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It’s Day 3 at Major League Baseball’s annual Winter Meetings in Dallas.
There was plenty of movement on Tuesday; will the same happen on Wednesday?
The biggest deal on Day 2 featured Max Fried agreeing to a $218 million deal with the New York Yankees, the biggest contract in history for a left-handed pitcher. That was followed by the Texas Rangers agreeing to a three-year, $75 million deal to bring back postseason hero Nathan Eovaldi.
That leaves right-handed pitcher Corbin Burnes, third baseman Alex Bregman and first baseman Pete Alonso as the top free agents remaining on the market.
Day 3 should be another exciting one. Follow along today’s news, rumors and trades:
Max Fried and Nathan Eovaldi, two of baseball’s top starting pitchers in USA TODAY Sports’ 2024-25 free agent rankings, are now off the board but there’s elite talent remaining on the market expected to fetch big deals.
Here are the top 10 players still on the market:
- SP Corbin Burnes
- 3B Alex Bregman
- 1B Pete Alonso
- OF Teoscar Hernández
- OF Anthony Santander
- INF Gleyber Torres
- SP Jack Flaherty
- RP Tanner Scott
- 1B Christian Walker
- RHP Walker Buehler
The Washington Nationals won the MLB draft lottery on Tuesday in Dallas and will have the first overall pick in the July 2025 draft.
It’s the first time Washington will have the No. 1 pick since they took Bryce Harper in 2010, a year after selecting Stephen Strasburg first overall in 2009.
The Rockies and Marlins entered the lottery tied for the highest odds of getting the No. 1 pick (22.45%), but were disappointed to end up with the fourth and seventh selections, respectively. The Nationals had a 10.2% chance, the fourth-best of any team.
MLB draft lottery results:
1. Washington Nationals
2. Los Angeles Angels
3. Seattle Mariners
4. Colorado Rockies
5. St. Louis Cardinals
6. Pittsburgh Pirates
7. Miami Marlins
8. Toronto Blue Jays
9. Cincinnati Reds
10. Chicago White Sox
11. Athletics
12. Texas Rangers
13. San Francisco Giants
14. Tampa Bay Rays
15. Boston Red Sox
16. Minnesota Twins
17. Chicago Cubs
18. Arizona Diamondbacks
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