The winter meetings are MLB's annual showcase event. But labor issues may mean it does not return next winter.

The Seattle Mariners walked into the MLB Winter Meetings this week with a purpose: to make some moves that would help cement the lineup and fortify their bench.

Another Winter Meetings has come and gone, and while the first day of baseball’s premier offseason event was a quiet one, the last two days provided some serious fireworks that will help shape the 2026 season.

The 2025 MLB winter meetings are over, and there were plenty of big takeaways with some of the biggest names off the board in a few days.

Longtime play-by-play man Joe Buck is going into the Baseball Hall of Fame as the latest recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award. Buck’s father Jack, an iconic St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster, was the Frick Award winner in 1987, and the Bucks are the first father-son duo to win the award. Joe Buck has called 24 World Series and 21 All-Star Games.

Devin Williams is a Met, Jonathan Loaisiga and Luke Weaver are free agents, and “that’s why it’s been so important to bring in the controllable players that we got last trade deadline’’ Cashman said of closer David Bednar and fellow righty Camilo Doval.

Baseball's offseason is where the chess match begins for the upcoming year, as teams compete to patch holes and fill gaps on their rosters. The Chicago Cubs are

So why were the Winter Meetings so slow? And what's next this winter? As mentioned, it was a relatively slow week at this year's Winter Meetings. It was largely viewed as a place for conversation but not much movement.