Alex Bregman watch: Detroit Tigers still in mix despite signing Jack Flaherty  —  The window is open for the Detroit Tigers to make a run for the World Series while reigning Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal remains under contract for the next two seasons, but free-agent third baseman Alex Bregman could be the final piece of the puzzle.

MLB fires umpire Pat Hoberg for shared betting accounts  —  Following a lengthy appeals process, Major League Baseball on Monday has fired umpire Pat Hoberg for “sharing” legal sports betting accounts with a friend who bet on baseball and for intentionally deleting messages key to the investigation into his conduct.

Sam Kennedy: Red Sox have taken ‘aggressive approach,’ still have ‘ability to add’ to roster  —  BOSTON — In November, Red Sox president/CEO Sam Kennedy said there was an “extreme urgency” within the organization to have an aggressive offseason and get back to competing for an American League East title in 2025.

Nationals Star Second Baseman Reportedly Wants Long-Term Contract From Team  —  The Washington Nationals star second baseman reportedly is looking for a contract extension from the team.  —  If everything works out for the Washington Nationals, they're going to have one of the best groups of young talent in Major League Baseball.

Could a difference of opinion explain why the Red Sox haven't signed a hitter?  And other thoughts.  —  This story originally appeared in the Globe's Sunday Baseball Notes.  Read the rest here.  —  Agents representing prominent free-agent hitters have been hearing the same thing …

Former Baltimore Orioles infielder Rich Dauer dies at 72  —  Rich Dauer, an infielder who played a decade in the major leagues and won a World Series as a player with Baltimore and as a coach with Houston, has died.  He was 72.  —  The Orioles announced Dauer's death Monday.

PECOTA 2025: An Introduction  —  PECOTA is back for 2025, and as usual, we have improvements to announce.  This season the improvements are notable both for where we chose and chose not to make them.  —  Pitchers  —  Although we think PECOTA already does a fine job projecting pitchers, it is about to become even better.

Fantasy Baseball Sleepers for 2025: Josh Lowe, Parker Meadows among hitter candidates in February update  —  It might be Super Bowl week, but it's never too soon to start thinking about your fantasy baseball drafts.  As you begin to prepare for the 2025 MLB season, the Rotoworld staff recently got together …

2024-25 MLB Free Agent Tracker: Top players, latest Hot Stove signings; Bregman, Alonso lead best available  —  The MLB Hot Stove is in full swing, and you can track all of the activity from the 2024-25 MLB offseason in our handy free agent tracker.  —  The list, which is based …

Fay Vincent, Baseball Commissioner in a Stormy Era, Dies at 86  —  He presided in a period of union strife, the emergence of steroid use, the banning of Pete Rose and an earthquake that rattled a World Series.  —  Fay Vincent, a lawyer who presided over Major League Baseball …

How Top-Secret Negotiations Led to a Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis Trade  —  The Los Angeles Lakers walked away from the most stunning trade of the century with an unexpected bonus.  The Lakers now employ 25-year-old Luka Dončić, and they didn't even have to part with both of their tradeable first-round picks to land him.