Opinion

1. General Manager Meetings Negotiations

Like muscle cars at an auto show, they're lined up all shiny and gleaming. Cole Hamels. Matt Kemp. Carl Crawford. Andre Ethier.

Want 'em? Make an offer. Vroom!

The race for the American League Cy Young Award appears to be so tight it might force even the staunchest of baseball traditionalists to dig deep into the statistics that normally make them cringe.

There is no denying that Pablo Sandoval is among the top free agents available this offseason.  The Boston Red Sox are expected to be one of many teams interested in pursuing the third baseman.

The Los Angeles Dodgers' new-look front office led by president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman and general manager Farhan Zaidi will have some important decisions to make this offseason.

With the MLB offseason recently getting underway, the handful of prized free agents available this winter will undoubtedly be getting most of the attention from teams across the league.

What's great news for Jose Abreu, the Chicago White Sox first baseman who deservedly won the American League Rookie of the Year on Monday evening, is even better news for his fellow countrymen.

You know, we really should get to work thinking of a good nickname for the New York Mets' starting rotation. 

Why? Well, put it this way: Now's a good time to realize it's going to need one before long.

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

The offseason, especially the first few weeks after the World Series when every player is still technically available, is all about dreaming big. Hope springs eternal in November.

Yes, small moves can pay big dividends, and sometimes the best moves are the ones you don't make. Right now, though, everyone wants to focus on impact guys—guys whose signing would make headlines even in the non-sports world and whose jerseys would immediately start appearing on the backs of casual fans.

Major League Baseball announced the 2014 Comeback Players of the Year in the American and National Leagues on Friday, and they got both of them right.