Preview/Prediction

The MLB MVP races don’t have the luster of recent memory, given only a handful of candidates were a part of a pennant race despite their teams being rich with high expectations fueled by remarkable talent.

The first pillar of the 2015 MLB offseason has arrived. General managers are currently convening in Boca Raton, Florida, for their annual meetings, which serve as the unofficial beginning of the hot-stove season.

It's awfully difficult to predict what will happen on the MLB free-agent market, but guys like Darren O'Day and Scott Kazmir should be some of the first impact players off the shelf.

The finalists for Gold Glove honors have been announced, and the winners will be revealed on Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Three finalists were named for each position in each league, and what follows are the predicted winners of each of the 18 Gold Glove Awards that will be handed out on Tuesday.

Baseball's prospect-mania has reached a point where some teams would rather trade a player that has proven he can succeed in the big leagues instead of giving up the potential of an untested youngster. 

It's understandable to a degree. Potential is intoxicating, and all of us—fans, pundits, talent evaluators and front office executives—lap it up like Scooby-Doo destroys a box of Scooby Snacks.

Free agency is hogging most MLB headlines with players eligible to sign with teams as early as Friday, but there is still plenty of buzz on potential trades that could contribute to the personnel shifts among the baseball landscape.

Here is a glance at the latest names rumored on the trade market in the young offseason.

From David Price to Zack Greinke, the MLB free-agent market is flooded with starting pitchers.

After looking back at the season that was and surveying the upcoming free-agent class, here are projections for where all those impact players will end up signing.

Every MLB team has a different set of goals and a different path it will follow this offseason to improve heading into 2016, but one thing is for sure: Everyone has work to do.

Whether it is adding a player to upgrade a specific area of weakness, re-signing a key player in free agency, selling high on a trade chip or extending an in-house player, there is lots to be done before the start of spring training. 

The World Series may be in the books, but the MLB offseason should be as lively and dramatic in the four short months before pitchers and catchers report for spring training.

That baseball's offseason hasn't yet officially begun hasn't stopped the rumor mill from beginning to spin, albeit slowly and with most of the focus on the free-agent market, which opens its doors for business Saturday.

But mixed in with the free-agent chatter have been some rumors and speculation about some All-Star-caliber players who, while still under contract, could find themselves getting acclimated to a new city and clubhouse before long.