A few significant moves have already been made across Major League Baseball this offseason as Zack Wheeler and Mike Moustakas have found new homes. It’s clear that transactions are moving along at a much quicker pace than last year. That pace could escalate even further with the Winter Meetings set to kicks off Monday in San Diego.



The Dec. 9-12 gathering brings together thousands of people involved with both major and minor league baseball, including team executives and employees, agents, players, media and job seekers. In recent years, the meetings haven’t delivered the blockbuster deals they used to be known for. But judging from recent activity, the upcoming meetings could produce some decent action.



The Blue Jays hope to be “very active” during the meetings, general manager Ross Atkins told Toronto reporters during a wide-ranging question-and-answer session this week. Assuming they don’t do so between now and Monday, acquiring a...