Opinion

The MLB offseason didn't end with the conclusion of the winter meetings. Far, far from it. There are still a gaggle of big names unsigned, after all, and a couple of long, cold months before the first spring thaw.

That's ample time for agents and general managers to haggle, players to ponder and, at long last, all the trade and free-agent pieces to fall into place.

Close your eyes, Washington Nationals fans, and picture it: Bryce Harper and Jason Heyward, two of the game's most dynamic young players, roaming the outfield together.

It's far from a sure thing, but it's also not an impossible dream.

The rumor, which dropped as the winter meetings were wrapping up in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday, came courtesy of CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman:

With the winter meetings in the rearview mirror, the Major League Baseball offseason is no longer young. And if we know anything, it's definitely that teams are now well-armed.

You know, as opposed to well-batted. Teams haven't been rushing to the bats aisle. But the arms? Shoot, man. They've been flying off the shelves faster than Sidd Finch fastballs.

There was a report Thursday morning from Alex Pavlovic of CSN Bay Area that free-agent outfielder Jason Heyward could sign by the end of the day, "or very soon."

So I guess we could wait to see where Heyward goes before we do winter meetings winners and losers. Or we could wait until Chris Davis signs. Or until Johnny Cueto signs. Or until the Cincinnati Reds make a trade that actually goes through.

Dominoes are starting to fall this Major League Baseball offseason at the winter meetings, opening the door for deals to come fast. 

It is appropriate that the 2015 MLB winter meetings are in the Music City of Nashville, Tennessee, because the flurry of activity has been music to the ears of those looking for baseball stories during the long winter.

NASHVILLE — While the Los Angeles Dodgers scramble to address life after Zack Greinke, there remains the very real question of whether they can continue to live with Yasiel Puig.

After listening to the buzz over the last few weeks, many of us expected Ben Zobrist to be a New York Met right now. Instead, he's a Chicago Cub. C'est la hot stove.

But while the Mets would certainly love to have Zobrist on their side, settling for the next-best thing is never a bad idea.

The Houston Astros have reportedly acquired a piece that bolsters their youthful core and keeps them in line as a World Series contender right now, and maybe over the next couple of years.

Surprisingly, the 2015 Major League Baseball winter meetings have yielded very little results on the free-agent market. There have been some deals, mostly involving relief pitchers, but everyone seems to be waiting for the one big shoe to drop.