ORLANDO, FL — The logjam broke at once Tuesday when slugger Kyle Schwarber signed a five-year, $150 million contract to return to the Philadelphia Phillies while free-agent closer Edwin Diaz is heading to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

From predicting who will sign to the latest buzz from Florida, here's everything you need as baseball's hot stove season heats up.

The first full day of the 2025 MLB Winter Meetings was a relative dud, at least if you were hoping for some player movement. There were no major trades or signings, but we were treated to a bevy of juicy rumors.

ORLANDO — There is a long hallway that links the Waldorf Astoria to the Signia by Hilton, and that hallway served as a main thoroughfare for Monday’s opening day of baseball’s Winter Meetings. The meetings are split between the hotels, and all day, baseball executives, agents and managers walked the route to and from. They looked busy.

The Boston Red Sox have spent the early portion of the 2025 MLB offseason adding to a rotation headed by AL Cy Young runner-up Garrett Crochet.

The offseason could kick into high gear this week in Orlando.

Kyle Schwarber, who the Phillies reportedly signed to a five-year deal, will play for the U.S. in the 2026 World Baseball Classic.

The 2026 MLB draft order will be decided on Tuesday afternoon at the winter meetings with the fourth annual draft lottery.

MLB Legend Hopes to Recruit Kyle Schwarber, Believes Cincinnati Reds Should Make Splash in Free Agency

A number of teams have the need -- and means -- to trade for a starting pitcher this winter. Here's how they match up with available hurlers.

Here's what to know entering Tuesday's draft lottery: White Sox: 27.73% Orioles: 9.24% Athletics: 6.55% Rays: 3.03% Cardinals: 2.35% Marlins: 1.85% Rangers: 1.34% Mets: 0.67%