One of the great misnomers of the baseball lexicon is the offseason. There is no offseason anymore. The World Series leads immediately to critical roster decisions and contract options, including that of Clayton Kershaw. Then come the GM meetings, relentless trade talk, postseason awards, Hall of Fame voting, an apocalyptic free-agency season and the winter meetings, which, appropriately, will be held this year in Las Vegas. The offseason used to end with the meetings, now it extends virtually until Opening Day: Remember, free-agent slugger J.D. Martinez, didn't officially sign with the Red Sox until Feb.
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