The good news for MLB's most inactive contenders like the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Kansas City Royals is that it's not even Christmas yet, which means there's still plenty of time left to shop.

The bad news for those clubs is that the offseason simply hasn't gone to script—at least not yet.

As the baseball world prepares to shut down for the holiday season, this is the perfect time to survey the league and figure out which contenders can afford to be patient and which ones should be hitting the panic button.

The reignited rivalry between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs didn't need any more heat. But Jason Heyward and Mike Matheny went ahead and added some spice anyway.

Jason Heyward signed an eight-year, $184 million contract with the Chicago Cubs this offseason after spending 2015 with the St. Louis Cardinals.

While the attention of the baseball world remains fixated on the never-ending news machine that is the MLB offseason, some well-known prospects are making cases for 2016 roster spots in winter leagues across the Caribbean. 

Over the next few slides, we'll move away from the rumor mill and look at a handful of prospects making waves in various offseason leagues. 

Some prospects choose not to play when the season ends. For many, it's just more games in which they can lower their stock or become injured.

The Major League Baseball offseason: where teams' wildest dreams come true.

Or, their worst nightmares.

Sad, but true. The offseason definitely giveth, but it can also taketh away and can play really hard to get. There are always teams that find that out firsthand every winter, and some out there are in danger of falling into the trap this winter.

According to CBS Sports' Jon Heyman, the Colorado Rockies have agreed to a three-year extension worth $10.4 million with reliever Adam Ottavino on Saturday. 

Video has emerged of the November bar fight involving Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig, according to TMZ Sports. The altercation occurred on the eve of Thanksgiving at Blue Martini Bar in Miami. 

The video shows Puig apparently slapping a bar staffer before he's quickly escorted off the premises. 

There are always winners and losers in every aspect of life.

The 2015 MLB offseason has been no different. While teams like the Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks have made serious statements regarding their contention in 2016, several organizations are reeling in disappointment. 

We are a week removed from the Major League Baseball winter meetings, but the action has cooled only slightly.

The last eight days provided a headline trade that furthered the Cincinnati Reds' rebuilding project, and the Los Angeles Dodgers lost a player they thought they had acquired. But nothing was as noteworthy as the next-best starting pitcher coming off the market when the San Francisco Giants signed Johnny Cueto.

First the good news, Royals fans: Kansas City made an offer to free-agent left fielder Alex Gordon, a key piece of their championship puzzle. The bad news? Gordon basically spit on it.