Breaking News: Phillies Star ”Nick Castellanos” Has Made His Intentions Clear About His Future. His Decision Has Put Fans In Shock And Frenzy

Breaking News: Phillies Star ”Nick Castellanos” Has Made His Intentions Clear About His Future. His Decision Has Put Fans In Shock And Frenzy

The most interesting team to watch in each division this offseason

It is reasonable if it is still taking you a while to recover from that World Series. It may take a few weeks to shake that one off and move on. (And if you’re a Blue Jays fan, it may take the rest of your life.)

But the offseason is, in fact, here. That means it’s time to start looking forward not just to the 2026 season, but all the activity the Hot Stove is going to provide. The Dodgers winning another World Series just raises the stakes for all the teams that didn’t win the World Series. There are a lot of teams with an even greater sense of urgency.

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So here’s a look at a team from each division that promises to be particularly interesting this winter. Maybe it’s a team that needs to make significant moves to get over the hump. Maybe it’s a team with new management wanting to take big swings. Maybe it’s a team that’s somewhere in between. But if you’re looking for the teams with the most interesting offseasons coming up, here they are:

AL East: Orioles

You want urgency? The Orioles were supposed to be the studs of this division, and maybe the entire American League, by now. Instead, they’re still looking for their first postseason win in more than a decade and just came off a losing season. They’re going backwards. (Meanwhile, the last two AL pennant winners came from this division.)

The Orioles are in danger of having their whole long buildup to contention add up to … nothing. All those young players are starting to get older and more expensive, too, which means that the Orioles are starting to run out of time. Then again, a year ago at this time, many would have said something similar about the Blue Jays.

The Orioles have a new manager in Craig Albernaz, but what they really need — all together now — is starting pitching. You would think the O’s would be in on every starting pitcher available, but we all thought that last year, too. So how will Mike Elias and his front office change their approach, if at all, this time around? There is reason to expect some internal improvements, but this roster also needs some reinforcements.

AL Central: Tigers

The central question, before anything else can be settled, remains: Are they going to trade Tarik Skubal? Or extend him? Or will both sides just let 2026 play out before Skubal reaches the open market?

Obviously, considering the value of top starting pitchers, if the Tigers traded Skubal (who next week will likely win his second straight AL Cy Young Award), they could fill their coffers for years to come. On the other hand, well, this is a team that has made the playoffs for two consecutive seasons that could be considering trading the best pitcher in baseball.