The postseason is still in full swing, but it's never too early too look ahead to what might be in the cards for each team this coming offseason.
This year's free-agent class is headlined by a foursome of starting pitchers in Zack Greinke, David Price, Jordan Zimmermann and Johnny Cueto, and there are plus arms behind them as well, including Mike Leake, Scott Kazmir, John Lackey, Yovani Gallardo, Wei-Yin Chen, Brett Anderson, Jeff Samardzija, Marco Estrada and Ian Kennedy.
Darren O'Day, Tyler Clippard and Joakim Soria front a relatively thin crop of elite relievers, but there are plenty of lower-level options with Antonio Bastardo and Tony Sipp ranking as the top left-handers.
On the offensive side of things, Yoenis Cespedes, Jason Heyward, Justin Upton, Chris Davis and Alex Gordon highlight a position-player class that also has its fair share of impact players.
The trade market is harder to predict, but the Cincinnati Reds will likely push hard to deal Aroldis Chapman, and they could sell further depending on how aggressive they decide to be. The Cleveland Indians (Carlos Carrasco and Danny Salazar) and San Diego Padres (Tyson Ross, James Shields and Andrew Cashner) could both deal at least one starter.
Carlos Gonzalez and Sonny Gray will also see their names swirl in rumors, though the asking price will be high.
As more rumors surface and teams make their offseason plans known, it will be easier to peg who each team is targeting.
Until then, here is a rundown of the biggest weakness on all 30 teams and what each team could do to address it this offseason.
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