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World Baseball Classic rosters grow at MLB Winter Meetings

\n\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:” Rico**\n\nPlaying host for the first time since 2013, hopes are high for the Golden Generation to come through with a championship after back-to-back second-place finishes in 2013 and ’17. Former World Baseball Classic stars Carlos Beltrán and Yadier Molina now oversee the team as GM and manager, respectively, and they revealed a bevy of stars who are lining up behind captain Francisco Lindor.\n\nAfter missing the 2023 tournament, Beltrán confirmed that Carlos Correa will be returning. In ’17, Correa was a star, going 8-for-24 with three home runs and nine RBIs. This time around, Correa is expected to play third.\n\n\”We’re counting on Carlos,\” Beltrán told Chandler Rome. \”I don’t see us without Carlos on our roster or on our team.\””,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”Video”,”contentDate”:”2017-03-11T02:00:00Z”,”preferredPlaybackScenarioURL({\”preferredPlaybacks\”:\”mp4AvcPlayback\”})”:” Correa hits a home run and makes two great defensive plays in Puerto Rico’s 11-0 win over Venezuela”,”displayAsVideoGif”:false,”duration”:”00:00:47″,”slug”:”must-c-correa-glows-in-wbc-2017-c1235207883″,”tags”:[{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”hbmig-mmtax-embeddable”,”title”:”HBmig Blog embeddable”,”type”:”unsupported”},{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”hbmig-mmtax-2017″,”title”:”HBmig 2017″,”type”:”unsupported”},{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”hbmig-away-team-id-944″,”title”:”HBmig away_team_id: 944″,”type”:”unsupported”},{“__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-621043″,”title”:”Carlos Correa”,”person”:{“__ref”:”Person:621043″},”type”:”player”},{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”hbmig-subject-mlbmobile-application-highlight”,”title”:”HBmig MLBMOBILE_APPLICATION_HIGHLIGHT”,”type”:”unsupported”},{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”hbmig-mlbtax-vtp-must-c”,”title”:”HBmig ATT Must C”,”type”:”unsupported”},{“__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-897″,”title”:”Puerto Rico”,”team”:{“__ref”:”Team:897″},”type”:”team”},{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”hbmig-team-id-897″,”title”:”HBmig Puerto Rico”,”type”:”unsupported”},{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”hbmig-mmtax-shareable”,”title”:”HBmig FB shareable (internal)”,”type”:”unsupported”},{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”hbmig-combined-media-state-media-archive”,”title”:”HBmig MEDIA_ARCHIVE”,”type”:”unsupported”},{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”hbmig-subject-mlbcom-top-play”,”title”:”HBmig MLBCOM_TOP_PLAY”,”type”:”unsupported”},{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”hbmig-subject-mlbcom-realtime-highlight”,”title”:”HBmig MLBCOM_REALTIME_HIGHLIGHT”,”type”:”unsupported”},{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”hbmig-home-team-id-897″,”title”:”HBmig home_team_id: 897″,”type”:”unsupported”},{“__typename”:”GameTag”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”world-baseball-classic”,”title”:”World Baseball Classic”,”type”:”taxonomy”}],”thumbnail”:{“__typename”:”Thumbnail”,”templateUrl”:” C: Correa glows in WBC 2017″,”relativeSiteUrl”:”/video/must-c-correa-glows-in-wbc-2017-c1235207883″},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”Relief pitcher Fernando Cruz — who posted a 2.45 ERA across three appearances in 2023 — is also set to return, with Beltrán confirming that Cruz is on the provisional roster.\n\nThe team will also have three first-time WBC players suiting up: 10-time Gold Glove Award-winner Nolan Arenado, Tigers power-hitting outfielder Riley Greene and former World Series MVP George Springer have all expressed their intentions to play.”,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”**Venezuela**\n\nWith captain Salvador Perez already in the fold, Venezuela manager Omar Lopez confirmed that Rockies shortstop Ezequiel Tovar is expected to line up for Venezuela, as well. After a breakout 2024 season, leading the league in doubles and smashing 26 home runs, Tovar struggled with injuries in ’25.\n\n\”Defense, offense, clutch — that’s what we’re looking for,\” Lopez said about Tovar.”,”type”:”text”}],”relativeSiteUrl”:”/news/world-baseball-classic-rosters-grow-at-mlb-winter-meetings”,”contentType”:”news”,”subHeadline”:null,”summary”:”The World Baseball Classic may not begin until March, but you could be forgiven for thinking that it all kicked off in December. 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The MLB draft lottery has officially set the order for the 2026 draft, and this year the White Sox were the big winners by securing the No. 1 overall pick.Â

The Pirates were among the favorites to pick inside the first six and had the third-best odds at 10%, but they slipped a few spots and will pick fifth overall. The Giants, meanwhile, were one of the biggest winners of this yearâ€s lottery, moving up from 15th to fourth overall.Â

For each of these teams, picking at the top of what looks to be a strong 2026 draft class is a great sign. But there are also implications for where theyâ€ll be picking a year later in the 2027 draft.

MLBâ€s lottery rules prevent teams from picking year after year in the lottery, with different regulations depending on the revenue sharing status of the team. Teams that receive revenue-sharing money are ineligible for picking in the lottery in three consecutive drafts, while teams that pay into revenue sharing are prohibited from picking in back-to-back lotteries.Â

Itâ€s this rule that prevented the Rockies, Nationals and Angels from being lottery-eligible this year.Â

The White Sox and Giants are both big-market clubs that pay into revenue sharing. And since they have a 2026 lottery pick, they wonâ€t be able to have one again in 2027.Â

The Pirates, meanwhile, are a small-market organization that receives revenue sharing. They had the sixth-overall pick in the 2025 draft and will now have the sixth-overall pick once again for 2026. As such, they will be ineligible for a lottery pick in 2027.

The earliest any of these three teams will be able to pick in the 2027 draft is 10th overall. The selection order among them will depend on their win-loss records in the 2026 season.Â

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The White Sox won this yearâ€s draft lottery and will have the first-overall pick in the 2026 MLB Draft. Below, we’re taking a take a look at some of the other winners and losers from Tuesday’s ping pong ball results.

Also be sure to read our complete 2026 first-round mock draft in the wake of the lottery and draft order results.

Winners

White Sox — No. 1 overall pick

Where else to start but at the top? The White Sox entered the lottery with elevated odds to claim the first-overall pick thanks to both the Rockies and Nationals not being eligible this year. The math didnâ€t play any funny games, and now Chicago will get first dibs on a 2026 draft class that is topped by one of the best college shortstop prospects weâ€ve seen in a decade: UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky.Â

The White Sox could use an infusion of talent in a bad way, and now theyâ€ll have the first-overall pick— plus the additional pool money that it comes with—to infuse their system with upside players. The only question next spring will be whether anyone else will challenge Cholowsky for the 1-1 spot.

Giants — No. 4 overall pick

The Giants entered the lottery with just 0.6% odds for the first-overall pick but leapt over 10 teams to jump into the top six. Theyâ€ll pick fourth overall, giving them their highest draft selection since 2018 when San Francisco had the second-overall pick and took Georgia Tech catcher Joey Bart.

The Giants have been hitter-heavy in each of their last three drafts in the first round, taking shortstop Gavin Kilen in 2025, outfielder James Tibbs in 2024 and first baseman Bryce Eldridge in 2023. It seems more likely that a hitter than a pitcher will be a fit at this pick now, but thereâ€s a trio of college arms who could improve their draft stock next spring and fit here on talent, as well.Â

Royals — No. 6 overall pick

The Royals are no stranger to picking inside the first 10 picks, but it was surprising to see them jump from 16th—with just 0.6% odds for the first-overall pick—all the way to No. 6 and secure the final lottery pick.Â

Kansas City drafted 23rd overall a year ago, but they owned a top 10 pick in each of the previous five drafts from 2020-2024, selecting Asa Lacy, Frank Mozzicato, Gavin Cross, Blake Mitchell and Jac Caglianone, respectively. At this stage, the only demographic that might notbe a fit for this pick is high school pitching, with plenty of available talent that make sense in both hitter demographics and on the college pitching side.Â

Losers

Marlins — No. 14 overall pick

The Marlins system is on the upswing, and entering the evening, there could have been some hope that, with the ninth-best odds at 1.1%, there might be a way to sneak into a lottery pick and jump a trio of teams in front of them. Instead, it was bad news for Miami as soon as both the Royals and Giants werenâ€t called for picks in the 13-plus range. The Marlins wound up being a casualty to both teams leaping into the lottery.Â

The Marlins dropped five overall spots and wound up behind all three of the ineligible teams—Rockies at 10, Nationals at 11 and Angels at 12—as well as the Cardinals, who fell from 8th to 13th. As a result of their bad luck, Miami wonâ€t pick until the mid teens after selecting shortstop Aiva Arquette seventh overall in the 2025 draft.

Thereâ€s some thought that the upper-tier talent in the 2026 class drops off around the 10-12 player range. If that winds up being the case on draft day, perhaps Miami would also feel the implications of a significant talent gap, as well, though itâ€s too soon to say that with anything more than speculation.Â

Mets — No. 27 overall

It seems odd to call the Mets a loser in this yearâ€s draft lottery. They entered the night with just 0.4% odds for the first-overall pick, and they were least-likely team to secure a lottery pick aside from the Astros.Â

However, the implications for the Mets getting into the lottery despite those odds were significant. Had the Mets gotten a lottery pick, the 10-pick penalty they’ll receive for spending over the revenue threshold would instead be placed on their second-round pick. as lottery picks are exempt from those pick penalties. Such a result would have meant significantly more bonus pool money to spend on top of the upgraded draft position itself.

According to BA’s J.J. Cooper, who was behind the scenes for the draft lottery again this year, the Mets came awfully close to doing exactly that. Instead, they slipped to the late 20s.

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) The Chicago White Sox won Major League Baseball’s amateur draft lottery Tuesday and will have the top selection for the first time since taking Harold Baines in 1977.

Coming off a 102-loss season, Chicago had the highest odds to win the weighted lottery at 27.73%. The White Sox will have the No. 1 selection for the third time when the draft starts on July 11 in Philadelphia ahead of the All-Star Game.

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Baines became a six-time All-Star and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2019. Chicago selected first baseman Danny Goodwin with the top pick in 1971, and he played in parts of seven major league seasons.

Baines represented the White Sox on stage for the lottery at baseball’s winter meetings.

“I’m still learning more and more about the draft. I’m getting familiar with some of the top names,†White Sox general manager Chris Getz said in an interview on MLB Network. “It looks like, at the top of the draft, that it’s a really impressive one.

“But on top of that, when you look at the pool space that you’re given and a chance to really walk away from a draft class and do some damage, bring in some real talent. … I’m just excited for our fan base and the people that are working for the Chicago White Sox.â€

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UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky is currently projected as the top selection, followed by Fort Worth Christian High School shortstop Grady Emerson.

Tampa Bay will pick second, followed by Minnesota, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Baltimore, the Athletics, Atlanta and Colorado.

MLB and the players’ association established the lottery in the March 2022 collective bargaining agreement. The union pushed for the innovation to encourage teams to compete for wins rather than trade off players at the deadline in an attempt to get a higher draft choice.

Pittsburgh won the lottery the first year and chose right-hander Paul Skenes, the 2024 NL Rookie of the Year and 2025 NL Cy Young Award winner. Cleveland went first in 2024 and selected second baseman Travis Bazzana and Washington picked shortstop Eli Willits this July.

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Colorado, the Los Angeles Angels and Washington were not eligible for this lottery. The Rockies, a big league-worst 43-119. were excluded because a team can’t receive a lottery pick in three consecutive years. The Angels and Nationals were blocked because teams that receive revenue sharing money can’t get a lottery pick in two straight years.

After the White Sox, Minnesota had the second-highest odds of the top pick at 22.18%, followed by Pittsburgh (16.81%), Baltimore (9.24%) and the Athletics (6.55%).

The New York Mets, the second-biggest spenders this year behind the Los Angeles Dodgers, had a 0.67% chance and will wind up drafting 27th after missing the playoffs.

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The Mets now know where they stand in next year’s draft.

MLB had its annual draft lottery on Tuesday night and the Mets will pick No. 27 in the 2026 MLB Draft.

Despite their record, the Mets are picking that low because they exceeded the second CBT threshold, which docked the organization 10 spots. However, it may not affect much for the Mets, who have had some fast-rising prospects in recent years.

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This past draft, the Mets selected second baseman Mitch Voitout of the University of Michigan with the No. 38 overall pick. Voit played 22 games in Low-A this past summer, where the 21-year-old slashed .235/.343/.294 with an OPS of .637 and one home run.

The year prior, Carson Benge was selected with the No. 19 overall pick. The outfielder took a big step in the minors this season and could feasibly make the Opening Day roster in 2026. And then two years back, the Mets selected catcher Kevin Parada with the No. 11 pick and shortstop Jett Williams with the No. 14 pick.

While Parada has not developed as fast as other prospects, he just put together his best minor league season, hitting 11 homers and driving in 57 runs while ending the year in Triple-A. As for Williams, he’s thought of by many as one of the Mets’ top prospects, including our own Joe DeMayo, who has the shortstop as the No. 3 prospect in New York’s system.

Williams hit 17 home runs and slashed .261/.363/.465 with an OPS of .828 between Double-A and Triple-A.

The 2026 MLB Draft is set for July 11-12 in Philadelphia.

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Rays, Twins, Giants, Pirates round out the top five selections

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The Chicago White Sox struggled in 2025, but help is on the way. After going 60-102 last year, Chicago won the MLB Draft lottery on Tuesday, earning the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 MLB Draft.

The White Sox entered the event with a 27.73% chance to earn the top pick in next year’s draft, the best odds of any team. Now 2026 will be the first time the White Sox pick first overall since the team drafted Hall of Famer Harold Baines in 1977.

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Baines happened to be Chicago’s representative for this year’s lottery. It might also be worth noting that this was the first lottery since a White Sox fan became pope.

Whom will Chicago choose with the pick? UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky is currently the consensus top talent in 2026, but you really never know how the 2026 season will go or what deals might be cut in the MLB Draft.

After the White Sox, the Minnesota Twins (22.18%), Pittsburgh Pirates (16.81%), Baltimore Orioles (9.24%) and Athletics (6.55%) were the only other teams with better than 5% odds to win the draft lottery.

Those odds are, generally, determined based on a team’s record the previous season. The White Sox had a bad record in 2025 but not the worst record in baseball. That “honor” went to the Colorado Rockies, who finished 43-119. But the Rockies were not eligible for a lottery pick this season, as a rule prevents a team from picking in the lottery for more than two consecutive years.

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The Rockies picked fourth in the 2025 draft and third in 2024, rendering them ineligible to be a lottery team in 2026. Because of that, the earliest the Rockies could pick in the 2026 MLB Draft was 10th.

The Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Angels were also ineligible for the lottery because, as teams that pay revenue-sharing dollars rather than receive, they cannot have a lottery pick in consecutive years. The Nationals picked first in 2025, selecting high school shortstop Eli Willits, while the Angels picked second, taking UC Santa Barbara pitcher Tyler Bremner. Like the Rockies, the earliest those two teams could pick was 10th.

2026 MLB Draft order

1. Chicago White Sox
2. Tampa Bay Rays
3. Minnesota Twins
4. San Francisco Giants
5. Pittsburgh Pirates
6. Kansas City Royals
7. Baltimore Orioles
8. Athletics
9. Atlanta Braves
10. Colorado Rockies
11. Washington Nationals
12. Los Angeles Angels
13. St. Louis Cardinals
14. Miami Marlins
15. Arizona Diamondbacks
16. Texas Rangers
17. Houston Astros
18. Cincinnati Reds
19. Cleveland Guardians
20. Boston Red Sox
21. San Diego Padres
22. Detroit Tigers
23. Chicago Cubs
24. Seattle Mariners
25. Milwaukee Brewers
26. Atlanta Braves
27. New York Mets

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The Los Angeles Dodgers, Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees all moved out of the first round after exceeding the second competitive-balance-tax threshold, which pushes their first pick back 10 spots.

The Braves earned a second first-round pick due to catcher Drake Baldwin winning Rookie of the Year in 2025.

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In the 10 years since Jerry Dipoto joined the Seattle organization as general manager in 2015, his stated goal has always been the same: Put the Mariners in position to finally win their first World Series title.Â

After a decade of clawing to get there, Seattle nearly pulled it off in 2025, falling just one win short of their first World Series appearance. Only a crushing 4-3 defeat to the Blue Jays in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series dashed the Mariners†hopes in 2025.

But with a stacked rotation of homegrown starters, including Logan Gilbert, Bryan Woo, George Kirby and Bryce Miller, and a lineup that features star player Julio Rodriguez, 60-home run catcher Cal Raleigh and recently re-signed first baseman Josh Naylor, along with a loaded farm system, the Mariners look poised to contend for years to come.Â

For his efforts, Dipoto, now the teamâ€s president of baseball operations, is BA’s 2025 Major League Executive of the Year.Â

“It really is not a one-person job,†Dipoto said. “While this one might be singled out as me, it is such a group effort. Itâ€s a village, you know?

“What weâ€ve been able to do through player development, it just makes me thankful for all the wonderful people who Iâ€ve had an opportunity to work with over these years.â€

Though it was devastating to fall short after coming so close to the World Series, Dipoto sees this past season as a sign that the organizationâ€s long-held plans are finally coming together.

“It really was reaffirming that what we all believed was that through a foundation in scouting and player development—what weâ€ve been able to achieve in those areas—putting together a really strong foundation with our major league club,†Dipoto said.

“This really should just be our coming out party of sorts.â€

Former Mariners assistant GM Andy McKay, who took a job this offseason as the Guardians†field coordinator, credited Dipotoâ€s confidence and willingness to adapt on the fly as big reasons for the organizationâ€s recent success.

“Organizations … theyâ€re hard to turn around, and it generally is not going to happen quickly,†McKay said. “So, even through some of the lean years in terms of winning at the major league level, you knew on the inside the infrastructure that he was building, it was going to get to a place where it was going to work.Â

“And I think everybody inside of the building always felt that.â€

That faith took patience. Dipoto spent a few years in charge of a Mariners squad featuring star players such as Robinson Cano, Kyle Seager, Felix Hernandez and Nelson Cruz before commencing a “step back†that saw Seattle get rid of many fan favorites before the 2019 season.Â

A couple years of losing baseball followed as Dipoto went about rebuilding Seattleâ€s farm system. The Mariners re-emerged into contention in 2021 and broke their 21-year playoff drought in 2022, before coming within one game of the playoffs in 2023 and 2024.

In 2025, they captured their first AL West title since 2001.

It hasnâ€t always been a smooth ride. Some of the Mariners†big-name acquisitions in recent years, including Jesse Winker, Jarred Kelenic, Teoscar Hernandez and Kolten Wong, didnâ€t work out. Fans have expressed frustration at Seattleâ€s lack of offseason free agent signings. Almost all of the Mariners†top acquisitions of late have come via trade.Â

Dipoto also took some heat after the 2023 season for his infamous “54 percent†comments, regarding the teamâ€s goal to sustain that winning percentage over a 10-year span.

But some of Dipotoâ€s savvier moves have come in the past few seasons, including the 2024 trade with the Rays for Randy Arozarena, re-signing Jorge Polanco for a resurgent season after Polancoâ€s injury-riddled first year in Seattle, and the midseason trades in 2025 for Naylor and Eugenio Suarez.Â

“Sometimes you just have to get a little bit lucky, is the truth of it,†Dipoto said. “You take enough shots and youâ€re going to miss some and youâ€re going to hit on some.Â

“Weâ€ve taken a lot of shots over the years, and they havenâ€t all worked. But weâ€ve been on a pretty good run in terms of finding the right people who fit in our environment, the types of players who fit in our ballpark.â€

With one of the most talented farm systems in MLB, the Mariners also have many young players who can step into big league roles soon. A trio of rookies—third baseman Ben Williamson, second baseman Cole Young and righthander Logan Evans—all played a part in 2025.

Recent first-round picks, including lefthander Kade Anderson (2025) and shortstop Colt Emerson (2023), donâ€t seem far away. Neither does slugging Cuban outfielder Lazaro Montes.Â

“Bottom line, you know, our entire organization, we want to win,†Mariners farm director Justin Toole said. “I think thatâ€s the No. 1 thing that Jerry led the way with is just putting our group in a position to try to win and have success—and it definitely showed up on the field.â€

With plans to re-sign Polanco and add another bat and some bullpen help, Dipoto is eager to see how the Mariners can follow up their magical run.

“Weâ€ve been to a couple of postseasons now, and each year we go back to the post, we get a little bit stronger,†Dipoto said.

“You know, the fiber runs a little bit tighter, and the needs are a little bit fewer than the roster before, and we feel as confident about this roster going into this offseason as we have about any team weâ€ve ever had.â€

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The Mets†stance on Pete Alonso continues to stay the same.

Those around the organization have made it clear over the past few months that theyâ€d love to have the free agent slugger back in orange and blue next year and beyond.

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David Stearns and Carlos Mendoza reiterated that feeling, speaking at the Winter Meetings on Monday.
“Of course I want him,†the skipper said. “Youâ€re talking about a guy that, as a manager, his ability to post every day — when you donâ€t have to worry about who is going to play first and hitting in the middle of the lineup, you canâ€t beat that.â€

“Weâ€d love to have him back,†Stearns added. “Pete has demonstrated heâ€s one of the best offensive players in baseball, and heâ€s performed at a high level for us — that would be a priority for any team, and it certainly is for us.â€

Alonso is looking to cash in on his highly productive campaign into a long-term deal.

Recent reports indicated that he may be seeking a pact of at least seven years, but an AL official told Joel Sherman of the NY Post that the length isnâ€t out there.

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The right-handed slugger is expected to drive from his home in Tampa to the meetings on Tuesday to sit down with interested teams, including the Red Sox and Orioles.

New York likely wonâ€t be among those, though, with the two sides having so much familiarity.

“Pete knows us really well; we know Pete really well,†Stearns said. “I think heâ€ll take the time here to perhaps meet with organizations he doesnâ€t know quite as well, and weâ€ll be in touch.â€

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The 2025 MLB Winter Meetings are here.

For the Yankees, it’s been a quiet start to the offseason, one that has many fans clamoring for GM Brian Cashman to start making moves to improve a roster that could not return to the World Series in 2025 after flirting with their first title in nearly two decades a year prior.

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Although Cashman has been known to work in the shadows in the offseason, this year’s Winter Meetings could prove fruitful for the Yanks.

With plenty of holes to fill and questions to be answered, here are five that the longtime GM needs to address this week…

How much are Yanks willing to spend?

This feels like an annual question for Cashman, but it warrants addressing. Hal Steinbrenner‘s comments about the payroll “ideally” being lower in 2026 have many fans nervous that Cashman will be buying from the bargain bin this offseason.

Perhaps Trent Grishamaccepting the qualifying offer affects the team’s spending, but it shouldn’t. Bellinger is a clear priority for Cashman, but it will likely take the team over the $300 million threshold.

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Cashman will be asked about this year’s payroll and he won’t answer in a way that gives clarity, but the best way he can is by signing players who will push them over that mark. Currently, the team’s payroll is at around $283.6 million, so one big signing will dispel all questions about the 2026 payroll.

How far is New York willing to go for Cody Bellinger?

Going along with the payroll, Cashman has to answer how far the organization is willing to go to re-sign Bellinger.

Cashman has been in this position before, most recently with Soto, but with options for a free agent plus outfielder relegated to Bellinger and Kyle Tucker this offseason, the Yankees GM needs someone to man left field.

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Reports say the Yankees are making a “big effort” to bring back Bellinger, but is that all talk? When Soto was a free agent, the Yankees made a good offer, but the Mets simply went above and beyond for the outfielder’s services. Will Cashman let that happen again when it comes to Bellinger? It’s hard to tell, and Cashman will say it allows Jasson Dominguez and Spencer Jones a chance to win a spot this spring. But it’s an unserious notion considering the team’s expectations.

Devin Williams’ departure and the bullpen

The Yankees went into the 2025 season with Williams as their closer and now he’s on another team. Despite a shaky season, Williams finished strong with the Yanks and a reunion seemed sensible for both sides. But after the right-hander signed a three-year deal with the Mets, it leaves Cashman without a setup man for David Bednar.

Cashman should be asked how close they were of bringing back Williams this offseason, and now that he’s gone, what he plans to do to address the holes. Luke Weaver is a free agent. Are the Yankees in on him? What about other high profile relievers like Pete Fairbanks and Robert Suarez?

Jul 11, 2024; St. Petersburg, Florida, USA; Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Pete Fairbanks (29) throws a pitch against the New York Yankees in the ninth inning at Tropicana Field. / Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports

Is Spencer Jones going to get a chance?

Jones is the buzziest hitting prospect the Yankees have after the slugger mashed his way up the minor leagues. But at this moment, there’s no space for the outfielder on the roster.

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If the Yankees whiff on Bellinger and Tucker, that can change. However, even if Cashman finds a third outfielder this offseason, is there a spot for Jones as a DH or somewhere else? Cashman said previously that Jones has a chance to crack the Opening Day roster in 2026, but is that still true?

Is the trade market better than free agency?

While teams will negotiate and try to outbid the other teams when it comes to free agents, is Cashman’s best path to a formidable roster this offseason via trade?

Cashman has pulled off offseason trades out of the blue before and this year could do so again. There are plenty of starters potentially available via trade (Sandy Alcantara, Edward Cabrera, Tarik Skubal) as well as in the outfield if a deal with Bellinger or Tucker can’t be done. How far is Cashman willing to swim in the trade waters and who is available?

The longtime GM will keep details close to the vest, but it’s worth asking.

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