The Pittsburgh Pirates are set for one of their most important off-seasons in the Neal Huntington Era. Here is your guide to the club’s 2017 Hot Stove season.

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/12/04/pittsburgh-pirates-hot-stove-handbook-12-4-2017/

11 MLB

Statcast's most improved hitters of 2017

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/262767350/most-improved-hitters-according-to-statcast/

12 Bleacher Report

Deal or No Deal: MLB Trade Predictions 1 Week From the Winter Meetings

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2747234-deal-or-no-deal-mlb-trade-predictions-1-week-from-the-winter-meetings

13 Fansided

Topps Transcendent offers MLB fans the chance to be part of an exclusive group

https://fansided.com/2017/12/04/topps-transcendent-offers-mlb-fans-chance-part-exclusive-group/

14 Elite Sports NY

Sabermetrics: At what point does it bring MLB to the abyss?

https://elitesportsny.com/2017/12/04/sabermetrics-point-bring-mlb-abyss/

15 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

With a compelling offer to Marlins, Cardinals await Stanton's decision

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/birdland/with-a-compelling-offer-to-marlins-cardinals-await-stanton-s/article_a02ee2cc-b20b-531a-9ad8-1da81124b237.html

16 SB Nation

Ranking the 7 finalists for Shohei Ohtani

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/12/4/16733948/shohei-ohtani-rumors-guesses-rock-solid-information-get-your-rock-solid-information-here

17 CBS Sports

Jonah Keri: If I had a Baseball Hall of Fame vote, here's how I'd vote this year

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/jonah-keri-if-i-had-a-baseball-hall-of-fame-vote-heres-how-id-vote-this-year/

18 Fangraphs

Evaluating Talent Distribution on Rosters

https://www.fangraphs.com/tht/evaluating-talent-distribution-on-rosters/

19 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Short Relief: Baseball Will Be Back after a Few Messages

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/36050/short-relief-baseball-will-back-messages/