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With the regular season coming to an end in a matter of days and the postseason set to begin next week, every playoff team will soon be forced to make difficult decisions regarding its roster.

The number of players a team can roster will drop from the 40 previously allowed in September back to the standard 25 next month. As a result, teams will craft their postseason rosters based on their own strengths as well as the perceived weaknesses of their upcoming opponent.

Not every team will have the luxury of signing superstars like Max Scherzer, Jon Lester and Hanley Ramirez during the 2015 offseason, which is why it is worth looking at some under-the-radar options who will be on the market.

Baseball season is long. Seriously, think about what you were doing in late March. Doesn't that seem like a long, long time ago, if you can conjure it at all?

Yet, here we are. The final week of the 2014 MLB campaign. Not everything is decided; entering play Saturday there are still division titles to be won and home-field advantage to secure.

When Mike Trout misjudges a batted ball, he compensates by pulling off a superhuman web gem.

In the bottom of the eighth inning Friday, the Los Angeles Angels center fielder took a rather poor angle on a liner from Seattle Mariners designated hitter Kendrys Morales.

Most outfielders would have to play the ball off the wall and hope to keep Morales to a double. Trout, on the other hand, simply leaps up, reaches behind his head and makes an incredible catch.

Now it is time to worry about their chances to stay alive.

From the historic dominance of Clayton Kershaw to the epic collapses of the Milwaukee Brewers and the Atlanta Braves, it's been a memorable 2014 MLB regular season.

Simply put, there have been major winners and serious losers from all around the league. Jon Lester falls onto the right side of that equation thanks to a brilliant second half, which has set him up for a winter payday. 

The Kansas City Royals have waited quite a while for this—29 years, to be exact—but at long, long, looooong last, they're returning to the postseason.

There will be an air of royalty to the 2014 MLB playoffs. 

The Kansas City Royals clinched a spot in the postseason with a 3-1 win over the Chicago White Sox. Jeremy Guthrie was brilliant on the mound, and the three runs the offense pushed across in the top of the first inning were enough to carry the team to victory.

A disappointing 4-7 road trip has left the Seattle Mariners on the brink of playoff elimination.

Shortly after the hiring of Dave Stewart as the Arizona Diamondbacks general manager, it was clear changes were coming. On Friday afternoon, it was announced that manager Kirk Gibson was fired from his position.

The Diamondbacks' official account reported the news: