Happy Friday, everyone! Winter Meetings are over, and we have a big wrap-up of everything that happened, who signed where, and who the winners and losers were this year as we get closer to the end of 2025.
There are some player moves to keep up with, including two players who won’t be heading back to the Mets (and how the Mets messed up with their fan base by posting about season tickets when fan morale was at an all-time low).
There’s plenty more to get to today to keep you informed heading into the weekend, so let’s get right into it.
- Jay Jaffe makes a Hall of Fame case for Dustin Pedroia. He also bundled up his cases for Manny Ramirez and Alex Rodriguez.
- Thomas Harrigan answers all the pressing questions after Winter Meetings.
- Mark Feinsand wraps up everything we learned from Winter Meetings.
- The winners and losers of Winter Meetings. (ESPN)
- The Mets should have read the room when they posted about their season tickets right after losing Pete Alonso and Edwin Diaz. Story by Kristen Wong.
- Congrats to Joe Buck.
- Michael Bauman looks at the deal that sent Pete Alonso to Baltimore.
- Steve Cohen speaks out following Alonso’s move to the Orioles. Story by Eva Geitheim.
- Manny Randhawa determines some alternative options for the Red Sox after they missed out on Kyle Schwarber and Pete Alonso.
- Sonja Chen checks in on Shohei Ohtani’s pitching status for the World Baseball Classic.
- Bradford Doolittle shares that the White Sox won the draft lottery and will pick first in the 2026 draft.
- The New York Post isn’t holding back their feelings about Edwin Diaz leaving the Mets.
- Could the Mets be considering making a big trade to secure Tarik Skubal?
- Speaking of, has a trade of Skubal moved from impossible to “likely” as the postseason proceeds? Story by Ryan Phillips.
- Ryan Phillips shares that the Dodgers are open to trading Tyler Glasnow.
- Zack Meisel looks at the fate of Emmanuel Clase and what will happen from here. (The Athletic subscription required.)
- Some minor league ownership changes. (Here’s a direct Bluesky link for those on Apple News)
And tomorrow will be a better day than today, Buster. Make it so.
