If you’ve ever wondered what the MLB Winter Meetings are like, it’s a lot of standing around. Standing around talking to various people who work in baseball in some capacity — like agents, scouts, league and team personnel — most of whom are wearing quarter zips bearing the logo of their organization. Standing around waiting for media availability to begin, waiting for coffee at a hotel Starbucks or waiting for a drink at the bar.

The last two Winter Meetings have featured a lot more waiting than usual. Shohei Ohtani and Juan Soto, two of the game’s biggest stars, held up the hot stove season with their free agencies in 2023 and 2024. Soto did us all a solid by signing with the Mets on the eve of the meetings last year, allowing the market to start moving.

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