It has become the annual tradition in baseball that the most recent World Series champion is the latest model franchise. Teams looking to win a World Series must follow the champ’s path to glory.

Hot Stove rumors are heating up, as the General Managers Meetings continue in Boca Raton, Fla. Here’s a look at some of the key reports to come out of the meetings through Wednesday morning.

Voting for the Esurance MLB Awards — the only baseball awards that invite the fans to select the winners — has been in full swing for weeks, and while it’s winding down, there is still time to cast your vote. Balloting will conclude Friday at midnight ET.

The sobering reality about the Angels’ offseason is that they may have to part with some of the starting-pitching depth they’ve worked so hard to attain. But general manager Billy Eppler has a deep free-agent class to lean on.

Hinchliffe Stadium, the only baseball site to be given National Historic Landmark status by the National Park Service, has received another assist toward the efforts to renovate the former home of the New York Black Yankees and the New York Cubans.

Fans who tuned in to MLB.com’s live coverage of Arizona Fall League action Tuesday saw former top prospect Jurickson Profar hit an opposite-field, three-run home run as the Surprise Saguaros slugged their way to a 10-3 win over the Mesa Solar Sox.

The Astros making the postseason in 2015 doesn’t make general manager Jeff Luhnow’s job any easier. Things have changed, sure, but heightened expectations and increased pressure to deliver make this offseason as crucial as any he’s had in Houston.

Finalists for each of the four Baseball Writers’ Association of America awards are being unveiled now in an hour-long special on MLB Network.

Cardinals starting pitcher Lance Lynn underwent Tommy John surgery on his right elbow on Tuesday in St. Louis and is expected to miss the entire 2016 season.

The D-backs are expected to officially announce Wednesday that Matt Williams and Garvin Alston will join the team’s coaching staff.

Lewis Brinson hasn’t skipped a beat since arriving in the Caribbean, batting .385 with at least one hit in each of the three games he’s played for Indios de Mayaguez. His lone extra-base hit in that span was a home run, which came in his first game with the club.

Former Cubs manager Rick Renteria is set to replace Mark Parent as the next White Sox bench coach. Parent was let go following the end of last season.

Commissioner Rob Manfred addressed the assembled executives at the annual General Managers Meetings on Tuesday morning, then fielded questions from the media at the Boca Raton Resort & Club. Manfred covered a variety of topics, including the increase in scoring in the second half of the season, the recent arrest of Rockies shortstop Jose Reyes on domestic violence charges and the possibility of exhibition games being held in Cuba next spring.

Free-agent shortstop Alexei Ramirez is taking advantage of having the General Managers Meetings near his Miami home. He has met with at least one team face to face and will talk to at least one more this week, according to a source.

Rockies shortstop Jose Reyes was arrested on Oct. 31 and charged with abuse of a family and/or household member, according to a Maui Police Department report released Tuesday.

The U.S. team participating in the WBSC Premier12 international tournament won its opener in Taiwan on Tuesday against the Dominican Republic, 11-5. Leadoff man Jacob May (White Sox) led the way with three runs scored, while Kyle Martin (Phillies) was one of three players with two hits. He also drove in three.

The champagne stains have barely dried in the visitors’ clubhouse at Citi Field, but all Major League organizations have already shifted their focus to 2016. While the major offseason storylines have yet to develop, there have already been a few news items that should pique the interest of fantasy owners.