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News about Shohei Ohtani and Giancarlo Stanton has dominated this otherwise calm and quiet Hot Stove season. So wouldn’t it be something if they both ended up in the same spot?

There may not be a current or former Major Leaguer who appreciates what Shohei Ohtani is about to do more than Winfield.

Shohei Ohtani will not be wearing pinstripes next season, as his representatives informed the Yankees that they will not be among the teams invited to make an in-person presentation, according to MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch. According to Yahoo Sports’ Jeff Passan, the Giants and Mariners are among the finalists. The Giants have $1,835,000 available in their bonus pool, while the Mariners have $1,557,500.

Representatives for Giancarlo Stanton, the reigning National League MVP, met with the Giants and Cardinals late in the week, as each team attempted to convince Stanton to waive his no-trade clause and pave the way for a blockbuster deal. The context behind those meetings became clearer on Sunday: Multiple sources said the Marlins have agreed upon the general framework of a Stanton trade with both San Francisco and St. Louis. Of course, those deals are on hold while Stanton considers whether he’d accept a deal to either team.

On May 5, in the third inning of a scoreless game against the Indians, Royals catcher Salvador Perez unleashed one of the best throws of the 2017 season.

MLB owners unanimously ratified the Japanese posting agreement Friday, and the competition to woo two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani has ramped up. Ohtani has until Dec. 22 to sign with a Major League team after his Nippon Professional Baseball club, the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, posted him Friday.

As hard as it is to climb the standings in baseball, it’s even harder to maintain that momentum when greater expectations and pressure are placed upon a team.

Everyone seems to think that Shohei Ohtani will select an American League team due to the presence of the designated hitter, but National League teams have a compelling pitch of their own. The chance to hit while pitching matters.

We’re focused on Giancarlo Stanton. No surprise there. You decide to listen to offers for a guy who hit 59 home runs and won the National League MVP Award, you get people’s attention. And if a trade does happen — and that is still no guarantee — the impact of this trade will be felt in every other front office.

Friday night’s deadline to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players passed without any major surprises, but the free-agent market got a little more crowded as more than two dozen players were non-tendered by their clubs. Here’s a look at a half-dozen newly minted free agents who could create a stir in this winter’s league-wide roster carousel.