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Andre Ethier was once a pillar of the storied Los Angeles Dodgers organization, so stable a contributor that the previous ownership/front-office regime gave him a heavy eight-figure contract.

Here's a thought: Let's step into the (imaginary) lab, dissect some of MLB's biggest stars (metaphorically) and build ourselves the ultimate hitter.

Hey, it's mid-January, otherwise known as not the best time to be a baseball fan. There's another long, cold, soggy month until pitchers and catchers report.

Other than obsessively warming our hands by the hot stove, what can we do?

Frivolous theoretical exercises, that's what. (You thought I was going to say be a productive member of society? Pssh.)

Already blessed with a future that looks plenty bright, there's a chance the Pittsburgh Pirates' future will look even brighter before long. It depends on what will become of their newest acquisition.

If you're just now joining us, that's Jung-ho Kang. 

Major League Baseball's offseason is undeniably the most exciting in sports.

Once the winter meetings get going in early December, players begin signing contracts and switching uniforms at a rapid pace. Teams are making trades, bringing in free agents and bidding against one another in the name of improving their own ballclub.

There's less than three months remaining until Opening Day, and the Los Angeles Dodgers look decidedly different than they did at the beginning of the offseason.

For starters, the front office was stripped down and replaced with a new regime headed by president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman and general manager Farhan Zaidi.

The final week of 2014 saw Prospect Pipeline begin to roll out our annual team-specific top-10 prospect lists for the upcoming season, starting with the American League East.

Each list provides an in-depth look at one team's farm system, complete with player rankings, comprehensive scouting reports and projections, and a list of other notable prospects to follow closely next season.

Major League Baseball is smack in the middle of its offseason, but it's already about time to start gearing up for the 2015 fantasy baseball season, which will be here sooner than you think.

With that in mind, you'll find a run-through of the top 10 players at each position from a fantasy perspective, along with their 2015 season age and statistics from last year. You know, to help you get ready for getting ready for your drafts in March.

Anyone who is in love with sports can appreciate the experience of meeting a favorite athlete: the excitement, the joy—and hopefully, the picture.

Sadly, this fan only got the last part—and he didn't even notice.

Roy Halladay saw a fan wearing his jersey, stood behind him and took a photo.

The Detroit Tigers have spent the last few years putting all their resources into the MLB club and ignoring the farm system. Therefore, while they’re winning at the highest level, the organization’s lack of impact talent and depth on the farm puts a lot of pressure on its big league roster to stay healthy. 

Every MLB team is looking to come out on top in every offseason deal they make, whether it is getting the better end of a trade or signing a free agent at a bargain price.

Now obviously, that does not always wind up being the case, as there is generally a loser in every trade. And for every bargain free-agent signing, there are probably two or three guys who are vastly overpaid.