As 2019 starts winding down, MLB franchises have kept their eyes focused on how to improve for 2020.
Free agency began on Nov. 4, but the biggest names remain on the market ahead of the Winter Meetings.
Plenty can and does happen at the Winter Meetings every year. This year, the expectation is for extension negotiations between the Chicago Cubs and their All-Star shortstop Javier Baez to take place.
Elsewhere in the National League, the turn of the calendar could signify a franchise-shifting move on the mound by the Philadelphia Phillies.
Separate from the Phillies, one pitcher that could be on the move is Arizona Diamondbacks starter Robbie Ray.