After Skubal, who's the top free-agent ace?

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Monday, November 02 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Fresh faces front and center among Gold Glove winners   The Gold Glove Awards featured nine first-time winners for the second straight season, and the D-backs and Red Sox led the way among teams with three honorees each. Who's the best free-agent starter after Skubal? Let's dive in NPB MVP, Triple Crown winner Sato enters MLB posting system Three key LHPs returning to Padres' bullpen Red Sox exercise club option on reliever Whitlock Right-handed ace Itoh officially posted by Japanese club Koosman, iconic Mets southpaw who clinched '69 WS, passes away at 83 MORE TOP NEWS ADD MLB AS YOUR PREFERRED SOURCE ON GOOGLE PERSONALIZE STORIES STAFF PICKS Where could Bauers land in free agency? Jake Bauers went from a journeyman to one of the NL's best hitters in 2026, making the slugger one of this offseason's most intriguing free agents. Rookies to win Gold Glove Awards Mets right-hander Nolan McLean joined the list of rookies to win a Gold Glove Award and was the first pitcher to ever be recognized in his rookie season. May joins short list with title journey When Dustin May was traded from the World Series champs one year and traded to the World Series champs the next, he did something that had happened twice ever and not for 52 years. PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MLB NETWORK Hot Stove is back! Join Matt Vasgersian, Harold Reynolds and Lauren Shehadi on Hot Stove for all of the offseason rumors, news and more at 10 a.m. ET. BBWAA Awards finalists announced tonight Watch as the finalists for all of the 2026 BBWAA Awards are announced live on MLB Network at 6 p.m. ET. MORE FROM MLB NETWORK © 2026 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (geoffgould.gr8iphone@blogger.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@marketing.mlbemail.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe  or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.