2021-22 Top 50 MLB Free Agents With Predictions  —  MLB Trade Rumors is proud to present our 16th annual Top 50 Free Agents list!  For the entire list of free agents, plus the ability to filter by signing status, position, signing team, and qualifying offer status, check out our mobile-friendly free agent tracker here.

Kiley McDaniel's 2021-22 MLB free agent rankings  —  Before we get into the full 2021-22 free-agent rankings of this MLB offseason, here is some important context for next year's projections:  — I'm ranking players by the guaranteed money I think they'll get offered and, in all but a few cases, what I think they'll sign for.

Ben Simmons trade talk, where things stand with the Sixers, plus more NBA notes: Shams Charania's Inside Pass  —  The NBA season is three weeks old and there have already been several significant developments we have kept close tabs on in the Inside Pass.  —  On the court, brilliant …

Pedro Feliciano, workhorse Mets reliever, dies at 45  —  Pedro Feliciano, a lefthanded bullpen stalwart for the 2000s Mets, died unexpectedly in his sleep Sunday night or Monday morning, a Mets official confirmed.  He was 45.  —  The cause of death was not immediately known.  He was at his home in Puerto Rico.

Brian Cashman says Yankees haven't spoken with Aaron Judge about long-term deal  —  CARLSBAD, Calif. - Aaron Judge made his preference clear in the minutes after the Yankees' loss to the Red Sox in this year's American League wild-card game at Fenway Park.  —  “I want to be a Yankee for life.

New York Mets' Sandy Alderson says New York City a deterrent in team's GM search  —  CARLSBAD, Calif. — New York Mets president Sandy Alderson says the biggest impediment in the club's dragging search for a general manager isn't his presence nor owner Steve Cohen, but the spotlight created by the New York market.

2021-22 Minor League Free Agents For All 30 MLB Teams  —  ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS  —  ATLANTA BRAVES  —  BALTIMORE ORIOLES  —  BOSTON RED SOX  —  CHICAGO CUBS  —  CHICAGO WHITE SOX  —  CINCINNATI REDS  —  CLEVELAND GUARDIANS  —  COLORADO ROCKIES  —  DETROIT TIGERS  —  HOUSTON ASTROS

A's GM David Forst maps out blueprint to hire manager to replace Bob Melvin  —  CARLSBAD, San Diego County — The A's aren't in a rush to hire a successor to Bob Melvin, who left Oakland two weeks ago to become the Padres' manager.  —  On the first day of the general meetings in Carlsbad …

Record five St. Louis Cardinals capture Gold Glove awards as full list of winners announced  —  ST. LOUIS — A record five St. Louis players won National League Gold Gloves, with first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, second baseman Tommy Edman, third baseman Nolan Arenado, center fielder Harrison Bader …

Will the Brewers trade Josh Hader this winter?; why the Dodgers signed Andrew Heaney; more notes  —  At the time, the sequence of events attracted little attention beyond the fact that, well, it helped end the Brewers' season.  But when the Brewers inserted Josh Hader into Game 4 of the Division Series, they did not double-switch.

Phillies will give prospect Bryson Stott chance to begin season as their starting shortstop  —  CARLSBAD, Calif. — Dave Dombrowski stopped last week in Arizona to see some of the team's top prospects before continuing his travels to baseball's annual general managers meetings here.It was a chance …

Nick Castellanos rejects qualifying offer from Cincinnati Reds.  Here's what comes next.  —  Nick Castellanos was one of the 14 players who was issued a one-year, $18.4 million qualifying offer, a formality for the top free agents.  —  Castellanos will reject the qualifying offer …

How big will Rangers go this offseason — Trevor Story, Carlos Correa, Corey Seager?  ; Reds' Wade Miley mess; more notes  —  Let's start with the obligatory disclaimer: Money matters most to players in free agency.  More than geography.  More than relationships.  More than whether a team is a contender, or any other factor.