While there have been a few significant moves already since the World Series ended almost three weeks ago, things generally don’t get going until the MLB winter meetings, which are set for Dec. 7-10 in Nashville, Tennessee.
There figures to be no shortage of blockbuster trades and notable free-agent signings during that four-day span, but before that happens, let’s make some predictions.
What follows is a look at the top 25 free agents and trade targets on the market and predictions from five of our top MLB writers on where they will land.
These five writers made up our panel of prognosticators:
- Danny Knobler, MLB Lead Writer
- Joel Reuter, National MLB Columnist
- Zachary Rymer, MLB Lead Writer
- Jacob Shafer, National MLB Columnist
- Anthony Witrado, National MLB Columnist
Having five writers weigh in gave us plenty of different opinions, and there was actually only one consensus among the 25 players.
It will be fun to look back in a few months to see who got the most picks right, but for now, here’s our best guess at how this year’s free-agent and trade markets will unfold this winter.