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The World Series is over and, as a result, MLB's offseason has officially begun.

CLEVELAND — It was the wise Satchel Paige who warned, "Don't look back; something might be gaining on you."

With the 2016 Major League Baseball campaign in the history books, all 30 teams are looking ahead to next season in an effort to secure a World Series championship. 

The hot-stove season brings with it a host of rumors, particularly on the trade front since free agency officially begins Tuesday. 

There might not be another celebration quite like what we are expecting out of the Chicago Cubs and their fans after 108 years of waiting.

The Cubs won their first World Series title since 1908 Wednesday night. Two days later, they will take part in a parade that will likely only be a continuation of a full week of parties.

Longtime fan Bill Murray is certainly looking forward to it, per MLB Network:

The day Mike Hargrove was traded to the Cleveland Indians, the team was 8.5 games out of first place and the drought was 31 years old. It was 1979, and while no one thought of the Indians as winners, there were many other cities and organizations that had waited much longer since last winning a World Series.

The MLB season may be over, but there's no offseason in an MLB front office, as teams are already hard at work building toward next year.

Early to-do items around the league include deciding whether to exercise player options and whether to extend qualifying offers to eligible free agents.

That often leads to some early activity on the trade market, with teams moving to acquire a player before his option is declined and he's free to sign anywhere.

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 offseason has arrived. For the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians, that means taking a moment to reflect on an epic seven-game World Series. For the Cubs in particular, it means getting used to the moniker "world champion" for the first time in 108 years.

For 28 other teams, it's time to get to work.

If MLB locked 1,000 screenwriters with 1,000 typewriters in a room for 1,000 days, they couldn't have conjured a better storyline for the 2016 World Series.

The game's two longest suffering franchises. A galaxy of young stars on both sides. Montages of weathered knuckles and weary eyes and vintage Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians gear wistfully narrated by Bryan Cranston. 

The Detroit Tigers have picked up their $6 million contract option on pitcher Francisco Rodriguez, the team announced Thursday.