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Baltimore Orioles nation is grieving, after learning of the sad passing of legendary manager Earl Weaver.

Despite news that Billy Hamilton—otherwise known as the second coming of Billy Hamilton—is invited to the Reds' Spring Training activities i

In an era where every player who has Hall of Fame-worthy numbers is scrutinized under the harshest of microscopes, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa have become the steroid era figureheads, examples of what happens when your career is tainted with suspected or proven use of performance-enhancing drugs—but that shouldn't deny them access to the hallowed grounds of Cooperstown, NY.

While making predictions for the upcoming season is always a challenge, predicting five years down the road is virtually impossible

With so much changing on a season-to-season and even a day-to-day basis in the MLB, the landscape of the league will no doubt look entirely different by 2018.

Challenging as it may be, here are my predictions for who will be each team's best player five years from now.

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Boston Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington and his staff were extremely busy exchanging figures with arbitration-eligible players and trying to work out new deals on Friday.

If you're still waiting for the New York Yankees to make a blockbuster trade this offseason that will position them as front-runners for the American League pennant, then now is the appropriate time for you to return to your normal daily activities.

With approximately four weeks remaining until MLB teams report to spring training, there are a surprising number of familiar names still available on the free-agent market. 

Some of these players have had impressive seasons in the majors, both in the regular season and postseason, and could surely make a meaningful contribution to any club that signed them to a contract.

What an offseason it's been for the Seattle Mariners and their fans.

From being in hot pursuit of superstar free agent Josh Hamilton to contemplating a potential signing of leadoff man Michael Bourn, the Mariners have looked to make moves all offseason.

Eventually GM Jack Zduriencik was able to bring in a few bats via trade in Kendrys Morales and Michael Morse.

The baseball world will take a step back for remembrance on Saturday after the death of Hall of Famer and former Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver. 

Peter Schmuck of The Baltimore Sun had the report.

According to Monica Barlow, the Orioles' head of public relations, Weaver died while on a cruise late Friday night. He was 82.

The Milwaukee Brewers salvaged what was a disappointing 2012 season by playing themselves into the NL wild-card race by the end of the season. 

The Brew Crew went 18-10 in September. That surge pushed Milwaukee to within 1.5 games of the St. Louis Cardinals for the NL's second wild-card spot, as of Sept. 21.