One month in, Major League Baseball's free-agent market hasn't been lacking for action. Per ESPN.com, over $600 million has already been spent on free-agent contracts.

But by now, you've probably noticed the weirdness. If not, it's like this: Though the open market is saturated with quality pitching—particularly starting pitching—it's hitters who are hogging the cash so far.

Major League Baseball’s annual winter meetings are nearly upon us, with the events to be held on Dec. 8-11 in San Diego, California.

With front-office personnel and executives present from all 30 teams, the winter meetings typically produce both high-profile free-agent signings and blockbuster trades. And with every team evaluating their rosters for the 2015 season, prospects are often the deciding factor when it comes to an offseason deal.

Thanks in large part to the early run on position players, most of the best talent on this winter's free-agent market is already spoken for.

But fret not. With Major League Baseball executives and player agents set to gather in San Diego for the winter meetings this coming week, the free-agent market isn't completely devoid of top talent just yet. There's still plenty to talk about.

Almost immediately upon his MLB debut, Yasiel Puig emerged as one of Major League Baseball's most popular players. Riding that wave of momentum, the Los Angeles Dodgers star can now add video game cover boy to his resume.

MLB: The Show announced on Friday that Puig will be the feature athlete on the 2015 edition of the highly-regarded video game:

The Los Angeles Dodgers have added to their already strong outfield depth, swinging a deal with the Cincinnati Reds to acquire Chris Heisey.

ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick first reported the trade, and CBS Sports' Jon Heyman added details:

The Pittsburgh Pirates currently are not a complete team.  

The team lacks starting pitching, as two of its top starters from last year (Francisco Liriano and Edinson Volquez) are both currently on the free-agent market seeking deals.

After much deliberation, outfielder Torii Hunter will play in his 19th MLB season next year after signing a free-agent deal with the Twins. 

According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, Hunter is heading to Minnesota once again:

Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports provided the financial details: 

The MLB trade market figures to heat up when the annual winter meetings begin on Sunday in San Diego.

It isn't often that sports officials make history, but Dale Scott has done precisely that by becoming the first active MLB umpire to come out as gay.

The Major League Baseball winter meetings are set to kick off in a week, and the Los Angeles Dodgers are likely to be active players in Southern California.

New president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman and general manager Farhan Zaidi have already made several minor moves since taking over the front office in October, but there are still question marks facing the team in the midst of a culture shift.