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The last pitch of the 2015 Major League Baseball season was thrown a month-and-a-half ago. It's been all offseason since then and a busy one at that.

But there's still plenty left to do.

This hot-stove season features one of the deepest classes of free agents in history and a trade market that's been plenty active. That's why there's a seemingly endless supply of available players, which naturally makes the process of sorting them all out rather difficult.

The Washington Nationals are in a spot where they can glance back and see a less-than-awesome 2015 season and also look forward at a future that could take both of their biggest homegrown stars away.

An enviable spot? Well, no. But if nothing else, it's a spot that should spur the Nationals into some serious action this winter.

1. Early Peek at 2016: Cubs-Diamondbacks NLCS, Red Sox-Tigers ALCS?

So next year's championship series are set, right? After a few weeks of opening their wallets wide, the Cubs, Diamondbacks, Red Sox and Tigers should keep October open.

Whoa, slow down, hold on, let's get ahold of ourselves. What are you, nuts?

Veteran right-handed pitcher Dillon Gee signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals on Monday, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports.

Presidential candidate Donald Trump has turned plenty of heads during the election season with controversial comments and stances, and his opinions reached the world of sports Monday. 

Trump weighed in on Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred’s decision regarding Pete Rose’s baseball ban:

At best, Johnny Cueto for six years and $130 million gives the San Francisco Giants the bargain of the winter.

Following an eventful 2015 in which he won a World Series with the Kansas City Royals after being traded by the Cincinnati Reds in July, Johnny Cueto is on the move once again, as he agreed to terms on a deal with the San Francisco Giants.

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred won't lift the lifetime ban for all-time hits leader Pete Rose, informing him both over the phone and in writing, per Joel Sherman of the New York Post.

This is not going to be the National League West of recent memory.

For the past four seasons, the San Francisco Giants, with two World Series titles (three in the last six years), and the Los Angeles Dodgers, winners of three consecutive West championships, have run the division. Those clubs spent the most and won the most.

The 2015 MLB winter meetings have come and gone, but the hot stove is still burning.