The MLB offseason hit full stride with the wave of megadeals signed by top free agents Gerrit Cole, Stephen Strasburg and Anthony Rendon, then hit another level with the blockbuster deal that sent Mookie Betts to the Dodgers. Will trades for Francisco Lindor, Nolan Arenado and Kris follow?
Below are some key dates to be aware of, as well as coverage of all the big offseason moves and the questions ahead. And check back all offseason for the latest news and updates on the MLB Hot Stove.
Key links
• Passan: 20 looming questions entering 2020
• Schoenfield: Player most likely to be traded in 2020 for every team
• Passan: Breaking down which stars could actually get traded this winter
• Schoenfield: One blockbuster move for all 30 teams
• Schoenfield: Ten under-the-radar trade candidates
• Passan: 20 big questions as offseason begins
• Hot Stove survey: MLB GMs, insiders weigh in on Mookie, more
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Keith Law's top 50 free agents
Team-by-team offseason previews: NL East | NL Central | NL West | AL East | AL Central | AL West
The big splashes
Dodgers swing deal for Mookie Betts with Red Sox
• Doolittle: Why the Dodgers now have baseball's best lineup
• Gonzalez: L.A. starts new chapter with Mookie Betts trade
• Olney: What's next for Red Sox after trading Betts, Price
Yankees ink Gerrit Cole to record $324m deal
• Doolittle: What risk? With Gerrit Cole, Yankees are team to beat
• Law: Yankees get their man, but nine years is a looooong time
•Olney: Cashman wins the winter
• Schoenfield: The history of highest-paid pitchers
Angels sign Anthony Rendon
• Gonzalez: Angels' quest to win now begins with Rendon
• Law: Rendon a great consolation prize for Angels
Nationals hang on to Stephen Strasburg
•Strasburg stays put with $245 million deal
• Olney: How next dominoes will fall
Rangers get Corey Kluber from Indians
• Schoenfield: Kluber worth risk as Rangers upgrade rotation
• Law: Indians' light return makes deal a salary dump
Analysis of other hot stove moves
• What adding Josh Donaldson means to the Twins
• Schoenfield: Martinez-Liberatore swap win-win for Rays, Cards
• Breaking down deals you may have missed over the holidays
• Law: Landing MadBum a surprising score for D-backs
• Roundtable: Takeaways from wild winter meetings
• Law: Mazara, Roark could benefit from fresh starts
• Law: Phillies bank on bounce back with Gregorius
• Law: Reds overpay Moustakas in bid to move up in NL Central
• Law: Urias-Grisham trade could be win-win for Padres, Brewers
• Doolittle: How Grandal signing puts rest of AL Central on notice
• Law: White Sox take step forward by signing Grandal
Key offseason dates
Feb. 3-21: Arbitration hearings.
Feb. 12: Pitchers and catchers report
Offseason questions, issues
• Five offseason questions for the Nationals after World Series win
• Five offseason questions for the Astros after World Series loss
• Where will Rendon, Cole sign after World Series? Rating all 30 teams as suitors
• Five offseason questions for the Yankees
• Five offseason questions for the Cardinals
• Five offseason questions for the Dodgers
• Olney: Dodgers must get their priorities in order
• What's next for Braves, Dodgers, Twins and Rays after losing in LDS