The 5 tiers of free agency

Plus: 0 HRs and a Silver Slugger finalist?!

Friday, November 06 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Ranking this offseason's best free-agent starters   Our 2026-27 free-agent edition of the Starting Pitcher Power Rankings features a unanimous No. 1 choice. After that, things are a little less clear. Six pitchers received at least one second- or third-place vote, with significant differences of opinion from our voters about where a number of those arms should rank. Breaking down the free-agent class by tiers Finalists for Silver Sluggers announced 3 reasons Braves should hold on to Ronald Acuña Jr. Which Kyle Tucker will the Dodgers get in 2027? Cubs have internal options to fill corner-outfield spots in 2027 Here's why Seiya should make Toronto his next home One year before free agency, what does future hold for Kwan? Payroll won't hold back Rangers from improving MORE TOP NEWS ADD MLB AS YOUR PREFERRED SOURCE ON GOOGLE PERSONALIZE STORIES STAFF PICKS You don't need to dig the long ball There have only been two players to win a Silver Slugger Award after they hit zero homers in a season: Ozzie Smith (1987) and Pete Rose (1981). Could Rays speedster Chandler Simpson become the third? He earned all A's After an excellent regular season, Aaron Ashby reached another level in October with one of the all-time great postseason relief performances. How did he do it and what does it mean for 2027? (A different) Soto goes deep for the Nationals This is not a replay of a home run from 2022. That is indeed Soto hitting a long ball for the Nationals. Except it is Elian Soto, Juan's younger brother in the Arizona Fall League. PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY © 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.