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Jeff Kent, in his third year on the Hall of Fame ballot, is not among those with a realistic chance to get in this time around. After receiving 15.2 and 14.0 percent of the vote in his first two turns, the bigger question is if his candidacy will pick up or lose any steam.

As the calendar is about to flip to 2016, a bit of retrospection is in order. In the past year, some teams have improved their farm systems more than others. The following list of the five most improved farm systems in 2015 was compiled considering all methods of player acquisition: trade, Draft, international signing, even the Rule 5 Draft. This isn’t a ranking of the top farm systems; that’s something that will come in the New Year after the new prospects rankings come out.

On Tuesday, a slow-developing market for outfielder Yoenis Cespedes began to take shape while news surfaced of the Yankees’ intention to retain a potentially dominate bullpen trio.

The Blue Jays went 22 years between postseason appearances but the wait that seemed like an eternity might have all been worth it because of one inning in the American League Division Series.

Make it last forever! Friendship never ends!

In need of infield depth, the Nationals have agreed to terms with Stephen Drew, a source confirmed to MLB.com on Tuesday. Drew will earn $3 million plus a possible $1.25 million in incentives. The club has yet to comment.

Yoenis Cespedes was an above-average player when he came to New York, and then for a month, he played like Babe Ruth a hot streak. As he enters free agency, teams will need to decide which player they think he is as they open their checkbooks.

Frank Malzone, a longtime Red Sox third baseman who spent 68 years in the organization, died Tuesday morning of natural causes at his home in Needham, Mass., the team announced. He was 85.

The White Sox have three outfielders in place right now, with Melky Cabrera, Adam Eaton and Avisail Garcia. But it also appears that general manager Rick Hahn is working fervently to add another name into the mix, a name that looks to be either Alex Gordon or Yoenis Cespedes from a group of high-end free agents.

The White Sox and Orioles have emerged as the favorites to sign Yoenis Cespedes, according to MLB.com’s Jesse Sanchez. The Angels, Giants and Rangers are all reportedly monitoring the situation as well.

The White Sox lost the final game of the season in a game that seemed to mean little at the time, but ultimately ended up being crucial. Now, Chicago has the final protected Draft pick, giving them an advantage in a winter where they need to keep adding talent.

Trade rumors have swirled around Jose Fernandez this offseason, but Fernandez’s agent, Scott Boras, does not expect the Marlins to deal the talented right-hander.

After seven years in the Pirates’ broadcast booth, Tim Neverett will get a chance to fulfill a lifelong dream, as he was named WEEI’s new play-by-play host for Red Sox radio broadcasts on Monday.

Now that Aroldis Chapman was traded to the Yankees for four Minor Leaguers on Monday, obviously the Reds will need to have a new closer for 2016. There is little chance that Chapman’s replacement will provide Cincinnati with the same cache or electricity that the flame-throwing left-hander brought to the end of games, but there are numerous potential candidates in house.

Remove the confines of the Majors’ leagues and divisions. Throw all 30 teams into one big list, sort them by their respective win totals and send the top three finishers to the podium. Standing first, second and third in 2015? The historic National League Central.

Christmas is behind us, and this week brings about the last few days in what was a great year for the Grand Old Game. But 2015 will soon be past tense. The future arrives in 2016, with rebuilt rosters, front-office and dugout changes and renewed hopes from clubs that hope to put it all together like the World Series champion Royals did.