MLB Free Agency

The (multi) million-dollar question this offseason is whether Japanese pitcher Kenta Maeda will be posted by Nippon Professional Baseball’s Hiroshima Carp.

One week into November, the MLB offseason rumor mill is kicking into full swing, as teams begin kicking the tires on this year's class of free agents and trade targets.

Keeping up with all of the latest rumor news around the league is no easy task, so this article will provide a quick rundown of the most recent buzz surrounding all 30 teams.

The following has been provided for each team:

Coming off an unexpected last-place finish in 2014, the Boston Red Sox look to be a major player in free agency this offseason.  Big names like Jon Lester, James Shields and Pablo Sandoval are being widely discussed as players Boston may go after.

On the other hand, which available free agents should the Red Sox stay away from?

There are all sorts of numbers for general managers to crunch as they sift through the MLB free-agent market.

Sometimes, that crunching leads to a designated hitter who goes yard nearly as frequently as he punches out. Other times, it leads to a high-priced third baseman who might not be able to hit left-handed pitching. 

Both Max Scherzer and Jon Lester will command big-money contracts this upcoming offseason. 

But because this is the offseason, it's only natural to compare the two most coveted free agents in the 2015 class.

The St. Louis Cardinals face a few questions during the offseason as they prepare for 2015. The team has found a successful formula by cultivating talent in their minor league system. General Manager John Mozeliak has also shown that he is not afraid to go out and find a complimentary piece on the free agent market or in trades.

Now that MLB teams are free to negotiate and sign free agents, the period of pure speculation is over. 

Tuesday marks the first official day of free agency, a long process where patience ultimately pays off. Due to qualifying offers, which players must accept or decline this week, a few mid-level players found themselves in purgatory last offseason, waiting as long as past Opening Day to sign for teams reticent to forfeit a compensatory draft pick.

Yasmany Tomas remains quite a mystery, or at least an unproven commodity, to many in and around Major League Baseball, but that could work in the Cuban defector-turned-free agent's favor this offseason.

So much of the focus over the winter will be on the pitching market, headed by aces Jon Lester and Max Scherzer, as well as the consistent, durable James Shields and possibly Japanese right-hander Kenta Maeda if he is posted.

With the World Series now over, MLB free agency can officially begin. The Los Angeles Dodgers are sure to be players in the market as they search for ways to improve their roster after a second consecutive disappointing playoff exit.

When looking around the diamond, positions of concern for the Dodgers include shortstop, catcher, the back end of the starting rotation and the bullpen.

From Pablo Sandoval to Jon Lester, it's officially time for MLB free agents to start cashing in.

Teams from all around the league now have the chance to sift through the market to find that big bat or front-line arm. What follows are projections for which impact player each MLB team will sign this winter.