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- I assume you’ve heard about Kyle Tucker’s new team already. Mike Axisa breaks down the specifics of the deal.
- Ken Rosenthal analyzes what Tucker’s signing means for the Dodgers, Mets and Blue Jays. (The Athletic sub. req.)
- Bob Nightengale comes out and says it: The Dodgers are the Evil Empire.
- Will Leitch has five takeaways from Tucker’s signing with the Dodgers.
- Gabe Lacques has the four “stunning” things about the Tucker deal.
- R.J. Anderson has winners and losers on the Tucker deal with the Dodgers.
- Bradford Doolittle grades the Dodgers’ signing of Tucker and gives them an “A-”.
- The Angels, Rays and Reds made a three-way trade. Outfielder Josh Lowe goes to the Angels, infielder Gavin Lux goes to the Rays and reliever Brock Burke goes to Cincinnati.
- Another former Cub has a new home. Utility man Willi Castro signs with the Rockies for two years and $12.8 million.
- The Diamondbacks have signed right-handed reliever Taylor Clarke to a one year, $1.5 million deal.
- Davy Andrews evaluates the Red Sox signing of lefty Ranger Suárez.
- Jordan Schusterman offers his take on the Red Sox now that Suárez is in the fold.
- Jen McCaffrey looks at where the Red Sox go from here now that Suárez is in the fold. (The Athletic sub. req.)
- Michael Baumann looks at how the Red Sox can navigate having too many pitchers and not enough infielders.
- A look at the possible trade market for second basemen, including Nico Hoerner. Cubs MLB dot com beat writer Jordan Bastian reiterates that the Cubs are highly unlikely to deal Hoerner, no matter what the other writers say.
- Kiri Oler evaluates the Yankees trade for former Marlins pitcher David Weathers.
- Jordan Schusterman calls the deal that sent third baseman Nolan Arenado to Arizona as a win for the Diamondbacks.
- It’s just the day for former Cubs to find new teams. The Twins claimed utility Vidal Bruján from the Braves off of waivers.
- Alden Gonzalez has a mid-winter update on the National League West teams. This was written before Tucker announced his decision.
- Jeff Passan has offseason winners and teams that still have work to do.
- Jake Mintz looks at where the Phillies stand right now.
- Brian McTaggart has five questions for the Phillies.
- The 2026 International Signing Period is now open. Jesse Borek has a look at the top international prospects who signed yesterday.
- Eric Longenhagen has a more broad overview of the signing period.
- Thomas Harrington wonders how the upcoming ABS challenge system will work with Juan Soto, who knows the strike zone better than anyone.
- Jayson Stark shares and explains his Hall of Fame ballot. (The Athletic sub. req.)
- He may have retired at the end of 2025, but Clayton Kershaw has agreed to pitch for Team USA in the upcoming World Baseball Classic. Kershaw has always wanted to play in the WBC, but it has never worked out before.
- Kershaw admits he’s in there for garbage time innings and when asked about pitching to Shohei Ohtani, replied “I think something will have gone terribly wrong if I have to pitch against Team Japan.”
- Kelsie Heneghan has 11 of the most popular minor league caps from 2025.
- And finally, you may remember that Angels prospect Rio Foster was badly injured in a car accident this past September. Sam Blum reports on Foster’s health struggles and how he’s looking at losing his health insurance if the Angels release him next month. (The Athletic sub. req.) His mother doesn’t know how to pay for his care if he loses his insurance. Other teams have signed players in similar situations to minor league deals so they can keep their insurance, but the Angels have been noncommittal so far.
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