The MLB Winter Meetings kick off this Sunday. This is one of the most important events in the offseason and a time when a lot of free agents sign, and huge trades are made. 

In the regular season, the Milwaukee Brewers dominated the National League. However, in the playoffs, a familiar face in the Los Angeles Dodgers quickly reclaimed its throne as the kings of the National League.

It’s Christmas time, and every team is looking for that one player or thing that can grant them a World Series title. Here is each NL team’s biggest wish heading into the Winter Meetings. 

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NL Teams Biggest Wishes

The National League has a lot of great players and teams all fighting for one common goal. However, this offseason could see major changes up and down the standings.

Miami Marlins: Improve Pitching 

Miami is a low-market squad that finished the season with a combined 4.60 ERA from its pitching staff. While that number is fairly average, it becomes an issue when paired with an offense that simply doesn’t have the firepower to consistently score five runs a game.

As they enter free agency, the Marlins should prioritize adding multiple reliable arms, starters who can provide steady innings throughout the season, and help stabilize the rotation. Another needed move is bringing in a veteran for the bullpen, someone who can perform in the late innings while offering leadership to a young relief group.

Atlanta Braves: Find their future shortstop, strengthen their pitching staff

The shortstops in free agency aren’t anything too crazy that I feel the Braves should go after. Atlanta should look into trade targets like Texas Rangers’ Corey Seager. His price tag is expensive, but Atlanta has a great young roster that can make a run at any point in future seasons. Within free agency, they need to capitalize on their pitching staff and sign guys that can pitch well and help the two-headed dragon of Chris Sale and Spencer Strider. 

Philadelphia Phillies: Trade For a Star Catcher & Sign a Well-Rounded Hitter 

Philadelphia has remained a team for a few years that needs only a couple of adjustments to become a World Series contender. One area they need to address is the catching position. If the Orioles commit to selling, trading for Adley Rutschman is a must for Philadelphia, as he brings long-term stability and elite production behind the plate. 

Another area is a true contact hitter to pair with Trea Turner. The Phillies are more discussed for their power. With the likely departure of Kyle Schwarber, the Phillies should target someone who can consistently get on base and lengthen the order. Kazuma Okamoto, one of Japan’s premier hitters, offers that blend of contact skill and versatility, making him an ideal fit if the Phillies are willing to invest the freed-up salary.

New York Mets: Fix Their Holes 

Every year, Steven Cohen has shown he’ll do anything to win a World Series. Already this offseason, they signed reliever Devin Williams. The Mets’ recipe for success is fixing the obvious holes in their lineup, which includes: re-signing Pete Alonso, signing a great contact hitter in Luis Arraez, and grabbing an additional well-rounded hitter and reliever to top off their roster. 

These moves after the Juan Soto signing last year can turn the Mets into legit World Series contenders, especially with the roster the Los Angeles Dodgers have. 

Washington Nationals: Keep their youth intact & Sign vets

With Washington having a ton of holes, their best bet is to wait and slowly chase a World Series again. The goal for Washington should be to sign little by little and in 3 years from now, have a complete team. Stars like James Wood & CJ Abrams should lead this team, but they should sign some vets to preserve their youth and to spread his “ways” to the youth of the team. Paul Goldschmidt is the first name that comes to my mind when they should search for a first baseman. Paul would fill that spot and would also bring all of his experience to a developing Washington Nationals team.

Milwaukee Brewers: Add Some Pop To The Lineup

The Brewers currently are the best team in the NL Central, and they could also easily be the best team in the National League for years. However, a little extra help wouldn’t hurt. There’s not a lot this team needs, but some extra pop in the lineup wouldn’t hurt. With Christian Yelich aging, finding a slugging outfielder may be the best possible option.

Chicago Cubs: Fortify The Pitching Staff

The Chicago Cubs should be a contender for years; however, even with the loss of Kyle Tucker, their pitching staff is still the biggest need this offseason. Their rotation is fine, but it could use a quality signing, while the bullpen needs to be improved. The Cubs have a decent core, and now they just need to add onto it.

St. Louis Cardinals: Get Rid of Nolan Arenado

How Nolan Arenado has been a Cardinal for this long is a shocker. It’s clear the experiment hasn’t worked in St. Louis, and the two sides need to come to a resolution soon. Arenado would be better off playing somewhere else, and the Cardinals could start planning for the future a whole lot easier.

Cincinnati Reds: Add A Power Bat

The Cincinnati Reds play in one of the most hitter-friendly ballparks in the league. However, they have been missing a huge slugger in the lineup for quite some time. Kyle Schwarber is the perfect candidate thanks to his connections to the city. It’s just on the Reds to get the deal done. If they can’t get Schwarber, then any 30+ homer bat would do.

Pittsburgh Pirates: Acquire As Many Prospects As Possible

General manager Ben Cherington has no plans to build this team into a contender. Even with one of the best pitchers in the league on the roster in Paul Skenes, the Pirates have shown no interest in building a competitive roster around Skenes. After trading Johan Oviedo to the Boston Red Sox, the fire sale shouldn’t stop there. The Pirates should try to trade anyone who breathes not named Paul Skenes to fully maximize their future potential.

Los Angeles Dodgers: Bullpen and outfield upgrades

Los Angeles doesn’t have too many holes across the roster, but the bullpen was a real problem last year. Even with this, the Dodgers found a way to patch things enough to win the World Series again.

But the front office won’t allow this to happen again, and they could be big players in adding to the relief staff. Bullpen should be the biggest priority, with the outfield being a distant second area to upgrade.

San Diego Padres: Starting rotation depth and improvements

The Padres’ starting rotation is in massive flux right now, and the team needs to bring in multiple arms. Ace Dylan Cease is off to Toronto, Michael King is a free agent, and Yu Darvish will miss the entire 2026 season.

For this team to have any chance of contending, the front office will need to get creative in making additions. San Diego may need to spend some money, even though they have backed off from this plan in recent years.

San Francisco Giants: Bullpen depth and corner outfield help

This team has a lot of work to do, with president of baseball operations, Buster Posey, overseeing it all. Adding bullpen help can’t hurt, while the team also needs outfield options as well.

The outfield should be the priority to start for San Francisco. The Giants need to make some major moves to avoid a fifth straight season hanging around the .500 mark.

Arizona Diamondbacks: Adding to the starting rotation

Right now, the Diamondbacks’ starting rotation is being headlined by Eduardo Rodriguez and Brandon Pfaadt. The team should get ace Corbin Burnes back from injury this year, but nobody knows how he will look following surgery.

This team almost reached the playoffs, despite all the injuries that they suffered a year ago, giving them some hope. If the Diamondbacks can tweak the roster slightly, they could look to make another deep playoff run in 2026.

 Colorado Rockies: Everything

​​The Rockies need help pretty much everywhere, but the pitching is a problem. Unfortunately for Colorado, pitching in Coors Field as the home ballpark can be tough to find.

This team likely won’t be contending for a long time, so for now, they need to establish the basics across the organization. Building the farm system up, while signing a few cheap veterans, could be a good way to start.