On your mark, get set, go!

For now.

MLB free agency fully kicked off on Monday at 5:00 p.m. ET, when players were allowed to sign contracts with any team. It marked the beginning of a free agency that will be filled with uncertainty, given the expected lockout that will start on Dec. 2.

That leaves a month before league business comes to a halt, with the league’s future operating rules potentially undergoing drastic changes — such as a potential salary cap, for which owners are pushing.