3 predictions for teams poised to dominate the Winter Meetings ft. Blue Jays

MLB: Winter Meetings - Source: Imagn
3 predictions for teams poised to dominate the Winter Meetings ft. Blue Jays - Source: Imagn

Every December, the Winter Meetings compress an entire month of rumors, negotiations and roster posturing into a 48-hour sprint, and this year’s edition has all the markings of a power reshuffle.

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Several front offices arrive with unfinished business, but a few stand out for the sheer urgency of their agendas, clubs that can walk into Orlando with a clear plan and walk out having reshaped their 2026 trajectories.

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Toronto enters with pitching holes and a willingness to spend, while Atlanta arrives with a roster that needs sharper edges after an uneven finish; and the Dodgers, as always, loom as the team capable of flipping the market with one creative, prospect-driven move.

These aren’t just clubs 'monitoring the situation,' they are positioned to dictate it. If there’s momentum to be manufactured, headlines to be grabbed or a domino to be pushed, these are the three front offices with the leverage to make it happen.

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#1. Toronto Blue Jays

Toronto walks into the Meetings with the rare combination of pressure and flexibility, a roster that needs pitching and a front office that knows waiting until January has tormented them before.

They’ve already been linked to multiple late-inning arms and mid-rotation upgrades, but what gives them real leverage is their willingness to strike fast.

If any team is positioned to make two headline signings before wheels-up, it’s the Jays.

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#2. Atlanta Braves

The Braves don’t arrive in Orlando in panic mode, but they do arrive aware that the roster, as constructed, needs tightening. Shortstop remains a glaring question, the bullpen lacks its former bite and rival executives believe Atlanta is far more active behind the scenes than their public posture shows.

What makes them dangerous during the Meetings is how cleanly their needs fit the market; veteran shortstops, high-leverage relievers and innings-stable starters are all available without requiring a franchise-altering prospect hit.

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One decisive move from Atlanta tends to trigger a chain reaction, and industry voices expect exactly that.


#3. Los Angeles Dodgers

The Dodgers don’t need the Meetings to spend, but they often use them to accelerate the offseason into their preferred shape.

Their farm system gives them access to conversations most clubs can’t enter, and rival executives have openly speculated that Los Angeles is probing multi-team trade frameworks ahead of Orlando.

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Whether they chase an impact bat or a controllable starter, the Dodgers are the team everyone watches because their deals alter the market’s physics.

One blockbuster or one cleverly structured trade can shift multiple front offices into scramble mode and if history is a guide, Los Angeles will take that swing.

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