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 ...

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 ...

Usually, the most interesting moves of the offseason are the ones where a player changes teams. Preferably, unexpectedly, with a dramatic change in circumstances that necessitates a wholesale ...

LAS VEGAS — Major League Baseball’s general managers gathered this week in Las Vegas, spoke to agents roaming the lobby of the Cosmopolitan, found out who’s actually available in trades, and departed ...

November 10 - Right-hander Tatsuya Imai is entering the Major League Baseball free agency window on Monday, the Seibu Lions confirmed. The 27-year-old Japanese righty has 45 days to agree to a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dan has written 41 books and more than 25,000 articles about baseball. The players have gone home but the executives of Major ...

Frank Anderson’s exact role has not yet been finalized with the Giants, where he will join former Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello. The MLB Draft will start on a different day of the week and a ...

The 2025-26 offseason in Major League Baseball is fully underway, which means we're gradually ticking off the dates on our offseason calendar. That also means a steady supply of rumors, most of which ...

Every fall, the Major League Baseball free-agent market triggers a frenzy of contract signings, strategic shifts, and player movement. But when exactly does free agency begin? What rules govern it?

Kyle Tucker is the clear jewel of this class. He has an unmatched combination of youth, track record, upside and pedigree. If a bidding war erupts, he may out-earn this projected contract by a wide ...

When the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated their back-to-back World Series titles on Saturday night, it started the clock on free agency. Players at the end of their contracts became free agents Sunday, ...