Dodgers Rumors: Jim Bowden Predicts Tyler Anderson Will Accept Qualifying Offer

Ask the average Blue Jays fan how this offseason has gone to date, and they will likely use words such as'disappointing' and'underwhelming' to describe it. In fairness, how could they not think like this, after missing out on arguably the biggest free agent signing in Major League history. However, not helping the case is what moves the Blue…

Our annual guide to everything happening on site and in White Sox baseball, from now till Opening Day While baseball's offseason deprives us of games, it doesn't mean there's not a lot of action over the winter. The conclusion of the World Series on November 1 ended the baseball season, and the annual stampede of players to free agency is underway.…

Now that the 2023 MLB season is officially over and the Texas Rangers have been crowned World Series champions, the focus now shifts to what promises to be another busy offseason. The free agent and trade markets don't generally kick into full gear until the annual winter meetings in early December, but there is a lot of organizational housekeeping…

The Chicago Cubs started the process of putting together this group a couple offseasons ago, continued it last offseason, and now this is the offseason when they need to complete the roster. Well, "complete" is probably the wrong word. They need their moves this offseason to put the roster in a spot where, by March, we can ALL SEE that it's clearly…

Congratulations to the Texas Rangers on winning the 2023 World Series, the first championship in their 63-year history. Among other things, this means that Aroldis Chapman, who spent seven years with the Yankees and signed his biggest free-agent deal there, now has two rings - neither of which is with the Yankees. He'll add a Rangers ring to the…

After a difficult end to the 2023 season that included a failed run at a Wild Card spot and ultimately landed the San Francisco Giants in fourth place in the NL West, there's really nowhere to go but up. This offseason, the Giants have eight free agents and three players with opt-outs, which could leave the team looking pretty different next…

The rules governing MLB are nothing, if not labyrinthine. The draft rules are no different. Between qualifying offers, competitive balance picks, and the standard first-round pick, the Twins have the potential to fill their draft boards. MLB teams can offer their impending free agents a Qualifying Offer (QO) at the end of the season. If the player…

After waiting until a month after the World Series for the winter meetings to get the ball rolling, Major League Baseball's free-agent spending spree has been something of a runaway freight train. There have already been 30 free agents who signed contracts with an average salary of at least $10 million. And, no, we're not just talking about the New…

If you play Fantasy Baseball, this is the page you'll want to bookmark for hot stove season. It's where you'll find our breakdown of the biggest moves -- i.e., the ones with serious implications for Fantasy Baseball. You'll of course want to check back throughout winter, into next year and in the lead up to spring training. Offseason movement tends…

Though we're still waiting on the biggest, Aaron Judge-sized domino to fall, there have already been quite a few lucrative deals handed out in this year's MLB free-agency cycle. Eleven players have agreed to contracts worth at least $10 million per year, and there could be as many as 40 more at that price point when all is said and done. Not all of…

ARLINGTON - Martín Pérez bet on himself last year and liked the results. He's willing to do it again. Unable to work out a satisfactory longer-term extension, Pérez nonetheless stayed true to his vow to stay in Texas by accepting the Rangers' one-year qualifying offer of $19.65 million. The way he figures: Arlington is where he wants to be and if…

It is quite possible that another marquee name and former MVP could be donning Dodger blue when spring rolls around. Justin Verlander is a free agent after declining his $25 million player option with the Astros for this coming season. The 39-year-old is coming off a brilliant season that saw him post a league-leading 1.75 ERA and 0.83 WHIP. He won…

For the first time in a number of years, the Orioles are in an offseason where they might actually sign a notable free agent, instead of the last several years of, well, you know. The starting rotation is the area with the most obvious need, though plenty of fans have already talked themselves into the O's signing one of the "big four" shortstops…

With just hours to go until his decision deadline, Dodgers pitcher Tyler Anderson has a tough choice ahead of him: Should he accept L.A.'s qualifying offer and come back on a one-year deal worth $19.65 million? Or should he reject the offer and seek a multi-year deal either in Los Angeles or elsewhere? Over at The Athletic, former Reds and…

The Astros are going to do everything in their power to retain their status as the team to beat in the American League. According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Astros "have identified" Yankees slugger Anthony Rizzo as their No. 1 free agent target at first base. MLB Network insider Jon Morosi confirmed Rosenthal's report on Tuesday. "The…

There is more to the San Francisco Giants' offseason than the Great Aaron Judge Pursuit. Judge, the All-Star outfielder from Linden (San Joaquin County), is certainly San Francisco's top target, and there appears to have been a sea change in thinking about where he'll land. After an MVP-worthy season with the Yankees, the consensus was that he'd…

A week ago, Jake Odorizzi's agent called the Atlanta Braves to tell them everything was just fine with his client. He'd be happy to stick around another year and forgo the possibility of free agency. The Braves response: "Um, this is awkward." Atlanta had fully been expecting Odorizzi, a trade-deadline pickup from Houston, to opt out of his deal,…

Last week, first baseman Anthony Rizzo declined his option for the 2023 season, making him a free agent. The New York Yankees gave him the qualifying offer. If he were to accept it, he would see a pay-raise from $16 million to $19.65 million. Rizzo has yet to accept the offer, and is free to negotiate with any team he chooses. The Yankees are the…

The Texas Rangers extended the qualifying offer to 2022 All-Star pitcher Martin Perez which might signal a reunion with the lefty. ARLINGTON, Texas - During the 2013 offseason, Martin Perez inked a four-year, $12.5 million contract extension with the Texas Rangers. At the time, the then-22-year-old had pitched in a total of 32 games with the club.…

They are the two longest-tenured players in the Dodgers organization. But as Major League Baseball's offseason began in earnest Tuesday, kicking off with the league's general manager meetings, the futures of Clayton Kershaw and Justin Turner remained in doubt. Kershaw is a free agent for the second straight winter and appears once again likely to…

Tyler Anderson was in that spot, wearing that uniform, for that moment. This was a goal from the second he signed a one-year, $8 million deal with the Dodgers in March, with no guarantee of a chance to start nor for any job security beyond this bet on himself. The wager would put him on the mound on a rainy night at Petco Park as the man the…

Coming off arguably the greatest walk year ever, Aaron Judge can expect a monster payday this offseason. Judge will undoubtedly be the subject of a high-stakes bidding war between the Yankees (prohibitive favorites to retain the prolific slugger at -165 odds on DraftKings Sportsbook), Giants and Dodgers, with the Mets in play as a potential dark…

J.D. Martinez, Michael Wacha, Nathan Eovaldi, Matt Strahm and Rich Hill became free agents at 9 a.m. Sunday. A vital Red Sox offseason has started. Xander Bogaerts and Tommy Pham are expected to join them in free agency soon. Bogaerts has until Tuesday to opt out of the remaining three years, $60 million left on his contract. He's expected to do…

It's a doom and gloom forecast, but let's assume the Atlanta Braves will watch all eight of their free-agents-to-be move on. They'll waive goodbye to Dansby Swanson, Kenley Jansen and Adam Duvall. Robbie Grossman will sign elsewhere, Luke Jackson too, along with Jesse Chavez - actually, we'll see you back in a Braves uniform after next season's…

There were 11 different players who received a contract of $100 million or more in free agency last offseason, led by Corey Seager who signed a 10-year, $325 million deal with the Texas Rangers. That list will likely be shorter this offseason, but there are still a number of high-profile players set to hit the open market, including New York…