A Mets-Braves showdown and …? What we’re watching the final week of the MLB season
The final week of the 2024 MLB regular season has arrived — and there is no shortage of drama left.
The race for the final two National League playoff spots is coming down to the wire, with the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves set to begin a three-game showdown Tuesday night. After becoming the first member of the 50/50 club with one of MLB’s all-time greatest single performances, Shohei Ohtani has six more games to add to his historic totals.
Which other series and individual accomplishments should you be watching during baseball’s sprint to the finish? Our MLB experts identify the biggest things to watch as the season comes to its thrilling conclusion.
The Mets-Braves series we’ve all been circling starts Tuesday. Who is going to win it and why?
Jeff Passan: We were here not long ago. It was 2022. Mets-Braves. Games 156-159. Atlanta swept the series, won the division and the Mets got bounced in the wild-card round. This is different. The Braves still might be the most talented squad in baseball, but injuries have absolutely ravaged them this season. The Mets have been the far-better-performing team. Since June 3, New York is 62-34 — the best record in MLB — and Atlanta is barely a .500 team. The Mets know that with a series win they can wrap up the wild card. And that’s what they’ll do.
Jesse Rogers: Atlanta is cooked, while the Mets have some postseason mojo going already. Does that answer your question? The fact that the Braves have lasted this long is a testament to the character of the organization. But the magic they felt in 2021 is now in the other dugout. The Mets take the series and secure a wild-card spot as well.
David Schoenfield: Well, I’m not betting against Chris Sale: The Braves have won the past eight games he has started. Logic dictates the two teams split the other two games — unfortunately for the Mets, Sean Manaea is not scheduled to start against the Braves — so that gives the series to Atlanta. And considering the two teams have split the season series so far, that would give the tiebreaker edge to the Braves if they end up with the same record as New York.
Alden Gonzalez: For as hurt and as flawed as the Braves have been this season, we can still identify one clear strength: starting pitching. And so I’m betting on the trio of Spencer Schwellenbach, Chris Sale and Max Fried — not to mention a frantic home crowd — being enough to take two of three, giving Atlanta the tiebreaker and putting it a game back heading into the final weekend. One problem: The Braves will end the regular season playing against a Kansas City Royals team that will probably still be fighting for a wild-card spot. The Mets will play a Milwaukee Brewers team that has already locked up its division and will be mostly resting for October.
Which other series are you most excited to watch over the final week?
Passan: There are so many good ones. Orioles-Yankees. Padres-Dodgers. Mets-Brewers. Royals-Braves. But give me the Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros. Seattle has hung around on the periphery of the wild-card race enough to potentially make things interesting. At one point this season, it led the American League West by 10 games. Barring an epic collapse, Houston will win the division — but a sweep by the Mariners could put them in position to salvage a wild-card spot. Regardless of outcome, this is a dream series for fans of starting pitching. Bryce Miller vs. Hunter Brown, Logan Gilbert vs. Framber Valdez and George Kirby vs. Yusei Kikuchi. It doesn’t get a whole lot better than that.
Rogers: Well, it would be quite fun if the Chicago White Sox could somehow avoid setting the record for the most losses in a single season by winning games against the Detroit Tigers this coming weekend — while also preventing the Tigers from making the postseason. If the opposite happens and Detroit sweeps, it will have gone 12-1 against the White Sox — the same record the Royals and Minnesota Twins have against the Sox this season. Chicago’s futility kept the entire AL Central in the playoff race, impacting the playoff chances of other AL teams such as the Boston Red Sox and Mariners. Alas, the Sox are just one loss away from a new record — but that doesn’t necessarily mean they can’t spoil things for the Tigers this weekend.
Schoenfield: The Los Angeles Dodgers host the San Diego Padres to begin the week, and if the Padres can sweep the Dodgers, that will make the final weekend very interesting in the NL West, with the Dodgers at Colorado and the Padres at Arizona. So, advantage L.A. The season-ending series between the Royals and Braves also looms large, with the Royals suddenly seeing their miracle season in jeopardy and Atlanta scrambling to avoid missing the playoffs for the first time since 2017.
Gonzalez: Royals-Braves has a chance to be high drama heading into the regular season’s final three days. The Royals have only a one-game cushion on the Twins — while tied with the Tigers — for a wild-card spot in the AL (they hold the tiebreaker over the Tigers but not the Twins). The Braves are one game back in the NL. There is nothing more fun than a final series with high stakes, and that’s exactly what could play out with these two teams beginning Friday.
Now that Shohei Ohtani has already eclipsed the 50/50 mark, what will his final home run and stolen base totals be?
Passan: Let’s try 56 home runs and 58 stolen bases. When Ohtani goes on a heater like this, he can pile up numbers in bunches. Every time he’s on via a walk or hit, he should run — carefully, of course, with the postseason around the corner, but with intent, knowing he’s probably never again going to have the bandwidth to pitch, hit and swipe bags. So, if all we have left is a week of Ohtani, stolen base maestro, the denouement should be representative of the rest of his incredible season.
Rogers: I’ll make a very unscientific guess and say he slows down a little on the bases as he preps for the postseason. An injury now would be devastating. But he’ll hit two more home runs and still swipe three additional bases — but no more than that. So 55/58 is my prediction.
Schoenfield: I, too, thought he would slow down on the bases after getting to 50, but nope. And considering he might hit, I don’t know, half a dozen home runs in the final series in Colorado, I’m tempted to say 60/60. But I’ll go with 56 home runs and 60 stolen bases.
Gonzalez: My guess — given that the Dodgers will probably earn a bye and will certainly do everything they can to keep their players fresh heading into the division series, given what happened these past two years — is that Ohtani will play every remaining game. If he does, he’ll play three games against a Padres team that does a very good job preventing stolen bases and three games in the thin air of Colorado, a playpen for the game’s best power hitters. So let’s go with four more homers and two more steals to make him 57/57. Side note: If you don’t think he’s eyeing the home run race with Aaron Judge, you haven’t been paying close enough attention to Ohtani’s career.
Which other individual player achievement are you watching most closely this week?
Passan: Can Judge backdoor the Triple Crown? He is going to win the AL home run crown. He is going to win the AL RBI crown — and will almost certainly be the first hitter in 15 years with at least 140 RBIs. Batting average is the potential bugaboo. He’s currently 11 points behind Bobby Witt Jr. — and trails Vladimir Guerrero Jr. as well. Judge is the AL MVP regardless of whether he can pull off this particular feat, but doing so would only add to the greatness of an already all-time season.
Rogers: Call me old school — or just old — but is the NL really going to have only one batter hit .300 or better? After all the rule changes, including eliminating the shift and introducing a pitch clock so that pitchers throw quicker, MLB still has a hitting problem. If Marcell Ozuna (.306) drops below .300 and Trea Turner (.298) doesn’t jump above it, it’ll leave Padres star Luis Arraez as the lone .300 hitter in the NL. Ugh.
Schoenfield: Chris Sale and Tarik Skubal are both closing in on the pitching Triple Crown — wins, ERA and strikeouts, last accomplished in a full season in 2011, when Justin Verlander and Clayton Kershaw both did it (Shane Bieber did it in the shortened 2020 season). The strikeout races are close: Sale leads Dylan Cease by five, and Skubal leads Cole Ragans by four. That would be fun. But let me just go back to Ohtani here for a minute: He has 383 total bases, so he has a great shot at 400. The last players to reach 400 did so in 2001, and the last player outside of the 1997-2001 PED window was Jim Rice in 1978.
Gonzalez: I’ll cheat a little and say there are actually three players I’m watching closely heading into the final week: Jackson Merrill, Jackson Chourio and Paul Skenes. Yep, the NL Rookie of the Year race is still that close. Chourio might be a distant third at this point, but given he’s a 20-year-old who has helped carry a Brewers offense that has no business being this good, he’ll probably get some love from the voters regardless. Merrill and Skenes, meanwhile, could come down to the final days.
The Yankees, Dodgers, Phillies, Brewers and Guardians have all clinched playoff spots, but what are you looking for in their last week of regular-season games?
Passan: I want to know how teams will line up their postseason rotations. Beyond Gerrit Cole, whom does New York go with in Games 2-4 of the division series? Zack Wheeler is clearly the Phillies’ No. 1. How does manager Rob Thomson order Aaron Nola, Cristopher Sanchez (whose home-road splits are profoundly different) and Ranger Suarez? After Freddy Peralta, do the Brewers go with Tobias Myers ahead of Frankie Montas and Colin Rea — and if they’re in a three-game wild-card series, which of those three doesn’t get a start? Tanner Bibee will start Game 1 for Cleveland. Beyond that, Ben Lively has been the most consistent all year, Gavin Williams has the best stuff, Matt Boyd has the best peripherals and Joey Cantillo has performed the best over the past two weeks.
Rogers: In a year of immense parity, getting a bye and home-field advantage seems more paramount than ever. Any edge could make the difference in October. All of that will be determined this week. How these teams navigate those desires — combined with keeping their pitchers healthy and ready for the following week — will be interesting to watch.
Schoenfield: Of those teams, the Dodgers are the most interesting here: Who the heck is going to be in the playoff rotation after Jack Flaherty and Yoshinobu Yamamoto? Manager Dave Roberts is just begging to see something from Walker Buehler or Landon Knack. But I think that’s why it’s most important for the Dodgers to avoid the wild-card series: They need one of their top starters ready to go in Game 1 of the division series and will appreciate having a fresh bullpen for that series as well.
Gonzalez: It’s not just the starting-pitching depth that’s a concern for the Dodgers — the two guys they thought they could count on, Flaherty and Yamamoto, haven’t been all that good lately. Flaherty has given up a combined seven runs on 10 hits and six walks in nine innings against the Braves and Miami Marlins his past two times out. Yamamoto, meanwhile, didn’t make it into the fourth inning against the lowly Colorado Rockies on Sunday, recording nine outs and allowing eight baserunners. They’ll each have one more turn through the rotation before things get real.
Which player from a non-playoff team are you making sure to watch one more time before the season ends?
Passan: Over the past month, Oakland Athletics outfielder Lawrence Butler has been one of the five best hitters in baseball. Since the All-Star break, he has been one of the top 10. It’s appalling that fans in Oakland won’t get to watch him blossom with Brent Rooker, JJ Bleday, Jacob Wilson, Zack Gelof, Shea Langeliers, Tyler Soderstrom and the soon-to-arrive Nick Kurtz and Henry Bolte. That’s got a chance to be a winning core, and as Oakland celebrates the A’s while lamenting their owner this week, it would be nice for Butler to send the fans off with good memories.
Rogers: Selfishly, Kyle Hendricks of the Chicago Cubs. After 11 seasons in the majors, he’s likely to make his last start with the only big league team he has known. That should come this weekend against the Cincinnati Reds — probably Saturday — and then Hendricks will become a free agent for the first time in his career. There might be people in the league who are his equal when it comes to kindness and respect for fans, media and the game itself, but it would be hard to find a player who surpasses him in any of those areas. And when he leaves, the Cubs will not have any players remaining from their 2016 championship team.
Schoenfield: Skenes started on Sunday and lowered his ERA to 1.99, and he’s going to get one final start to cap off his remarkable rookie season. But the one game I know I’ll check in on will be the Athletics’ home finale on Thursday afternoon. Fans in Oakland deserved better than this ending after so many years of rich baseball history and epic moments — including four World Series titles — so let’s hope the A’s deliver one last win in Oakland.
Gonzalez: Julio Rodriguez has had mostly a miserable season for a Mariners team that is merely on the fringes of contention heading into the final week — but he’s finally starting to turn it on, OPS’ing 1.294 and hitting five home runs over his past nine games. Perhaps it’s too late to sneak the Mariners into the playoffs, but when Rodriguez is right, he’s as good as anyone. We’ve missed seeing it.
Just like that, the 2024-25 MLB hot stove has kicked off! We had a trade just one day after the Los Angeles Dodgers hoisted the World Series championship trophy.
All eyes this winter were on the top free agent, young slugger Juan Soto, who left the New York Yankees for a record contract with the New York Mets. But he’s not the only one who will make a splash in the market.
Which teams will go all-in to contend for a 2025 World Series title? Where will other top free agents such as Pete Alonso and Alex Bregman land? And who will make the trades and deals that have everyone buzzing?
Below is a running list of notable transactions and updates from throughout the MLB offseason.
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Notable MLB offseason transactions
Jan. 28
Dodgers sign All-Star reliever Yates
Right-handed reliever Kirby Yates and the Los Angeles Dodgers are in agreement on a one-year, $13 million contract, sources tell ESPN. Can get up to $14M with 55 games pitched. Grade »
Jan. 26
Cubs trade for veteran reliever Pressly
The Chicago Cubs are finalizing a trade to acquire closer Ryan Pressly from the Houston Astros, pending medical review, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Story » | Grade »
Jan. 23
Braves land All-Star outfielder in Profar
Outfielder Jurickson Profar and the Atlanta Braves are finalizing a three-year, $42 million contract, sources tell ESPN.
Jan. 20
Blue Jays add Santander to outfield
The Toronto Blue Jays and outfielder Anthony Santander are in agreement on a five-year contract worth $92.5 million, giving the team one of the best hitters available this offseason after failed attempts to land a marquee free agent in recent years. Story » | Grade »
Jan. 19
Dodgers nab Scott for bullpen
The Los Angeles Dodgers have added left-hander Tanner Scott, arguably the best relief pitcher on the free agent market, agreeing to terms on a four-year, $72 million contract, sources told ESPN on Sunday. Story » | Grade »
Jan. 17
Japanese ace Sasaki picks Dodgers
Roki Sasaki, the prized Japanese pitching prospect who has had scouts drooling over his potential since high school, has chosen the Los Angeles Dodgers as his major league team, he announced on Instagram on Friday. Story » | Grade »
Jan. 16
Winker returns to Mets on one-year deal
Outfielder Jesse Winker and the New York Mets have agreed on a one-year deal, a source confirmed to ESPN amid multiple reports Thursday. Story »
Jan. 10
Blue Jays sign top reliever Hoffman
The Toronto Blue Jays announced they have signed right-handed reliever Jeff Hoffman to a three-year, $33 million deal. Story » | Grade »
Jan. 7
Giants add Verlander on one-year deal
Right-hander Justin Verlander and the San Francisco Giants are in agreement on a one-year, $15 million contract, sources told ESPN on Tuesday, continuing the future Hall of Famer’s career at age 42 in one of the pitcher-friendliest stadiums in baseball. Story » | Grade »
Jan. 6
Reds acquire Lux in trade with Dodgers
The Cincinnati Reds acquired infielder Gavin Lux from the Los Angeles Dodgers for a draft pick and an outfield prospect, the teams announced Monday, adding another prime-age hitter to a team that hopes to ascend in the National League Central this season. Story » | Grades »
Royals bring back pitcher Lorenzen
Right-hander Michael Lorenzen and the Kansas City Royals agreed on a one-year, $7 million contract, sources told ESPN. Story » | Grade »
Jan. 3
Dodgers land star KBO infielder
The Los Angeles Dodgers are in agreement with Korean infielder Hyeseong Kim on a 3-year, $12.5 million contract, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday. Story » | Grade »
Dec. 30
Nats sign Bell to one-year deal
The Washington Nationals have agreed to terms with first baseman Josh Bell on a one-year contract worth $6 million, according to multiple reports. Story »
Dec. 29
Cubs and Marlins swap infielders
The Chicago Cubs acquired utility man Vidal Bruján on Sunday, sending first baseman Matt Mervis to the Miami Marlins in a swap of former top-100 prospects. Story »
Dec. 28
Burnes joins D-backs on $210 million deal
Right-hander Corbin Burnes and the Arizona Diamondbacks are in agreement on a six-year, $210 million contract, sources confirmed to ESPN. Story » | Grade »
Dec. 27
Dodgers bring back All-Star outfielder Hernandez
Outfielder Teoscar Hernández and the Los Angeles Dodgers are in agreement on a three-year, $66 million contract, sources told ESPN. Story » | Grade »
Tigers add Torres to infield on one-year deal
Infielder Gleyber Torres and the Detroit Tigers are in agreement on a one-year, $15 million contract, sources tell ESPN. Story » | Grade »
Dec. 23
McCutchen returns to the Pirates
Veteran slugger Andrew McCutchen is returning to the Pittsburgh Pirates, the team announced on social media. Story »
Buehler, Red Sox agree to 1-year deal
Right-hander Walker Buehler and the Boston Red Sox are in agreement on a one-year, $21.05 million contract, sources told ESPN, sending the pitcher who secured the final out of the World Series this year to a team loading up on starting pitching as it pivots toward contention. Story » | Grade »
Rangers add veteran bat Pederson
Outfielder Joc Pederson and the Texas Rangers are in agreement on a contract pending a physical, sources tell ESPN. Story » | Grade »
Manaea returns to Mets on three-year deal
Left-hander Sean Manaea and the New York Mets are in agreement on a three-year, $75 million contract, sources told ESPN. Story » | Grade »
Dec. 22
Phillies bolster rotation with trade for Luzardo
The Philadelphia Phillies have acquired left-handed starter Jesus Luzardo from the Miami Marlins for two prospects, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN. Story » | Grades »
Nationals land 1B Lowe in trade with Rangers
The Washington Nationals on Sunday acquired first baseman Nathaniel Lowe from the Texas Rangers in exchange for lefty reliever Robert Garcia. Story » | Grades »
Dec. 21
Guardians trade Naylor to D-backs, sign Santana
The Cleveland Guardians traded first baseman Josh Naylor to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday and quickly replaced him, with sources telling ESPN that they agreed to a one-year, $12 million contract with free agent Carlos Santana, bringing him back for his third stint with the team. Story » | Grades »
Goldschmidt, Yankees agree on 1-year deal
First baseman Paul Goldschmidt and the New York Yankees are in agreement on a one-year, $12.5 million contract, sources told ESPN, pairing the former National League MVP and seven-time All-Star with the American League champion in the midst of a significant overhaul. Story » | Grade »
Dec. 20
Astros bring Walker to Houston
The Houston Astros and free-agent first baseman Christian Walker have agreed to a three-year, $60 million contract, sources confirmed to ESPN amid multiple reports. Story » | Grade »
Yanks ship Trevino to Reds for Cruz, Jackson
The New York Yankees traded catcher Jose Trevino to the Cincinnati Reds for right-hander Fernando Cruz and catcher Alex Jackson, the teams announced Friday. Story »
Red Sox add rotation arm
Left-hander Patrick Sandoval and the Boston Red Sox are in agreement on a two-year, $18.25 million contract, sources tell ESPN. Story »
A’s land veteran infielder
Gio Urshela is in agreement with the Athletics on a major league contract, sources confirm to ESPN. Story »
Dec. 19
Phillies bolster outfield with Kepler
Outfielder Max Kepler and the Philadelphia Phillies are in agreement on a one-year, $10 million contract, pending a physical, sources tell ESPN. Story »
Dec. 17
Yankees land Bellinger in trade with Cubs
OF/1B Cody Bellinger has been traded from the Chicago Cubs to the New York Yankees for right-handed reliever Cody Poteet, sources tell ESPN. (New York will also receive cash considerations.) Story » | Grades »
Dec. 16
O’s, Sugano agree on 1-year, $13M deal
Right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano and the Baltimore Orioles have agreed to a contract, the team announced Monday night, uniting one of the most successful Japanese pitchers of his generation with a team in need of rotation help. The deal is for one year and $13 million, sources told ESPN. Story »
Dec. 14
A’s acquire lefty Springs from Rays
The Athletics are acquiring left-hander Jeffrey Springs in a six-player trade with the Tampa Bay Rays, the team announced Saturday, continuing their push toward contention with a significant increase in their payroll as they head into their first season in Sacramento. Story » | Grades »
Dec. 13
Cubs land three-time All-Star Tucker in deal with Astros
The Chicago Cubs are acquiring Houston Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker in exchange for third baseman Isaac Paredes, pitcher Hayden Wesneski and prospect Cam Smith, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Story » | Grades »
Yankees get All-Star closer Williams from Milwaukee
The New York Yankees are acquiring closer Devin Williams from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for left-hander Nestor Cortes, infield prospect Caleb Durbin and cash considerations, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Story » | Grades »
Dec. 11
Loáisiga returns to Yankees
Right-handed pitcher Jonathan Loáisiga and the Yankees have agreed on a one-year contract with a team option for 2026, a source tells ESPN. Story »
Red Sox trading for Crochet
The Boston Red Sox are acquiring left-hander Garrett Crochet in a trade with the Chicago White Sox for four highly-regarded prospects, sources tell ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Story »
Dec. 10
Marlins, Rangers agree to trade for Jake Burger
The Texas Rangers have agreed to a trade for power-hitting corner infielder Jake Burger, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. In exchange, the Miami Marlins will receive two shortstop prospects, Echedry Vargas and Max Acosta, and a young left-handed starting pitcher in Brayan Mendoza. Story » | Grades »
Eovaldi returning to the Rangers
Right-hander Nathan Eovaldi and the Texas Rangers are in agreement on a three-year, $75 million contract, sources tell ESPN. Story » | Grade »
Guardians and Blue Jays complete trade
The Toronto Blue Jays are finalizing a trade to acquire three-time Gold Glove-winning second baseman Andres Gimenez from the Cleveland Guardians, sources tell ESPN. Story » | Grades »
Yankees land Fried on $218 million contract
Left-hander Max Fried and the New York Yankees are in agreement on a eight-year, $218 million contract, pending physical, sources tell ESPN. It is the largest guarantee in baseball history for a left-handed pitcher. Story » | Grade »
Blue Jays sign pitcher Garcia
The Toronto Blue Jays and right-hander Yimi Garcia are in agreement on a two-year, $15 million contract, a source told ESPN on Tuesday. Story »
Dec. 9
Phillies add Romano to bullpen
Closer Jordan Romano and the Philadelphia Phillies are in agreement on a free agent contract, pending physical, sources tell ESPN. Romano was nontendered by Toronto earlier this offseason. Story » | Grade »
Dec. 8
Mets sign Soto for MLB record $765 million
Superstar outfielder Juan Soto and the New York Mets are in agreement on a 15-year, $765 million contract, sources tell ESPN. It is the largest deal in professional sports history. Story » | Grade »
Conforto joins Dodgers on $17 million deal
Outfielder Michael Conforto joined the Dodgers on a one-year deal. Story » | Grade »
Dec. 7
Giants, Adames agree on 7 years, $182M
Shortstop Willy Adames and the San Francisco Giants are in agreement on a seven-year, $182 million contract, the largest outlay in franchise history, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Story » | Grade »
O’s land O’Neill
Outfielder Tyler O’Neill and the Baltimore Orioles are in agreement on a three-year, $49.5 million contract, a source told ESPN, filling a void created by the free agency of slugging outfielder Anthony Santander. Story » | Grade »
Dec. 6
Mets sign Holmes … as a starter
Right-hander Clay Holmes and the New York Mets are in agreement on a three-year, $38 million contract with an opt-out after the second year, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Friday night. Story » | Grade »
Rays add catcher Jansen
Catcher Danny Jansen and the Tampa Bay Rays are in agreement on a one-year, $8.5 million contract that includes a mutual option for a second season, sources tell ESPN.
Dec. 5
A’s sign Severino to franchise-record contract
Right-hander Luis Severino and the Athletics are in agreement on a three-year, $67 million free agent contract that is the largest guarantee in the franchise’s history, sources told ESPN. Story » | Grade »
Dec. 3
Red Sox add Chapman to bullpen
Left-handed reliever Aroldis Chapman and the Boston Red Sox are in agreement on a one-year, $10.75 million contract, pending physical, sources tell ESPN. Story » | Grade »
Dec. 2
Cubs sign pitcher Boyd to two-year deal
The Chicago Cubs have added Matthew Boyd to their rotation in their first big offseason move, agreeing to a $29 million, two-year contract with the veteran left-hander, sources confirmed to ESPN. Story » | Grade »
Mets add to rotation with Montas signing
Right-hander Frankie Montas and the New York Mets are in agreement on a two-year, $34 million contract, sources told ESPN. Story » | Grade »
Nov. 26
Dodgers make splash with Snell signing
Left-hander Blake Snell and the Los Angeles Dodgers are in agreement on a five-year, $182 million contract, pending physical, sources tell ESPN. Story » | Grade »
Nov. 25
Angels add to rotation in yet another move
Left-handed starter Yusei Kikuchi is in agreement with the Los Angeles Angels on a three-year, $63 million contract, sources confirmed to ESPN on Monday. Story » | Grade »
Nov. 22
Royals trade for position players
The Kansas City Royals traded right-handed pitcher Brady Singer to the Cincinnati Reds for infielder Jonathan India and outfielder Joey Wiemer, the teams announced on Friday. Story » | Grades »
Nov. 20
Cubs add reliever in deal with Guardians
The Chicago Cubs are acquiring right-handed reliever Eli Morgan in a trade with the Cleveland Guardians, sources tell ESPN.
Nov. 19
Mets get outfield help in deal with Rays
The New York Mets have acquired outfielder Jose Siri from the Tampa Bay Rays for reliever Eric Orze. Story »
Nov. 18
Martinez accepts qualifying offer to stay with Reds
Right-hander Nick Martinez accepted the Cincinnati Reds‘ $21.05 million qualifying offer, multiple outlets reported Monday. Story »
Nov. 14
Angels sign infielder Newman to one-year deal
The Los Angeles Angels and infielder Kevin Newman agreed to a one-year $2.5 million contract with a club option for 2026, the team announced . Story »
Red Sox add reliever Wilson
Left-hander Justin Wilson and the Boston Red Sox have agreed to a $2.25 million, one-year contract, according to multiple reports. Story »
Nov. 12
Angels sign d’Arnaud to two-year deal
Catcher Travis d’Arnaud and the Los Angeles Angels are in agreement on a two-year, $12 million contract. Story » | Grade »
Nov. 6
Hedges returns to Guardians on one-year deal
Catcher Austin Hedges and the Cleveland Guardians are in agreement on a one-year contract, sources tell ESPN. Story »
Angels add veteran arm to rotation
Kyle Hendricks is in agreement with the Los Angeles Angels on a one-year, $2.5 million deal, sources tell ESPN. Story » | Grade »
Nov. 3
Royals re-sign Wacha to 3-year deal
Right-hander Michael Wacha and the Kansas City Royals are in agreement on a three-year, $51 million contract, sources tell ESPN. The deal includes a club option and can max out at four years, $72 million. Story » | Grade »
Oct. 31
Braves make first splash of offseason
The Atlanta Braves are trading outfielder Jorge Soler to the Los Angeles Angels and will receive right-hander Griffin Canning, sources tell ESPN. Story » | Grade »
Key MLB offseason dates
Dec. 9-12: Winter meetings in Dallas, Texas
Dec. 11: Rule 5 draft
Jan. 9: Deadline for teams and arbitration-eligible players to submit salary figures
End of January: Arbitration hearings begin
Feb. 22: Spring training games begin
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