While it would be nice to have a bit of a breather after one of the most breakneck postseasons in recent memory, there is no rest for weary (or the pennant hungry). As baseball's on-field act ends, a hectic sprint into the winter is already underway.
With various general managers around the game huddled together this week prior to the bigger winter meetings that follow early next month, the MLB calendar has officially turned to hot stove season. Between a beefed-up free agent market, some potentially monumental trades and even a Hall of Fame ballot that is likely to be hotly debated, there is plenty of action to come before the spring breaks in Arizona and Florida again.
Here's a look at 15 of the hottest storylines to keep an eye on for the MLB offseason.
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