Preview/Prediction

Every blockbuster trade and free-agent signing that is made during the offseason is made with a high level of confidence that everything will play out according to plan and the transaction will be a big win for the franchise.

As we know, though, that's not always the case.

Last offseason saw some brilliant moves made, headlined by the Toronto Blue Jays acquisition of Josh Donaldson and a string of under-the-radar moves by the Kansas City Royals that worked to perfection.

From trying to decipher what the heck the Los Angeles Dodgers are doing to puzzling over where Yoenis Cespedes will play next season, there are plenty of giant questions left to be answered before the MLB offseason begins its brief holiday hibernation.

While Cespedes isn't the only free-agent headliner who cracks this list, there's also room for a veteran infielder who has recently ended up on the trade block.

Headlines around baseball have been dominated by Pete Rose's failed attempt for reinstatement into the game over the past few days, but the hot stove has continued to hum along this December. 

There are just 63 days until pitchers and catchers report for spring training, yet there is still plenty of hot-stove fodder to feed on. 

The winter meetings seem like ages ago given the splash of free-agent signings, yet the trade market remains fluid among plenty of potentially franchise-altering talent. 

Here is a look at some of the latest trade buzz. 

If you thought the hot stove was going to cool off in time for the holidays, well, you were wrong. We've seen a handful of blockbuster deals go down in recent days.

There was Jason Heyward's eight-year, $184 million free-agent pact with the Chicago Cubs and Johnny Cueto's six-year, $130 million deal with the San Francisco Giants, which took two of the biggest free agents off the board.

The 2015 MLB offseason has been an exercise in patience for prime-time outfielders like Yoenis Cespedes, Alex Gordon and Justin Upton.

Now that Jason Heyward has inked an eight-year, $184 million deal with the Chicago Cubs, the market has been set and the offseason game of outfield musical chairs can begin.

Baseball's annual winter meetings are over, and while there was a flurry of activity, nearly every team departed Nashville, Tennessee, having also laid the groundwork for potential deals down the road.

It's something that wasn't lost on the rumor mill, which hasn't stopped buzzing with speculation about who will be the next big name to change uniforms this offseason. All-Star position players and pitchers who garnered votes in their respective league's Cy Young Award race were dealt, and there's plenty of activity yet to come.

The New York Mets are clearly within arm’s reach of a World Series title, and many fans are patiently awaiting news of a major offensive transaction that they believe is necessary to bring a championship back to Queens for the first time in 30 years.

The MLB hot stove continues to simmer well after the winter meetings ended Wednesday. 

The MLB winter meetings were the biggest platform for what’s been arguably the most active offseason in recent memory.