Don’t sleep on the Arizona Diamondbacks this winter.

Much of the off-season conversation surrounding the desert snakes has focused on whether they’ll ultimately trade superstar second baseman Ketel Marte. But an interesting new wrinkle has recently emerged on that front, which could drastically alter the club’s infield mix next season and beyond.

Not only are the D-backs reportedly fielding offers on Marte, but they also seem to have entered the free-agent sweepstakes involving the top third baseman available.

As USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reported on Tuesday, Arizona’s brass is “kicking the tires” on the possibility of signing Bregman, who opted out of the final two seasons of his three-year, $120 million deal with the Boston Red Sox earlier this off-season.

The surprise entry arrives at the same time as the organization is exploring ways to reduce payroll costs for 2026, which includes shedding the remainder of Marte’s seven-year, $116.5 million contract. Any serious pursuit of Bregman would likely have to be put on hold until the former was officially traded, though, as The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal noted.

Arizona is said to have plenty of interested suitors for Marte’s services, a group that reportedly includes the Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Rays, and several others. The 32-year-old infielder’s contract contains a five-team no-trade list, featuring the New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals and Athletics.

Boston, of course, is keeping the door open for a potential return with Bregman, who’d also be a fit for Toronto’s roster if marquee free agents Bo Bichette and Kyle Tucker sign elsewhere.

Berríos, a native of Puerto Rico, is striving to represent his country again at the 2026 World Baseball Classic next spring, the Toronto Blue Jays starter told MLB Network on Tuesday.

The 31-year-old made his first WBC appearance during the 2013 tournament — three years before he made his MLB debut with the Minnesota Twins — and also played for Puerto Rico in ’17 and ’23. But his availability has become far less certain this time around after finishing last season on the IL with right elbow inflammation, causing him to miss the entire post-season.

While speaking to Harold Reynolds and Matt Vasgersian on Hot Stove, Berríos revealed he had been experiencing elbow and bicep discomfort in his right arm all season long before deciding he couldn’t continue any further in late September.

Berríos, who had never missed a single start due to injury prior to last season, said he’s already begun his fifth week of off-season training and hopes to return to the mound shortly. His primary goal is to be 100 per cent ready when spring training opens in a few months, with pitching for his home country sitting as a close second.

Plenty of trade speculation has surfaced in recent weeks around Berríos’ future, following the arrivals of fellow starters Dylan Cease and Cody Ponce. If the durable right-hander remains with the Blue Jays, he’ll enter camp in competition for the fifth starter’s job alongside Ponce and Eric Lauer — with all three also serving as injury protection.

Don’t look now, but the Los Angeles Angels are quickly stockpiling former Blue Jays this winter.

Last off-season, the franchise acquired left-handed starter Yusei Kikuchi (spent three seasons in Toronto from 2022-24) and catcher Travis d’Arnaud (traded to the Mets in the 2012 R.A. Dickey deal). So far this month, they’ve continued to target the organization’s recycled materials, first signing 2022 All-Star Alek Manoah, and then former closer Jordan Romano.

In both Manoah and Romano, the Angels are betting on low-risk, high-reward bounce-back performances from the struggling hurlers — each of whom is already on their second stop since being discarded by the Blue Jays organization.

The Angels also hired former Blue Jays skipper John Gibbons as their bench coach this off-season, serving under first-year manager Kurt Suzuki, whose staff also features Ryan Goins as an infield coach.

Los Angeles’ squad will arrive in Toronto for a three-game series at Rogers Centre from May 8-10 next season.