1. In with the New

The ball drops, the New Year begins, and you learn stuff.

Stuff like this:

You learn there is a show called Mozart in the Jungle, and that it is good enough to win Best Comedy at the Golden Globes (huh?!).

If it's true that there's no crying in baseball, someone forgot to fill in one executive, who recently griped to ESPN's Buster Olney about the state of the trade market. 

"Nobody wants to do a small trade," he complained. "They only want to talk about big trades."

What's scarier than Bryce Harper? How about Bryce Harper stacked on top of Yoenis Cespedes?

Not literally, of course, although that would indeed be scary. As a middle-of-the-lineup duo for the Washington Nationals or anyone else, however, it's tough to imagine a more fearsome twosome.

Sixteen-year-old Cuban sensation Lazarito Armenteros could be making his way to Major League Baseball soon.

Continue for updates.

Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson isn't just the reigning American League MVP—he's also a man who deserves to get paid.

Looking around the league, there are plenty of MLB stars like Donaldson whose current employers should be racing to lock them up.

The 10 big leaguers who make this list are all arbitration eligible, which means they are one to three seasons away from hitting the free-agent front.

Texas Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said Monday the team has engaged in contract extension negotiations with third baseman Adrian Beltre.

Continue for updates.

Let's pretend for a second that every player in Major League Baseball was placed on the trade block.

Ignoring things like team need and franchise direction, who would be the most valuable trade chips in the game in this hypothetical situation?

That's what we've set out to determine in the following article.

Ahead you'll find the top 25 future trade assets based on that very hypothetical situation, but before we dive into that list, a few ground rules:

Some would argue that engaging in an exercise to build MLB's perfect hitter is an effort in futility, for such a player already exists. But sadly, Bartolo Colon did not make the cut as a potential donor for our trip into Dr. Frankenstein-like madness.

Cue the creepy music—or Edgar Winter—whatever floats your boat.

Most of the offseason headlines surrounding the Baltimore Orioles have focused on their high-priced game of chicken with first baseman Chris Davis.

From the arrival of Zack Greinke at Chase Field to the landing of David Price at Fenway Park, it has been an ambitious offseason for big spenders like the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Boston Red Sox.

The question now becomes whether that offseason ambition will transform into wins on the field in 2016. As we get set for the latest round of "contender" or "pretender," let's begin by laying out the ground rules.