The hot stove has finally begun to heat up. Within the last week Bo Bichette (Mets), Alex Bregman (Cubs), Ranger Suárez (Red Sox), Kyle Tucker (Dodgers), and others signed. Nolan Arenado (Diamondbacks) was finally traded as well. There are still more than a few top free agents available, however. Here now are Saturday’s hot stove rumors….
The rich have once again gotten richer. On Thursday night, the Los Angeles Dodgers and top-ranked free agent Kyle Tucker agreed to a massive four-year contract worth $240 million. There are a modest $30 million in deferrals, per The Athletic, broken down into $10 million per year from 2027-29, as well as a $64 million…
Throughout the offseason the CBS Sports MLB experts will bring you a weekly Batting Around roundtable, breaking down pretty much anything. The latest news, a historical question, thoughts about the future of baseball, all sorts of stuff. Last week we debated Freddy Peralta’s future. This week we’re going to do the same with Bo Bichette….
The National Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2026 induction class will be announced next Tuesday, Jan. 20, and for the second time I had the privilege to vote as a member of the Baseball Writers Association of America. I started an old Blogspot blog about baseball as a hobby way back in 2006 because I was…
This past weekend, the Chicago Cubs made their biggest free-agent splash in quite some time, landing third baseman Alex Bregman with a five-year contract worth $175 million. There are $70 million in deferrals, which push the average annual value down to $31 million or so for competitive balance tax purposes. Money aside, it’s an enormous…
In about a month, spring training camps will open across Arizona and Florida, and the first exhibition games are five weeks from this Friday. The World Baseball Classic begins two weeks after that. There are still a lot of trades and free-agent signings that must take place between now and then though. Here are Tuesday’s…
In about a month, spring training camps will open across Arizona and Florida, and the first exhibition games are five weeks from this Friday. The World Baseball Classic begins two weeks after that. There are still a lot of trades and free-agent signings that must take place between now and then though. Here are Tuesday’s…
Six weeks from Friday, the first Cactus League and Grapefruit League spring training games will be played in Arizona and Florida. Real live baseball isn’t too far away and there is still a lot of offseason business to come between now and then. The top four and five of the top six free agents remain…
Thursday was one of the most important and, frankly, most boring deadlines of the baseball offseason. It was the deadline for teams and their arbitration-eligible players to file salary figures for the 2026 season. The vast majority of players agree to 2026 contracts before the deadline. Only a handful — 18 this year — actually…
Getty Images Throughout the offseason the CBS Sports MLB experts will bring you a weekly Batting Around roundtable, breaking down pretty much anything. The latest news, a historical question, thoughts about the future of baseball, all sorts of stuff. Last week we debated Framber Valdez’s future. This week we’re going to do the same with…
