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The MLB Winter 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. That feels especially true now that Juan Soto has agreed to a record-breaking $765 million deal with the Mets. We here at CBS Sports will have you covered from every angle throughout the Winter Meetings.
With that in mind, here are five bold hot stove predictions for this year’s Winter Meetings in Texas.
1. The Yankees Will Spend $300 Million
The Yankees lost Juan Soto to the crosstown rival Mets and I do not think they’re going to sit around and feel sorry for themselves. Expect them to have a busy Winter Meetings now that they have a Soto-sized wad of cash burning a hole in their pocket. They’ve been connected to Max Fried in recent weeks, ditto Teoscar Hernández. Those two won’t replace Soto — there is no replacing Soto — but it’s a start. Point is, our first bold prediction says the Yankees will be the busiest team at the Winter Meetings, and drop at least $300 million on various free agents.
2. Arenado Will Get Traded to the …
… Astros and replace Alex Bregman, who signs elsewhere at the Winter Meetings. I like the Tigers for Bregman, but