Overview
- The Los Angeles Times published a working free-agent tracker that will add team, contract terms and brief analysis as signings occur.
- Cody Bellinger can opt out of a $25 million player option to seek a larger deal, and Edwin Díaz intends to exit his $15.5 million 2026 Mets contract in pursuit of a multi-year pact near a $20 million average annual value.
- Top starters Ranger Suárez and Framber Valdez are expected to draw multi-year offers, with Valdez’s market pegged by Sportrac at roughly $33.3 million per year.
- Twenty ESPN experts project Kyle Tucker for 10 years and $391.5 million (about $38.8 million annually), with outlets identifying the Dodgers as a plausible high-spending suitor.
- Clubs are weighing Japanese position players Munetaka Murakami and Kazuma Okamoto, with interest tempered by recent injuries noted for Murakami, as front offices also work toward the Nov. 22 non-tender date and January arbitration calendar.