Meetings, baseball's annual hot stove bonanza, begin in earnest Monday in Dallas. Four days of free-agent signings, trades, and rumors are upon us. This will be the busiest week of the offseason and chances are the winter's biggest moves will take place this week.

Winter meetings buzz 🇯🇵 Sasaki’s agent speaks 🏈 The “Sucker Sneak” MLB’s annual winter meetings began this week in Dallas with the news that Juan Soto had agreed to sign with the New York Mets. All the other transactions made this week will certainly be overshadowed by the biggest contract in sports history,

The Yankees’ Juan Soto hits a home run against the White Sox in August. Quinn Harris/Getty Share I know that, on some level, I’m supposed to be angry about Juan Soto’s $765 million land mass of a contract with the Mets.

The Washington Nationals have a history of bolstering the backbone of their contending teams via the very top of the MLB draft. First came Stephen Strasburg in 2009, then Bryce Harper in 2010. When July arrives,

The Washington Nationals will have the No. 1 overall pick in the amateur draft for the first time since selecting a 17-year-old Bryce Harper in 2010. Washington got the top overall pick in next summer's draft after winning a lottery in a drawing of ping-pong balls at the winter meetings on Tuesday,