"The first major event is from November 10 to 13, as the annual general manager meetings take place. This isn't to be confused with the Winter Meetings, which happen in December. On November 11, the Manager of the Year will be announced; hopefully, it'll be Toronto Blue Jays' manager John Schneider. On November 18, players have to decide whether or not to accept the qualifying offer. The only Blue Jay likely to get a qualifying offer is Bo Bichette, and he'll surely decline it."
"On the same day, it's the Rule 5 protection deadline. Players eligible for the Rule 5 draft not on the 40-man roster can be selected in the draft in December. The last notable thing in November is the non-tender deadline on November 21. Two and a half weeks later, the annual Winter Meetings will take place. Expect most transactions to happen during the four days from December 7 to 10."
"On December 9, the draft lottery will happen, which doesn't impact the Blue Jays whatsoever. What will affect the Blue Jays is the Rule 5 draft the following day, as a handful of notable players like Ricky Tiedemann and Yohendrick Piñango are eligible for the draft. Moving ahead to the new year, January 8 is when teams and players file arbitration figures."
Key dates run from November through January and early February. On November 6 free agents become eligible to sign and teams must decide qualifying offers and contract clauses; the NL Silver Sluggers are announced that day and the AL the next day. The GM meetings run November 10–13 and Manager of the Year is announced November 11. Rule 5 protection and qualifying-offer decisions occur November 18, followed by the non-tender deadline on November 21. Winter Meetings run December 7–10 with the draft lottery on December 9 and the Rule 5 draft on December 10. Arbitration filings are due January 8; international free agency opens January 15 and the Hall of Fame is announced January 21.
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