With the offseason now fully underway, here are three things for MLBTR readers to keep an eye on today: 1. GM Meetings underway: Amid all the chaos of yesterdays deadlines, decision-makers around the baseball world arrived in San Antonio, Texas for the annual GM Meetings. Top executives from all 30 clubs gather at the meetings near the beginning of the offseason each year, serving as something of an unofficial beginning to hot stove season. While the GM Meetings are typically nowhere near as active as the Winter Meetings that occur in December given their early date on the offseason calendar, they serve as a first opportunity for agents and clubs to begin discu sion of free agents and for front offices to gauge rival teams early interests on the trade market. This will be newly-minted Giants president of baseball operations s first major event in his new role, while Chaim Bloom will Alexandre Doucet Jersey be attending for the first time since being announced as the heir to John Mozeliak at the top of baseball operations in St. Louis. Executives around baseball figure to speak with the media throughout the meetings, and those comments could provide a peek at their organizations plans for the winter. 2. Free agents open for busine s: As of 4pm CT yesterday afternoon, free agency has now properly begun and players are free to sign with any club they choose. While it could still take some time for signings to actually begin in earnest as agents and executives open negotiations, the month of November nonethele s sees a handful of signings every year. For example, 16 free agents signed big league deals in November of last year, including six multi-year deals. Right-handers , , and were perhaps the most significant free agents to sign early last year as the pitching market developed more quickly that the market for hitters, although its impo sible to say at this point if this years free agent cla s will follow a similar trend. While waiting for news from the hot stove, be sure to check out list, our , and our of this winters free agents. 3. MLBTR chat: With the players available in free agency now set in stone and able to sign with any club, its time for the first weekday chat of the offseason! Whether you have questions about our recently-published Top 50 Free Agents list and who your favorite team will be targeting this winter or a trade proposal in the back of your mind, MLBTRs Steve Adams will be here to answer your questions during a live chat scheduled for 1pm CT. , join in live once the chat begins, or read the transcript once the chat is complete. Also note that on Thursday morning this week, the MLBTR staff will be hosting a joint chat focused specifically on our Top 50 Free Agent list and predictions. Check back in Thursdays Opener for further details. Additionally, this weeks episode of the MLBTR Podcast will feature Tim, Steve, Anthony and Darragh all discu sing the work and thought that went into our Top 50 rankings and predictions. That extra-long episode will release tomorrow morning! Pat Verbeek Jersey