2025 Top 50 MLB Free Agents  —  Welcome to the offseason.  As is customary, FanGraphs' annual top 50 free agent rankings come following the World Series.  In recent years, we've rotated through the writers principally responsible for the list - first Dave Cameron, then Kiley McDaniel, Craig Edwards, and, more recently, me.

Is it Vlad Guerrero or bust for critical Blue Jays off-season?  It sure feels like it  —  For the Toronto Blue Jays, it's Vlad Guerrero Jr. or bust.  —  STORY CONTINUES BELOW  —  This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. … Play Video

Rankings, contract projections for top 50 MLB free agents  —  Welcome to the MLB offseason!  It's time to rank the top players in the 2024-25 free agent class and project how much money they'll get this winter.  —  Let's start with a quick rundown of what you need to know about these rankings …

Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani has shoulder surgery after dislocation  —  Shohei Ohtani underwent shoulder surgery Tuesday to repair a labrum tear sustained during the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced, adding that they expect him to be ready for spring training.

Cincinnati Reds tag RHP Nick Martinez with $21 million qualifying offer  —  SAN ANTONIO - The Cincinnati Reds have decided to make a qualifying offer to free agent pitcher Nick Martinez, assuring draft pick compensation if he declines the offer and signs with another team.

Red Sox make Nick Pivetta qualifying offer, pass on Tyler O'Neill as we start to see how Craig Breslow will shift roster  —  SAN ANTONIO - Surprise!  As baseball executives filtered into San Antonio for the start of the GM Meetings - a sort of formal kickoff to the offseason …

Dick Allen, Dave Parker, Luis Tiant on Hall of Fame's classic era committee ballot  —  COOPERSTOWN, N,Y.  — Dick Allen, Dave Parker and Luis Tiant are among eight men on the ballot for the baseball Hall of Fame's classic era committee that meets Dec. 8 at the winter meetings in Dallas.

Sources: Royals retain Michael Wacha on 3-year, $51M deal  —  Right-hander Michael Wacha and the Kansas City Royals agreed on a three-year, $51 million contract that includes a fourth-year club option and can max out at $72 million, sources told ESPN.  —  The Royals announced the deal Sunday but did not disclose terms.

Only Juan Soto can decide if his future is with the Yankees  —  LESS THAN A year ago, the New York Yankees acquired Juan Soto, with outfielder Trent Grisham, from the San Diego Padres for five players headlined by right-hander Michael King.  It was a hefty haul for one guaranteed season that became a bargain.

14 first-timers highlight 2024 Gold Glove winners  —  The 2024 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards were announced Sunday night on ESPN, with first-timers once again stealing the show.  —  This year's group of winners featured 14 first-time Gold Glovers, tied with 2022 for the most in a single season.

Inside the Cubs' plan to get back into the playoffs: More analytics and fewer scouts  —  CHICAGO — One day before the last game of another lost season by the Chicago Cubs, Aerosmith's “Sweet Emotion” blasted over the Wrigley Field sound system as a crowd of 38,180 gave pending free agent Kyle Hendricks a loud standing ovation.

Sunday Best: All my Giannis-and-Jokić-dominated latest from the NBA grapevine  —  The states of their respective franchises — and the stark differences between how we discuss their futures — carry our latest around-the-league notebook  —  Around-the-NBA notes on a Sunday?

Sources: MLB finds prospect linked to Padres falsified age  —  A Major League Baseball investigation recently found a top teenage prospect in the Dominican Republic who had verbally agreed to sign with the San Diego Padres falsified his paperwork and is 5 years older than previously believed …