MLB rumors continue to dominate the headlines following this year’s MLB Winter Meetings in Orlando, where several player agents floated one of the more surprising offseason ideas in recent memory.
It's the offseason, and it feels like a very important one for the Cincinnati Reds, who are looking to make it back to the postseason for the second consecutive year in 2026 for the first time since they made it in 2012 and 2013.
The MLB winter meetings are about to begin, and a bold prediction from an insider has the New York Yankees making a surprising move for a reliever in town.
The looming Winter Meetings mean more ideal landing spots are being named. For the Atlanta Braves, they’re deemed a fit, not just to sign an All-Star starting pitcher long term, but to get him back to his high-caliber ways.
The MLB Winter Meetings are set to kick off in a couple of days, which should — hopefully — jumpstart the offseason and spark a flurry of free-agent and trade activity.
The stars were out in full force during the 2025 World Series. From Max Scherzer in Toronto to Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, and of course, Shohei Ohtani, in Los Angeles, there was no shortage of the game's best under the brightest lights.
When a baseball trade is made, it's often difficult to tell right away which team won the deal. One side may have gotten the better player or more talent on paper, but it's impossible to predict the future and know how the trade will actually play out on the field.
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates desperately need hitters to make their 2026 season a competitive one and they could go after one of the best of this generation in free agency.
The Athletic | Jim Bowden: ($) After this week’s GM meetings in Las Vegas, some of the Yankees’ offseason priorities are coming into focus. Perhaps most
The Athletic's Jim Bowden named the Los Angeles Dodgers as a potential landing spot for All-Star closing pitcher Edwin Diaz this offseason. Diaz opted out of the final couple of seasons of his contract with the New York Mets after the conclusion of the World Series, and will test the free agency market this winter.
The New York Mets know they have to upgrade their starting rotation this winter and there are a lot of avenues to do so. While the free agent market has
The Athletic | Jim Bowden: (subscription required) Every year, the early days of November bring out a veritable deluge of offseason breakdowns and predictions.
America's favorite pastime has more memorable performances than any sport. As such, figuring out which pitchers had the best seasons ever is no easy task.
The Baltimore Orioles will have some work to do this offseason if they plan on returning to the MLB postseason next year. Of the improvements the team needs to make, starting pitching sticks out as a glaring need.
The San Diego Padres are in the market for a starting pitcher this offseason, and are missing an elite left-hander to slot into their rotation. The Athletic's Jim Bowden believes the Friars can solve their problem in free agency by pursuing the best starting pitcher on the market, the Houston Astros' Framber Valdez.
After a historically bad 2025 season, the Colorado Rockies are looking for upgrades anywhere on the roster, in the lineup, in the rotation, or in the bullpen.
I’ve been looking for the right time to write about Japanese righty Tatsuya Imai ever since seeing Lance Brozdowski’s breakdown of his “wrong way” slider (5:35 mark, clip below), and now I’ve got it.
What are the Twins going to do this offseason? Not to put the cart before the horse (the Twins still have to hire a manager), but there are some free agents who might catch the front office's attention if they're allowed to spend any money this winter.
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates had a strong bullpen in 2025, but could bolster it with one free agent signing from a divisional rival for 2026. Jim Bowden of The Athletic named Cincinnati Reds right-handed relief pitcher Emilio Pagán as the 33rd best free agent amongst the 50 he ranked.
The Boston Red Sox have been the subject of so much speculation over the last few weeks. Unfortunately, we're going to have to wait a while before we start to see real moves.
The Arizona Diamondbacks face an intriguing offseason. In terms of needs that must be addressed, pitching is the most glaring issue present on the roster.
Jim Bowden of The Athletic, a former MLB general manager, expects the Philadelphia Phillies to make offseason trades. Bowden ranked Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm as the ninth most likely player to be moved this offseason.
The Athletic's Jim Bowden ranked the Los Angeles Angels 17th out of the 18 teams who missed out on the postseason in terms of who is best positioned for the 2026 season, only ahead of the Colorado Rockies.
The Braves farm system has been dragged by prospect evaluators for several years now, but that hasn’t stopped it from producing high level talent, including this season.
The consensus among MLB insiders is that the Braves will wait until the offseason to make sweeping changes to their roster, which does make some sense.
The Boston Red Sox had a few picks on night one of the 2025 MLB Draft. They picked two players inside the top 35, with picks at 15 and 34. After taking two pitchers, Boston drew a lot of attention from a former general manager.
Despite returning nearly every bat from a lineup that has an argument for the greatest offense in baseball history from a couple of seasons ago, the Braves are rarely talked about among the best lineups ahead of the 2025 campaign.