Offishial News: Sortable MLB free agent lists; Jared Serna's sensational week

In preparation for the 2025-26 offseason, DiamondCentric has created sortable lists containing all pending free agent hitters and pitchers. The lists also include a search function for narrowing your focus to individual players or teams that the FAs previously played for (searching "MIA" on the pitcher list will bring up Cal Quantrill, for example). Bookmark and enjoy!

On Sunday in fall ball, Starlyn Caba went 2-for-6 and committed an error, Fenwick Trimble went 0-for-4 with a walk, PJ Morlando went 2-for-5 with 3 RBI—matching his professional career-high for a single game—and Darwin Rodríguez pitched two innings of hitless relief. The Mesa Solar Sox won, 12-6.

On Sunday in winter ball, Jared Serna (Mexico) went 3-for-4, finishing a home run shy of the cycle. Through four games with Charros de Jalisco, he has posted an otherworldly 1.896 OPS while playing different defensive positions each night, most recently shortstop. Serna's 2025 minor league season was very disappointing, so this is a refreshing reset. Maximo Acosta (Venezuela) went 2-for-5 with a stolen base.

Only 157 days away from Miami Marlins Opening Day.

🔷 The Marlins re-signed left-handed reliever Justin King to a new minor league deal, as first reported by USA Today's Bob Nightengale. King will be a non-roster invitee at big league spring training for the second straight year. In 33 innings pitched this season (31 G/0 GS), the 27-year-old posted a 3.55 ERA and .236 BAA, but also walked 19.0% of the batters he faced, which is horrible. Most of that workload came with Double-A Pensacola.

🔷 After managing DSL Miami to a successful 2025 season, Gianni Bloom is the new manager of Dominican Academy development. "Our mission is to develop players as completely as possible—as athletes, leaders, and teammates," Bloom wrote in an Instagram post, "and truly I believe this holistic approach is the best path to lasting success on the field.

🔷 While acknowledging that he made significant mechanical adjustments, Kyle Stowers attributes his 2025 breakout season mostly to the mental side of the game, as detailed by David Laurila of FanGraphs. "The swing has always been good enough to compete at this level," Stowers said. "I just didn’t allow myself to believe that, because when you’re in the big leagues and struggling, you feel like you have to be someone different."

🔷 Elsewhere around baseball, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners to force a winner-take-all Game 7 of the American League Championship Series. Catcher Martín Maldonado has retired after 15 MLB seasons. He is best known for his days with the Houston Astros, with whom he won a World Series title in 2022. Although highly valued for his defense and intangibles, Maldonado was a poor hitter, even by catcher standards. His 69 wRC+ from 2011-2025 ranked last among major leaguers who had at least 4,000 plate appearances during that span. Jesús Montero, a New York Yankees top prospect who spent most of his MLB career with the Seattle Mariners, tragically died at age 35 due to injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident.