Welcome to The Most Important Offseason Ever™!
Given its importance, in theory, and the complicated calendar, it makes sense to have a thumbnail sketch of what’s happening between Halloween and Opening Day.
As we did last year, here’s a compendium of offseason dates, and we’ll keep it pinned somewhere, probably right below the top stories, all offseason for you to refer to. If something is missed (or wrong), lemme know and we’ll correct it.
October 31: Players file for free agency
Prospective free agents were dropped from 40-man rosters the day after World Series, which kicked off a five-day exclusive window for teams and their own free agents to negotiate, and on the White Sox, that window applies to José Abreu, Ross Detwiler, Jon Jay, Iván Nova and Héctor Santiago.