The 2024-25 MLB offseason is underway and free agency officially opened Monday. Free agents are now free to negotiate and sign with any team. Here are the important offseason dates and the 13 free agents who received the qualifying offer. Here now are Tuesday’s hot stove rumors.
Phillies’ owner expects higher payroll in 2025
The Phillies won the NL East with a 95-67 record in 2024, though they were eliminated by the division rival Mets in four games in the NLDS. The club remains in win-now mode, of course, and owner John Middleton recently told the Philadelphia Inquirer he expects payroll to go up in 2025. Here’s what Middleton said about the team’s payroll situation.