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Though the Major League Baseball offseason is nearing its end, it's only been three months since the completion of the 2015 World Series. There's a long way to go until the next one.

But in the name of what-the-heckery and might-as-wellery, we're going to turn our attention to the 2016 World Series anyway.

With spring training just a couple of weeks away, we have a solid idea of where teams stand going into 2016. And with that being the case, we can pick out the top 10 World Series contenders.

Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Francisco Cervelli could become a free agent following the 2016 season, and there are already rumors regarding his contract status.

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Free-agent outfielder Dexter Fowler is being coveted by multiple teams but may not have to leave the Windy City—even if he changes teams.

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After two months of uncertainty, the New York Mets and outfielder Yoenis Cespedes reunited when the former All-Star signed a three-year deal on Tuesday worth $75 million to help the defending National League Champions get over that final hurdle.    

After spending the first decade of his professional career in the San Francisco Giants organization, pitcher Tim Lincecum is a free agent and will likely be playing elsewhere in 2016.

However, if Myspace co-founder Tom Anderson has it his way, Lincecum will be back in orange and black this upcoming season.

Even if he has to write the check himself.

New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez is heading into the 2016 season with a renewed love for baseball after enjoying a resurgent 2015 campaign that moved him within striking distance of team legend Babe Ruth on the all-time home run list.

Why, some things aren't even worth the paper they're printed on! Good thing you're reading this on your computer or phone…

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Remember last winter at this time, how we all loved the Seattle Mariners, Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres? And to think, we weren't even buried under a blizzard back then. So yes, things might look way different when the summer sun starts melting stuff. But for now…

If the designated hitter comes to the National League, baseball and life as we know it will change forever.

And not just on the field, either.

First, let's catch up on why we're even having this discussion. We owe it to St. Louis Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak, who set the baseball world atwitter with his comments at last week's Cardinals fan fest.

For New York Mets fans, the final days of July 2015 will always be the time when Wilmer Flores cried and Yoenis Cespedes arrived.

It's fair to wonder if it will sometimes be best remembered as the time when Zack Wheeler stayed.

Some would say that compiling a list of the offseason's biggest steals and mistakes with more than a month to go before spring training begins—and a handful of impact players still available via free agency and trade—is an effort in futility.

After all, teams are sure to make some decisions that will change this list over the next four weeks or so. But there's no time like the present to look back on what's unfolded in the baseball universe over the past three months.