We’re just over 24 hours away from the start of the 2018 World Series. While that makes for some exciting TV — especially given the caliber of the two teams involved this year — it also means we’re just over a week away from the end of the baseball season.
If there’s one good thing to come from the end of the season, it’s the excitement that the offseason Hot Stove provides. Last winter’s sluggish free agent market aside, the first couple months of winter give fans renewed hope for the season to come. Between trades, free agency, the upcoming Winter Meetings, and even more mundane topics like arbitration salaries and the Rule 5 draft, there’s more to focus on in November and December than we’ll see when the Red Sox and Dodgers steal everyone’s attention for the next eight days.