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Now that everyone has said goodbye to the World Series and the 2016 Major League Baseball season, it's time to say hello to MLB's Hot Stove season.

'Tis the season when dozens of players pack their bags and get moving after signing on the dotted line or learning they've been traded. We're here to narrow down the top 100 players that could be moved before the 2017 season.

The Arizona Fall League gives some of baseball's top prospects chances to further hone their skills against some of the best talent minor league baseball has to offer.

This year, 21 players from among the league's top 100 prospects—according to rankings from MLB.com's Prospect Watch—are suiting up for one of the league's six teams.

The 2016 baseball season is now to two organizations, which just so happen to be the sport’s most tortured.

The Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs will take baseball’s two longest championship droughts into Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday.

But after winning the American League Championship Series and National League Championship Series respectively, each seemed to craft a blueprint for how to get to October’s Fall Classic.

Imagine Clayton Kershaw dealing at the height of the Steroid Era or Mike Trout lining up in center field for the New York Yankees during their post-war dynasty.

Thanks to the magic of the proprietary B/R baseball time machine, we have the good fortune of doing just that.

We'll set the time and we'll adjust the date, as we drop five of the game's current megastars into past eras that were perfectly suited for their respective skill sets. For each of those five, we'll compare them to one of the giants of that by-gone time.

The 2016 Major League Baseball postseason has featured studs, duds and everything in between.

But since nobody cares about that last part, this discussion shall focus strictly on the first two.

From Javier Baez to Clayton Kershaw, there has been no shortage of emerging talents and established megastars who are stealing the show this October. 

Beginning with the Chicago Cubs' electric infielder and the Los Angeles Dodgers' indomitable ace, let's take a look around the baseball world to zero in on the five big leaguers who have taken over the postseason and helped carry their respective clubs onward toward the Fall Classic.

It's now a best-of-three series between the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers for a spot in the World Series. The Cubs' 10-2 win at Los Angeles on Wednesday evened the National League Championship Series at two games apiece. Basically, the first team to claim two victories moves on.

As rookie stars Corey Seager, Kenta Maeda and Tyler Naquin get set for the MLB postseason, there's a question that begs answering: Which first-year standouts have authored the best October showings in baseball history?

Before we set out to answer that question and rank the rookies, let's break down the selection criteria and just who exactly is eligible for this list.

Over the past few weeks, the 2016 Bleacher Report MLB 300 has been ranking the top players at each individual position. Now it's time for the grand finale: the complete list.

In case you're just now joining us, the goal of the B/R MLB 300 is to rank the best players from the 2016 season by analyzing their assorted talents and scoring them accordingly. For more on how each individual position was approached, you can go straight to the source:

It's only appropriate that the Bleacher Report MLB 300 nears its finish with a look at the guys who finish games. It's time for the top relief pitchers of the 2016 Major League Baseball season.