The four weeks since the Red Sox were eliminated from the postseason have been slow, to say the least, with all business on hold until the World Series ends and the offseason begins. Things are about to pick up across baseball, though, and Boston will be forced to make some roster moves in the coming days.

The first key deadline of baseball’s winter calendar comes five days after the conclusion of the World Series, which will come between Monday and Thursday of next week, depending on how long the Blue Jays-Dodgers series goes. If Los Angeles can win back-to-back home games and dispatch Toronto in five games, free agent business might start rolling as soon as this weekend. If the series goes back to Rogers Centre, things will be delayed for a couple days.

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