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Three MLB free agents to invest in -- and three to avoid
Here are this winter's players to target and to be wary of, given their projected contracts.

Ranking all 30 MLB teams ahead of the winter meetings
Here's how your favorite team looks today -- and what it needs to do next week and beyond.

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RESHAPING ROSTERS
An All-Star for All-Star swap? MLB trade proposals that would rock the offseason
Let's spice up the offseason with some blockbusters that we want to see in Orlando next week.

Biggest needs for 10 MLB contenders
Here's what some of the best teams in baseball will be targeting this offseason.


OFFSEASON BUZZ
Ranking the top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates -- and finding their best fits
From All-Star outfielders to elite aces, here are the big names your team could be targeting this winter.

MLB offseason survey: 16 execs predict free agency, blockbuster trades and more
We surveyed the sport on the biggest free agents and top trade candidates as baseball's hot stove heats up.


LATEST ON THE ONGOING LABOR WAR
Will there be baseball in 2027? Is a salary cap coming? What you need to know about MLB's looming labor battle
With the CBA set to expire one year from today, we answer baseball's burning questions.


LOOKING AT NEW COACHES
They hired who? Making sense of MLB's newest class of managers
A 33-year-old, a college coach, a recently retired reliever ... it's been quite an offseason for unconventional skippers. What does it mean?


FANTASY BASEBALL
Hot stove analysis of offseason trades and free agent signings
Track all the latest MLB free agency and trade news with fantasy baseball analysis from Tristan H. Cockcroft and Eric Karabell.


NBA
Is LeBron's double-digit scoring streak the latest unbreakable sports record?
We might never see players like LeBron James or Wayne Gretzky again ... and they're not the only ones who have put up records that seemingly can't be broken.

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- Pirates send Oviedo to Red Sox in 5-player deal
- Washington joining Giants staff as infield coach
- Gray: With BoSox, 'It's easy to hate the Yankees'
- Pagán on re-signing with Reds: 'Easy choice'
- A's say Vegas stadium on track for 2028 opening
- World Series hero Rojas returning to Dodgers
- Rockies hire Dodgers' Byrnes as general manager
- Sources: LHP Kay returning to MLB with ChiSox
- ↔️ Free agency tracker: Offseason trades, moves
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