TORONTO – You can’t predict baseball, but that doesn’t mean you can’t try. And with a high-stakes off-season upon us, players, agents and executives are attempting to anticipate what’s ahead. With the 2021 World Series title now Atlanta’s, the hot stove season is next – at least in theory. Yet anyone hoping for a fast-developing winter might want to reset expectations with uncertainty over the sport’s next collective bargaining agreement, which, in the view of many agents and executives, is likely to slow down top free-agent deals. Technically speaking? Infielders Carlos Correa , Corey Seager, Marcus Semien , Trevor Story and Javy Baez are all free agents and can sign with any team when the quiet period officially ends in five days. With Max Scherzer , Justin Verlander , Clayton Kershaw, Robbie Ray , Carlos Rodon, Kevin Gausman and Marcus Stroman hitting the open market, there’s plenty of high-end pitching talent, too. In years past, this kind of free-agent class would have led to...