Generally speaking, the GM Meetings cover off-the-field matters, such as rule changes. As a reminder, voting for all awards was completed before the postseason. Three finalists are announced for each award in each league. Those awards are Manager of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Cy Young, and Most Valuable Player. 7: Finalists for 2022's major awards will be announced during a live MLB Network broadcast at 6 p.m. The first five days of the offseason are an exclusive negotiating period in which the player can only talk money with his previous team. It is important to note free agents can not sign with new teams just yet.
Now players automatically become free agents once eligible (i.e. MLB used to make players file for free agency, but that was a waste of everyone's time. ET on Sunday, all eligible players are free agents. Here are the important dates and deadlines for the coming weeks and months. With the World Series now complete, the 2022-23 offseason is officially upon us, and several significant events are right around the corner. The Astros have won four of the last six American League pennants and they've done it with different rosters, different managers, and different front offices. They defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in six games to clinch the franchise's second championship. The Houston Astros are the 2022 World Series champions.
