Barring an ultra-rare tie, a deserving Most Valuable Player candidate in the American League was going to come away empty-handed Thursday night. Such was the reality of a year in which both Yankees captain Aaron Judge and Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh had legitimate statistical and narrative claims to the MVP.

After a week of Cubs, Pirates, Brewers and Skenes rumors flying in Vegas, here's what actually matters from the GM Meetings, and what you can safely ignore.