A division-by-division breakdown of the key free agents for all 30 clubs. Teams are listed in order of their division finish.

Over the last few years, the trend throughout baseball has been to hire young managers with little to no experience. Some of the Majors’ most recent managerial hires had never managed a game at any level before; some lacked coaching experience entirely.

The Royals’ World Series championship parade through downtown Kansas City that ended with a raucous rally at Union Station drew similar sentiments from those young and old. For fans who remember the Royals’ championship parade in 1985, it was a flashback to happy times. For others, it was a new experience to celebrate and savor.

The World Series ended three days ago, and the Winter Meetings are 32 days away. If you’re expecting any sort of lull in between, you probably really do think there is an “off” in offseason. Thanksgiving might be the one day that executives truly do take a break from baseball, and even then I’m sure there are a few talking trades between bites of turkey.

The Angels announced Tuesday that they have promoted Dave Hansen as their new hitting coach, a move that had been anticipated for quite some time.

When Royals outfielder Alex Gordon grabbed the microphone on the victory stage during Tuesday’s World Series celebration rally, he had a subtle message for Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard.

Kansas City continued to revel in the Royals’ 2015 World Series championship on Tuesday afternoon, as hundreds of thousands of fans came out for the World Series parade.

The Padres took their first steps toward addressing the 2016 roster Tuesday when they picked up the option on right-handed reliever Joaquin Benoit, while declining the option on veteran shortstop Clint Barmes.

Bud Black, in the mix to be the next Dodgers manager until he appeared to have the Nationals’ job locked up, is back in the mix with Los Angeles.

The Blue Jays have exercised the club options on outfielder Jose Bautista, right-hander R.A. Dickey and first baseman/designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion.

Bubba Starling and the Surprise squad jumped out to an early lead and never looked back as it snapped a five-game losing streak with a 4-0 win over the Scottsdale Scorpions on Tuesday.

The Mets have agreed to a two-year contract extension with manager Terry Collins, a source confirmed Tuesday, keeping him at the helm through 2017. The team has not acknowledged the extension, but has a news conference scheduled for Wednesday at 11 a.m. ET.

The Joe Nathan era with the Tigers officially ended Tuesday, when the team declined the injured closer’s $10 million option for next season and added pitching prospect Luis Cessa to the 40-man roster in his place.

After closing out the Mets in Game 5 of the World Series on Sunday, the Royals celebrated their championship with their fans on Tuesday afternoon. Here are the best GIFs from the team’s parade and rally in Kansas City.

The Astros informed right-handed relief pitcher Chad Qualls on Tuesday they weren’t going to pick up his $3.5 million option for 2016 and will instead pay him a $250,000 buyout, leaving the veteran to become a free agent.

The Brewers on Tuesday exercised Adam Lind’s $8 million club option, opting to return the first baseman for 2016 following a healthy and productive first season with the club.

Where question of the 2016 White Sox starting catcher is concerned, the South Side fan base might not agree with Tyler Flowers’ answer.