skill these left-handed FA sluggers share
The three best left-handed hitters on the free-agent market all have something in common.
Cody Bellinger, Kyle Schwarber, and Kyle Tucker are all in line for nine-figure contracts. They’re all ex-Cubs, too, and multi-time All-Stars. But the real similarity is their ability to crush left-handed pitching....
Cody Bellinger
Kyle Tucker
Kyle Schwarber
The winning mix that puts Tucker atop this FA class
Over the previous three offseasons, the free-agent market has revolved around three unmistakable titans of the sport. Aaron Judge in 2022. Shohei Ohtani in 2023. Juan Soto in 2024.
Kyle Tucker doesn’t carry the same towering aura. At the same time, you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who doesn’t view...
Kyle Tucker
The most difficult type of player to find this offseason is ...
If you want an outfielder this winter, you can go sign some good ones. Kyle Tucker is obviously the best free agent on the market, and Cody Bellinger is going to be highly valued as well. While Kyle Schwarber is much more a DH than a fielder at this point,...
The big change the Red Sox saw in Oviedo
After a big trade for Sonny Gray, the next NL Central righty the Red Sox have added might seem considerably less interesting, given that new addition Johan Oviedo has spent most of five seasons for St. Louis and Pittsburgh being decidedly unremarkable. You wouldn’t look at a career 4.24 ERA...
Johan Oviedo
