With tree lots on every corner, at least one giant front-yard inflatable snowman on every block, and candy canes on the end of every single aisle in grocery stores, it’s pretty obvious what time of year we’ve reached. That’s right - MLB’s Winter Meetings are officially on the horizon, with executives from every team, free agents, agents of free agents, some free agent agents, and baseball job-seekers set to descend upon Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas this weekend for five days of transaction bliss.
Officially set to begin on Sunday, December 9th and to run through the Rule 5 Draft on Thursday, December 13th, the Winter Meetings usually offer some of the biggest fireworks of the MLB offseason, which is no surprise considering each and every front office is essentially on one big campout for a week, often with piles of funny money to spend.