Will Tigers deal Skubal?  Top 10 MLB trade candidates before winter meetings  —  There's nothing but turkey bones, sweet potato scraps and stale biscuits left over from Thanksgiving.  —  Black Friday has come and gone and Cyber Monday has passed.  —  But now is the time for Major League …

What's the ugliest contract in MLB?  Ranking baseball's worst underwater deals  —  Fans always want their teams to spend big, and rightfully so.  The Los Angeles Dodgers did not become baseball's first back-to-back World Series champions since the dynastic Yankees solely by seeking value at the margins.

No end in sight to rising velocity numbers in MLB as clubs and pitchers continue to chase numbers in arms race  —  Not everyone in the big leagues can throw 100 miles per hour — but sometimes it feels as if that's the case.  —  Scoreboard velocity readings that once inspired “oohs” and awe in ballparks have become routine.

Sources: Mets give Devin Williams 3-year, $51 million deal  —  The New York Mets and reliever Devin Williams agreed to a three-year, $51 million deal, league sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Monday night, giving the club a replacement for Edwin Diaz should the All-Star closer sign elsewhere.

Mets reportedly agree to $50M contract with former Yankees closer, 2-time All-Star Devin Williams  —  The New York Mets have agreed to a three-year contract with former Yankees closer and two-time All-Star reliever Devin Williams, The Athletic and ESPN report.

Orioles agree to two-year deal with Ryan Helsley, sources say  —  Closer Ryan Helsley and the Baltimore Orioles are in agreement on a two-year, $28 million contract that includes an opt-out after the first season, sources told ESPN, continuing the remaking of Baltimore's beleaguered pitching staff …