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Happy Wednesday, everyone. Two big things will be guiding our news roundups over the coming weeks: free agency, which should begin to heat up soon, and also the looming labor dispute between MLB and MLBPA, which was dealt an interesting blow today that we’ll delve into more shortly.
We’ll also take a look at the new choice for the Mariners’ manager, potential trade targets, and why the heck is Pat Murphy apologizing?
All that and more below, so let’s just jump right into it.
- Ben Clemens shares FanGraphs’ top 50 free agents for 2027.
- Thomas Harrigan breaks down all the 2027 option decisions.
- Daniel Kramer reports that Jason Kanzler will be the new Mariners manager.
- Checking in on all the newest hot stove rumors. (MLB)
- Here are the top trade targets of the offseason according to Karl Rasmussen.
- Jim Bowden assesses the biggest needs for all 30 MLB teams. (The Athletic subscription required.)
- Direct from MLB. This will certainly go well.
- Here’s more information on the delayed salary cap from Evan Drellich. (The Athletic subscription required.)
- Davy Andrews gets into the season’s pitching superlatives, starting with velocity, then moving onto, well, movement.
- Who are the best available bats on the free agent market? Thomas Harrigan looks at the top seven.
- The top 12 moments of the 2026 postseason. Story by Nick Selbe.
- Tom Verducci explains how the Rays’ home stadium helped the Brewers win the World Series.
- The MLBPA already has something to say about the new cap proposal.
- Jay Jaffe breaks down the big names on the Contemporary Era Hall of Fame ballot.
- Theo DeRosa shares who the finalists are for all the major season awards.
- Karl Rasmussen offers one offseason move every AL team should make (but won’t).
- Kiley McDaniel ranks contract projections and likely free agency moves.
- Pat Murphy apologized for his anti-Yankees comments during the Brewers’ World Series celebrations.(ESPN)
- Ken Rosenthal explains how the Angels could be on the cusp of a renaissance. (The Athletic subscription required.)
- In less stressful news, outfielders are getting better!
And tomorrow will be a better day than today, Buster. Make it so.
