The MLB winter meetings are on, and rumors are swirling across baseball. Here is what our writers are hearing today:
Kenta Maeda officially hits the market today. Giants expected to make a major push. Maeda's friends say he'd prefer the west coast.
Stark's take: The bidding on Kenta Maeda works differently than the bidding on a typical free agent, because he is being posted Tuesday by his team in Japan, the Hiroshima Carp. The posting rules have changed in recent years. So unlike in the past, where posted players could negotiate with only the team that submitted the highest posting bid, Maeda will be able to talk with any team willing to pay the $20 million posting fee.