Free agency is here to stay, but the ability for clubs to spend whatever they want on players may not be. Illustration: Kelsea Petersen / The Athletic; John Zimmerman, Mitchell Layton, Bettman / Getty ...

Why does baseball free agency matter so much? Over the last dozen years covering the sport, I’ve developed a model for figuring out how much a player should be worth on the open market. Sometimes I ...

Nearly two months into Major League Baseball's free agency period, plenty of elite talent remains ‒ though the overall depth available has been significantly hollowed out. Most significantly, a run on ...

MLB free agency 2025-26 hasn’t been quite as active as everyone hoped, with many of the top MLB free agents still available as Christmas Day nears. There’s still plenty of time for big signings to ...

The New York Yankees may be a "fully operational Death Star," but they're not acting like it. Thus far this MLB offseason, New York has re-signed left-hander Ryan Yarbrough, infielder Amed Rosario and ...

Zac Gallen enters MLB free agency after his worst season, raising questions about value. False rumors linked him to the Cubs, but Gallen took opportunity to share personal milestone. Despite struggles ...

The Mets lost two of this winter’s most prized free agents, Edwin Diaz and Pete Alonso, over the span of 24 hours at the winter meetings. So with president of baseball ops David Stearns tasked with ...

If you were a New York Mets fan hoping for the front office to take the roster to the next level at the 2025 MLB Winter Meetings, you were left with much to be desired — and painful punches of ...

The 2025 MLB winter meetings are over, and there were plenty of big takeaways with some of the biggest names off the board in a few days. The jewel of the offseason didn't sign anywhere. Whoever ...

One of the offseason's top free-agent starters is heading back to San Diego. Right-hander Michael King and the Padres have agreed to a three-year contract worth $75 million, reports MLB.com. King can ...

Another day, another free-agency blow for the Mets. Robert Suarez, one of the top relievers on the market, has agreed to a three-year, $45 million contract with the rival Braves, the team announced.