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Veteran pitcher R.A. Dickey signed a one-year deal with the Atlanta Braves on Thursday.

The team announced the move and added there is also a club option for the 2018 season.

The Chicago White Sox are reportedly listening to trade inquiries for third baseman Todd Frazier as part of what could be a busy offseason for the organization.

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Every MLB team has a different set of goals and a different path it will follow this offseason to improve heading into 2017, 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. 

Players who have never made an appearance at MLB's All-Star Game need not apply, for our sights are set on the rumors and speculation surrounding some big names as the second week of baseball's offseason rolls along.

Chatter like this is what makes the hot stove league as interesting and exciting as the actual on-field action during the regular season. The possibilities are endless, and fans of even the most downtrodden teams can dream of a big move (or two) that might thrust their favorite club back into the spotlight.

Bleacher Report's stroll through the top 100 players available in the 2016-17 MLB offseason now heads to the outfield.

We have 20 outfielders to get to. Most are part of a deep collection of quality free agents. Others are trade candidates pulled from rumors and/or plausible speculation. They're ranked according to how they fared in the following scoring system:

To get Yoenis Cespedes in 2015, the New York Mets had to give up the guy who will probably be the American League's Rookie of the Year (Michael Fulmer). To keep Cespedes in 2016, the Mets had to offer him a three-year contract that also allowed him to make $27.5 million in one year and become a free agent.

The first price was high. The second price might have been higher.

The Los Angeles Dodgers need another ace. They have a deep farm system. And the free-agent starting pitching cupboard is basically bare.

Add those disparate facts up and what do you get?

Possibly Chris Sale plying his trade in Southern California.

Houston, we have a rumor.

You want details? Here you go, courtesy of MLB Network's Jon Morosi:

Let's unpack the particulars.

While baseball's official awards won't be handed out until next week, some hardware that is arguably more respected was handed out Wednesday night in the MLB Players Choice Awards.

With the Cleveland Indians looking to get over the World Series hump in 2017, trading star reliever Andrew Miller could make their task more difficult.

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