Mike Axisa

CBS Sports Writer /

What's next for Dodgers after Roki Sasaki signing? Focus shifts to bringing back mainstays, possible trades

The World Series champs have an absurdly deep rotation... and it doesn't currently include Clayton Kershaw

Baseball Hall of Fame: CBS Sports voters discuss where they land on PEDs, Félix Hernández and more

Matt Snyder and Mike Axisa are both first-time Hall of Fame voters

Baseball Hall of Fame: Peak players, PED guys on Mike Axisa's ballot, plus a surprising Ichiro consideration

Axisa is voting for the first time this year

Batting Around: Of Roki Sasaki's three finalists, who needs him more, Dodgers, Padres or Blue Jays?

Sasaki has a week to make his decision

Athletics sign 18-year-old two-way Japanese player to record-breaking contract

Shotaro Morii signed straight out of high school rather than going to play in NPB

Ha-Seong Kim injury update: Free agent won't be ready for Opening Day after shoulder surgery, per report

Kim hurt his shoulder on a dive in August

MLB international free agency: Top non-Roki Sasaki players, bonus pools, more as Mets land $5M IFA prospect

The IFA period officially opened Wednesday

Pete Alonso free agency: Would a short-term contract actually make sense for former Mets slugger?

Alonso and agent Scott Boras have reportedly pitched the Mets on a three-year deal

Roki Sasaki landing spots: Ranking the teams that most need Japanese ace with IFA window set to reopen

Sasaki's free agency is one of the most interesting cases this winter

MLB arbitration: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Garrett Crochet, Tarik Skubal among those to earn big raises

Kyle Tucker, Jarren Duran, Michael King, Lars Nootbaar and others were unable to reach an agreement

MLB rumors: Red Sox, Garrett Crochet talk extension, Nolan Arenado reconsiders trade options

Here are your hot stove rumors for Thursday, Jan. 9

Batting Around: Which team most needs to sign Alex Bregman? Free-agent third baseman still available

CBS Sports ranked Bregman the No. 3 free agent this offseason

MLB trade market reset: Nolan Arenado, Luis Castillo and more still available, plus potential landing spots

While most top free agents are off the table this winter, plenty of players are still on the trading block

Gavin Lux trade: Reds acquire infielder from Dodgers with eyes on adding offense

The Dodgers had a glut of infielders after signing Hyeseong Kim out of the KBO

MLB rumors: Orioles still shopping after adding Charlie Morton, Red Sox shut down, Cardinals looking for arms

Here are your hot stove rumors for Sunday, Jan. 5

Mike Axisa joined CBS Sports in 2013. He has been a member of the BBWAA since 2015 and has previously written about both fantasy baseball and real life baseball for MLBTradeRumors.com, FanGraphs.com, RotoAuthority.com, and YESNetwork.com. Mike is a native New Yorker.

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