"With the GM meetings underway and Major League Baseball's winter off to its typically slow start, a deluge of moves is coming between now and the new year. Plenty of players will sign. A few trades will happen. And rosters will look very different. In that spirit, we're looking at the dozen 2025 MLB playoff teams and nine more clubs that could be busy this winter to determine the single best move for each."
"Certainly, at least one team on this list will sign multiple players, but the purpose of this exercise is as much to highlight needs as it is to try to guess every move correctly. Some fits are a stretch because of budgets. And some players who could be on here -- soon-to-be two-time American League Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal, for example -- aren't mentioned because their likelihood of being traded at this point remains minimal."
GM meetings signal a slow start to Major League Baseball's winter but a deluge of roster moves is expected before the new year. Many players will sign and several trades will occur, dramatically altering rosters. A plan considers a single optimal move for each of twelve 2025 playoff teams and nine additional clubs, with each selected player restricted to one team. Budget constraints make some fits unlikely and some high-profile players, including Tarik Skubal, are excluded due to low trade probability. The Los Angeles Dodgers, with pitching depth returning from surgery, are likeliest to target a high-priced closer rather than pursue long-term position-player contracts.
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