Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman revealed that his team only seriously considered signing Diaz after the Mets brought in Williams. “He was at the top of the list, but starting the offseason we just didn’t think it was that realistic,” Friedman told SportsNet LA on Friday after welcoming Diaz to Los Angeles.

Despite Pete Alonso, Kyle Schwarber, and Robert Suarez being off the market, there are still high-profile free agents available for teams to target, including the prize of this offseason, Kyle Tucker.

ESPN's Buster Olney joined the 'Refuse to Lose' podcast following baseball's winter meetings and says the Seattle Mariners are in the driver's seat to re-sign second baseman Jorge Polanco

With the MLB Winter Meetings in the rearview, nine of B/R's original top 25 free agents—Kyle Schwarber, Pete Alonso, Dylan Cease, Edwin Díaz, Shota Imanaga, Trent Grisham, Devin Williams, Brandon Woodruff and Robert Suarez—are off the board.

The Detroit Tigers have enjoyed pushing for an American League pennant the past two years. But there is a downside when it comes to the MLB draft.

Five-time All-Star Pete Alonso is on the verge of a five-year deal worth $155 million with the Baltimore Orioles, sources tell The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. Alonso turned 31 earlier this month and has played his entire career with the New York Mets. He ranked No. 7 on The Athletic’s Big Board of top 50 free agents.

When they both won Manager of the Year for the first time in 2024, Pat Murphy and Stephen Vogt talked about showing up to the annual baseball writers' dinner in New York to receive the awards in costume.

After signing their new closer in Edwin Díaz, here are three MLB free-agent fits for the reigning World Series champion Dodgers.

There will inevitably be a winner and a loser to every MLB trade, but sometimes the scales tip more drastically and the end result is a lopsided deal.