Surprisingly, the 2015 Major League Baseball winter meetings have yielded very little results on the free-agent market. There have been some deals, mostly involving relief pitchers, but everyone seems to be waiting for the one big shoe to drop. 

The San Diego Padres announced Tuesday that they traded second baseman Jedd Gyorko and cash considerations to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for outfielder Jon Jay.

The Colorado Rockies attempted to bolster their bullpen Tuesday by coming to terms with a pair of veteran relief pitchers, Jason Motte and Chad Qualls.

The first day of the MLB winter meetings brought some trades (including the Aroldis Chapman deal that is on hold, possibly due to an alleged domestic violence controversy), a few free-agent signings and plenty of rumors.

Baseball's winter meetings have gotten off to a rousing start, with trades—some completed, some falling apart—free agent signings and enough rumor and speculation to fill Dodger Stadium.

Fear not, pitching-needy clubs. There are still plenty of hurlers capable of improving a rotation next season available this winter. 

Over the next few slides, we'll take a look at a handful of pitchers whom teams should pursue now that some of the bigger fish have left the free-agent ocean. Zack Greinke, David Price, Jordan Zimmermann and Jeff Samardzija may have signed elsewhere, but teams still have an opportunity to improve via free agency or the trade market. 

The Cincinnati Reds have taken another step toward rebuilding their franchise for the future by trading closer Aroldis Chapman to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The MLB hot stove has really caught fire of late, and plenty more action is expected this week with the annual winter meetings on tap—from Monday, Dec. 7, until Thursday, Dec. 10—in Nashville, Tennessee.

With the baseball world converging on the home of country music, you can expect plenty of landscape-changing action between now and things wrapping up on Thursday evening, as the free-agent and trade markets are both still ripe with impact talent.

The MLB winter meetings commenced Sunday in Nashville, and there is plenty of buzz that could shift the competitive landscape in the industry’s largest annual congregation of executives and media.

The top free agents—starting pitchers Zack Greinke and David Price—were snatched off the market last week for deals exceeding $200 million. But there are still plenty of high-profile chips that could be in play.

1. Navigating Nashville, Music City USA and Baseball’s Epicenter This Week

You probably think the most difficult thing for a general manager at the winter meetings is completing that three-way trade to land an ace or boxing out four other teams to land a bat.