Paul DePodesta, a key member of Mets general manager Sandy Alderson’s cabinet for the past half-decade, is leaving both the organization and the industry. DePodesta has accepted a job to become the Chief Strategy Officer for the NFL’s Cleveland Browns, that team announced Tuesday.

Let’s say we could turn back the clock 30 years, to the mid-1980s. And then let’s say we’re building a baseball team from scratch. You’re picking a shortstop and you have to make this choice: Ozzie Smith or Alan Trammell? Who gives you the best chance to win?

The Yankees’ recent acquisition of Aroldis Chapman promises to create a super-bullpen that ranks as the Majors’ most dominant, but thus far, the team’s stated offseason goal of upgrading its starting pitching remains unfulfilled.

Steven Moya has had a nice offseason campaign, hitting .298 with four home runs in 34 games for Toros del Este. In a playoff matchup against Leones del Escogido on Dec. 30, Moya went 3-for-6 with a pair of solo home runs.

Dude’s got power.

Dude’s got power.

After a slow couple of weeks during the Holiday season, the Hot Stove seems primed to heat back up.

The Dodgers have had a remarkable offseason — not the one they expected to have, and certainly not the one they hoped to have. Still, despite a few twists and turns, here they sit almost certainly favored to win a fourth straight division championship.

While teams like the Cubs and Red Sox struck early with Hot Stove additions, there are a dozen other teams with expectations of celebrating a World Series championship that still have a major void to fill.

Do you remember the year in baseball?

For Ken Griffey Jr., it’s not a matter of whether he’ll be elected to the Hall of Fame. It’s if he will be elected by a unanimous vote.

Will winter ever end?

Here are a dozen examples of Major League goals that must be met in the New Year.

In a free-agent outfield world with Yoenis Cespedes, Jason Heyward, and Alex Gordon, Justin Upton can easily get lost in the shuffle. But is that fair? Upton may not have the one great tool to point to that the other three do; but he’s been a consistently above-average hitter.

Not every player can make the Hall of Fame, but there are some candidates who deserved more than one year on the ballot.

Angels general manager Billy Eppler said he’s “had conversations with free agents on the outfield market as recently as 24 hours ago,” but wouldn’t specify whether the bigger names — Yoenis Cespedes, Justin Upton and Alex Gordon — were among them.

“Higher” was basically made for the weightroom.