It was relatively quiet for the Marlins during the holidays, but things are about to heat up rather quickly. The new year brings new challenges, and there are a number of issues Miami’s front office must immediately address, such as signing its arbitration-eligible players and resolving the status of pitcher Dan Haren.

Anticipation about the Class of 2015 is very high, and for the second consecutive year, it’s possible a large new group of players will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Electees from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot are set to be announced tomorrow at 2 p.m. ET, with induction scheduled for July 26.

At the pinnacle of a long and decorated career, Pedro Martinez was as dominant as any pitcher the game has seen. The right-hander will now try to join the select few who can be referred to as first-ballot Hall of Famers.

Less than a week into the new year, many of us have already reneged on our resolutions (he wrote, while eating leftover cookies). But with the new season still a few months away, the resolutions of Major League Baseball’s 30 teams still apply. On Sunday, we looked at the goals set by every team in the American League. We continue now with the National League.

This is the first of a seven-part Around the Horn series that will take a position-by-position look at Oakland’s projected starters and backup options heading into the 2014 season, starting with catchers.

The mystery surrounding James Shields’ free agency continues. A report Sunday evening said that although the front-runners for the veteran right-hander are still unknown, he is expected to sign a deal of at least five years and $100 million.

Former general manager Hank Peters, who died Sunday morning at the age of 90 at a hospice in Boca Raton, Fla., from complications of a stroke he recently suffered, built his career on being “the calm in the storm.”

His was a new voice, uniquely his own. It spoke to people who hadn’t been spoken to before and changed the landscape of broadcasting forever. In that way, Stuart Scott’s legacy is simple.

The Red Sox reportedly have not had much recent discussion with free-agent starting pitcher James Shields, according to ESPN and Sirius XM’s Jim Bowden, leaving the remaining market for the right-hander largely unknown.

The Royals have signed reliever Ryan Madson to a Minor League contract, the club announced on Sunday.

Just between us, I’ve peeked at the 2015 New Year’s resolutions of several folks involved with Major League Baseball. It’s fascinating stuff, but to save time, I’ll only give you my nine favorites. I’ll also give you the likelihood of them happening.

The sweeping change brought about by Bud Selig that had the greatest impact on baseball was the reform of the game’s economic system. Selig, who will retire as Commissioner of Baseball later this month, instituted vast increases in revenue sharing — along with a luxury tax — in an attempt to reduce the economic disparity among franchises.

With the New Year upon us and resolutions still in style, let’s look at each club’s biggest goal for 2015. We’ll begin with the American League and progress to the National League on Monday:

The iconic image from Derek Jeter’s last game in the Bronx was snapped as the winning run crossed home plate. Rounding first base on a sharp single to right field, Jeter gleefully leapt in the air and fired both fists high above his head — one final moment of triumph in pinstripes in a career that was defined by it.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is peerless. There are only two Halls of Fame within even a couple of vintage Frank Howard blasts of Cooperstown. And neither the Pro Football Hall of Fame nor the James Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame has quite the same ring to it.

Dan Haren has informed the Marlins that his preference remains to pitch out West, and for a team that has Spring Training in Arizona. The 34-year-old California native had been weighing his options since he was traded to Miami from the Dodgers on Dec. 10.

Former Dodgers star Maury Wills changed the game of baseball. How many players have done that? Wills, who brought the stolen base into fashion as a weapon, belongs in the Hall of Fame for his performance across 14 seasons and enduring influence.