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Joe Kelly’s up-and-down career with St. Louis and Boston turned into a phenomenal postseason performance with the Red Sox, and now the Dodgers are banking it can continue. Can it? Let’s find out.

Given the situation surrounding shortstop Addison Russell, the Cubs need to have a contingency plan up the middle for the first month of next season. Free agents Troy Tulowitzki and Daniel Descalso are reportedly on Chicago’s radar as infield reinforcements.

Yonder Alonso was acquired from Cleveland on Friday in exchange for Minor League outfielder Alex Call.

Second base is a plentiful position this offseason, and the game of musical chairs may just be getting started.

Matt Chapman had successful surgery Friday on his left shoulder with Dr. William Workman at the Bass Surgical Center in Walnut Creek, Calif. Dr. Workman performed a distal clavicle resection procedure on Chapman’s left shoulder and anticipates that he will be ready to swing in six weeks. The third baseman will begin physical therapy next week.

San Diego agreed to a two-year deal with free-agent second baseman Ian Kinsler, sources told MLB.com. The club has yet to confirm the deal, which is reportedly worth $8 million and is pending a physical.

With the Winter Meetings in the books, it’s a great time to take stock of each club’s offseason to this point, as well as what its needs are for the remainder of the offseason. With the help of each MLB.com beat writer, here’s a look at where each team stands as executives leave Las Vegas, and what remains to be done before Spring Training.

The Winter Meetings have come and gone, and most of the major free agents remain available for potential buyers. Teams used the past four days to kick the tires on a number of fronts, gaining traction on both the free-agent and trade markets. As the baseball world leaves Las Vegas, here’s where the market stands.

This week’s Winter Meetings produced a flurry of deals that added a bit of focus to the offseason puzzle. But virtually every team still has a lengthy to-do list. Let’s look at seven clubs most likely to make a move, and soon.

We still don’t have a landing spot for Bryce Harper. Many teams met with him in his hometown, agent Scott Boras has soliloquized on his behalf and even Nelly has gotten involved. We don’t know where Harper is going, but the last week has given us, if not a destination, at least some clues.