MLB Free Agency

Most of the top-tier free agents remain unsigned roughly a month after the frenzy began, but several deals have been struck. Some of them look like good signings and some of them...do not. Here are the early winners and losers of the offseason.

Winners

Expect the MLB offseason market action to pick up following Thanksgiving weekend and heading into the winter meetings from Dec. 9-12.

The 2014 MLB free-agency market is heating up, and no move sparked more controversy this week than Jhonny Peralta's $53 million deal with the St. Louis Cardinals.

Now, the big question is just how lucrative of a contract Nelson Cruz will land. According to the rumbling on the trade market, however, Peralta and Cruz won't be the only Biogenesis-linked players on the move this offseason.

Here are all the latest rumors from the trade block and the free-agent front with a look at which ones are fact and which ones are fiction.

Free agency is finally starting to get exciting, and there are even more MLB rumors surrounding the top names on the market now that other players have signed on with new teams.

The New York Yankees made the first big splash in free agency this past weekend, inking catcher Brian McCann to a five-year deal with an option for a sixth year. A sixth year would bring the deal to $100 million.

The New York Yankees and Texas Rangers have each filled major voids for left-handed power hitters for the middle of their respective lineups, while the St. Louis Cardinals didn't waste time upgrading at the shortstop position.

The Boston Red Sox outfield could be in for a number of changes in 2014 in the wake of what could transpire this offseason.

Major League Baseball's Winter Meetings are still weeks away, but that hasn't stopped major free-agent and trade activity from already shaping the landscape of the offseason.

From the blockbuster that saw Prince Fielder and Ian Kinsler switch addresses, to Brian McCann's arrival in New York, to Jhonny Peralta's move to St. Louis, to Alex Rodriguez challenging everyone in MLB's Park Avenue office, the hot stove has been lit throughout the month of November.

When one part of a team has struggled for years, it's expected that the general manager would go out and try to upgrade that area.

Surprisingly, San Francisco Giants general manager Brian Sabean has different ideas.

While the preeminent free agents of the MLB offseason remain unsigned, the deals we've seen so far—almost all for complementary-type players—should still likely affect the market at their respective positions. Here's a look at how those markets are shaping up.

Starting pitchers

There have been a few notable free-agent signings so far this offseason, but most of the big names are still available out there on the market.