Mike Axisa

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MLB Rule 5 draft results: Analyzing all 15 picks from major-league portion as Mets lose two pitchers

In the same division, the Braves added two players, a rarity for a contending team

Kyle Tucker landing spots: Ranking all 30 teams on best fit if Astros decide to trade All-Star outfielder

Tucker is reportedly on the trade block, so let's get to matchmaking

Max Fried to sign with Yankees: New York picks up ace lefty on eight-year, $218 million deal

Fried has been one of the best southpaws in the game since his 2017 MLB debut

2025 MLB Draft order, lottery results: Nationals land No. 1 pick, Mets, Dodgers, Yankees all penalized

The Nats have the No. 1 pick for the first time since selecting Bryce Harper first overall in 2010

What's next for Yankees after losing Juan Soto? Here's a five-step Plan B for the Bronx Bombers

Soto has taken his talents to a different New York borough and the Yankees need a Plan B

MLB Winter Meetings: Five bold predictions with baseball's offseason about to ramp up after Juan Soto signing

The Winter Meetings will turn up the temperature on MLB's hot stove this week

What's next for Mets after Juan Soto agrees to $765 million deal? How New York needs to build around superstar

The Mets got their slugger, but their winter can't be done yet

Juan Soto rejected the Yankees for the Mets, and it's a damning indictment of MLB's supposed marquee franchise

The Yankees offered Juan Soto $760 million, and he turned them down for $765 million from the Mets

Shane Bieber, Guardians agree to deal: Former Cy Young winner returning to Cleveland, per report

Bieber underwent Tommy John surgery in April and is expected back several months into the 2025 season

Why Luis Robert should be a top trade candidate: White Sox center fielder still has huge upside for right team

With few true center fielders available on the free market, Robert could be the best option

MLB rumors: Astros make Alex Bregman an offer, Cubs get Cody Bellinger trade calls, Yankees meet with an ace

Here are your hot stove rumors for Thursday, Dec. 5

Former White Sox player, broadcaster Bill Melton dies at 79: All-Star led American League in home runs in 1971

Melton retired after the 1977 season with more than 1,000 hits to his name

Luis Severino, Athletics reportedly agree to $67 million deal, the largest in franchise history

Severino put up a rebound season for the Mets in 2024 and scored a three-year deal with the now-Sacramento A's

Where were the Orioles in Juan Soto's free agency? Why Baltimore should have been all in on superstar

The Orioles are a perfect fit but they never even showed interest publicly

Batting Around: Which rental closer would you rather trade for, Ryan Helsley or Devin Williams?

Are you taking velocity or strikeouts? Does health matter? See what CBS Sports' MLB experts think

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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