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In what has already been an active offseason, the Nationals have a few more items to cross off their winter checklist as the calendar turns to 2019. Here are three things the Nationals need to do before they head to West Palm Beach for Spring Training.

Every winter around this time, we try to project a handful of starters who could reasonably be considered “breakout picks” for the upcoming season, and every year we have to start with the same issue: What is a breakout? How do we know that someone has or hasn’t already broken out? Here’s five of them who may be looking forward to brighter things in 2019.

It’s Hot Stove season, and MLB.com is keeping track of all the latest free agent and trade rumors right here.

The countdown is on. Sure, everyone is focused on the arrival of 2019, but there’s also another clock tick-tocking its way down to zero — the deadline for star Japanese pitcher Yusei Kikuchi to land a Major League Baseball contract.

The Blue Jays on Sunday acquired left-hander Clayton Richard and cash considerations from the Padres in exchange for outfielder Connor Panas.

Roughly 200 free agents remain unsigned two months after the Red Sox celebrated the final out of the World Series, meaning there’s plenty to be determined before the next year’s outlook comes into focus. Some of last season’s biggest contributors including Lorenzo Cain and J.D. Martinez signed after New Year’s Day, and plenty of marquee names remain available again as the calendar flips to 2019.

As baseball turns the page on this year, here are 15 of the top remaining free agents still looking for a team.

There are still several weeks remaining before Spring Training begins and the Cubs have been quiet to date this offseason. There are still objectives to tackle and plans to formulate in preparation for the spring ahead and season to follow.

The Phillies will enter 2019 a better team than the one that finished ’18. Manny Machado and Bryce Harper remain free agents and one of them would provide the Phillies’ biggest jump in talent, as the club still has work to do before Spring Training if they want to win the National League East.

As 2019 dawns, managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner has said that he wants the Yankees to avoid appearing in a third straight Wild Card Game, so overtaking the defending World Series champions for the division crown is now viewed as a must. Here are five things that the Yankees need to do before pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training on Feb. 13.

As the Hot Stove season rolls along, fantasy drafts are right around the corner, and MLB.com is here to help you do some early prep. Here, you’ll find MLB.com’s list of the top 300 fantasy players for 2019, with stat projections courtesy of Steamer.