Bobby Dalbec is finally free. He headlines a group of Red Sox minor league free agents that also includes Jamie Westbrook, Naoyuki Uwasawa and more familiar names.

Here are the key dates and events on the offseason calendar as teams now begin to look toward the 2025 season. Oct. 31: Eligible players became free agents. However, a five-day quiet period restricts players to negotiating solely with the teams they ended the season with.

The Boston Red Sox need to add an ace this offseason. While the rotation wasn't awful in 2024, the lack of a true No. 1 starter was glaring. Tanner Houck, Brayan Bello, and Kutter Crawford each stepped up to make 30-plus starts but none were consistent enough to earn the "ace" label.