Results of this year’s Hall of Fame vote will be revealed on MLB Network on Jan. 6. For some candidates, the question is not whether they will be elected, but whether they will garner the support required to avoid falling off the ballot. Jim Edmonds, eligible for the first time, is one player who could be in danger of meeting such a fate.

The discussion about who should be the top prospect in 2016 came down to a debate between two players: Byron Buxton and Corey Seager. In the end, using only this poll as a measuring stick, it’s not even close. Seager ran away with it by a landslide.

Edgar Martinez’s weak support for the National Baseball Hall of Fame morphed from puzzling to downright weird a few weeks ago when Red Sox slugger David Ortiz announced that 2016 would be his final season.

So which team can be next year’s Mets? Who can go from below .500 in 2015 to a World Series player in the New Year? Here are the three teams most likely to turn it around on a dime, from columnist Phil Rogers.

Looking back on a 2015 Washington Nationals season that did not live up to enormous expectations, consensus will conclude that it was a disappointment. But then there were the stories of Bryce Harper and Max Scherzer, which transcended individual achievement, created special moments, and, quite simply, made baseball history.

The lawyer for Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard and Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman vehemently denied a report that they received performance-enhancing drugs, calling the claims “outright lies” and vowing to fight them in court.

Dave Henderson, who spent 14 years as a Major League outfielder and was known as Hendu, died Sunday morning due to a heart attack at the age of 57. He had recently undergone a kidney transplant.

The Braves family lost a true Renaissance man on Sunday morning, when Bobby Dews died at the age of 76.

The Pirates’ search for a left-handed-hitting first baseman led them to a player who has only spent five innings at first base.

Reasonable people can agree that Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were among the greatest baseball performers of their era. The logical capstone for great baseball careers is election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. But neither Bonds nor Clemens has gathered anything resembling the necessary support in Hall of Fame elections.

The Angels added three players off the waiver wire on Wednesday, claiming switch-hitting middle infielder Rey Navarro from the Orioles, lefty reliever Bobby LaFromboise from the Pirates and lefty reliever Rob Rasmussen from the Mariners.

There’s plenty of nuance when it comes to the second level of free agents. It’s not just about past numbers and projections. It’s about finding the right fit for the right teams. Here are a few available players who would constitute a perfect fit with a specific club.

The Astros on Wednesday claimed right-hander Danny Reynolds off waivers from the Dodgers.

The Indians have indicated that infielder Zach Walters is doing fine in the wake of a recent car accident.

The Brewers found another center-field option while also bolstering catcher and first base with a trio of waiver claims Wednesday. The team filled its 40-man roster by grabbing outfielder Kirk Nieuwenhuis from the Mets, catcher Josmil Pinto from the Padres and first baseman Andy Wilkins from the Rangers.

Former All-Star Alexi Ogando will come to Spring Training with a strong chance to begin the upcoming season as a member of Atlanta’s bullpen.

The longer this free-agent standstill continues, the more tempting it has to be for teams that are in need to reach out and grab an upgrade, even as they try to find ways to fit them into their budgets.