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• • Late writer Nick Cafardo wins '20 Spink Award
  Nick Cafardo, who began his career as a baseball columnist for the Boston Globe in 1989, will be honored posthumously with the Spink Award "for meritorious contributions to baseball writing." Cafardo,...
  Nick Cafardo
• • Gerrit Cole Rumors: 12/10/19
  Where’s Gerrit Cole going to land? That’s what everyone wants to know. We’ve got a poll going this morning, but otherwise we’re eagerly awaiting the day’s news on the top...
• • MLB, MLBPA to finalize new drug policy this week
  Major League Baseball and the players’ association are on the verge of finalizing a new drug policy that would ban opioid use around the game. The policy should be finalized this week and will include...
  Major League Baseball
• • Anthopoulos: Braves Seek Middle-Of-The-Order Hitter
  Braves GM Alex Anthopoulos said yesterday that he’s interested in acquiring a middle-of-the-order bat, as David O’Brien of The Athletic reports (subscription link). That could be a third b...
• • Report: Blue Jays looking at Happ reunion
  Blue Jays
• • Report: Angels join teams interested in Rendon
• • Angels Showing Interest In Anthony Rendon
  The Angels have joined the mix for star free agent third baseman Anthony Rendon, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network (via Twitter). Just how involved the club isn’t known, but Heyman says the Halos ha...
  Stephen Strasburg
• • Dodgers reportedly ‘serious’ about trying to sign Gerrit Cole
  The New York Yankees have been viewed by many as the favorite to sign Gerrit Cole, but they may have to outbid the Los Angeles Dodgers in order to secure the right-hander. Cole’s two most likely suito...
  York Yankees
• • Poll: Which Team Will Sign Gerrit Cole?
  High-level meetings are taking place. Offers are coming in. All indications are that the Gerrit Cole bidding is at a full sprint, spurred in part by the stunningly lucrative deal reached between the N...
  Gerrit Cole
• • Twins Still Searching For Major Rotation Addition
  We’re closing in on the one-year anniversary of these memorable words from Twins GM Thad Levine: “The best moves are made not when you’re trying to open the window to contend, but when the windo...
  Thad Levine

• • Frates, inspiration for 'Ice Bucket Challenge,' dies
  Pete Frates, the former Boston College baseball captain who inspired people around the world to dump buckets of ice water over their heads to raise millions of dollars for Lou Gehrig's disease researc...
  Boston College
• • Sources: Strasburg, Nats agree on $245M deal
  Stephen Strasburg and the Washington Nationals have reached agreement on a deal, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan Monday....
  Washington Nationals
• • Nationals Agree To Re-Sign Stephen Strasburg
  The defending World Series champs and the game’s biggest agent have kicked off the Winter Meetings with a bang. The Nationals have reached agreement on a new contract with star righty Stephen St...
  World Series
• • Report: Nationals, Strasburg agree to record 7-year, $245M
• • Report: Yankees “Actively” Trying To Trade J.A. Happ
  Twelve months ago, the Yankees made veteran left-hander J.A. Happ one of their key offseason signings. After a solid 2018 divided between the Blue Jays and Yankees, New York re-upped Happ to a two-yea...
• • Report: Cole expected to significantly exceed $300M payday
• • Brewers Reportedly Interested In Didi Gregorius
  Even after acquiring middle infielder Luis Urias last month, the Brewers are showing interest in the top free-agent shortstop on the market, Didi Gregorius, Robert Murray was among those to report. Th...
  Luis Urias
• • Winners and losers of Stephen Strasburg's $245 million return to Nationals
  Washington brought back its ace at a record-setting price. Here's what it means for Strasburg, the Nats and the rest of the hot stove market....
• • Adam Jones Weighing Move To Japan
  Veteran outfielder Adam Jones may be headed for a late-career stint in Japan. According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, via Twitter, Jones is in talks with Nippon Professional Baseball’s Orix ...
  Nippon Professional Baseball
• • Josh Donaldson Increasingly Seen As Candidate For 4-Year Deal
  Veteran third bagger Josh Donaldson is an unsurprisingly popular target through this stage of the market development. The interest has been so robust that he may even secure a four-year guarantee. We&...

• • Report: Blue Jays looking at Happ reunion
  Blue Jays
• • Report: Angels join teams interested in Rendon
• • Report: Nationals have inquired about Bryant
• • Report: Padres willing to attach prospects to Myers in trade talks
• • Report: MLB holding 2020 draft days before CWS, moves location to Omaha
• • Report: Yankees actively pursuing trade of Happ
• • Report: MLB to remove marijuana testing for minor leaguers
• • Report: Rangers agree to 2-year, $5.5M deal with Joely Rodriguez
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• • The Nationals chose Strasburg over Rendon - and get the benefit of the doubt

• • Mize lights up mound during first spring BP
  Even if nobody expects to see top Draft pick Casey Mize pitching in Detroit anytime soon, and even if pitchers are normally ahead of hitters at this point in camp, many people simply wanted to see how...
• • The Tigers' Spring Training battle to watch
  The next five weeks will see lots of shuffling on Major League rosters. Here are the most intriguing positional battles on each of the 30 MLB clubs....
  Spring Training
• • Bright side: Reasons for optimism for each team
  On this opening week of Spring Training, all 30 Major League teams have one thing in common: optimism. Here's an optimism cheat sheet for each of them....
  Major League
• • Beckham dons new Detroit attire
  When the Tigers owned the American League Central in the first half of this decade, Gordon Beckham tried to spoil their dreams. With 10 career home runs against Detroit, he was a nemesis....
  American League Central
• • Castellanos staying cool during trade rumors
  Sunday marked Nicholas Castellanos' first comments on his trade situation since the end of last season. He was clearly on the trade market then, just as he is now amidst the Tigers' ongoing rebuild....
• • Candelario antsy for game action at camp
  The trail of red clay led from the batting cages across the street down the sidewalk to the clubhouse doors. It continued inside down the hallway, little clumps every few feet until it stopped near Je...
• • Tech improving Tigers' camp experience
  This is the new reality of Spring Training. While coaches still spend hours with players every day, trying for that swing or delivery that feels just right, they now have data to complement it -- or f...
  Spring Training
• • Jimenez recharged coming off All-Star year
  As fastball after fastball popped into the catcher's mitt during a bullpen session Friday morning, it was hard to tell Joe Jimenez had taken a break. Now, it's up to the Tigers to help keep his arm st...
• • Sources: Tigers win arb case with Fulmer
  The Tigers' first salary-arbitration hearing in 18 years ended with the same result as their last one. An arbitration panel sided with the club in its hearing with right-handed starter Michael Fulmer,...
• • Prospects who should vie for a roster spot
  The 30 prospects below all are getting very long looks this spring with an eye toward breaking camp with the parent club. Even if they start the year in the Minors, they all should get the chance to c...

• • Gerrit Cole Rumors: 12/10/19
• • Anthopoulos: Braves Seek Middle-Of-The-Order Hitter
• • Angels Showing Interest In Anthony Rendon
  Stephen Strasburg
• • Poll: Which Team Will Sign Gerrit Cole?
  Gerrit Cole
• • Twins Still Searching For Major Rotation Addition
  Thad Levine
• • Latest On Kris Bryant
  The Cubs have reportedly been in fervent pursuit of trade possibilities, exploring deals involving much of their roster — including Kris Bryant. There are some wrinkles to structuring a deal for...
• • NL East Rumblings: Rendon, Nats, Martinez, Cespedes, Mets, Hatcher
  Now that Stephen Strasburg has been re-signed to an expectations-shattering $245MM contract, it doesn’t seem like the Nationals could manage another mega-deal to bring back Anthony Rendon…...
• • Blue Jays Looking At Encarnacion, Smoak, Tsutsugo
  The Blue Jays are weighing a pair of familiar names for their first base/DH vacancy, as Sportsnet.ca’s Ben Nicholson-Smith (Twitter link) reports that Edwin Encarnacion and Justin Smoak are R...
• • NL Central Notes: Bryant, Stearns, Hader, Pirates, Reds
  The service time grievance filed by Kris Bryant and his representatives was addressed in a hearing in late October, though neither Bryant or the Cubs have yet to receive a ruling from Major League Bas...
• • Cardinals Looking For Outfielders, Left-Handed Hitting
  The Cardinals weren’t one of the league’s better-hitting teams in general last season, and in particular struggled against right-handed pitching.  For that reason, president of baseball op...
  John Mozeliak

• • Reyes faces live hitters for first time since May
  While a crowd gathered around Field 2 to watch Adam Wainwright face Yadier Molina, Matt Carpenter and Paul Goldschmidt in his first session of live batting practice on Tuesday, Alex Reyes, mostly inco...
  Adam Wainwright
• • The Cards' Spring Training battle to watch
  Spring Training
• • Cards ready to see what Goldschmidt brings
  It may be a new team and a new year, but that's really all that's changed for Paul Goldschmidt....
  Paul Goldschmidt
• • Shildt excited for first Spring Training at the helm
  Though this was his first day of his first Spring Training as manger of the Cardinals, Mike Shildt said he views it more as a continuous process from the 2018 season rather than a new beginning....
• • Bright side: Reasons for optimism for each team
  Major League
• • Leone ready to make second first impression
  One year after coming into his first Cardinals camp as a dark horse candidate only to leave it as the team's closer, Dominic Leone returned to Jupiter ready for a second first impression....
• • Around the horn: Closer duties may be split
  This is the final piece of a six-part Around the Horn series in which MLB.com is taking a position-by-position look at the Cardinals' projected starters and backup options heading into the 2019 season...
• • With infield shakeup, Gyorko faces uncertain fit
  With the corner infield spots set and Paul DeJong and Kolten Wong returning to cover the club up the middle, Jedd Gyorko once again profiles as the team's primary utility infielder. His work at all fo...
  Kolten Wong
• • Prospect Cabrera could make splash for Cards
  Acquired by the Cardinals to help supplement their left-handed pitching depth, Genesis Cabrera, with a dazzling first impression, has quickly put himself on the radar as someone who could help the Maj...
  Major League
• • WATCH: Wainwright, Miller put in spring reps
  MLB.com's beat reporters have you covered with the action from every team's training camp. Keep track of the latest highlights of Spring Training right here....
  Spring Training

• • Versatility can only help Hech's roster chances
  About a week before Adeiny Hechavarria signed with the Mets, he met with general manager Brodie Van Wagenen, assistant GM Allard Baird and manager Mickey Callaway near his Miami home. Over dinner, the...
  Adeiny Hechavarria
• • Here are the Mets' 2019 Top 30 Prospects
  While there are 24 homegrown players on the new Mets Top 30 list, it's only fair to wonder how different the list could look a year from now as the front office continues to address its short-term nee...
• • The Mets' Spring Training battle to watch
  Spring Training
• • No more doubts: Wheeler confident in ability
  Over his last 11 starts of the 2018 season, Zack Wheeler went 9-1 with a 1.68 ERA, challenging Jacob deGrom as the game's best pitcher over that stretch. He not only proved that he could be an effecti...
  Zack Wheeler
• • Herrera happy to be back with the Mets
  After two and a half years in the Reds organization, Dilson Herrera became a free agent this winter and signed back with the Mets, where he offers the club depth at four different positions. A natural...
  Dilson Herrera
• • Bright side: Reasons for optimism for each team
  Major League
• • Dowdy hopes velo uptick yields strong 2019
  Now in Port St. Lucie, Kyle Dowdy has a built-in advantage to make the Mets' crowded bullpen: If he doesn't, the team must offer him back to his old organization, the Indians, for $50,000. The Mets al...
• • 'I feel like I'm 25': Cano joins Mets at camp
  The list of position players productive at age 36 is small. At 37, even smaller. Beyond that, infinitesimal. So it was worth noting that shortly after Robinson Cano showed up to the Mets' complex in P...
  Robinson Cano
• • Tebow makes it clear: 'I'm all in on baseball'
  Those who once dismissed Tim Tebow's transition from NFL quarterback to professional baseball player are officially on notice. Tebow is an outfielder first these days, the evidence plain to see in his...
• • WATCH: Tebow arrives, Alonso talks roster shot
  Spring Training

• • Dodgers legend Don Newcombe dies at 92
  Don Newcombe, one of the greatest pitchers in Dodgers history and one of the franchise's final links to Brooklyn and the days of Jackie Robinson and Roy Campanella, died Tuesday after a lengthy illnes...
• • Verdugo on track for significant playing time
• • The Dodgers' Spring Training battle to watch
  Spring Training
• • Kershaw impressive throwing first live BP
  Clayton Kershaw on Monday was the first Dodger to throw live batting practice this spring, with opposing batters Russell Martin and Josh Thole issuing rave reviews while Kershaw was typically underwhe...
• • Bright side: Reasons for optimism for each team
  Major League
• • Buehler resumes throwing, may have 'pen soon
  Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler resumed playing catch on Sunday, and manager Dave Roberts said his first bullpen session could be on Wednesday....
  Dave Roberts
• • Back to pitching, Allie eager to show off arm
  Every player chases a dream, the chase tougher for some. Stetson Allie, 27, is in his third incarnation, a pitcher-turned-outfielder-turned pitcher in Dodgers camp as a non-roster invitee with a 101 m...
• • 'Special time' for Dodgers' catching depth
  When it comes to prospects, the Dodgers are deeper behind the plate than they've been in decades....
• • Prospects who should vie for a roster spot
• • Dodgers not rushing Urias' road to recovery
  The first round of bullpen sessions concluded for the Dodgers on Thursday, and the early leader for maximum buzz was Julio Urias. The left-hander was dazzling in his session, but at this point he has ...
  Julio Urias

• • Dominican showcase helping prospects along
  The gap that separates the pros from the amateurs this week at the Mets' academy is about 10 yards wide. It's lined with 15-foot palm trees and manicured hedges with an orange sidewalk running through...
• • The defining stories, players of the decade
  Every baseball decade has its own flavor, a way to establish it as a clearly delineated period of time, an era with its own distinct personality. We had the rough-and-tumble 1970s, with its off-field ...
• • Crew brass 'making a statement' with overhauls
  Brewers principal owner Mark Attanasio missed last week's ribbon-cutting at American Family Fields of Phoenix because of an illness, so Tuesday afforded his first look at what $65 million and 500,000 ...
• • How Manny's mega-deal impacts Bryce, others
  Bryce Harper's future remains the primary topic around the game, but there are some other high-profile free agents still looking for deals. With Manny Machado off the board, the uncertainty surroundin...
• • Bauer addresses controversial tell-all story
  All publicity is good publicity, according to Trevor Bauer....
  Trevor Bauer
• • Giants in no hurry to look for Bochy's successor
  Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi knows he will eventually have to start compiling a list of potential candidates to succeed Bruce Bochy as manager, but the upcoming search isn't cu...
  Farhan Zaidi
• • Tomas getting work in at first base
  As the D-backs went through fielding drills Tuesday, Yasmany Tomas spent his time at first base rather than in the outfield....
  Yasmany Tomas
• • Seager slimmer, eager for fresh start in '19
  While general manager Jerry Dipoto went about his Mariners makeover this offseason, Kyle Seager underwent a personal transformation of his own back home in North Carolina....
  Jerry Dipoto
• • Estrada optimistic for bounce-back year
  Health isn't the only reason to believe in a bounce-back season for Marco Estrada. Playing within the confines of the pitcher-friendly Coliseum is a big plus for him as well....
  Marco Estrada
• • Smith embracing challenge of critical season
  The flocks follow Peter Alonso everywhere he goes, snapping pictures, pining for sound bites, wondering whether he will make the team. Far more anonymous in the early days of camp has been Dominic Smi...

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  Stephen Strasburg signs 7-year, $245M deal: Day 1 at the MLB Winter Meetings | Baseball Tonight
  Clinton Yates and Jeff Passan discuss the latest news and rumors from the 2019 Major League Baseball Winter Meetings in San Diego, California....
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  Dodgers Hometown Series: Walker Buehler
  In the inaugural episode of the Dodgers Hometown Series, Walker Buehler takes us around Lexington, Kentucky, to show where he grew up. The Los Angeles ......
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  Peter Frates, Inspiration Behind ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, Dies at 34
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  Hensley Meulens Talks New Role with Mets
  12/9/19: Hensley Meulens talks about his new role with the Mets, his relationship with Carlos Beltrán and more in his first interview at the 2019 Winter Meetings....
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  PLAYSTATION EXCLUSIVE MLB THE SHOW IS HEADED TO THE XBOX AND NINTENDO SWITCH
  MLB: The Show will no longer be a PlayStation exclusive by 2021. The franchise debuted on the PlayStation in the late 90s, and its games were only released ......
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  Joe Girardi from the Winter Meetings in San Diego
  Watch LIVE as #Phillies Manager Joe Girardi addresses the media from the Winter Meetings in San Diego. Check out http://m.mlb.com/video for our full archive ......
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  Conforto’s First Big League Hit
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• • Sources: Jason Varitek interviewed for Seattle Mariners' managerial job
  Seattle Mariners
• • Ryno, Sarge and Doctor K: A look back at Mets-Cubs in '84
• • Tigers' Norris says he kept pitching with cancerous growth
  Daniel Norris
• • LEADING OFF: Mets-Cubs at Wrigley in NLCS; KC-Jays in ALCS
• • Cueto struggles, Royals fall short in 11-8 loss to Blue Jays
  Blue Jays
• • Red Sox' success vs. Blue Jays in September shouldn't be overlooked
  Toronto Blue Jays
• • Mystery of Cueto deepens
  Rogers Centre
• • Johnny Cueto not looking like Red Sox' would-be ace
  Rogers Centre
• • The Latest: Tulo ejected, Jays hit 3 HRs and build big lead
  League Championship Series
• • Red Sox will consider Johnny Cueto, but mystery remains after ALCS performance
  Rogers Centre

• • Bogaerts, Betts weigh in on Machado's deal
  As the Red Sox were finishing out their Spring Training workout on Tuesday, the news started to circulate that Manny Machado had reached agreement on a 10-year, $300 million contract with the Padres....
  Spring Training
• • Pedro, Sale wowed by E-Rod's BP outing
  Eduardo Rodriguez threw a pitch in the bullpen on Tuesday morning that was so on point, it prompted ace Chris Sale to laugh...
  Eduardo Rodriguez
• • The Sox's Spring Training battle to watch
  Spring Training
• • Instead of turning page, Red Sox rolling along
  As the Red Sox had a ceremonial start of sorts to their World Series title defense with Monday's first full-squad workout, there were no doors closing or pages turned. The way manager Alex Cora looks ...
  World Series
• • Werner: Kimbrel 'extremely unlikely' to rejoin Sox
  The Red Sox still haven't named a closer. Craig Kimbrel still hasn't found a home on the free-agent market. However, Red Sox chairman Tom Werner suggests not to read too much into those two independen...
  Craig Kimbrel
• • Here are the Red Sox's 2019 Top 30 Prospects
  Though the Red Sox have been in win-now mode at the big league level, they have begun to replenish their Minor League talent via the Draft and the international mark....
  Minor League
• • Bright side: Reasons for optimism for each team
  Major League
• • Celtics coach Stevens visits Cora, Red Sox
  As Red Sox manager Alex Cora got ready to do his daily press briefing after Sunday's workout, he saw from a distance that the media was preoccupied with another prominent Boston coach....
• • Wright to be full-time reliever for Red Sox in '19
  You no longer need to call knuckleballer Steven Wright a swingman. Red Sox manager Alex Cora envisions a defined role for the veteran righty in 2019, and it will consist of him flummoxing hitters in t...
  Alex Cora
• • Pending free agent Bogaerts open to extension
  Xander Bogaerts has been under the employ of the franchise since Aug. 23, 2009, when he signed as an international free agent out of Aruba at the age of 16. He went from a boy to a man with the Red So...
  World Series

• • Markakis enjoys reaping rewards of dedication
  Braves manager Brian Snitker joked that he could almost detect a smile as he shared a phone conversation with Nick Markakis after the stoic outfielder re-signed with the club in January. Snitker and o...
  Brian Snitker
• • Newcomb's value depends highly on '19 growth
  Sean Newcomb entered last June as an All-Star candidate and exited the regular season wondering if he had done enough to earn a spot on Atlanta's postseason roster. The inconsistent nature of his firs...
  Sean Newcomb
• • The Braves' Spring Training battle to watch
  Spring Training
• • Inciarte's key to success in 2019? Consistency
  It could be argued that Ender Inciarte stands as the X-factor in regard to the Braves' bid to defend last year's National League East crown and experience a successful postseason....
  Ender Inciarte
• • After grief and injury, Gohara sets the bar high
  Having seen what Luiz Gohara had done upon his introduction to the big leagues the previous September, Freddie Freeman told Alex Anthopoulos the big left-hander might immediately became an All-Star. I...
  Freddie Freeman
• • Bright side: Reasons for optimism for each team
  Major League
• • Minter wants to be Braves' high-leverage option
  As Braves manager Brian Snitker evaluates who might serve as his closer, A.J. Minter has made it clear he wants to be the guy who is consistently called upon to handle high-leverage threats that devel...
  Brian Snitker
• • McCann excited to rejoin hometown Braves
  Brian McCann still laughs about what transpired as he learned the Braves were calling him up to the Majors during the 2005 season. He remembers being summoned to Brian Snitker's room, where he found t...
  Brian McCann
• • Folty Flash Sale: 26 percent off tickets
  Spring Training has arrived, as Braves pitchers and catchers returned to Florida in this annual rite of spring. Green grass, blue skies and baseball are on the horizon, so celebrate with an amazing de...
• • Braves open camp with eyes on the prize
  As the Braves open camp, they'll provide a glimpse of how much they have progressed since claiming an unexpected division crown last year. Freddie Freeman, Ronald Acuna Jr. and Ozzie Albies will once ...
  Ozzie Albies

• • When does the college baseball season start?
  The 2020 college baseball opening weekend, set for February 14-16, will be here before you know it. Here's the information to know for the upcoming season....
• • North Carolina baseball's veteran pitchers to lead staff with Omaha-caliber potential
  North Carolina will rely on a pair of sophomore stars to lead a largely unproven lineup, but its pitching staff has a chance to be among the ACC’s best if everything comes together. Get the scoop on U...
  North Carolina
• • Auburn baseball's veterans know they are capable of another CWS berth
  Auburn baseball brings back seven everyday regulars and a bevy of experienced pitching from a team that broke down the door to Omaha last year, and a strong recruiting class makes this pitching staff ...
• • Georgia Tech baseball will be another strong force in the ACC in 2020
  Several power arms have taken huge leaps this fall for Georgia Tech, accenting its strong veteran core of position players with one of the nation’s best freshman classes. The Jackets should be excitin...
  Georgia Tech
• • Oklahoma State baseball's offense looks more versatile despite loss of key sluggers
  Oklahoma State has accented returning veterans with a strong group newcomers who could hit the ground running, making the Cowboys a real threat to make another deep postseason run in 2020....
  Oklahoma State
• • The 53 MLB MVP winners who played college baseball
  Here are 53 Major League Baseball MVP Award winners who once played college baseball for current NCAA institutions....
  Major League Baseball
• • The 55 Cy Young Award winners who played college baseball
  With the presentation of the 2019 Cy Young Award on Wednesday, Nov. 13, we've accumulated a list of 55 MLB Cy Young Award winners who played college baseball. One Cy Young standout from each decade wi...
  Young Award
• • College baseball: Vanderbilt set to begin another title defense in 2020
  The Vanderbilt Commodores will open the season as defending champions for the second time in program history. And they're putting that prior experience to the test....
• • Youth should not be a downfall for Ole Miss baseball's uber talented staff
  The 39-man fall roster features just four seniors and eight juniors, so Ole Miss will clearly be a young baseball team in 2020 — but maybe not quite so inexperienced as you might expect....
• • The 16 best college baseball players since 1999
  Here are D1baseball.com's picks for the best college baseball players of the 64-Team/Super Regional Era....

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• • Late writer Nick Cafardo wins '20 Spink Award
  Nick Cafardo
• • Sources: MLB draft moving from N.J. to Omaha
  The Major League Baseball amateur draft is being moved to Omaha, Nebraska, in the days immediately before the College World Series, sources confirmed to ESPN....
  Major League Baseball
• • Which stars are on the Dodgers' winter meetings shopping list?
  Aiming to win a World Series, L.A. needs only top-end roster solutions. Which high-end players will they pursue?...
• • Giants to engage Bumgarner's agents in talks
  The San Francisco Giants would sure like to add a pitcher at this week's winter meetings, but they might be moving forward without longtime ace Madison Bumgarner....
  Francisco Giants
• • Texas adds LHP Rodriguez after Japan breakout
  Left-hander Joely Rodriguez and the Texas Rangers have agreed to a two-year, $5.5 million deal, sources confirmed to ESPN's Jeff Passan....
  Texas Rangers
• • Cubs' Epstein confident in pending Bryant ruling
  Theo Epstein says he doesn't believe Kris Bryant's service-time grievance is impacting trade discussions and is confidence of the imminent ruling in the case....
• • Ohtani's bullpen impresses new pitching coach
  Shohei Ohtani pitched a bullpen in front of new pitching coach Mickey Callaway last week....
  Shohei Ohtani
• • Maddon chats with Cole, calls pitcher 'very bright'
  Joe Maddon said the pitcher "has definite ideas on what it takes to be successful, and it's really apparent in his game also."...
• • MILB prez O'Conner rebukes contraction plan
  Minor league baseball's president delivered a blistering rebuke of a controversial plan to contract 42 teams, saying "no one's future is safe, unless all of your futures are safe."...

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• • Frates, inspiration for 'Ice Bucket Challenge,' dies
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• • Sources: Yankees make signing Cole top priority
  Signing Gerrit Cole is the top priority for the Yankees this offseason, and they have approval to offer him a record-setting deal, sources tell ESPN....
• • Yankees Have Reportedly Made $245MM Offer To Gerrit Cole
  The Yankees have reportedly offered a record-setting seven-year, $245MM contract to free-agent right-hander Gerrit Cole, according to Bob Klapisch of the New York Times. If signed, the contract would ...
  York Times
• • Sources: Strasburg, Nats agree on $245M deal
  Washington Nationals
• • Phillies To Sign Zack Wheeler
  2:00pm: Geography played a pivotal role in Wheeler’s decision, it seems. Carig noted in his original report that Wheeler’s wife is from nearby New Jersey, and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic...
• • Nationals Agree To Re-Sign Stephen Strasburg
  World Series
• • Braves To Sign Cole Hamels
  The Braves have struck a one-year deal with lefty Cole Hamels, per ESPN.com’s Jeff Passan (via Twitter). It’s said to include a $18MM guarantee for the John Boggs client. Hamels can still ...
• • Mets Acquire Jake Marisnick
  10:40am: The Astros have announced the trade. 10:27am: Houston will receive left-hander Blake Taylor and outfielder Kenedy Corona in return for Marisnick, ESPN’s Jeff Passan tweets. Taylor was o...
  Jeff Passan
• • Report: Nationals, Strasburg agree to record 7-year, $245M
• • Report: Yankees made contract offer to Gardner

• • Stephen Strasburg’s Contract With Nationals Sets Market for Gerrit Cole
  Strasburg got $245 million over seven seasons to return to Washington. Any team that wants Cole, who has the same agent, most likely will have to exceed that number....
• • Marvin Miller and Ted Simmons Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
  Miller, a former leader of the players’ union, and Simmons, a catcher, were selected by the modern baseball era committee. They are the first two members of the Hall’s class of 2020....
• • Hall of Fame Takes Another Swing at an Underappreciated Era
  Ted Simmons and Dale Murphy are among 10 candidates for election by the Veterans Committee, whose choices will be announced on Sunday. The former pitcher Ron Darling offered his thoughts on the seven ...
• • Gerrit Cole, the Yankees and the Value of the Long Game
  Brian Cashman drafted Cole, and lost him. Tried to trade for him, and lost out again. Now, in free agency, is he finally in position to get his man?...
  Brian Cashman
• • The Mets’ Would-Be Rescuer Is Far From a Hero
  Steven Cohen’s bid for the team may thrill fans tired of the Wilpon era, but his billions come with baggage....
• • Baseball Free Agency: Power Starts Shifting Back to Players
  Two big deals were reached on Wednesday, part of a pattern that suggested a substantial change from the quiet market of recent winters....
  Free Agency
• • Steve Cohen in Talks to Buy Majority of Mets from Wilpons
  The deal with Mr. Cohen, a billionaire hedge fund manager, would represent a major change in the New York sports landscape....
• • Pirates Hire Derek Shelton as Manager
  Shelton, who is the third high-profile hire by the Pirates since the end of their disappointing season, filled the final major league managerial opening this off-season....
• • Dorothy Seymour Mills, Uncredited Baseball Historian, Dies at 91
  She collaborated with her first husband on an acclaimed three-volume history of the game. But it took 50 years for her contribution to be fully acknowledged....

• • Raptors vs. Rockets: NBA live stream info, watch online, TV channel, start time, odds, prediction, pick
  This matchup pits one of the top-scoring offenses and one of the best defensive teams in the league...
• • WATCH: Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa press conference live stream, start time
  Watch the Alabama quarterbacks' press conference in the live player below...
• • Premier League: Marco Silva out at Everton after disastrous start to season, report says
  The manager led the team to an eighth-place finish last season...
  Premier League
• • Week 14 NFL picks, best bets from a legendary expert: This three-way football parlay pays 6-1
  Hammerin' Hank Goldberg just locked in his top Week 14 NFL parlay....
  Hank Goldberg
• • Reds sign Mike Moustakas to four-year, $64 million contract for largest free-agent deal in club history
  The Reds are once again being active in the offseason...
• • 2019 Kentucky Derby: Omaha Beach, morning line favorite, scratched from race with breathing issue
  There has been a huge change to the Kentucky Derby just three days out from post time...
  Kentucky Derby
• • NBA Playoffs: Nuggets' Torrey Craig suffers nasal contusion in Game 2 vs. Blazers, returns wearing protective mask
  Craig took a vicious elbow from Portland's Zach Collins...
  Zach Collins
• • Kentucky Derby odds, picks 2019: Maximum Security, Roadster, Improbable predictions from horse racing insider
  Jody Demling just entered his 2019 Kentucky Derby picks for every horse...
  Kentucky Derby
• • NBA Playoffs 2019: Trail Blazers vs. Nuggets Game 1 score, takeaways: Nikola Jokic leads Denver to Game 1 win
  The Nuggets defended their home floor to start the Western Conference semis...
  Nikola Jokic
• • 2019 NFL Draft: Grades and analysis for every first-round pick
  Pete Prisco grades the first 32 picks of the 2019 NFL Draft...

• • MLB, MLBPA to finalize new drug policy this week
  Major League Baseball
• • Dodgers reportedly ‘serious’ about trying to sign Gerrit Cole
  York Yankees
• • Grading the deal: Stephen Strasburg re-signs with Nats on $245M deal
  So much for quiet Winter Meetings this year. It didn’t take long for the news to drop that the Washington Nationals re-signed Stephen Strasburg to a seven-year, $245 million deal. That means Strasburg...
  Stephen Strasburg
• • Nationals interested in Kris Bryant trade
  As former NL MVP Kris Bryant works through a service-time grievance with his Chicago Cubs team, it looks like they are attempting to move the third baseman in a trade. It’s not yet known whether this ...
  Kris Bryant
• • Nationals approach Cubs over interest in Kris Bryant
  The Cubs have reportedly been in fervent pursuit of trade possibilities, exploring deals involving much of their roster — including Kris Bryant. There are some wrinkles to structuring a deal for the s...
  Kris Bryant
• • Report: Nationals could pursue Kris Bryant trade if they don’t re-sign Anthony Rendon
  The Washington Nationals may be done making major moves in free agency now that they have signed Stephen Strasburg to a record contract, but the trade market is another story. Depending on how things ...
  Kris Bryant
• • Winners and losers from Day 1 of MLB winter meetings
  The MLB winter meetings in San Diego got off to a rip-roaring start on Monday with the defending champion Washington Nationals inking Stephen Strasburg to a record-breaking seven-year, $245 million co...
  Washington Nationals
• • Report: Yankees 'actively' trying to trade J.A. Happ
  York Post
• • MLB policy would remove marijuana as banned substance for MILB players
  Major League Baseball and the players’ association have been having direct talks about changing the opioid policy. This comes on the heels of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs passing away at th...
  Major League Baseball
• • Dodgers president: No meeting scheduled with Gerrit Cole, Anthony Rendon
  The Los Angeles Dodgers might very well be out of the Gerrit Cole sweepstakes before they were even in it. A report over the weekend suggested that there has been no “engagement” between the Dodgers’ ...
  Angeles Dodgers

• • Judge learning 'a couple of secrets' via Stanton
  Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton combined to mash 57 home runs in their first year as teammates, and the Yankees' power-hitting duo is continuing to enjoy a relationship that extends past each of the...
  Giancarlo Stanton
• • Lifting off: Healthy Judge puts foes on notice
  Aaron Judge's megawatt smile was on display at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Tuesday afternoon, accompanied by glimpses of his light-tower power. Any discomfort in his right wrist has long been exti...
• • Yankees content to move on without Machado
  On Dec. 19, the Yankees entertained Manny Machado for 90 minutes at Yankee Stadium, then continued to discuss a potential future together over dinner on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. It was to be ...
• • The Yankees' Spring Training battle to watch
  Spring Training
• • Stanton stands to benefit from AL comfortability
  Asked for the biggest takeaway of his first season in Yankees pinstripes, Giancarlo Stanton offered a not-so-veiled swipe at his former employer, noting how his new expectation is to keep the Yankee S...
  Giancarlo Stanton
• • Here are the Yankees' 2019 Top 30 Prospects
  While the Yankees' farm system isn't as overflowing with big league-ready talent as it has been recently, they do have an impressive stockpile of high-ceiling/high-risk youngsters....
• • Bright side: Reasons for optimism for each team
  Major League
• • Boone on Judge: 'He's good to go'
  Watching Aaron Judge pummel batting-practice fastballs at the Yankees' Minor League complex this week, two words came to Aaron Boone's mind: "Plus power."...
  Aaron Judge
• • Sports world congratulates CC on retirement
  Veteran left-hander CC Sabathia formally announced his retirement on Saturday, prompting former teammates and big stars from around the sports world to pipe up with statements of congratulations. Here...
• • Farquhar takes inspiring first step at camp
  His inspirational recovery from a brain hemorrhage complete, Danny Farquhar intends to continue beating the odds this year, aiming to return to a big league mound as a member of the Yankees' bullpen....

• • Humble Bochy to get well-deserved victory lap
  Bruce Bochy announced on Monday that his 25th season as a manager -- his 13th in an absurdly successful run with the Giants -- would be his last. In making the announcement, Bochy is going to give all...
  Bruce Bochy
• • Giants see Bochy as lock for Hall of Fame
  Bruce Bochy isn't sure what his next step will be after he retires from managing the Giants at the end of the season, but it's safe to assume that a trip to Cooperstown is in his near future....
• • The Giants' Spring Training battle to watch
  Spring Training
• • Maybin brings revamped swing to Giants
  Heading into his 13th year in the Majors, Cameron Maybin brings a fresh approach at the plate and a revamped swing as he looks to carve out playing time in the Giants' outfield....
  Cameron Maybin
• • Bright side: Reasons for optimism for each team
  Major League
• • Sandoval eager to do it all for Giants
  Shortly after reporting to Giants camp this week, Pablo Sandoval met with manager Bruce Bochy and reiterated his desire to help the club in whatever way he can....
• • Prospects who should vie for a roster spot
• • Parra's addition provides veteran OF presence
  The Giants have expressed a desire to add multiple veteran outfielders throughout the offseason, and they made their first notable acquisition earlier this week after signing Gerardo Parra to a Minor ...
  Minor League
• • Cueto nearing milestone in Tommy John rehab
  The road back from Tommy John surgery is often long and tedious, but Giants right-hander Johnny Cueto has a notable milestone approaching....
  Tommy John
• • Projected 2019 lineups, rotations for every team
  Spring Training is here, so now is a good time to project what each club's Opening Day lineup and rotation would look like if the season began today. Of course, rosters are still fluid at this point, ...