Welcome to Expand the Zone, theScore's weekly MLB podcast hosted by Jonah Birenbaum and Michael Bradburn.

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Topics in this edition include:

• Breaking down early offseason developments, from opt-out decisions to qualifying offers
• What kind of deal can free agent Stephen Strasburg hope to get heading into his age-31 season?
• Would Aroldis Chapman have commanded more on the open market than what he landed in his three-year, $48-million contract with the Yankees?
• Should the Yankees have extended Didi Gregorius a qualifying offer?
• Will any of the 10 players who received qualifying offers accept the one-year, $17.8-million deal?
• Dissecting the Mets' decision to make Carlos Beltran their new manager
• Predicting each major award winner now that the finalists have been announced