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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Jeff Passan's 2025-26 MLB offseason preview, intel, updates  —  Any concerns about the health of Major League Baseball's 2025-26 free agent market vanished at the general managers meetings in Las Vegas last week.  With the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement barely a year away …
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Tim Kelly / Bleacher Report:
MLB Free Agency 2025-26: Contract and Landing Spot Predictions for Top 25 Players  —  Welcome to Bleacher Report's 2025-26 countdown of the top 25 MLB free agents, where we will predict the contract and destination of some of the best players available on the open market.
Discussion: Forbes, NESN.com, Bucs Dugout and MLB.com
Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners Re-Sign Josh Naylor  —  November 17th: The Mariners have made it official, announcing they have signed Naylor to a five-year deal.  The total guarantee is $92.5MM, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.  There's a full no-trade clause and a $6.5MM signing bonus, per Robert Murray of FanSided.
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Baseball Hall of Fame:
2026 BBWAA Hall of Fame Ballot Announced  —  (COOPERSTOWN, NY) - A player who took both Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player honors, a former Cy Young Award winner, a multiple Gold Glove Award and Silver Slugger Award winner and three postseason standouts are among a group of 12 …
R.J. Anderson / CBS Sports:
Breaking down the 10 most interesting non-tender decisions, including Nathaniel Lowe, Alec Bohm, Gavin Lux  —  Plus, let's predict how each team handles their contract choice  —  Major League Baseball's offseason is nearing an important date.  Teams have until Nov. 21 to tender contracts …
Discussion: masslive.com, Forbes and NESN.com
Stewart Mandel / The Athletic:
Ole Miss gives Lane Kiffin deadline of Egg Bowl to decide coaching fate  —  Ole Miss has given Lane Kiffin an ultimatum to decide his future before the Nov. 28 Egg Bowl against Mississippi State, a person briefed on the discussions told The Athletic.  —  Kiffin, whose 10-1 team is off this week …
Dan Duggan / The Athletic:
Giants' Abdul Carter benched after sleeping through team walk-through: Sources  —  New York Giants rookie linebacker Abdul Carter was benched for the opening series of Sunday's 27-20 loss to the Green Bay Packers because he missed a walk-through leading up to the game, according to team sources.
Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mets To Release Frankie Montas, Select Nick Morabito  —  The Mets announced that they have designated Frankie Montas for assignment, and the team has requested unconditional release waivers on the right-hander.  The transaction removes Montas from the 40-man roster, allowing the team to select …
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Red Sox DFA Nathaniel Lowe, add INF Gray in trade with Rays  —  BOSTON — It is the start of roster maneuvering season in MLB, and the Red Sox got the process going by designating veteran first baseman Nathaniel Lowe for assignment on Tuesday, hours before the deadline for teams to finalize …
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Josh Naylor, Mariners agree to 5-year contract, sources say  —  First baseman Josh Naylor and the Seattle Mariners are in agreement on a five-year contract, sources told ESPN on Sunday, reuniting one of the best free agent bats available with the team that made re-signing him its top offseason priority.
Rob Bradford / audacy.com:
Red Sox showing interest in free agent infielder Bo Bichette  —  GETTING YOU READY FOR THE WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC  —  Ever since Craig Breslow declared that one of his two priorities this offseason was to find a middle-of-the-order hitter, most eyes have turned to free agents Alex Bregman and Pete Alonso.
Discussion: NESN.com and MLB Trade Rumors
 
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