ESPN.com · Jan 9
2025-26 MLB offseason: Under-the-radar free agent fits
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The MLB offseason reached its inevitable Christmas pause -- and has yet to pick back up again, with the only recent major signings the three Japanese players who each signed just before their 45-day negotiating windows closed. Two of those players -- third baseman Munetaka Murakami with the Chicago White Sox and pitcher Tatsuya Imai with the Houston Astros -- signed shorter-term deals far below the initial projections. Third baseman Kazuma Okamoto signed a four-year, $60 million contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.