MLB winter conferences: Free company intel from Olney and Passan

MLB’s winter conferences start Monday in Dallas, signaling when baseball’s offseason exercise is more likely to take off after a comparatively sluggish first month.

All eyes shall be on the free company of celebrity outfielder Juan Soto, who’s more likely to signal by the tip of the conferences — if not earlier than they even start. But Soto is way from the one participant who may very well be in for an enormous payday because the baseball world gathers in Texas with Pete Alonso, Willy Adames, Corbin Burnes and Max Fried among the many different in-demand free brokers on the lookout for their subsequent houses. The commerce market additionally figures to ratchet up within the coming days with Chicago White Sox ace Garrett Crochet highlighting the celebrities who may very well be dealt.

When and the place will Soto signal? Which groups may land the opposite gamers in line for a nine-figure payday and who’s seeking to make a blockbuster commerce?

Here is the most recent intel we’re listening to on the gamers, groups and themes that may rock the conferences — beginning with the one title everyone seems to be watching.

When will Juan Soto signal and the way will his free company form the conferences?