CBS Sports | R.J. Anderson: With the World Series firmly in the rearview mirror, the hot stove is officially ... well, not yet hot, but lukewarm. As the first order of business, teams are now in the process of extending the qualifying offer to free agents. While nothing is yet official, it seems likely that the Yankees will extend one, which is valued at $19.65 million this winter, to first baseman Anthony Rizzo, who opted out of the second year of his two-year, $32 million contract on Monday.
Also included in Anderson’s roundup is the report that the Marlins will dangle 26-year-old pitcher Pablo López on the trade market this offseason.