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R.J. Anderson

CBS Sports Staff

MLB rumors: Phillies unlikely to retain Ranger Suárez; Astros interested in Cardinals All-Star

Here are Saturday's most notable MLB rumors

Tarik Skubal trade: Which MLB teams could pull off a blockbuster deal for the Tigers ace?

A year before he hits free agency, Skubal's future is the talk of the offseason as trade rumors swirl

Paul Skenes wins 2025 National League Cy Young award: Pirates ace takes home honors in just second MLB season

Skenes followed up his 2024 Rookie of the Year season by getting even better

Tarik Skubal wins 2025 American League Cy Young: Tigers ace takes home award for second straight year

Skubal is the first back-to-back winner since Jacob deGrom in 2018 and 2019

MLB free agency: What to know about NPB, KBO players to be posted this winter, including a home run champion

Meet three international players who could come stateside this winter and a fourth you may recognize

MLB rumors: Mets interested in reunions with star free agents, Dodgers plot Plan B to Kyle Tucker

Here are the hot stove whispers on Tuesday, Nov. 11

MLB Rookie of the Year awards: Athletics' Nick Kurtz takes home AL honors, Braves' Drake Baldwin wins in NL

Kurtz beat out Jacob Wilson and Roman Anthony, while Baldwin bested Caleb Durbin and Cade Horton

MLB rumors: Mets could trade starter, NPB pitcher Tatsuya Imai posted to free agency, Giants target pitching

Here are all of Monday's most notable murmurs and moves

MLB, major sportsbooks to limit prop bets on pitches amid Emmanuel Clase, Luis Ortiz gambling scandal

Clase and Ortiz were indicted Sunday for allegedly rigging pitches in collaboration with bettors

Baseball gambling scandals: Emmanuel Clase, Shohei Ohtani's interpreter, Pete Rose, Black Sox and more

MLB's history with gambling has not caused the league to shy away from corporate partnerships

Predicting free agency contracts for Kyle Tucker, Alex Bregman, Framber Valdez, Pete Alonso and more

With free agency now open, let's talk money

13 MLB players tagged with $22M qualifying offer: Bo Bichette, Kyle Schwarber, Framber Valdez and more

The deadline for players to accept or decline the QO is Nov. 18

Rockies hire Paul DePodesta as head of baseball operations: Can an NFL executive fix MLB's most hapless team?

DePodesta is known best in baseball circles for his time with the Moneyball Oakland Athletics two decades ago

MLB manager tracker: Padres hire former reliever Craig Stammen, only Rockies job remains open

It's a busy offseason for managerial candidates

Ranking top 50 MLB free agents for 2026: Kyle Tucker, Alex Bregman at top, plus landing spots for every player

Free agency is officially underway and the offseason can begin

R.J. Anderson joined CBS Sports in 2016. He previously wrote for Baseball Prospectus, where he contributed to five of the New York Times bestselling annuals. His work has also appeared in Newsweek and Baseball America, as well as on ESPN.com and Wired.com.

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