Free Agent Rankings: The Best Available Upgrades This Winter

From Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball The Athletic

Eno and DVR discuss the top of the this year's free-agent class, headlined by Kyle Tucker -- a player they are divided on with the potential price tag approaching the $400 million range -- and featuring a mix of interesting bats including Bo Bichette, Cody Bellinger, Kyle Schwarber, Pete Alonso, and Alex Bregman, and at least a trio of major rotation upgrades with Framber Valdez, Dylan Cease and Ranger Suárez all available.

Rundown

2:54 Kyle Tucker: Expectations Over a Long-Term (10+ Years?) Deal?

15:57 Who Would Eno Target Near the Top of the This Year's Hitter Class?

25:38 Cody Bellinger's Massive Home/Road Splits at Yankee Stadium in 2025

33:58 Munetaka Murakami's Outlook w/Elevated Strikeout Rate in NPB

40:09 Will Alex Bregman Find a Longer Deal This Winter?

47:00 Stacking Up the Three (or Four) Best Starting Pitchers Available This Winter

53:42 Tatsuya Imai: Is The Fastball Weird (Good)?

1:09:09 Yu Darvish Will Miss 2026 Season, Rockies Split w/Front Office Finalists, Walt Weiss (Atlanta) and Craig Albernaz (Baltimore) in Manager Spots

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