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MLB offseason buzz: Intel on Skubal, free agency, trade rumors — The MLB hot stove season has arrived! — With players becoming free to sign with any team they choose today (free agency officially begins Monday at 5 p.m. ET), we asked our MLB reporters to open their notebooks …
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Jim Bowden / The Athletic:
Biggest offseason needs for all 30 MLB teams for the 2026-27 offseason
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Kerry Miller / Bleacher Report:
Educated Guesses On MLB Free Agency 2026 Early Signings
Educated Guesses On MLB Free Agency 2026 Early Signings
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
2026-27 Top 50 Free Agents With Predictions — It's that time of year again. The offseason is upon us, and we at MLB Trade Rumors are proud to present our 21st annual Top 50 Free Agent list, complete with contract and team predictions for each entrant. These are this year's top 50 free agents based …
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Kiley McDaniel / ESPN:
Rankings, contract projections: Top 50 2026-27 MLB free agents — The MLB offseason has officially started! As free agency begins, it's time for our annual ranking of the top 50 free agents in the class and predicting how much money each player will get. — The story of this market is threefold …
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FanGraphs Baseball:
LUXURY TAX EXPLANATION AND OTHER PAYROLL NOTES — With the Collective Bargaining Agreement expiring on December 1, 2026, it is currently unclear if the luxury tax will remain in place for 2027 and beyond, or if it will be replaced by another mechanism. However, we are currently operating under …
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Theo DeRosa / MLB.com:
Here are the finalists for MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, more — We're getting closer to finding out who will take home this season's five major end-of-season awards from the Baseball Writers' Association of America — including a brand new one. — The 2026 finalists …
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Jaylon Thompson / Kansas City Star:
Kansas City Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. named finalist for 2026 AL MVP Award
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Daniel Kramer / MLB.com:
Mariners to hire Jason Kanzler as next manager (sources) — SEATTLE — The Mariners have found their new manager, and it's an outside-the-box hire who will become a first-time skipper at any level. — Jason Kanzler — a 36-year-old emerging talent in the industry, who's spent …
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Mariners Name Jason Kanzler Field Manager — Kanzler, who most recently served as Cubs Director of Player Development, also brings World Series experience as Major League coach — SEATTLE - Seattle Mariners President of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto announced today that Jason Kanzler …
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Baseball Hall of Fame:
Contemporary Baseball Era Committee Candidates Announced — (COOPERSTOWN, NY) - The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum today announced the eight-person non-player ballot that will be considered by its Contemporary Baseball Era Committee for Hall of Fame election for the Class of 2027.
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What we're hearing about Mets' offseason priorities: Pitching is paramount — With third baseman Bo Bichette choosing to return, the New York Mets are less inclined to aggressively pursue Teruaki Sato, a free-agent slugger from Japan, league sources said. The sources spoke on the condition …
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Greg Joyce / New York Post:
Yankees make $23 million David Bednar qualifying offer decision — This qualifying offer should be less controversial than the last one the Yankees gave out. — The club on Monday extended the $23.15 million qualifying offer to closer David Bednar ahead of the 5 p.m. deadline …
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Kurt Badenhausen / Sportico:
Mark Walter Explores Cadillac F1 Team Stake Sale at $3B Valuation — Mark Walter is shopping his Cadillac F1 team with an asking price of at least $3 billion, according to three people familiar with the process. There are at least seven parties interested in the team, which is wrapping up its Formula 1 season.
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Shanthi Sepe-Chepuru / MLB.com:
First-timers make up bulk of Gold Glove winners — The 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners were announced Sunday, and for the second year in a row, there was almost a whole team's worth of first-time winners. Just like in 2025, nine players took home their first Gold Gloves this year.
