Justo en: Tras vencer a Red Sox, Detroit Tigers y otros equipos en la competencia por contratar a Cardinals, the Los Angeles Dodgers announce oficialmente el ascenso de third baseman Nolan Arenado a su equipo.

The Juan Soto sweepstakes enter the home stretch, Nolan Arenado’s trade market solidifies while Luis Robert’s remains lukewarm.

The champagne has dried and the confetti has been swept away from the Los Angeles Dodgers’ World Series celebration. The early offseason clerical work — contract options, opt-ins, opt-outs, qualifying offers — have all been settled. The main event is finally here: It’s Hot Stove season, baby, and it’s shaping up to be a historic winter.

All eyes will be on Juan Soto, who might be about to make a run at Shohei Ohtani’s historic $700 million megadeal from last offseason. But even beyond Soto, big names abound: Players like Corbin Burnes, Max Fried and Teoscar Hernandez have hit free agency, while others like Luis Robert Jr., Garrett Crochet, Sonny Gray and more could be made available via trade. The landscape of the league figures to look a whole lot different by the time next spring rolls around.

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MLB Rumors: Juan Soto free agency enters third round of contract offers

It’s not the update everyone’s waiting for, but something is better than nothing. We’re still at least a couple of days away from Soto’s ultimate decision, but according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, we’re getting a bit closer: Per Heyman, teams have begun submitting third contract offers, and some contenders could potentially eliminated from consideration soon.

As of now, all five confirmed finalists — the New York Yankees, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers — remain in the running, although it still seems as though this will come down to a battle of the boroughs between the Yankees and Mets. The Blue Jays are rumored to have the most money to throw around, but most insiders seem to think their involvement has more to do with Scott Boras’ desire to drive up bidding than any desire from Soto to play in Canada. The Dodgers, meanwhile, probably don’t quite have the motivation to go as high as they’ll need to, with Blake Snell already in tow this winter and other targets on Andrew Friedman’s radar.

At this rate, though, we’ll likely get our answer prior to the start of the Winter Meetings, with the Yankees, Mets and Red Sox playing a game of chicken to see who will emerge as the highest bidder.

MLB Rumors: Red Sox, Tigers among potential suitors for Nolan Arenado

Speaking of Boston: The Red Sox popped up in a surprising spot on Tuesday afternoon, as MLB Network insider Jon Morosi linked the team to St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado.

It’s no secret that the Cardinals are open to moving the veteran as they look to get younger and cheaper in 2025. While Arenado hasn’t demanded a trade, he has signaled an openness to it, even suggesting that he’d be willing to waive his no-trade clause and move to first base if a deal to the right contender came along. The Yankees and Dodgers have already been reported to have interest, and Morosi added a couple more interesting suitors to the mix in the Red Sox and Detroit Tigers.