Ironically, while the northern hemisphere is continuing to get darker and activity generally decreases in turn, this is a time when baseball front offices start to ramp up their activities. The first of those ramp-ups begins next week when much of the baseball world descends on Dallas for the annual Winter Meetings. There, we will find out the results of the lottery for next year’s draft, hold the Rule 5 draft, and may very well see some significant moves in trades or signings from across the league. Last year, Juan Soto was traded to the Yankees immediately after the meetings concluded and the D-Backs inked Eduardo Rodriguez to a four-year deal.