Josh TimmersMon, December 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM UTC·2 min readGood morning.
The Orioles signed free agent reliever Ryan Helsley to a two-year, $28 million deal. The contract has an opt-out clause after one year. Jeff Passan reports.
Bradford Doolittle gives the Orioles a C+ grade on the deal.
Michael Baumann has thoughts on the Blue Jays signing Dylan Cease to a seven-year, $210 million deal.
Keith Law is not a fan of the Blue Jays’ deal with Cease. (The Athletic sub. req.)
David Laurila reports that the Red Sox expect newly-acquired right-hander Sonny Gray to be an improvement over Walker Buehler for Boston.
Jordan Schusterman tries to find a home for free agent infielder Bo Bichette.
Mike Petriello believes free agent reliever Tyler Rogers could be a valuable pickup for some team, despite the slowest fastball in the majors.
R.J. Anderson has four possible “Black Friday” free agent bargains.
Jesse Yomtov looks at the best possible matches for posted Japanese corner infielder Munetaka Murakami.
Seems a little late in the postseason to post this, but Gabe Lacques has his top 20 free agent hitters.
And Lacques has his top 20 “remaining” free agent relievers.
What are the chances that the top free agents re-sign with their previous team?
Sam Phalen argues that the White Sox deal with Andrew Benintendi is hurting the club on and off the field.
Jack Baer notes that with the Angels working to buy out their disastrous contract with Anthony Rendon, the two of the worst contracts ever have gone to players on the 2019 Washington Nationals.
Rumors have Mets starter Kodai Senga as a popular trade target, but the Japanese right-hander has told the team he wants to stay in Queens. (The Athletic sub. req.) Senga does not have a no-trade clause. Will Sammon reports.
Anthony Castrovince has seven “ridiculous” trades he’d like to see.
Mark Feinsand has one player on each team that could potentially be dealt this winter.
Thomas Harrington has the biggest challenge for every new manager in 2026.
Theo DeRosa wonders if we’ll ever see a hitter with a .500 on-base percentage again, along with some candidates.
And finally while you’ve probably seen the picture by now, Chicago’s own Pope Leo XIV was given a bat once used by Nellie Fox while on a plane.
