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At the start of spring training, the possibility existed that the Detroit Tigers' top two hitters might miss the start of the 2015 Major League Baseball season. With only a little more than a week left before Opening Day, however, Miguel Cabrera and Victor Martinez look ready to rock.

We are now just two Sundays away from the start of the 2015 MLB season, after a long, eventful offseason. 

Many of the spring's more pressing on-field questions have already been answered at this point in camp, but a handful of off-field issues have arisen to become talking points for many across the league. 

Every team has needs.

From World Series favorites like the Washington Nationals to clubs favored to land in the cellar like the Philadelphia Phillies, all 30 clubs have at least one bullet point remaining unchecked on the organizational to-do list.

The New York Yankees need Masahiro Tanaka's elbow to remain healthy. The Boston Red Sox are still on the lookout for a front-line starter. Plus, playoff hopefuls like the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants are already searching for extra bodies thanks to untimely spring injuries to key contributors.

Ladies and gentlemen, we are officially less than two weeks from Opening Day and what promises to be another thrilling MLB season.

While spring training games have served as a nice teaser for the upcoming campaign and provided fans with a chance to see their favorite clubs, the first official action can't come soon enough.

The hope surrounding a new season and a fresh start is reason enough for most baseball fans to be excited, but if that doesn't quite do it for you, allow me to offer up a few others.

Mr. Commissioner, enough with the pace-of-play rules. For your next move as the face of MLB, can you make players wear a sign around their neck during spring training that says "WARNING: ALL STATS SHOULD BE TAKEN IN CONTEXT"?

Pitchers are ever evolving, constantly altering mechanics, tweaking their deliveries just so or even working on adding new pitches.

Spring training is the best place to try to implement those changes, because the exhibition season presents game situations that don't actually count.

All of the work, none of the mess.

Here's a look at a batch of pitchers who are using the spring to make some adjustments.

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Most everyone knows by now not to put too much stock into spring training performances for any number of reasons. Pitchers are building up innings, hitters are getting back into the, uh, swing of things, and prospects and non-roster invitees receive a lot of playing time that they won't once the real games begin.

Regardless, it's still fun to check in every once in a while to see which players are doing well and which aren't. The statistics don't count, but they're available—and who knows, maybe some of 'em do matter even a little.

The MLB clubs that consistently make October runs don't just have stars on the diamond and master button-pressers in the dugout, they also have savvy general managers calling the shots in the front office.

From Brian Cashman in the Bronx to Billy Beane and Brian Sabean on opposite sides of the Bay, there are all sorts of top-flight execs around the league.

With spring training halfway over and the start of Major League Baseball's regular season a little more than two weeks away (yay!), now is the time when teams start making cuts and sending prospects to minor league camp.

Those youngsters still with the big league club actually have something of a legitimate shot to crack the 25-man roster come April.

With that in mind and with a focus on prospects who could contribute in 2015, it's time to grade all 30 farm systems based on prospect performance this spring.

We've hit the home stretch of another long, cold MLB offseason, as we're just over two weeks away from Opening Day.

With half of spring training in the rearview mirror, there are plenty of headlines developing around the league. Each team is beginning to get a better idea of its finished product as we close in on April 5, but key questions remain to be answered before we get to that point.