Predicting offseason trades and free agent deals for MLB stars out of the playoffs

Major League Baseball has whittled its postseason field to 12 teams to its version of the final four . The eight other playoff qualifiers, meanwhile, have gone home for the winter — and each has key players who might not be back with those teams when spring training begins in February ( or April, or June, or 2028 ). Major League Baseball has whittled its postseason field to 12 teams to its version of the final four .